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ltheRomanme-

ntheMuseumof

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eritare described.The

ublicanandimperial

anothervolumeorin

ncollection,morethan

tirelythatofMiss The-

madeher firstgiftof

eachyearthereafterher

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purchasesmadeduring

avebeen entirelyfrom

ueathedinmemory

herseriesof gifts,

werethoseofthe

ollection,acquiredin

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Prichard'sGuidetothe

ollectionofGreekand

NewYork,1902).

othersourceofac-

aseriesofanonymous

orGeorgeH.Chase,

thin 1952,andin

rrerSr.,themuch-

matistofSpinkandSon

groupare medallions

theBritishMuseum.

onnumbersandsources

foreachmedallionand

nsin Mrs.A.B.Brett's

ccessionnumbersgive

permanentcollections.

knownarelistedafter

nsandcoinswereac-

Europeansalesinthe

at similarsalesduring

rwashernumismatic

fetimethePrince

ngBasel,1935)wasa

medallions,goldaurei,

orbronzes.Forthe

zinicollectiononcein

ntimperialmedallions

medallionsandcoins

hareinthegreathoard

e Mediterraneanin

dpreliminarilybyR.A.

DiscoveryofRoman

tFindat Arras,In-

softheEmperorMax-

ndonNews,14Novem-

ogueistoemphasize

thesemedallionsand

ohistoricalaccuracy

ngthepieces.For

seumcatalogueshave

nsorcoinsstruckby

guesorheir apparent

esshouldbelistedunder

ersedielinks andsimilar

ons.Thus,thefirstcoins

ldfallunder hisfather,

79),andthe second

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matchA.B. Brett's

Boston,1955).Itis

umeonGreekcoinscan

ture,toincludethose

rs.Brett'sworkwent

Romanmedallionsre-

ohavelookedafter the

helateMr. L.D.Cas-

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MEDALLIONS

yearspast about

medallions.* It

mmemorativeandar-

ometimestheycon-

ordinarycoinage.Close

lstrikingsofther egular

irissues.Fartherre-

ereespeciallylarge

hasthe silvercis-

Denariipieces)struck

drianintheGreekim-

ommedallionsamong

rethe coinsofcertain

stomeritattentionwher-

asewiththe sestertius

oninianusofPacati-

sofUraniusAntoninus

nscanbe divided

e bronzesfromTrajan

ywhichlooklikemul-

chwerepurelydecora-

dtono standardsof

ntrasttherearethe

fromthemiddle ofthe

multiplesof theaureus

ua butwhichwere

orcommemorativepres-

ycirculation.

ethelastplateofthis

ntheacceptednumis-

inM.Grant's "TheBorder-

sandMedallions,"CongrisInter-

e,Paris6-11July1953,Actes(Paris,

(ChaptersI tom)ofJ. M.C.

onsgivesthebasic,detailedexplana-

omanmedallion.

heyhadno relationto

t,styleor subjectmat-

ryfrom350to450.

s,seemtobe related

rthechariotracesorthe

ftensaid tohavebeen

secategories.Their

agan,andtheyhave

sofpropagandaonthe

esopposedtothe uni-

ity.Thechoiceofem-

atesisinteresting.Those

ronsofthegamesseem

eswereoftenmixed

obversecopiedfroma

d withareversefrom

sionof Alexanderthe

canhistorianSallust

otetothearchaeology

monstrates,thegreat

nbronzewas fromHa-

helastof theAntonine

tproducerofthese

danddebasedhemay

mmoduswasthefore-

.Hisdesignswere

ghrelief,andhischoice

ecordofthe imperial

ghtbesaid tobethe

medallions.Theearli-

kwhileMarcusAure-


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usmakesitsdebutasa

emedallionsof 192,the

ommodushasgonebe-

nsofhisyearsas junior

.No.43presentshim

essRoma,whosefea-

concubineMarcia,and

roridentifiedin ob-

typewithHercules.

werenot yetready

onsofimperialdivinity.

ater,however,itwas

althatMaximianus(nos.

tius(no.87)proclaimed

emperors.

bronzemedallionsof

sinthesense of"mon-

piecesdonotexist.

calledmedallionsin

gues,buttheyappear

ebeyondtheregular

thinsizeandoftenar-

sestertiussuch asno.7,

tusseton anorband

certainlypartofaspe-

omotheraeschieflyby

obversedie.Theas

rispinusSulpicianus

e classedasapattern

veforits enormous

s,itisnodifferentfrom

uniquepiecehad

ationof thepotentials

robablyretiredtothe

alorfriendof theau-

tertiusofNero(no.13)

efinelydesignedinde-

sestertii,butthechief

ceoff fromtheordin-

ofthe lettersSC("By

hereverse.Again,the

ckfortrialpurposes,or

verylimitedonefor

oldwithoutrecourse

Senate.Medallions

Hadrianonareusually

farfrom fixed,asil-

didmedallionof Lucius

.

sedtheirprime with

192is nottosaythe

es.SeptimiusSeverus,

nusandProbusinthe

sofa prolificmedallic

ears200 to290fol-

el,allthestylisticand

theregularcoinage.

he Third(no.56),a

wdedreversedesignis

fimperialadlocutioor

gcompressedontoan

ndiameter.Artistic-

ofthesemedallions,es-

ustoProbus,isdevel-

oratehalf-figurebustsof

on theobverse(as

icfeatureofthis ageis

netae,thepersonifica-

s areversetype.They

exander(no.49)and


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mepermanent.Con-

wever,areevidentinthe

antiusn(no.94),for

astmanifestationsofa

Inobverseandespecial-

the plasticityofthird-

ganRomandivini-

reverses.Concentration

oron generalconcepts

majorsubjectivediffer-

ofthefourthcentury

Thus,Victoriaona

95)is morethespirit

eoldRomandivinity,

ne-halfsoliduspieceof

ctoriaandanAmorino

iclestosupportthe

a decadeofsuccessful

boutthelordly em-

eaformularatherthan

or toaspecificevent.

cethechronological

rt.Theyarethe artof

highestlevel. They

rsurvivingworksof

ughtsofthe emperor

srangefrompurelyar-

gnstorecordsofthe

monies.Thereissome-

thoughtthat thebig-

lRomanmedallions

orecipientsbytheem-

orlieutenantsattheim-

ftheRomanmedallion

einthe ItalianRen-

ehasbeenaprominent

owntomoderntimes.


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r.JacobHirsch).AuctionCatalogues.

rniaten,Leipzig1943.

CatalogueofCoinsoftheRomanEmpire,London1923-1950.

alogueofCoinsoftheRomanRepublic,London1910.

ntheBritishMuseum,London1874.

onhistoriquedesmonnaiesfrappeessousl'EmpireRomain,Paris1880-1892.

daglioniromani,Milan1912.

cerne.BankLeuandCo.A.G.,Zurich.AuctionCatalogues.

aillenA.G.,Basel.AuctionCatalogues.

mismatiqueconstantinienne,Paris1908-1912.

enham,etal.,TheRomanImperialCoinage,London1927-1952.

m,TheCoinageoftheRomanRepublic,London1952.

RomanMedallions,NewYork1944.


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BERSANDSOURCES


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ius,died31B.C.)

AnthonyandOctavia.

SIG.ITERETTERT.

ncistamystica,between

ydenham,no.1198.

190.

epias,31-27B.C.)

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LI BERTA'nS.P.R.V INDEX

h,holdingcaduceus;atright,

urelwreath.

MCCRE1,p.112, no.691.

312.

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PergamonorChios.

together.

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mountedbyfacingquadriga.

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ceptis

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354.

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mpieonpodiumoffivesteps;

nd right,infield,mart.

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304.

t.

gustusatLugdunum,

toriaeon columns.

d.

48;ACxi (1925)no.223.

alargeglobebeneaththebust;

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hright.

AX.TRIBVN IC.POT.

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AVGGERMPMTR PIMPPP

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ACxn(1926)no.2765.

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anioninmilitarydresson

eright,bothholding

ieronfoot,carryinga

d.

camierandV.J. E.RyanCol-

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toga,holdingascepterin the

globeinthe right.

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iorgio GiorgiCollections

no.586).

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(thispiece).

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esamedieswasRyanCollec-

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(Nemeses)facing;theleft

fillet(?) andtherighta

oftheircostumeswith

ruck.

1074,pi.73, 9.

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3.

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na cuirass;sheholdsaVic-

ndaspearin theleft.

1076,pi.73, 11.

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edcuirassseenfromthe back.

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litarydress,holdingstaffand

olumnwithstatue of

crowningtheemperor

ev.),39 (obv.).

2977.

feof LuciusVerus,died183)

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ng,scepterinlefthand,right

upid;atright, alighted

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175-180,Emperor180-192)

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adrigatoleft,led by

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NTONINVSAVG

ng,scepterinrighthandand

ervawithspearand

pateraandscepter-staff.

on.

uirassedbusttoleft.

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ght,holdingcornearsand

aisedtograpevine,

enina tubandathird

fthegoddess.

pp

gue.

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HirschSalexvra(1907)no.


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left.Atleft,appletree

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pp


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c.192.

ommodus(laureate,draped,

meted,cuirassedwith

MODVSAVGPIVSFELIX

eft,holdingscepterinher left

andto nakedchild

DPP

mCurium,no.234.

glionskin.

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wto theleft.

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3056,andVierordtCollection,

c.192.

glionskin.

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TR PXVmCOS\TOPP

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c.

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LBINVSCAES

eft,holdinganolivebranch

ngagainsttheleftarm.

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tinax,193-211)

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p.

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ight,scepterinher righthand

f.pi.48,7.

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en(no. 17)fromtheSchwing

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rcusAurelius


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on,no.776(alsoMunzhand-

, no.931).

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uliaMamaeatoleft.

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shim;Felicitasstandsin

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obv.),16 (rev.).

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dvotx(Toynbee,p.81).

torightinmilitarydress,sacri-

;attheleft,Virtus holds

eror.

4399.Cf.GiorgiCollectionno.

ectionno.2045.


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nand,includingaquad-

Cohenrv,p.483,no.14.

on,no.782(alsoMiinzhand-

, no.936).

toninusGordianus,

c.238-244)


NVSAVG

eftonplatformwithprefect

urpraetorianswhostand

dshields.

(obv.),p.88,no.8(rev.).

Giorgi Collections(no.1003).

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sm)

busttoleft.

VG

llinastandinginformalattire,

pinghands.

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ppus"Arabs",244-249)

rii).

dbusttoright.

AVG

asno.49).

Cohenv,p.96,no.14.

s,Boston1959,no.65.

on,no.838.

OtaciliaSevera,wife

)

busttoright.

VG

asnos.49,58).

no.543.

1957,p.30.

suggestthispiecewasatrial for

d.

erusPhilippus,Caesar

,Emperor247-249)

AES

inmilitarydress,flankedby

andard,andcrownedby

ttheright.

MessiusQuintus

TraianusDecius,249-251)

dcuirassedbusttoright.

TVSAVG

eft,holdingcaduceus-staff


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aiusVibius

anusGallus,251-253)


NIANVSGALLVSAVG

ussacrificeatanaltarin front

hichthereis astatueof

ornucopia.GeniusSena-

wntherulers,andthree

ies.

4934.

Volusianus,252-254)

esofgilding.


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4975.

3.

llusandVolusian,both

ssed.

VSIANVSAVG

sebackgallopingtoright,

carrylances.

ohenv, p.262,no.1.

andHorskyCollection(no.

iusJuliusAurelius

us,253-254)


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eft,holdingrudderand

brueck,NumismaticChroni-

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militarycostume,holding


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ft,laureate,holdingVictori-

d,aneagle-headedsword

i. 120,no.6(samedies);Del-

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RomanPortraits,no.69.

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orgiCatalogue)no.2842.

general,seealsoK. Pink,

f1955,pp.16 ff.

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nd.

i. 120,no.8.

dbusttoleft,holdingspearand

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Cf.ACvm (1924)no.1421.

i. 120,no.5.Cf.ACxvn


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scepter-staffandVictoriola,

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ne1935).

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86-305-310)

306-307.Rome.

storight,wearinglionskin.

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cing,lookingleft,lionskinon

k,bowinextendedleft

ht.

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s,Feb.1960,p.2.

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eliusValeriusMaxentius,

Rome.306-312)

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and,clubdownward

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s,Feb.1960,p.2.

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ideher.Onshield,Lupa

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s,Feb.1960,p.2.

T(FlaviusValerius

06-337)

.1 March325.Nicomedia.


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6,no.12;Cohenvn,p.244, no.

12.

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ClaudiusJulius Victor

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30,no.12.

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Emperor337-361)

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cuirassedbusttoright.

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11,12, pi.136,nos.5,6 (with

tion(Sotheby,Nov.1902)no.

LordBagotofBUthfield

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usttoright.

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ft,holdingawreathin raised

138,no.8.

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.368.Thessalonika.

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ERAE

356-395.

andertheGreattoright, lion

aximuswithfour chariots

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3) no.1530.

394.

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withearsof wheatinlefthand

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