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Here's my bull contribution... Or depending on the way you look at it, some have said its an elephant??
Sicily, Messana, The Mamertinoi
Circa 288-278 BC, AE Quadruple Unit
Series I struck circa 288-285 AD
Obverse: APEOΣ, Laureate head of Ares right; helmet head behind.
Reverse: MAMEP-TI-NΩN, Bull butting left.
References: Särström Series I, Group A; Calciati I pg. 91, 1; SNG ANS 399; SNG Copenhagen 428; SNG Morcom 623
Size: 27mm, 17.51g
Ex: CNG Auction 447, Lot 20 (7/3/2019);
CNG Mail Bid Sale 67, Lot 287 (9/22/2004);
From the Tony Hardy Collection
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Wow... It's been almost a year since I got this one from @KenDorney. But it fits very well with my Roman Egypt collection.
Constantius I, as Caesar
293-305 AD, Tetradrachm
Year 1, Alexandria standing left holding scepter, hand raised. Delta in exergue.
Emmett 4168
19mm, 7.2g
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Fractional bronzes of the Roman Empire (Quadrantes, Semisses & Tesserae)
in Roman Empire
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I have a few Augustus ones that I think are pretty cool...
The first two are just different order of the moneyer names.
Augustus, Ruled 27 BC-14 AD
AE Quadrans, Stuck 5 BC, Rome mint
Apronius, Galus, Messalla, and Sisenna; triumvirate (meaning the three men in charge of preparing blanks and minting coins in gold, silver and bronze), although there are the four names inscribed on coin.
Obverse: SISENNA MESSALLA IIIVIR, bowl-shaped, ornately decorated altar.
Reverse: GALVS APRONIVS A A A F F, legend surrounding SC.
References: RIC I 464
Size: 16mm, 2.9g
Augustus, Ruled 27 BC-14 AD
AE Quadrans, Stuck 5 BC, Rome mint
Apronius, Galus, Messalla, and Sisenna; triumvirate (meaning the three men in charge of preparing blanks and minting coins in gold, silver and bronze), although there are the four names inscribed on coin.
Obverse: MESSALLA APRONIVS IIIVIR, bowl-shaped, ornately decorated altar.
Reverse: GALVS SISENNA A A A F F, legend surrounding SC.
References: RIC I 453
Augustus, Ruled 27 BC – 14 AD
AE Quadrans, Struck 9 BC, Rome mint
L. Aelius Lamia, P. Silius and Annius, moneyers
Obverse: LAMIA · SILIVS · ANNIVS ·, simpulum and lituus.
Reverse: III · VIR · A · A · A · F · F · around large S C.
References: RIC 421