AncientOne

How childish! I can not believe you guys keep posting this stuff. Next: More butts!

Thanks for the correction @seth77! I didn't go much deeper than the Wildwinds page when identifying this one and should have known better because it was the only one with a semi-normal portrait of Gothicus. Here's a few more. Bithynia, Nicaea. Valerian (253-260). AE26 Obv: ΠΟV ΛΙΚ ΟVΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟC CEB / Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust left, raising hand and holding eagle-tipped sceptre over shoulder. Rev: NIKAIEΩN / Gallienus and Valerian I facing each other in military dress, clasping hands and each holding a spear; Valerian II, togate, standing left, holding patera. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 536. Cilicia, Anemurium. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Obv: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: Artemis advancing right, holding bow in extended hand and drawing arrow from quiver; stag at feet to left; ЄT B (date) in legend. SNG France –; cf. SNG Levante 522 (dated RY 3); SNG Levante Supp. –. Dated RY 2 (AD 254/5). Cilicia, Antiocheia ad Cragum. Valerian AE32 Date: 253 / 260 Category: Person: Valerian I ObvType: Valerian bust r. RevType: eagle SNG von Aulock 5530; SNG Levante 478 Cilicia, Colybrassus. Trebonianus Gallus AE22. Obv: AYTKRA KAI Γ ΛOY TΡE ΓAΛΛON CB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: KOΛYBΡACCEΩN, Athena, helmeted, walking left, looking right, holding patera and transverse spear. Cilicia, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Gallienus. Æ27. Athena/anguipede Giant Obv: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and shield at anguipede Giant, raising both hands. 27mm, 7.9 gm. SNG Levante 789 Cilicia, Tarsus. Herennia Etruscilla, AE29 Obv: EΡEΝΝΙΑΝ ΑΙΤΡΟΥCΚEΙΛΛΑΝ CE Diademed and draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla to right, resting on a crescent. Rev: ΤΑΡCΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛEΩC, Α / Μ / Κ - Γ / Β Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos in right hand and thyrsos in left; at feet to left, panther. RPC IX 1371. Ionia, Miletos. Gallienus AE21. Diogenous Dionysiou Obv: AVT K ΠO ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHN, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right. Rev: EΠI AP ΔIOΓE MIΛHCIΩN. Cult statue of Artemis facing, holding patera in right hand and bow with left. Magistrate: Diogenous Dionysiou. BMC 167. Lesbos, Mytilene. AE20, ca AD 250-268 Mytilene, Lesbos. AE20, ca AD 250-268, time of Valerian to Gallienus. 2.4gm. Head of Zeus Ammon right with horn of Ammon / MUTILH-NAIWN, bearded herm of Dionysos facing, on prow, bunch of grapes at lower left. BMC 184 Mysia, Lampsacus. AE21. Volusian Obv: ΑΥΤ Κ ΟΥΙΒΙ ΟΛΟССΙΑΝ. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, r. Rev: ΛΑΝΨΑΚΗΝ. Tyche standing l., holding rudder and cornucopia. RPC 389, 6 Mysia, Parion. AE22 Gallienus Obv: Emperor bust r. Rev: Capricorn r. with globe, ladder below, CGIH. Celtic unofficial issue. Same rev. as Cornelia Supera, SNG von Aulock 7448. Mysia, Parion. Bust of Parios AE22. Capricorn. Obv: Youthful male head r. of founder Parios. Rev: CGIHP / Capricorn r., holding globe, behind cornucopia. Time of Valerian (253 to 260 A.D.) Phrygia, Acmoneia. Salonina Obv: KOP. CALWNINA / CEB. Diad. amd dr. bust r. Rev: AKMONEWN. Four ears of grain bound together. Von Aulock 3385

Thrace, Islands off. Thasos. 200-1 BC. Æ 20mm. Diademed & draped bust of Artemis right, bow & quiver over shoulder / QASIWN, nude Herakles standing right, drawing bow about to shoot an arrow, lionskin around neck.

Numisforums- Great start and heading in the right direction. Excellent. Cointalk- Devolving thanks to a lack of leadership/morals. FB- Stay off the home page and go to your favorite groups. Forvm- Good help for ID'ing problem coins. I also use the Gallery.

Looks to be this from Amphipolis: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9132217 Macedon, Amphipolis Æ 19mm. Circa 2nd century AD. ΑΜΦΙΠΟ[ΛEΙΤΩΝ], bearded head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, holding spear. SNG ANS 144; AMNG III/2, 54. 4.22g, 19mm, 1h.

That is an impressive coin @seth77! Coins from the end of an era. I just recently acquired this Gothicus and Gallienus. Pisidia, Antioch. Claudius II Gothicus AE23. 268-270 AD. Anthios reclining. Obv: IMP CAERAS CLOVNAH[...], radiate, draped bust right. Rev: ANTIOCH [..], river-god Anthios reclining left, holding cornucopiae and resting arm on overturned urn from which waters flow., S-R in exergue. Pisidia, Antiochia. Gallienus (253-268). Ae. Obv: INP CAISAR GALIHNVS. Radiate head right. Rev: ANTIOCH CL SR. Vexillum between two signa.

Pisidia Termessos. 1st century BC. Æ19 Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev: Forepart of horse left; KΘ above, thunderbolt to right. Dated CY 29 (44/3 BC). LYDIA. Sardis. Pseudo-autonomous. Time of Trajan (98-117). Obv: СΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ. Draped bust of Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev: СΤΡ ΛΟ ΙΟ ΛΙΒΩΝΙΑΝΟΥ. Filleted thyrsus; bee to right. Ae. 2.3g 15.4mm Libonianus, strategos. Lesbos, Mytilene. Ae7 (Circa 400-350 BC). Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev: MYTI / Head and neck of bull right, head slightly facing. BMC 23-4 Unidentified Pb24mm

RPC has a helmeted Hadrian standing for Amphipolis. https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/648 It also states this type as helmeted but I have not seen an example that looks definitive. Macedonia, Amphipolis. Hadrian AE20 Obv: AΔPIANOC KAICAP. Emperor helmeted standing front, head l., r. hand raised, holding parazonium in l. Rev: AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN. Artemis Tauropolos standing left with torch and branch, wearing kalathos and crescent. SNG ANS -; BMC 102. That is an amazing architectural provincial!

Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. Sole reign, 121-97 B.C. AE 18 Obv: Radiate head of Antichos VIII right. Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, transverse scepter behind shoulder. Syria, Apameia. AE14. Seleucid Year 238 = 75-74 BC. Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy. Rev: AΠAMEΩN THΣ IEΡAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY bunch of grapes on a stem.

Nice coins and photos all around! Here's my only coin from Trier. Constantine I, AD 306-337. SARMATIA DEVICTA Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right Rev: SARMATIA DEVICTA, Victory advancing right, holding trophy on right arm, branch in left hand, spurning captive seated on ground right, head turned back, PTR(cresent) in ex. Trier 323-4 AD

Scooby Doo and Land of The Lost with a big bowl of Fruit Loops.

Syria, Antioch. Under Roman Rule AE24. Obv: Bust of Zeus right. Rev: ANTIOXEΩN THΣ METΡOΠOΛEΩΣ, Zeus seated left holding Nike and sceptre. ΙΘ in exergue, Year 19 (48/47 BC). Next: Full rim of dots.

Lydia, Silandos. Pseudo-autonomous Æ21. Roma/Kore Pseudo-autonomous issue 3rd cent. AD. Æ (5,62 g. - 21 mm). Obv: ΘEA PΩMH, Helmeted and Cuirassed bust of Roma right. Rev: CΙΛΑΝΔΕΩΝ, Cult statue of Kore facing between poppy and grain-ear. SNG Copenhagen 546. Next: Poppies

Lydia, Philadelphia, Nero Æ18 Obv: ΝΕΡΩΝ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ / draped bust of Nero, r. Rev: ΤΙ ΝΕΙΚΑΝΩΡ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ / Hecate, standing facing, wearing kalathos and holding long torches. Next: Hecate

A little late to the party with some 2022 purchases. Phrygia, Amorion. Vespasian AE23. AD 69-79. Obv: OYEΣΠAΣIANON KAIΣAΡ, laureate head right, AM monogram beneath neck. Rev: EΠI Λ ANTΩNIOY ΛONΓEINOY, eagle standing left on spear. Magistrate L. Antonius Longinus. RPC II 1423 Lycaonia, Iconium. Titus AE18 Obv: T CAES IM PONT / laureate head of Titus, r. Rev: COL - ICO-NIEN, E - Q / two standards; between them, star. Struck during the reign of Vespasian. Cilicia, Augusta. Livia AE20 Obv: CEBACTH ΛIOYIA, draped bust right. Rev: AYΓOYCTANHN ΔΡ, Tyche seated right, holding grain ears; below, half-length figure of river-god Saros swimming right. SNG Levante 1238; RPC I 4013. Cilicia, Olba. Æ15. Dated year 2 = AD 11-12. Obv: Ajax, high priest and toparch. Head of Ajax as Hermes, wearing close-fitting cap right. Reign: Augustus. Magistrate: Ajax (high priest and toparch) Rev: ΑΙΑΝ-ΤΟΣE ΤΕY-B-ΚΡΟY. SNG Levante 633 Cilicia, Mopsouestia-Mopsos. Claudius AE20. Obv: ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ Laureate head of Claudius to right. Rev: ЄΤΟΥϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡЄΩΝ - Γ Turreted and veiled bust of the city-goddess to right. RY 3 = 47/8.

A job well done @Restitutor! Congrats on creating a beautiful site.

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Sadly this one never arrived. Pamphylia, Perga. Trajan Decius Ae24. Aremis Pergaia Obv: AY K GA ME KY TRA DEKION EY S; Trajan Decius, radiate bust r. Rev: PERGA IWN; Aremis Pergaia, radiate, standing r., holding bow in l., arrow in r. 6,23g, 24mm.

As of today it is this Valerian from Nicaea. Next week it will be something different. Bithynia, Nicaea. Valerian (253-260). AE26 Obv: ΠΟV ΛΙΚ ΟVΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟC CEB / Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust left, raising hand and holding eagle-tipped sceptre over shoulder. Rev: NIKAIEΩN / Gallienus and Valerian I facing each other in military dress, clasping hands and each holding a spear; Valerian II, togate, standing left, holding patera. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 536.

A really nice AE from Kyme @Sulla80! I've purchased a few from Savoca and was pleased. Here's a small one you don't see everyday and a couple of provincials. Aeolis, Kyme. AE12. 1st century BC. Aeolis, Cyme. AE18. Amazon Kyme/Isis Aeolis, Cyme. Nero AE19 Since this is a new site can we start showing coins that we wore out on the previous one?🙂