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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 PARTHICAbased 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