Roman Republican Janiform Æ As,
29mm, 20.26gm, axis: 9:00
Mint of Rome, 157-155 B.C.
Obv: Head of Janus, I above.
Rx: Prow right, I above, ROMA below.
Cf. SR 712.

Marc Antony Leg XX
Roman Imperatorial
AR Denarius, 32/1 B.C.
18mm, 3.56gm, axis: 3:00
Mint at Patrae (?)
Marcus Antonius
Obv: ANT AVG III VIR R P C. Galley right with banners flying from bow-mast.
Rx: LEG XX. Aquila between two legionary standards.
RSC 57, SYD-CRR 1243,
Cf. SR 1497.
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01 - Roman – Æ “Moneyer’s” Dupondius w/ 3 C/M’s25mm,
8.60gm, 6:00.
Mint of Rome, 17 B.C.
Augustus, 27 B.C- 13 A.D.
Obv: AVGVSTVS / TRIBVNIC / POTEST in 3 lines within wreath.
Rx: M SANQVINIVS Q F III VIR AAA FF around large S – C. C/M: PP at 12:00 Rx, IMP & uncertain C/M below it.
Host coin: Cf. SR 1666, VM --.

02 Æ “Moneyer’s” As
26mm, 10.08gm, axis: 12:00.
Mint of Rome, 6 B.C.
Augustus, 27 B.C – 13 A.D.
Obv: CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRIBUNIC POT. Bare head right
Rx: VOLVSVS VALER MESSAL III VIR AAA FF around large SC. (Triumvir Monetale - Messala, 6 B.C.)
RIC I 441, SR 1688, VM --.

Posthumous commemorative Æ As, 22-30 A.D.
Mint of Lugdunum
28mm, 9.02gm, axis: 7:00
Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
Struck by Tiberius.
Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER. Bare head left.
Rx: PROVIDENT S – C. Large altar (probably located on the Campus Martius).
RIC I 81, SR 1789, VM 157.

03 - Roman – Æ As
28mm, 10.17gm, axis: 5:00.
Mint of Rome, 22-3 A.D.
Tiberius, 14-37 A.D.
Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII. Bare head left.
Rx: PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XXIII around large SC.
Cf. SR 1770, VM 16.

05 - Roman – Æ As
27mm, 9.61gm, axis: 6:00.
Mint of Rome, 41 A.D.
Caligula, 37-41 A.D.
Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Bare head left.
Rx: VESTA S – C. Vesta seated left, holding patera and scepter.
Cf. SR 1803, VM 9.

04 - Roman – Æ As
29mm, 9.99gm.
Mint of Rome, 42 A.D.
Posthumous issue for:Germanicus, d. 19 A.D. by Claudius, 41-54 A.D.
Obv: GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG DIVI AVG N Bare head right.
Rx: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP PP around large SC.
Cf. SR 1905.

03.05.05 01 Claudius I, 41-54 A.D.
Æ As, 41-42 A.D.
29mm, 9.20gm, axis: 6:00
Mint of Rome
Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP. Bare head left.
Rx: S - C across field; Minerva standing right, brandishing spear and holding shield.
RIC I 100, SR 1861, VM 17.

02 - Roman – Æ As with 2 C/M’s of Claudius, 41-54 a.d.
27mm, 8.24gm. host coin:
Augustus, 27 B.C. - 14 A.D.
Obv: Bare head of Augustus right, C/M’s: AVG & TICÆ
Rx: Worn smooth.
In the 1st century A.D. heavily worn coins were occasionally recalled by the mint to be countermarked, officially extended their useful, circulating life - sometimes they were re-tariffed as a lower denomination.

R09 Roman Æ Semis of Augustus with TICA Countermark by
Claudius I, 41-54 A.D.
23mm, 4.84gm.
In the 1st century A.D. heavily worn coins were occasionally recalled by the mint to be countermarked, officially extended their useful, circulating life - sometimes they were re-tariffed as a lower denomination.

06 - Roman – Æ As
28mm, 10.05gm, axis: 7:00.
Mint of Lugdunum, 65 A.D.
Nero, 54-68 A.D.
Obv: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM PM TR P IMP PP Bare head right.
Rx: ARA PACIS: S – C. Façade of the altar-enclosure of the Ara Pacis showing double-doors.
Cf. SR 1971, VM 29.

Roman Æ As, 72 A.D.
Mint of Rome
Titus, Caesar, 69-79 A.D.
25mm, 10.57gm, axis: 5:00
Obv: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP P TR P COS II. Laureate head right.
Rx: AEQVITAS AVGVSTI S – C. Aequitas standing left holding scales and scepter.
RIC I 618, SR 2473, VM 50.

"Fourree" Ancient Counterfeit AR foil over AE Denarius,
18mm, 2.68gm, axis: 5:00
Types as: Domitian, Caesar (under Vespasian) 69-79 A.D.
Mint of Rome, 79 A.D.
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI. Laureate head right.
Rx: PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS. Salus standing right, feeding serpent and leaning on column.
Cf. RIC II 243, RSC 384, SR 2642.

13 Æ Dupondius
26mm, 13.07gm, axis 6:00.
Mint of Rome, Sept-Dec 96 A.D.
Nerva, 96-98 A.D.
Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III PP. Radiate head right
Rx: FORTVNA AVGVST; S - C: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
RIC II 61, SR 3057, VM 29.

Trajan, 97-117 A.D.
AR Denarius
17mm, 3.31gm, axis: 8:00
Mint of Rome, 107 A.D.
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate head right.
Rx: COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC. Aequitas seated left holding scales and cornucopia.
RIC 119, RSC 86, SR 3123, VM 7/13.

14 Æ Sestertius
32mm, 24.11gm, axis 7:00.
Mint of Rome, 107 A.D.Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V PP. Laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder.
Rx: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI; S - C: Spes walking left holding flower and hitching skirt.
RIC II 519, SR 3200, VM 54/9.

42 Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
Orichalcum Æ “Brass As”
24mm, 8.40gm, axis: 6:00
Mint of Antioch, 115-116 A.D.
Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG. Radiate draped bust right.
Rx: DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS V P P around oak-wreath, S C within.
(anomalous, experimental issue)
RIC II 644, SR 3243, VM 74.