1832.] On the Ancient Roman Coins. 401 



Type. Female standing, and holding a branch. S C in area. 

 Weight 174 grains. A copper assarium. 



PL H-Jig. 15. ^iotaia oHj3 Acttj. Head of Julia Augusta, the 

 A. d. 200. 3 wife of Septimius Severus. 

 Reverse. nPorCaenN. 



Type. A standing female figure, with spear and wreath. 



Patinus (page 233) says, that of many cities of the name of Prusae, the most 

 probable one to strike a cnin =a honor of Julia was in Bithynia, near Mount Olym- 

 pus : the coin is of brass and much worn. 



A. d. 180 — A coin of one of the Antonines, by the appearance of 

 the head, but the legend effaced. On the reverse, a 

 trophy, S C. Copper. 



Fig. 8. II MP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG. Wreathed head 

 A. D. 226. 5 OI " emperor. 

 Reverse. PROVIDENTIAAVG ; in area S C. Female figure 

 holding an ear of corn over a pannier ; 1. h. a 

 cornucopia. 

 Weight 250 grains. Brass sestertius. Med. 321. 

 Alexander was callei Pius in this year, on the opening of the Alexandrian baths. 



Fig. 10, liMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG- Head in good 



A. D. 231. 5 preservation. 



Reverse. PMTRPX COS III SP? .Half naked figure of the 



Sun, with r. h. elated : in the left a whip or flagrum. 



This coin is described in Med. 324, and was struck after a victory in Persia. 



Fig. 9. "> 



cm* i ..GORDIANVS PIUS AVG. Much worn. 



A. D. Z^io. \ 



Reverse. A triumphant car drawn by four horses. 

 Weight 130 grs. Copper assarium. Med. 340. 



Fig. 14. 1IMP GALLIENUS AVG. Only the lower part of 

 A. d. 263. } the letters visible. 



Reverse. APOLLINI CONS. AVG. A griffin (monstrum ala- 

 tutn, Med.) Described also in Bandurius 1. 158, as a 

 silver coin. 

 Weight 60 grs. Copper, or billion, [plated copper.] denarius ceris, 

 or sestertius. 



This is the first of that peculiar system of coinage of silvered copper, the 

 value of which has been so much contested by antiquaries ; they are easily recog- 

 nised by the rounding of the edges of the letters, probably done to prevent the 

 silver covering being cut by the die. Gallienus' coins of this year are peculiar for 

 land and sea monsters, supposed to refer to the Decennalia, then celebrated with 

 ^reat magnificence. 



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