ambr0zie

14 mm, 1,56 g. Cappadocia, Caesaraea-Eusebia. Nero 54-68. AR hemidrachm. 59-60. [NERO CLAVD DIVI] CLAVD F CAESAR AVG [GERMANI], laureate head of Nero to right / Victory seated right on globe, holding wreath in both hands. BMC 409; RIC I Nero 617; RPC 3645. Next - any silver provincial coin.

Laureate head of Apollo 19 mm, 3,81 g. P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus. AR denarius. Rome. 42 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, lyre / P.CLODIVS – ·M·F, Diana standing facing, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lit torch in each hand. Crawford 494/23; BMCRR Rome 4290.

I bought an Indo-Greek square hemiobol and I also did a write up about it

Something like this (I said like, not 100% match as the control marks look different) https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=433861 But in my opinion this coin is not genuine as the style is strange.

Hadrian 19,7 mm, 3,1 g. Hadrian 117-138. AR denarius. Rome. 137-138 AD. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on low seat, shield at her side, holding palladium and spear. RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2342; Old RIC II Hadrian 265.

26 mm, 10,95 g. Macedon, Philippi. Claudius 41-54. Ӕ. TI CLAVDIVS CAES AVG IMP P M TR P P P, bare head of Claudius, l. / COL IVL AVG PHILIP, DIVVS AVG (on base); statue of Augustus in military dress crowned by statue of Divus Julius Caesar wearing toga on central base; altar, l. and r. RPC I 1654 var. (reverse legend COL IVL AVG instead of COL AVG IVL); SNG Copenhagen 307-8 var.; Varbanov 3774 var. Next - statue. Could be cult statue, equestrian statue ...

I am not qualified enough to provide a verdict about authenticity, but this type is one of the most forged from all Roman imperials. Including Paduan copies (these ones have a numismatic value, but still copies). And of course modern ones. I remember I saw an auction with a forgery, listed as 'copy of Paduan'. A specialist would have no doubts, but for me it was very deceiving - corroded, toned and cleaned, whatever. The price for a genuine example is pretty high so the purchase price should be a good clue - if it was cheap this is a big suggestion.

19,4 mm, 2,7 g. Septimius Severus 193-211. AR denarius. Rome. 197. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head right / MVNIFICENTIA AVG, elephant, cuirassed, advancing right. RIC 100; BMCRE 168; RSC 349. Next - ANOTHER large animal

Stag, but just standing 18 mm, 3,86 g. Ionia, Ephesos. Geta as Caesar 198-211. Ӕ. 209-211. Λ CEΠ ΓETAC K, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΦECIΩN, stag standing right. Karwiese 553; SNG Cop 428 var.

22 mm, 3,19 g. Philip I Arab 244-249. AR antoninianus. Rome. 248 AD. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SAECVLARES AVGG / I, lion standing right. RIC 12; RSC 173. Saecular Games/1000th Anniversary of Rome issue.

It is possible, but my assumption is that your coin is the L I E type. We cannot determin for sure how many dies were used, if your coin had an imperfect die because of wear or the engraver had a bad day. Exactly - like examples 3, 4, 6 I mentioned. The E is on the right side. A coin from Alexandria I really wanted - initially I thought it is a very bad error from the engraver, doubling the first letter of Poppaea's name - but it's a die clash. Still a cool coin

Extraordinary aureus. I don't have anything of the same level but I can surely understand the feeling of getting a major target. Just a few that I wanted a lot:

This design was only minted in year LIE (year 15) and I think your coin also fits. But the flan is small or chipped and the E is no longer visible, although the vertical bar and the upper horizontal bar are still there. https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/5768 Check examples 3,4 and 6. For Alexandrian coins, it is not (very) unusual to have the year positioned in different ways on the reverse for the same type of coin. For example my Hadrian from year LIH is https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/5871 But as checked, this type is more often encountered as LIH in the left field, not LI-H as on mine, but it is not a separate entry in catalogues.

37 mm, 26,1 g. Cilicia, Tarsus. Maximinus I. 235-238 AD. Ӕ hexassarion. ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜƐΙΝΟϹ Π Π, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear / ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ Α Μ Κ Γ Β, the three Graces standing facing with arms around each other, one head l., the others head r., each holding flower. RPC VI, 7113 (temporary); SNG Levante 1096, BMC 233–4. Next - Maximinus Thrax

20,5 mm, 5,23 g. Phrygia, Docimeum. Pseudo-autonomous. Æ. Time of the Antonines 138-193. ΔΟΚΙΜΟС, laureate head of Dokimos right / ΔΟΚΙΜƐΩΝ, Asklepios standing facing, head l., holding serpent-staff. RPC IV.2 online 8136 (temporary); SNG Copenhagen 354; BMC 7-9. Next - Asklepois

3 bulls do the trick 7 mm, 0,19 g. Caria, uncertain mint. AR tetartemorion. Circa 500-400 BC. Confronted bull heads / Forepart of bull right, within incuse square. SNG Kayhan 969. Next - tetartemorion

Link - a coin of his son, with the same name and with a very similar reverse 19 mm, 3,82 g. L. Marcius Philippus. AR denarius. Rome. 57 BC. ANCVS, diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus behind / PHILIPPVS on left, equestrian statue standing right on top of aqueduct (five arches), inscribed AQVA MAR (last three letters ligate); flower below horse (or splash of water?). Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; BMC 3890; RSC 28.

Great article, as usually. My relevant coins: RIC III Antoninus Pius 384a 17 mm, 2,56 g. Diva Faustina I. Died 140-141. AR denarius. Rome. DIVA FAVSTINA, bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top / CONSECRATIO, peacock, walking right, head turned back left. RIC III Antoninus Pius 384a (denarius); RSC 175; BMC 473.

23 mm, 8,70 g. Kings of Thrace. Rhoemetalkes I and Pythodoris, with Augustus, 11 BC-12 AD. Ӕ. Unknown mint in Thrace. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛΚΟΥ, jugate heads of Rhoemetalces, diademed, and his queen Pythodoris, r. / ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ, head of Augustus, r. RPC I, 1711; Youroukova 204–8, pl. XXIV. Next - Thracian provincial

In order to identify it, the reverse is also needed and measurements would be useful. All I can say at this point is the character might be helmeted Ares, but nothing more (including an opinion about authenticity)

When I wrote the first paragraph, I had your coin in mind.

25,5 mm, 11,22 g. Egypt, Alexandria. Claudius 41-54. Æ diobol. Year 3 - 42-43. ΤΙ ΚΛΑV ΚΑΙ ϹƐΒΑϹ ΓƐΡΜΑ, laureate head r.; star before / ΑVΤΟΚΡΑ, hippopotamus standing r.; L Γ (date) in exergue. Köln 79; Dattari 166; Milne 90; Emmett 82; RPC I 5140. Next - any Alexandrian bronze

I have the 2 types mentioned by @Roman Collector, but here is my favorite Hadrian semis 20 mm, 4,03 g. Hadrian 117-138. Æ semis. Rome. Struck 124-125. HADRIANVS AVGVSTUS, bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from rear or side / COS III SC, Roma seated left on cuirass, resting foot on helmet, holding Victory and spear; behind, shield. RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 760; RIC II Hadrian 685 (semis). Trajan 23 mm, 6,77 g. Trajan 98-117 AD. Ӕ semis. Rome (possibly for circulation in Syria). 114-117 AD. IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO, radiate and draped bust of Trajan right / P M TR POT XX COS VI P P, S C within oak wreath. RIC II Trajan 660.

A long time ago I saw a coin posted by a member and for more than one reason I immediately added this type on my wish list (and I would love to see it again in the thread, the owner will know what I'm talking about) My example is on the humble side and also just a drachm, not a tetradrachm, but It's beautiful enough to tick this box. 14 mm, 3,51 g. Greek satraps of Caria, Halicarnassus. Maussolos. AR drachm. Circa 377/6-353/2 BC. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / [M]AYΣΣΩΛ[ΛO], Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding sceptre (or spear) and labrys; behind, ME monogram. SNG Copenhagen 593; SNG Kayhan I, 876.. Why did I want this type? Well, more than I reason. One can simply not resist an ancient duck face. I also like the pose of Zeus, holding the labrys (although I can't unsee that it looks pretty much like a guy preparing to cut down a tree) The main reason is the fact that this satrap remained in history for his tomb, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. This was ordered by his wife and sister, Artemisia, for the memory of Maussolos. And the term "mausoleum" became today a noun meaning a large building hosting a town or a group of town. This is how the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus looked like The Mausoleum of Augustus And another mausoleum, from the town I was born in, build to commemorate the heroes who died in one of the largest battles in WW1 Please post anything you feel relevant: people from antiquity who left something important behind; ancient duck faces; weapons, anything.

Biga again 17 mm, 3,36 g. M. Volteius M. f. AR denarius. Rome. 75 BC. Head of Bacchus (or Liber) right, wearing ivy wreath / Ceres driving biga of snakes right, holding torch in each hand; dolphin behind. Crawford 385/3; Sydenham 776; Volteia 3.