Hearken unto Me, O Mighty CIVITAS and Those also Wise in the ways of the Ancients, for I need Thy He

lordmarcovan

I need some help filling in as many blanks as possible, and for some corrections in the case of any mistaken assumptions. I have a Sear catalog but it is so old the price label on it is marked in denarii ! Besides, I am a little green when it comes to using it, still. In some cases (the bronze, mostly) I bought the coins with a partial attribution from a certain Old Dead King. In other cases like the silver I was completely on my own. Sorry for the quick-n'-dirty scans. I brightened the pics of the bronze a little but didn't mess with the silver since the scans already made 'em look washed out. (The silver looks terrific- I got it, unattributed save for emperor, from a certain formerly Mushroomlike individual.)

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Denomination: bronze As
Emperor: Claudius (41-54)
Date Range: issued 42 AD
Grade: (?) (I said VG10, using the American numerical scale)
Mint: Rome
Catalog Number: Sear-1862 (?)
Obverse: bust of Claudius left
Reverse: Minerva advancing w/ spear and javelin
Retail Price Range: (?)

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Denomination: bronze As
Emperor: Antoninus Pius (138-161)
Date Range: 138-161
Grade: I said VG10 (?)
Mint: ?
Catalog Number: Sear-1294 (?)
Obverse: laureate head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse: Fortuna left, holding rudder and (?)
Retail Price Range: (?)

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Denomination: silver Antoninianus
Emperor: Gordian III (238-244)
Date Range: 238-244
Grade: I said EF45 (?)
Mint: (?)
Catalog Number: similar to Sear-2445(?)
Obverse: Radiate, draped bust of Gordian III right
Reverse: Pax advancing left, with olive branch and scepter, inscription "PAX AVGVSTI".
Retail Price Range: (?)

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Denomination: silver Antoninianus
Emperor: Gordian III (238-244)
Date Range: 238-244
Grade: I said EF45 (?)
Mint: (?)
Catalog Number: similar to Sear-2434(?)
Obverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right
Reverse: Fides standing left, holding standard and scepter, inscription "FIDES MILITVM".
Retail Price Range: (?)

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Denomination: bronze Antoninianus
Emperor: Claudius II Gothicus (?) (268-270?)
Date Range: (268-270?)
Grade: F-VF (?)
Mint: (?)
Catalog Number: (?)
Obverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust of emperor right
Reverse: Single figure holding (?) Inscription (?)
Note: strong die clash- full mirror-image silhouette of the head is visible on the reverse.
Retail Price Range: (?)

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Denomination: bronze Follis
Emperor: Constantine I ("The Great", 307-337)
Date Range: 307-337
Grade: F12 (?)
Mint: (?)
Catalog Number: old Sear-3762 (?)
Obverse: laureate head of Constantine right
Reverse: Single figure, holding (?) and (?)
Retail Price Range: (?)

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Denomination: bronze AE3 or AE4
Emperor: Constantius II as Caesar (324-337)
Date Range: 324-337
Grade: VF20 (?)
Mint: (?)
Catalog Number: old Sear-3886(?)
Obverse: laureate, draped bust of Constantius
Reverse: soldiers and standards (?)
Retail Price Range: (?)

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Denomination: bronze AE2
Emperor: Gratian (367-383)
Date Range: 367-383
Grade: F12 (?)
Mint: (?)
Catalog Number: old Sear-4039
Obverse: bust of Gratian right
Reverse: kneeling and standing figures, "(REPARATIO) REPVB" (?)
Retail Price Range: (?)

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1jester

That first silver one is awesome!

theboz11

Nice ones, I agree jester ,that first Gordian III is stellar

lordmarcovan

Thanks. Those silvers actually look much better in person than they do in the washed-out scans.

laurentyvan

Interesting thread-I'll look forward to results.

from a certain formerly Mushroomlike individual

As a mushroom,
he was always honorably decent.
Now that he's "formerly",
I hope he's not recently decent.

CIVITAS

<< <i>Denomination: bronze As
Emperor: Claudius (41-54)
Date Range: issued 42 AD
Grade: (?) (I said VG10, using the American numerical scale) About Fine with moderate reverse encrustation (VG) same difference I guess
Mint: Rome
Catalog Number: Sear-1862 (?)
Obverse: bust of Claudius left
Reverse: Minerva advancing w/ spear and javelin
Retail Price Range: (?) >>

The portrait is decent enough that you could legitimately ask $25.00-$35.00, but be prepared to take a bit less if necessary.



<< <i>Denomination: bronze As
Emperor: Antoninus Pius (138-161)
Date Range: 138-161
Grade: I said VG10 (?) Hard to tell from the scan but looks full Fine+ to me. Not the nicest surfaces though.
Mint: ?
Catalog Number: Sear-1294 (?)
Obverse: laureate head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse: Fortuna left, holding rudder and (?) probably cornucopiae.
Retail Price Range: (?) >>

Antonine bronze, even in nice shape, is very difficult to move nowadays. I'd probably throw that one in my $10.00 pick bin just to make it go away, but $20.00 is not out of line.



<< <i>Denomination: silver Antoninianus
Emperor: Gordian III (238-244)
Date Range: 238-244 First Issue: 238-239 A.D.
Grade: I said EF45 (?) Near EF
Mint: (?) Rome Mint. Although the style seemed a bit funky to me at first, so I had to double check it and make sure it wasn't Antioch
Catalog Number: similar to Sear-2445(?) RIC IV 3
Obverse: Radiate, draped bust of Gordian III right
Reverse: Pax advancing left, with olive branch and scepter, inscription "PAX AVGVSTI".
Retail Price Range: (?)$35.00-$45.00 >>





<< <i>Denomination: silver Antoninianus
Emperor: Gordian III (238-244)
Date Range: 238-244 242-244 A.D.
Grade: I said EF45 (?) Good VF
Mint: (?) Antioch Mint
Catalog Number: similar to Sear-2434(?) RIC IV 209 listed as Rare (generally pretty meaningless for a Gordian III Ant, but I do believe this one is scarce).
Obverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right
Reverse: Fides standing left, holding two standards, inscription "FIDES MILITVM".
Retail Price Range: (?) >>

Normally I'd say $25.00-$30.00, but because it's Antioch Mint and scarce, $50.00-$75.00 would probably work.



<< <i>Denomination: bronze Antoninianus
Emperor: Claudius II Gothicus (?) (268-270?)
Date Range: (268-270?)
Grade: F-VF (?)
Mint: (?)
Catalog Number: (?)
Obverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust of emperor right
Reverse: Single figure holding (?) Inscription (?) AEQVITAS
Note: strong die clash- full mirror-image silhouette of the head is visible on the reverse.
Retail Price Range: (?) >>

$5.00-$10.00



<< <i>Denomination: bronze Follis
Emperor: Constantine I ("The Great", 307-337)
Date Range: 307-337
Grade: F12 (?)
Mint: (?) Rome Mint
Catalog Number: old Sear-3762 (?)
Obverse: laureate head of Constantine right
Reverse: Sol standing facing, head l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand; chlamys over l. shoulder; SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Retail Price Range: (?) $5.00-$10.00 >>





<< <i>Denomination: bronze AE3 or AE4
Emperor: Constantius II as Caesar (324-337)
Date Range: 324-337
Grade: VF20 (?)
Mint: (?) Constantinople Mint
Catalog Number: old Sear-3886(?)
Obverse: laureate, draped bust of Constantius
Reverse: soldiers and standards (?) GLOR-IA EXER-CITVS
Retail Price Range: (?)$7.00-$10.00 >>





<< <i>Denomination: bronze AE2
Emperor: Gratian (367-383)
Date Range: 367-383
Grade: F12 (?)
Mint: (?) Lugdunum Mint
Catalog Number: old Sear-4039
Obverse: bust of Gratian right
Reverse: Emperor standing l. holding Victory on globe, raising turreted and kneeling figure, "(REPARATIO) REIPVB" (?)
Retail Price Range: (?)$5.00 >>

SYRACUSIAN

Antonine bronze.... I'd probably throw that one in my $10.00 pick bin just to make it go away,





Be nice now Civitas.

CIVITAS

Oh, it's nothing against the coin. It would just be like pulling teeth to convince anyone to pay $20.00 for it, but I think someone would snap it up at $10.00 given the chance. People will buy anything if they think they're getting a bargain.

lordmarcovan

Thanks a bunch.

I owe you a courtesy purchase from your website. Been browsin' it a bit, anyway.