New Roman Bronzes

bronzemat

Some recent roman bronze provincials I picked up and really liked.





Caracalla (198 - 217 A.D.)

Æ17

SYRIA, Coele-Syria Heliopolis

O: Laureate head right.

R: COL HEL, Hermes standing facing, head left, holding caduceus.

2.91g

17mm

Sawaya 393/386-8 (D78/R151 [unrecorded die combination])







Trebonianus Gallus (251 - 253 A.D.)

Æ30

Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch

O: AYTOK K G OYIB TPEB GALLOC CEB, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.

R: ANTIOXEWN MHTPO KOLWN, Tyche seated facing within tetrastyle temple; below, river god Orontes swimming left; above temple, ram advancing right, head left; Delta and Epsilon across field. SC at exergue.

12.8g

30mm

Sear # 4350, McAlee 1181; SNG Cop 292

Andres

Congrats , Nice desert patina

Aethelred

The Greek Imperial series offers an almost endless selection of types and emperors. A person could select a small slice of that pie and spend a lifetime on it. I have long been interested in the base metal series of Antioch and the Tetradrachms of Alexandria.

nicholasz219

Mat, those are both very cool pieces. I think that the TG is the better coin but maybe I am just partial to the design. Good stuff buddy.

lordmarcovan

Originally posted by: Andres

Congrats , Nice desert patina

Yep. You know I like desert patina.