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A Couple of Roman NEWPS - New Image Added
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One picked up last week that just arrived, and one from the Heritage auctions.
I'll have to get a better image of this one when I have time.
Constantine II, as Caesar (A.D. 317-337), Bronze Follis, Treveri mint (Trier, Germany), second officina, A.D. 317-318, bare-headed draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine seen from the back, FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, rev., Prince laureate standing right in military dress, holding globe and spear, PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, BTR in exergue, F T in field (RIC 172), reverse slightly off centre, otherwise practically as struck, a superb specimen, R4 in R.I.C..
Got to shoot a little better pic tonight, the first one was the sellers pic.
And this one I felt I just had to have, I mean come on, it's got a Pegasus! Actually I am starting to lean toward forming a collection of Pegasuses, or is it Pegasi? A little off center but not enough to bother me.
Q. Titius (ca. 89 BC). AR denarius (4.08 gm). Rome. Male head right with long pointed beard, wearing winged diadem / Pegasus to right, RCV 238. Crawford 341/1. RSC 1. Toned. NGC AU 4/5 - 5/5
I'll have to get a better image of this one when I have time.
Constantine II, as Caesar (A.D. 317-337), Bronze Follis, Treveri mint (Trier, Germany), second officina, A.D. 317-318, bare-headed draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine seen from the back, FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, rev., Prince laureate standing right in military dress, holding globe and spear, PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, BTR in exergue, F T in field (RIC 172), reverse slightly off centre, otherwise practically as struck, a superb specimen, R4 in R.I.C..
Got to shoot a little better pic tonight, the first one was the sellers pic.
And this one I felt I just had to have, I mean come on, it's got a Pegasus! Actually I am starting to lean toward forming a collection of Pegasuses, or is it Pegasi? A little off center but not enough to bother me.
Q. Titius (ca. 89 BC). AR denarius (4.08 gm). Rome. Male head right with long pointed beard, wearing winged diadem / Pegasus to right, RCV 238. Crawford 341/1. RSC 1. Toned. NGC AU 4/5 - 5/5
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Hmm... reminds me... I have a Roman newp of my own I haven't posted...
<< <i>Actually I am starting to lean toward forming a collection of Pegasuses, or is it Pegasi? >>
There is only one Pegasus as it is the name of a particular mythological horse, so it technically doesn't have an "official" plural. There are other "winged horses" depicted on coins but they are just known generically. However, based on the popular ancient coin firm's name, I think "Pegasi" should be acceptable, although Pegasuses is probably more accurate (and a mouthful)
Regardless of the pluralization, I wholeheartedly agree with your collection plans! There are many aesthetic coins which feature Pegasus (I carefully avoided the plural there
And, the plural of pegasus is pegasusususususus.
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I like the first not for the artistry but rather for the symbolism of the time and how it reflected the pugnacious Constantini and their dominance military and otherwise of the world in the early to mid-fourth century.
Well, just Love coins, period.
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