Steve

"snake in a basket"

=> I gots two of 'em!! (kinda)

NEXT => an OWL, a BOW-CASE, or a RACCOON!! (why not, right?)

Great addition, ominus1 ... congrats 

Ummm, I had a couple of sweet examples as well (wanna see 'em?)

=> congrats again on adding one of the coolest coins ever!! 

Cheers

Hi

UNO => Marius 

Marius, Romano-Gallic Emperor, Antoninianus

Treveri (Trier) mint

2nd emission, mid AD 269

Diameter: 18 mm

Weight: 2.79 grams

Obverse: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Reverse: Clasped hands

Reference: RIC V 7; AGK 3b

Other: 6h … brown surfaces with traces of silvering

Ex-stevex6 … From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind

"Q" is for Caligula

... okay, maybe not, but I haven't posted this coin in a long time!

Hi

😇

"Q" is for Quinarius 

Allectus. Romano-British Emperor, AE Quinarius

“C” mint

AD 293-296

Diameter: 19 mm

Weight: 2.72 grams

Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right

Reverse: Galley left, with mast; waves below; QC

Reference: RIC V 124; Rogiet 1027; Burnett, Coinage 1027

Othere: 6h … black patina, minor deposits

Ex-stevex6

"Q" is for AE QUADRANS

Augustus Æ Quadrans (below)

Moneeyers Lamia, Silia and Annius

Date: 9 B.C.

Diameter: 17 mm

Weight: 2.79 grams

Reverse:  IIIVIR AAAFF around S.C.

Obverse: LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS around Simpulum and lituus

Reference: RIC 74, 421. Cohen 339. BN I, 117, 580

General Comments: Quite Scarce, Nice tone, Better in hand!!

Ex-stevex6

Nero.  Æ Quadrans (below)

Rome mint

AD 54-68

Struck circa AD 65

Diameter: 18 mm

Weight: 2.77 grams

Obverse: Owl, with wings spread, standing facing on garlanded rectangular altar

Reverse: Olive branch

Reference: RIC I 319; WCN 360

Other: 6h … brown surfaces, minor roughness

Ex-stevex6

Domitian. Æ Quadrans (below)

Rome mint

AD 81-96

Struck AD 90-91

Diameter: 18 mm

Weight: 2.11 grams

Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of Apollo right; laurel branch before

Reverse: Raven standing right on laurel branch

Reference: RIC II 715

Other: 6h … brown surfaces, minor roughness

Ex-stevex6

Trajan. Æ Quadrans (below)

Rome mint

AD 98-117

Diameter: 14mm

Weight: 3.18 grams

Obverse: Laureate bust of Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck

Reverse: Club

Reference: RIC II 699; Woytek 603b

Other: 6h … brown surfaces, minor roughness

Ex-stevex6

Anonymous AE20 Quadrans (below)

128 BC

Diameter: 20.2 mm

Weight: 4.29 grams

Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion’s skin; behind, three pellets

Reverse: Prow of galley right; above, elephant’s head right; before, three pellet; below, ROMA

Reference: Crawford 262/4; Sydenham 497b; Caecilia 41

Other: scarce

Ex-stevex6

Hey Sev-Alex ... stevex6 here 

=> wow, that's a fricken awesome set of Sev-Alex bronzes, my cancer-friend (congrats on amassing that shitload of sweet bronze beauties!!) 

eh-heh-heh ... sadly, I had a fairly weak showing of Sev-Alex coins in my cool ol' collection ... ummm, but I did have this fairly neat bronze 

Pontus, Amasia. Severus Alexander. Æ35

A.D. 222-235

Civic year 228 (A.D. 228/9)

Diameter: 35 mm

Weight: 26.18 grams

Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right, seen from behind

Reverse: High altar upon which eagle stands facing, head left; above, Sol in facing quadriga, holding whip; to left of altar, tree

Reference: Dalaison 566 (D145/R439); RG 101; cf. SNG Copenhagen 119; BMC 39 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock 6710 (same obv. die)

Other: 12 h … Grayish-green patina under earthen deposits, light roughness.

Ex-stevex6 … Triskeles Auction – July 18^th 2013 - ITEM NO. 77

... I hope that things are going okay for you, this week, coin-bro

Cheers

Steve

"P" is for Pamphylia

PAMPHYLIA, Side. Gallienus, Æ 11 Assarion (below)

253-268 AD

Diameter: 30 mm

Weight: 14.25 grams

Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right above eagle standing right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; IA obliterated by c/m of Є within circular incuse

Reverse: CIDHTWN NEWKORWN, Athena standing facing, head right, holding spear and [thunderbolt], with shield at side; pomegranate to left

Reference: SNG France –; BMC 104; for c/m: Howgego 805

Other: 6h … sweet brown surfaces

Ex-stevex6

PAMPHYLIA, Perge, Æ18 (below)

Circa 50-30 BC

Diameter: 18 mm

Weight: 3.92 grams

Obverse: Cult statue of Artemis Pergaia facing within distyle temple; c/m: sphinx seated right within circular incuse

Reverse: Bow and quiver

Reference: Colin Series 7.2; SNG BN 373-8

Other: 12h …dark brown to black patina with earthen highlights/deposits

Ex-stevex6 … From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind

PAMPHYLIA, Side, AR Obol (below)

Circa 370-360 BC

Diameter: 9 mm

Weight: 0.64 grams

Obverse: Head of lion left

Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing necklace

Reference: Atlan 121–6 var. (unlisted dies); SNG France 739; SNG von Aulock 4775

Other: 3h … toned, some porosity, a few light scratches

Ex-stevex6

UNO => deer & dogs!!

Lucius Axius L.f. Naso AR Denarius

Rome mint

70 BC

Diameter: 18 mm

Weight: 4.04 grams

Obverse: Helmeted head of Mars right, wearing crested helmet with plumes; XV¯ to left

Reverse: Diana driving biga of stags right; behind, two dogs running right; below, dog running right

Reference: Crawford 400/1b; Sydenham 795; Axia 2

Other: 4h … toned, banker’s mark on cheek. Rare

Ex-stevex6

ahaha ... oooops, sorry about the late O-posts

"O" is for "Oh, I screwed-up!"

😘

"O" is for OWLS 

"O" is for the O-CHICKS

Orbiana & Otac!!

"back to elephants"

Divus Augustus. Æ Sestertius

Died AD 14

Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 36-37

Rome mint

Diameter: 33 mm

Weight: 25.60 grams

Obverse: Statue of Augustus seated left on throne, holding laurel branch and scepter, set on ornate car drawn by four elephants, each with its own mahout

Reverse: Legend around large S C

Reference: RIC I 68 (Tiberius)

Other: 12h ... light brown patina, minor roughness, deep punch mark on reverse

Ex-stevex6 … Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 298 (13 March 2013), lot 103; Robert O. Ebert Collection

NEXT => Big "SC" 

UNO => Seleukid 

Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos I, Æ 20 mm

Antioch

280-261 BC

Diameter: 20 mm

Weight: 4.52 grams

Obverse: Macedonian shield with anchor as central boss

Reverse: Elephant right; c/m: anchor

Reference: SC 339.4; WSM 946

Other: gorgeous green/black patina, minor roughness

Ex-stevex6

UNO => River God

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trajan AR Tetradrachm

AD 98-117

Struck AD 110/1

Diameter: 27 mm

Weight: 14.44 grams

Obverse: Laureate head right; below, club left and eagle standing right with wings folded

Reverse: Tyche seated right, foot set on river-god swimming to right below

Reference: McAlee 470 (Antioch); Prieur 1498

Other: 7h ... sweetly toned, some porosity, light scratches in field on obverse, slight die shift on reverse

Ex-stevex6

No ... ummm, something brown and nickel-sized

UNO => Gallienus

UNO => incorrect post

Sweet!! ... that's very cool, Furryfrog (nice snag)

ummm, I have this modern day error  ... a 1967 centennial 5-cent piece, struck on a foreign planchet (very cool as well)

Congrats on the sweet OP-addition, Kirispupis

UNO => holding something over his shoulder on the obverse

Constantius I AE Follis

Date: 301-303 AD

Diameter: 28.5 mm

Weight: 10.1 grams

Obverse:  CONSTANTIVS NOB C - Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding sceptre over left shoulder

Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera over altar and cornucopiæ; B right, PLC in ex. (Lugdunum mint)

Reference: RIC 167a

Other: Superb and bold portrait

Ex-stevex6

... one of my favourite ol' coins 

Hi

UNO => Elephant

Demetrius I Trichalkon with ELEPHANT
200-185 BC

Diameter: 29.5 mm

Weight: 12.61 grams

Bactrian Kings, Demetrius I, bronze Attic trichalkon of:

Obverse: Head of elephant with bell hanging from neck

Reverse: Caduceus.

Reference: Bopearachchi-16, Mitchiner-1086, SNG ANS 209

Other: LOVELY brown and green patina, great example

NOTE => this is Demetrios I (Bactrian King) which is different from Demetrios I (Seleukid King)

Ex-stevex6

"N" is for Nicephorus II Phocas (Fourree)

=> bring-on Zombie fricken Jesus!!

ex-stevex6 ... now a Sev-Alex winna

... I love ya, man

"N" is for NER*

=> Nero and Nerva