5 Imperial Roman Coins Lot, Jupiter, King of Gods, w/ Emperor, Miltary Harmony

Description

Imperial Roman Coins
This auction is for 5 "Concordia Militum" antoninianii from the 3rd century A.D.
CONCORDIA MILITVM
Concordia
was the goddess of concord, agreement, and harmony.  This coin's legend and picture were used when the Emperor wanted to emphasize his harmony with the military, sometimes rather hopefully. On this coin, the Emperor is receiving from Jupiter a statue of Victory standing on a globe, indicating that the BIG KAHUNA god gave the Emperor Victory on the battlefield in addition to total world dominion. The people were assured that they were being well defended.  Rome’s enemies were reminded that Rome would not be an easy target.  Finally, the soldiers were reminded of their solemn oaths they had taken when they joined the army.  Propaganda at its very best!!
The
antoninianus
was a coin used by the Romans that was thought to have the value of 2
denarii
.
It was instituted by
Caracalla
in 215 A.D. as a silver coin larger than a
denarius
and featured the emperor wearing a radiate crown.
We really don’t know what it was called at the time of the Romans, but because
Caracalla
had taken
Antoninus
as part of his imperial name (as did many emperors of the second and third centuries), the name was associated with
Caracalla
and the name of the coin stuck.
The antoninianus’ silver content became debased over the centuries and was finally put to rest during
Diocletian
’s monetary system reforms at the turn of the fourth century and replaced with new denominations: the argenteus (silver) and the follis (bronze).
Here are the coin's attributes:
Imperial Roman Coins AE Antoninianus  (19-23 mm, 15.31 gm total weight)
OBV:  Emperor's radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV:  CONCORDIA MILITVM, Emperor standing right, receiving Victory from Jupiter standing left, holding scepter
As usual, the picture really doesn't do justice. Let me know if you have questions.
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