CLARK COLLECTION OF ANCIENT ART:

ANCIENT COINS (91 through 100)




EC.72.91

Denomination: sestertius

Date: c. 222-235 CE

Obverse: Laureate head of Severus Alexander facing right

Inscription: CAES M AUR SEV...ALEXAN
Supplied: Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander

Reverse: Goddess striding to the left, holding a branch in right hand, spear in left

Inscription: TR P VIII COS IIII. SC
Supplied: Tribunitial Potestate VII Consul IIII. Senatus Consulto
Translated: Exercising tribunician power for the 7th time, Consul for the 4th time. By decree of the Senate

Weight: 21 g

EC.72.92

Denomination: sestertius

Date: c. 161-180 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Marcus Aurelius facing right

Inscription: AUREL...CO...
Supplied: Aurelius Consul

Reverse: Man holding long spear in right hand, shield in left

Inscription: SC
Supplied: Senatus Consulto
Translated: By decree of the Senate

Weight: 18 g

EC.72.93

Denomination: as

Date: c. 161-180 CE

Obverse: Bearded head of Marcus Aurelius facing right

Inscription: ...RELIUS CAESAR
Supplied: Aurelius Caesar

Reverse: Figure standing, holding objects in both hands

Inscription: ...COS III. SC
Supplied: ...Consul III. Senatus Consulto
Translated: ...Consul for the 3rd time. By decree of the Senate

Weight: 12 g

EC.72.94

Denomination: as (?)

Date: c. 161-180 CE

Obverse: Bearded head of Marcus Aurelius facing right

Inscription: CAES M AUREL ANTONINUS
Supplied: Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Reverse: Faint figure perhaps facing an altar

Inscription: ...XVII. SC
Supplied: ...XVII. Senatus Consulto
Translated: ...17th time. By decree of the Senate

Weight 11 g.

EC.72.95

Denomination: as

Date: c. 161-180 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Marcus Aurelius facing right

Inscription: IMP CAES M AUREL ANTONINUS AUG P M
Supplied: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Pontifex Maximus
Translated: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, High Priest

Reverse: Marcus, laureate, togate, standing left, and Verus, bare-headed, togate, standing right, clasping hands, and holding a roll in left hand.

Inscription: CONCORD AUGUSTOR. SC
Supplied: Concord Augustorum. Senatus Consulto
Translated: The concord of the Augusti. By decree of the Senate

Notes: This is the first instance in the history of the principate of a joint reign of two Augusti whose intention, the type of proclaims, is to rule in harmony.

For a very similar coin reverse see R. A. G. Carson, Principal Coins of the Romans, Vol. II: The Principate 31 BC-AD 296 (London 1980) 63 n. 624.

Weight: 8 g

EC.72.96

Denomination: sestertius

Date: c. 161-180 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Marcus Aurelius facing right

Inscription: IMP CAES M AUREL ANTONINUS AUG P M
Supplied: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Pontifex Maximus
Translated: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, High Priest

Reverse: Two men shaking hands

Inscription: ...NCOR...TR P XV. SC
Supplied: Concord Augustorum Tribunitia Potestate XV. Senatus Consulto
Translated: Concord of the Augusti, exercising tribunician power for the 15th time. By decree of the Senate

Notes: See EC.72.95

Weight: 23 g

EC.72.98

Denomination: sestertius

Date: c. 164-169 CE

Obverse: Head of Lucilla facing right, hair tied in bun

Inscription: LUCILLA AUG...
Supplied: Lucilla Augusta

Reverse: Seated woman with three children, one on her lap, the other two standing beside her

Inscription: ...SC
Supplied: ...Senatus Consulto
Translated: ...By decree of the Senate

Notes: This coin was minted in honor of Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla, wife of emperor Lucius Verus and daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger.

Weight: 22 g

EC.72.99

Denomination: sestertius

Date: c. 193-211 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Septimius Severus facing right

Inscription: IMP...C...L SEPT SEV...A
Supplied: Imperator Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus

Reverse: Standing figure holding horn of plenty in left hand, object in right

Inscription: ...COS. SC
Supplied: ...Consul. Senatus Consulto
Translated: ...Consul. By decree of the Senate

Weight: 21 g

EC.72.100

Denomination: sestertius

Date: c. 222-235 CE

Obverse: Laureate head of Severus Alexander facing right

Inscription: IMP ALEXANDER PIUS AUG
Supplied: Imperator Alexander Pius Augustus
Translated: Emperor Alexander Pius Augustus

Reverse: Mars Ultor with spear in right hand, raised shield in left

Inscription: ...ARS ULTO... SC
Supplied: Mars Ultor. Senatus Consulto
Translated: Mars, the Avenger. By decree of the Senate

Weight: 16 g

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