Marcus Antonius
The
Roman Legions On Coins
Cohors Praetoriarum -
LEG I - LEG IX
CHORTIUM PRAETORIARUM
of Marcus
Antonius
Marcus Antonius
Cohors Praetoria
Hadrian Sestertius
COH PRAET of Gallienus
Gallienus
CHORTIS SPECULATORUM
of Marcus Antonius
Marcus Antonius
LEG I ADIUTRIX
(Brigetio, Pannonia
Inferior = Hungary)
Septimius
Severus
Gallienus
LEGIO I GERMANICA
& LEGIO II AVGVSTA
when based in Spain (Provinical AE of Acci, Spain)
later in Bonna / Germanica inferior and Isca / Britannia
Tiberius
LEG I MINERVA
(Bonna, Germania Inferior =
Bonn, Germany)
Septimius
Severus
Gallienus
Carausius
for Legio I Minerva
LEG I ITALICA
(Novae, Moesia Inferior =
Bulgaria)
Septimius
Severus
Gallienus
LEG I PARTHICA
(Singara, Mesopotamia),
the Zentaur (above the head of the godess) is its symbol, the same as
for
Legio II Parthica - see below.
Gordianus III
LEG II (This legion
of Marcus Antonius cannot be linked beyond doubt to an imperial legion)
Marcus Antonius
LEG II ADIUTRIX
(Aquincum, Pannonia
Inferior = Budapest, Hungary)
Septimius Severus
LEG II AUGUSTA
(Isca, Britannia =
Wales, UK)
Carausius
see also above under Legio I Germanica
LEG II ITALICA
(Lauriacum, near Linz, Austria)
Septimius
Severus
Gallienus
LEG II Parthica,
based in Alba near Rome
Gallienus,
Zentaur
LEG II TRAIANA,
based near Alexandria
/ Egypt
LEG B TRAI in greek letters, tetradrachm of Carinus from
Alexandria
LEG III AUGUSTA
(Northern Africa)
Below denarius of Clodius Macer, only 8 pieces known, Spring 68
Restituta PR, Libertas, denarius making reference to the famous Brutus
EID MAR denarius with the two daggers and the cap of liberty. Possibly
struck under Galba in Tarraco, Spain
below coins of Septimius Severus were minted in Alexandria.
Two types
of reverse legends exist: LEG III IT AVG
and LEG III
IT AVC,
both are thought to be for Legio III Augusta, the version with "AVG"
being extremely rare
LEG III IT AVG
Septimius Severus
in mirror
writing
likely an IT AVG
?
The "G" melts into the capricorn
LEG III IT AVI
IT AVI in
mirror
mint error LEG IIII IT AVG
LEG III CYRENAICA
(Bostra, Arabia)
Countermarks on provincial coins are known, as well as rare coins like
this following one referring directly to this legion
from CNG
auction
D. Hollard, “Le monnayage de la Legio III Cyrenaica
frappé à
Bostra sous Antonin le Pieux,” RN 2004, 8 (D1/R4
this coin); Kindler,
Bostra p. 93, a (pl. V, 19);
Antoninus Pius
LEG III ITALICA
(Castra Regina,
Raetia = Regensburg, Germany)
Septimius
Severus
Gallienus
LEG III GALLICA
(Raphanea,
Syria)
Marcus Antonius
Caracalla,
Tyre, for LEG III GAL
Julia Domna, Tyre,
for LEG III GAL
Elagabal,
Tyre, for LEG III GAL
LEG III PARTHICA, based in Rhesaena,
Mesopotamia
Elagabal,
LEG III P
Traianus
Decius,
L IIIP at end of reverse legend, eagle as symbol
LEG IIII FLAVIA
(Singidunum,
Moesia Superior = Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
Septimius
Severus
Gordianus III from COLonia VIMinacium for Legio IIII Flavia and VII
Claudia, bull and lion, both legions were based in Moesia superior
Gallienus
Carausius
Barbaric Imitation of a Legio IIII Flavia denarius
LEG IV MACEDONICA
(in Northern Spain
and in Mogontiacum / Germania superior)
LEG IV (or IIII) Scythica (Zeugma, Syria)
IV
IV
IIII
IIII, Marcus Antonius
The symbol of the legion was a capricorn (see below) on a
regional coin
from the city of Zeugma
LEG V ALAUDAE
(Vetera, Germania Inferior
= Xanten, Germany)
Marcus Antonius
denarius of Marcus Antonius
Spanish AE from Augusta Emerita (Merida) for Veterans of Legio
V Alaudae
and X Gemina)
Augustus
LEG V MACEDONICA (Potaissa, Dacia = Rumania)
Coins under Claudius and for Divus Augustus (maybe under Nerva
or Traian)
from the city of Berytus for veterans of Legions V (Macedonica) and VII
(Claudia)
Septimius Severus
Septimius Severus
Provincia Dacia, Gordian III and Philippus I, Eagle (V) and Lion (XIII)
as legionary symbols, both legions were based in Dacia
Gallienus
LEG VI FERRATA
(Legio, Judea = Israel)
Marcus Antonius
countermark LVI F
under Lucius
Verus and Marcus Aurelius
under Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius
LEG VI VICTRIX
(Northern Spain and later
Eburacum = York, Britannia)
LEG VII
(The 7th legion of Marcus
Antonius cannot be linked beyond doubt to an imperial legion)
Marcus Antonius
LEG VII CLAUDIA (Viminacium, Moesia Superior = Serbia)
Coins under Claudius and for Divus Augustus (maybe under Nerva
or Traian)
from the city of Berytus for veterans of Legions V (Macedonica) and VII
(Claudia)
Septimius Severus
Gordianus III from COLonia VIMinacium for Legio IIII Flavia and VII
Claudia, bull and lion, both legions were based in Moesia superior
2 Antoniniani of Carausius
LEG VIII
(The 8th legion of Marcus
Antonius cannot be linked beyond doubt to an imperial legion)
Marcus Antonius
LEG VIII AUGUSTA
(Argentorate, Germania
Superior = Straßburg, Alsace)
Aureus of Septimius
Severus
(LEG
VIII AVC II COS, minted in Emesa)
LEG VIIII and IX (The 9th legion of Marcus Antonius cannot be linked beyond doubt to an imperial legion)
IX
IX, Marcus Antonius
VIIII
VIIII, Marcus Antonius