The Historical Coins

25/08/2026

25/08/2026

A true work of Flavian Art!
RIC II 277- Rome mint, sestertius at 35mm, 23.52g; lovely patina look. Obverse shows Domitian youngest son of Vespasian and was born in the Julio Claudian dynasty on 10/24/51 AD, coin was struck 85 AD. Obverse reads: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI = supreme commander, Caesar, Domitian, princeps (Augustus), conquerer of the Germans, consul for the eleventh time. Reverse Shows Domitian standing left sacrificing with patera in left hand over lit altar In front of distyle shrine with Minerva in niche. SC = decree of the Senate. Joe Geranio photo Collection. Julio Claudian Iconographic Association.

25/08/2026

Obverse (Front): Features the head of Emperor Augustus, either bare or wearing a laurel wreath, with the inscription AVGVSTVS DIVI F (Augustus, son of the divine Julius Caesar).Reverse (Back): Shows Apollo draped in long robes standing right or left, holding a lyre in one hand and a plectrum (pick) in the other.Exergue (Bottom): Displays the letters ACT, which stands for Actium.Field Legend: Usually reads IMP X or IMP XII (referencing the emperor's military commands). J. Geranio photo collection.

24/08/2026

CELTIC, Lower Danube. Imitations of Thasos. Late 2nd-1st centuries BC. Tetradrachm. Celticized head of Dionysus to left / Legend devolved to a curved double row of pellets nearly enclosing the type: a simplified figure of Herakles, with spiky hair and arms hanging stiffly at his sides.

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24/08/2026

To those who think the seated figure (statue) on the reverse of this imperial Dupondius is Augustus? Take a look at the profile and it’s clearly Gaius (Caligula), plus the curule chair the figure sits is the seat of the living emperor (princeps) until the Flavian period. Struck under Gaius; the obverse shows the Deified Augustus. This specimen resides in Bern Switzerland and is the finest example I have ever seen. Joe Geranio.

21/08/2026

KINGS OF THRACE. Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.99 g, 12 h), Pergamum, 287/6-282. Diademed head of Alexander III to right, ram’s horn over his ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated to left on throne, resting her left elbow on her shield and holding Nike in her outstretched right hand; in outer left field, crescent to left; in inner left, cult image; in the exergue, monogram of ΠΑ. Arnold-Biucchi 23 (O6/R23). Thompson -. A superb coin of splendid style, struck in high relief and elegantly toned. Good extremely fine.