Sestertius quasi sesquitertius, the sesterce, a coin in value two asses and a half. Roman sestertius ae26 aemilian, dacia, 252253ad obverse. About two years after i started my twelve caesars collection, i had completed both the ar and av set. Antoninvs avg pi vs p p trp cos iiii, laureate head right s c across field, mars advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy in left over left shoulder. Sestertius roman imperial coins 96 ad235 ad for sale ebay.
It is possible the name you are searching has less than five occurrences per year. It was, therefore, one fourth part of the denarius, and the half of the quinarius, and, when the value of the roman coinage underwent a change, it shared with them a common fate. Sestertius of nero description obv imp nero clavd caesar avg ger p m tr p p p, laureate head of nero right rev roma in exergue, s c across field, roma seated left on cuirass, holding victory and spear. During the roman republic it was a small, silver coin issued only on rare occasions. Sestertius mint lugdunum obverse caesar avgvstvs divi f pater patriae. Nero claudius drusus, roman imperial coinage of, thumbnail. Sestertius trajan bronze roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad. Tr pot cos iiii p p s c pax seated left holding olive branch and scepter.
Septimius severus 193211 ad, in the aureus with his wife julia domna, and his two sons caracalla and geta medaillon aureus sestertius denarius denarius the above coin may be a modern struck forgery of very high quality as a viewer pointed out, beware. Johann friedrich gronovius the latinized form of gronow. Venus seated, at left, carrying scepter and victory. The denarius was first coined five years before the first punic war, b.
M antoninus avg germ sarm tr p xxxi, laureate head right liberalitas avg vii imp viiii cos iii p p sc, liberalitas standing left, holding coin counter and cornucopiae. Lacuscurtius roman money sestertius smiths dictionary, 1875. Imp caesar traianus hadrianus augpmtrpcos iii imperator caesar traianus hadrianus augustus pontifex maximus with tribunician power, consul for the third time, clockwise, from 7. Sestertius of caligula, rome classification coins work type coin date 4041 ce places creation place. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks.
A second caligula sestertius for my 12 caesars collection. Pdf commentatio tertia, nummaria by johann peter titius. Trajan ae sestertius spes walking, holding flower rome 103111 ad ric 519. The as was half the value of a dupondius, and eight dupondii equaled one denarius. The metallurgy of roman silver coinage by kevin butcher. Johann friedrich gronovius was a german classical scholar, librarian and critic. Lacuscurtius roman coins denarius smiths dictionary, 1875. Indeed, we say type of money which refers to the denomination denarius, sestertius.
The aureus was regularly issued from the 1st century bc to the. These references refer to books, most of the time to the roman imperial coins. This is a reproduction of a roman sestertius of emperor drusus jr. Sear 3214 listed there as cos iii trajan 98117 ce sestertius struck 9899 32mm 27. Mars, rome, with pictures and collection and swap management. Sestertius victory javascript must be enabled for vcoins to work properly. Sua obra mais importante foi a thesaurus antiquitatum graecarum 16971702, em volumes. Sestertius article about sestertius by the free dictionary. It was the smallest coin of the roman silver mint exclusive of the pretended libella, which was the tenth part of a denarius. A laureate portrait of hadrian, bearded, facing right. If you are interested in buying any of the coins featured on this page.
M avrel antoninvs avg armeniacvs p m, laureate head facing right, rev. Attractive, with a bold portrait and a fine, dark black. Era pai do botanico johannes fredericus gronovius e filho do filologo classico johann friedrich gronovius. A sestertius was a substantial coin measuring about 3035 mm across and about 34 mm thick. Altar highly decorated with corona civica, laurels, and nude male figures. The roman empire issued several types of bronze coinage, including the as and dupondius. From the harvard art museums collections sestertius of. Hi all had an email asking if i could help someone who was teaching under privileged people to gardening and growing things. His observationes contain a number of brilliant emendations. Get the best deals on sestertius roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad when you shop the largest online selection at.
Nov 10, 2016 a second caligula sestertius for my 12 caesars collection. It appears that javascript is disabled in your browser, so many features will not function correctly. Gronovius edited and annotated statius, plautus, livy, tacitus, aulus gellius and seneca s tragedies. Marcus aurelius, ae sestertius roman imperial coins. It typically weighs in the region of 25 to 28 grammes, is around 3234 mm in diameter and ca. This is a sestertius of julianus, a large brass coin depicting didius julianus, who was roman emperor for just three months in 193 ad.
There must be at least one field in the group query. What i think you might have is a sestertius of nero 54 ad 68. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. May 14, 2020 this is a sestertius of faustina the younger, a large brass coin depicting faustina, who was the wife of marcus aurelius, who was roman emperor from 161180 ad. Ric 288a concordia milit sc concordia seated left, holding patera and. Get the best deals on sestertius trajan bronze roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad when you shop the largest online selection at.
Sestertius roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad for sale ebay. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The trajans column, reported on the reverse of the above illustrated coin, celebrates the definite conquest of the dacia presentday romania. The information to be retained is that a sestertius was. Aug 04, 2019 sestertius plural sestertii a large bronze or rarely small silver coin minted during the roman republic and empire, valued at two and a half asses a quarter of a denarius. Dacia standing facing, holding short sceptre in left arm, over which is a wreath, and holding up a bundle of rice in right hand, eagle and lion at feet, an viii in exergue, pick 58 near finevg with green patination. The brass sestertius valued a quarter of a denarius. One brass or orichalcum sestertius represented one quarter of a silver denarius. My goal at that time had been to collect one representative. Sestertius in english, translation, latinenglish dictionary. He lost his ring whilst at the allotments and was eager to get it back. Head of augustus, laureate, right reverse rom et avg.
The name sestertius means 2 12, the coins original value in asses, and is a combination of semis half and tertius third, that is, the third half 0 12 being the first half and 1 12 the second half or half the third two units plus half the third unit, or halfway between the second unit and the third. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. We work with the best online coin dealers around the world. During the roman empire it was a large brass coin the name sestertius means two and one half, referring to its nominal value of two and a half asses a bronze roman coin, singular as, a value that was useful for. A collective 17th century printing of three notable works related to human generation, sexuality, and reproductive anatomy. Sestertius was a silver coin, stamped on one side with castor and pollux, and on the opposite with the city. From seeing the direct political connections made by octavian to the newly divinized julius caesar sestertius, 523 to being able to reconstruct the now lost gateway to the forum of trajan aureus, 117, or to view the dynastic sensibilities of septimius severus aureus, 163 and the first christian motif on an imperial coin of constantine medallion, 204, students have an opportunity. On the coin is reported an ancient roman fascis with the phrygian cap on top, a revolutionary emblem recalling the ancient roman republic d. In 1643, he was appointed professor of rhetoric and history at deventer, and in 1658 to the greek chair at leiden, where he remained until his death. Discussion in ancient coins started by idesofmarch01, nov 10, 2016. Sestertius, rome 3940 ric 46, bmcre 58, c 25, sear 1801 last edited.
Nov 17, 2016 a sestertius of 176177 celebrates the defeat of the sarmatians with a depiction of a pile of captured shields, armor and military gear on the reverse. In the 19th century the scudo was the basic silver coin of the papal states it was also struck in gold. Coins are listed in order of emperors and then by price. The sestertius was also made from silver, and it took four of them to equal a denarius. Imp caes m ant gordianvs afr avg, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind p m tr p cos p p sc, gordian standing left, holding branch in right hand and resting left on parazonium. Detailed information about the coin sestertius, vitellius sc. Imp caes m ant gordianvs afr avg, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right secvritas avgg, s c. They also became the first living women to be pictured and explicitly identified on a coin of the imperial mint, a bronze sestertius produced in 3738 showing three tiny fulllength images of the sisters, each captioned by name but depicted with the accoutrements of three. Draped bust right, wearing stephane salus seated left, resting left arm on side of chair, feeding from patera a serpent coiled around altar. Detailed information about the coin sestertius, claudius ex sc ob cives servatos, roman empire, with pictures and collection and swap management. Trajan traianus was born in 53 ce in the roman colony of italica, in the presentday spain. Bust right cuirassed and draped imp c m aemil aemilianvs avg, reverse.
Gordian iii sestertius s2480, ric 274a abvndantia avg sc abundance stg. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next idesofmarch01 wellknown member. Sestertius trajan bronze roman imperial coins 27 bc476. Sep 09, 2016 hi all had an email asking if i could help someone who was teaching under privileged people to gardening and growing things. This is a sestertius of crispina, a large brass coin depicting crispina, who was the wife of commodus, roman emerpor from 180192 ad. In 103 he restored and expanded the grandstand of the circus maximus. This is a sestertius of nero, a large brass coin depicting nero on one side and roma with a victory on the other. Jan frederik gronovius also seen as johann frederik and johannes fredericus 10 february 1690 in leiden 10 july 1762 in leiden was a dutch botanist. Marcus aurelius, roman imperial coinage reference, thumbnail. The obverse shows a cadeseus between two crossed cornucipiae, each surrounded by busts of the twin sons of drusus tiberius genellius and germanicus. It typically weighs in the region of 25 to 28 grammes, is around 3234 mm in diameter and about 4mm thick. Our main coins are in the ancient coins, american coins and world coins categories. Trajan, hadrian, and marcus aurelius by katie careen on prezi.
Roman sestertius, as, dupondius archives coin replicas. Gronovius edited and annotated statius, plautus, livy, tacitus, aulus gellius and senecas tragedies. The word sestertius signifies two asses and a half an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. The sestertius, or sesterce, was an ancient roman coin. Buy sestertius roman imperial coins 96 ad235 ad and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Seu subsecivorum pecuniae veteris graecae et romanae book 4 1691 latin edition joannes fredericus gronovius on. The reverse shows an inscription drvsvs caesar ti aug f divi avg n pont tr pot ii around large sc. Date ad 9 ad 14 denomination sestertius mint lugdunum obverse caesar avgvstvs divi f pater patriae. Commentatio tertia, nummaria by johann peter titius. The aureus was made of gold and valued at 25 pure silver denarii.
The sestertius plural sestertii, or sesterce plural sesterces, was an ancient roman coin. Imp caes nerva traian avg germ p m laureate bust of trajan to right, with aegis at the point of the bust. Virtus standing right leaning on shield and holding inverted spear ric 623. Commodus, roman imperial coinage reference, thumbnail index. There is the laureate head of nero facing right with the legend nero clavd caesar avg ger pm tr pimp pp around note other letters are possible after pm in the legend.
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