Smackdown XVIII, Architecture

Hmmm? ... apparently there aren't too many of us with architecture examples?



... but good looking examples so far!! (except for the guy that posted a pile of rocks!!)

Entry #2

Probus Antoninianus
Obv:- IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front
Rev:- ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated in temple, holding Victory and sceptre
Minted in Rome (R Gamma in exe) Emission 2. A.D. 277
References:- RIC 190 var. Bust type F (Not listed with this officina in RIC)



Martin

This coin is not eligible since I am the host.




Maxentius, 306-312
CONSERV VRBS SVAE
six-column temple of Roma, garland in pediment, Roma seated within holding globe and scepter RBQ
RIC 210, page 378, struck 308-310.
Bought this year well under $100.

Marvin Tameanko wrote "Monumental Coins: Buildings and Structures on Ancient Coinage," a large format hardback 242 page book with many line drawings and 8 page plates of Roman coins with architectural types. Originally about $50, too many copies were printed so the price is low. It is on Amazon at $15.

Roman Provincial coins are discussed in "Coins and their Cities" by Martin Price and Bluma Trell. It is a 295 hardback with 522 coins illustrated throughout (many only the architectural side). This very good book costs about $75. It is about provincial and not imperial coins.

Architectura Numismatica; Ancient Architecture on Greek and Roman coins and medals (Argonaut library of antiquities) by Thomas Leverton Donaldson costs only $10. The history and references are good, but there are only 92 drawings and no photographs. The date says 1966, but it is really an unchanged reprint of an old work from 1859!

Philip Hill wrote "The Monuments of Ancient Rome as Coin Types." It is hardback and 145 pages. Hill wrote scholarly articles on the regions of Rome and related numismatic evidence. This book assembles them in one coherent telling. Is just about coins from the city of Rome, its regions and architecture as seen on Roman coins. 203 reverse types are illustrated enlarged from casts, without the obverses. Interspersed are some photos of the remains of the original architecture.

An altar is manmade and qualifies as architecture. So rules the host.

Priorities:

- chick
- dogs
- coins
- job

=> good thinking, DavidUK

My priorities: Ummmmm?

Maxentius (A.D. 306-312)
AD Follis AE2, A.D. 308-310, Rome, 23mm, 4.60g, 0°, RIC VI 210.
Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG. Laureate head right.
Rev: CONSERV VRB SVAE. Temple with six columns, Roma seated within, holding globe and scepter; RBP in ex.

Very nice Campgate coin DVC..

jw are you going to post a coin or two...