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A galley with a raised sail :

Festival of Isis.
Obv: DEO SARAPIDI, draped bust of Serapis right, wearing modius.
Rev: VOTA PVBLICA, Isis standing right on galley, supporting sail.
Alexandria, Ae (4th century AD), Alföldi 132, 2.78 gr, 19 mm.

Some more campgate coins,

Alexandria

Antiochia

A mule from Arles ( RIC VII 291 and 292 )

Constantinople

Cyzicus

Heraclea

London

Lyons

Nicomedia

 Rome

Sirmium

Siscia

Thessalonica

Ticinum

Trier

Tomorrow, i post some coins ( and a Constantinus I caess ).

I need to take new pictures first.

It will be from 15 ateliers.

Hi Bonshaw,

Can you provide the diameter and weight of the coins in question please?

These are also needed for identification.

With thanks,

MC9

I have 3 different portrets from Valerianus :

IMP P LIC VALERIANO P F AVG

VICTORIA GERMANIC

Bust seen from rear

Victory standing left, holding wreath, right hand rests on shield, at foot ,captive

RIC Va 264, Mediolanum

IMP C LIC VALERIANUS P F AVG

VICTORIA AVGG

Victory standing left, resting on shield and holding palm

RIC Va 128, Rome

IMP C LIC VALERIANUS AVG

FIDES MILITUM

Fides standing left, holding two ensigns

RIC Va 89, Rome

Two more little ones :

Some more ( on the scale this time ),

@Phil Anthos You are right,

I have take a random choice from the pictures.

My mistake.

Sorry.

I started on last sunday taking foto's from my Greek coins, a side collection build over a period of 40 years . Here are some little ones. I have not attributed them yet.

Here are 2 antoninianus and a very black sestertius from Traianus Decius.

My favorite portrait is the first one.

a heavy antoninianus  :

and the sestertius :

My favorite Probus :

obv : IMP PROBUS . P . F AVG

rev : VIR - TUS AVG // IIII

RIC V part II nr ?

Here is my only Semisses  :

Heraclius:

δ N ҺЄRACLIЧS P P AVG : Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
VICTORIA AVGЧ I // CONOB : Cross potent set upon globe, text around
Semissis, Constantinople, A.D.610-641, Sear 784, 2.25 gr

Here are 3 Quintillus coins, the last one was my last coin from 2023.

It came in a 3 coin lot ( 3 different emperors ) and was listed as Claudius II.

IMP C M AUR CL QUINTILLUS AVG ; Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right

APOLLINI CONS : Apollo stg. l., holding laurel - branch and lyre on rock.

RIC V (1) 9; ROME; 3,20 gr;

IMP C M AUR CL QUINTILLUS AVG :  Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right , ( seen from rear ? )

CONCORDIA AVG : Concordia stg. l., sacrificing at altar and holding double cornucopiae

RIC V (1) 13 ; Rome ; 2.36 gr

IMP QUINTILLUS AVG : Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right , ( seen from rear ? )

FORTUNAE RED : Fortuna standing left with rudder and cornucopiae

RIC V (1) 54?, Mediolanum, 2.19 gr

Here 2 provincial coins, one from Augusts and Livia, a second from Claudius I and Agrippina II.

obv : jugate busts of Augustus (laureate) and Livia, right
rev : ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΣ ΕΦΕ
stag standing, right; above, quiver
8.51 gr ; 21.03 mm ;  Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus) ; RPC vol.1 2611

obv : jugate laureate head of Claudius and draped bust of Agrippina II, right
rev :ΚΟΥΣΙΝΙΟΣ ΤΟ Δ, ΕΦΕ
stag standing, right
 c. AD 49/50
4.47 gr ; 17.81 mm ; Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus) ; RPC vol.1 2624

Here are 2 from Victorinus and 1 from Tetricus I and Tetricus II, all with some silvering on them :

Victoinus :

a second one :

Tetricus I :

Tetricus II :

@Heliodromus,

I see a not so common piece, there is a gloria exercitus in the middle of the picture,on the right side up, there is a victoria with a shield, normaly on a praw, standing facing or looking left. This one is looking and walking or standing right.

Who knows what is in this group that is unknown ?

my only Vittelius :

obv : A VITTELIUS   IMP GERMAN : head laur. r., globe at point of bust

rev : FIDES /  EXERCITVVM : in 2 lines above and below clasped r. hands

Denarius; Lugdunum, RIC I 54; A.D.69

Great coins !

Here some more:

Probus :

Constantinus I :

Constantinopolis

Found two more :

Traianus Decius:

obv : IMP C M Q TRAIANUS DECIUS AVG :  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind

rev : ADVENTUS AVG : Decius on horseback riding left, holding sceptre in left hand and raising right hand

antoninianus , Rome, RIC IVc 11b

Probus :

obv : IMP C M AUR PROBUS P AVG : radiate and cuirassed bust left, with spear and shield

rev : ADVENTUS AVG : Probus on horseback riding left, holding sceptre in left hand and raising right hand

Antoninianus, Siscia, RIC Vb 629

Here a have a adventus coin from Claudius II, i don't have one from Gallienus.

IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG : radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind

ADVENTVS AVG : Claudius on horseback riding left, holding sceptre and raising hand

Antoninianus, Rome,  Ric V nr 13

My Septimus Severus sestertius with Severus and Caracalla sacrificing over altar, figure of Pietas or Concordia behind and between them.

Here some of my Tetricus I coins:

TETRICUS I  AE Antoninianus ; 

Tetricus I with short beard
Obv : IMP C P ESV TETRICVS AVG   Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev : FIDES MILITVM   Fides standing left, holding two signa.

RIC V/2, 72

TETRICUS I  AE Antoninianus,
Obv : IMP C TETRICVS PF AVG   Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev :VIRTVS AVGG  soldier standing, looking right, holding spear and shield

RICV/2,  148

TETRICUS I  AE Antoninianus
Obv : IMP C TETRICVS PF AVG    Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev : LAETITIA AVG  Laetitia standing left with anchor and wreath

RIC V/2, 86

TETRICUS I  AE Antoninianus
Obv : IMP C TETRICVS PF AVG    Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev : SALVS AVGG  Salus standing with rudder and patera left, feeding snake around altar

RIC V/2, 126

TETRICUS I AE Antoninianus
Obv : IMP TETRICVS PF AVG     Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev : HILARITAS AVGG  Hilaritas standing left, holding palm and cornucopiae

RIC V/2, 80

TETRICUS I  AE Antoninianus
IMP TETRICVS PF AVG    Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
LAETITIA AVGN Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and anchor

 2,29 g. RIC V/2, 90

@Severus Alexander:

Thank you for organizing this great competition.

As I do not yet have this denomination in my Byzantine collection, I am honored and gladly accept it.

I will send you a pm with my details.

Thanks, MC9

I forgotten the dimensions of the coin: 0.86 gr and 12.16 mm.

I found the little collection last week cleaning a little attic room. I had not seen the coins for over 35 years.

@John Conduitt, thanks for showing your nice coins and your input on roman imitations.

@ambr0zie, thank you for your pleasant selection of third and fourth century imitation coins.

@kirispupis, From which planet is the reverse? Is it a smart phone in his right hand to phone home? Thanks for showing.

@DLTcoins, Than you for the link and input, i know what to read next days.

@thenickelguy, me to.

Begin 1980 i started collecting Roman coins. I could buy a lot imitations from Victorinus, Tetricus I and II and Claudius II found in France. The lot was more then 250 pieces.

The best ones i kept.

This one stand out for me, Constantinian time, with fel temp reparatio ( fallen horseman ) reverse.

At the time I thought the emperor it looked more like an alien, but today i think it looks more like ' a masked singer '.

Does anyone know which tribe or community made this ?

Please show your favorite contemporary imitation coins.

Thanks,  mc9