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Severus Alexander, AD 222-235.
Roman Provincial AE 25.0 mm, 10.37 g.
Cappadocia, Caesarea, AD 222/3.
Obv: ΑV Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄΟΥ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡ, laureate head, right; uncertain c/m behind.
Rev: ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, agalma of Mount Argaeus surmounted by star, atop altar inscribed ЄTA (= year 1).
Refs: RPC VI 6735; Sydenham 537-38; BMC 298; SNG von Aulock 6510.

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6 hours ago, Nerosmyfavorite68 said:

Next: Valerian II Caesar (d. 258)

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Valerian II, antoninianus - Cologne mint, AD 257-258
VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust of Valerian junior right
IOVI CRESCENTI, Young Jupiter on back of goat Amalthea right
3.66 gr
Ref : RCV # 10731, Cohen #26

 

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Celtic (or someone else?) imitation of Parion
Circa 480 BC
Issued anonymously
AR hemidrachm | 1.90 grams | scyphate flan
Obv: Facing gorgon simplified as two lines as eyes and a nose
Rev: Incuse square with cruciform pattern, pellet

Next: another archaic coin

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Roman Republic. Anonymous. Circa 230 BC. Æ Aes Grave Sextans (31mm, 36.81g). Libral standard. Rome mint. Obv: Tortoise on a raised disk. Rev: Wheel of six spokes; two pellets (mark of value) between spokes; all on a raised disk. Ref: Crawford 24/7; ICC 71; Thurlow & Vecchi 71; HN Italy 330. Near Very Fine, nice dark green patina with some earthen highlights/deposits. Ex Artemide LVIII (5 Nov 2022), Lot 125.

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Next: Your favorite Roman Republican.

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Well, since I explicitly called it "my favorite coin" in its very own thread, I guess it must be this one, struck by the moneyer C. Numitorius, Crawford 246/1, in 133 BC on Crawford's dating,

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Next up: YOUR ancient favorite coin, any flavor.

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4 hours ago, Phil Davis said:

Next up: YOUR ancient favorite coin, any flavor.

Tough challenge!....But I guess this is up there as one of my all-time favourite ancients..

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Antoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. AE Dupondius (11.76 gm, 25.3mm). Rome mint. Struck 154-155 AD.
Obv.. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, radiate head right.
Rev.. LIBERTAS COS IIII / S - C, Libertas with pileus and sceptre standing left.
RIC 933....BMC 1469. gVF.

Next....Same theme.

YOUR ancient favorite coin, any flavor.

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My favourite coin changes from day to day.

Today it is this Herennia Etruscilla. I found it last weekend on a tablett with modern coins. I think I bought it 15 or 20 years ago and had completely forgotten it existed.

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Herennia Etruscilla
AR Antoninianus, AD 249-251
Obv.: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust on crescent right
Rev.: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia veiled standing left, drawing veil and holding sceptre
Ag, 3,06 g, 23mm
Ref.: RIC 58b, C17

 

Next: A coin you had forgotten for some time

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I had completely forgotten about this first emission antoninianus of Claudius II until I was looking through my photo library for a coin of his to post for the Emperors of Rome Chronological Portrait Gallery thread.

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Claudius II, AD 268-270.
Roman silvered billon antoninianus, 3.66 g, 19.1 mm, 6 h.
Siscia, issue 1, end AD 268.
Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS CAES AVG, Bust right, radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum, seen from rear.
Rev: RESTITVTOR ORBIS, emperor in military dress standing l., holding patera over small altar in r. hand and spear pointing down in l. hand.
Refs: RIC 189; MER/RIC temp no. 562; Cohen 247; Markl, Num Zeitschr v. 16, p. 427; Alfoldi 1936, 1.2.

Next: A ruler's first emission/issue.

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52 minutes ago, Ryro said:

next: Athena

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Lydia. Thyateira. Trajan. 98-117 AD. AE 25mm (9.14 gm).
Obv.: ΑΥ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΝ CΕ ΓΕΡ ΔΑΚΙ , laureate head right.
Rev.: ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ; Athena in long chiton standing facing, head left, holding patera in her extended right hand, resting with left on shield placed on ground beside her, behind which upright spear. RPC III 1823. VF.

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Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AR Denarius [Restored Issue of Mark Antony Legionary Denarius Leg. VI, probably issued for 200th anniversary of Battle of Actium], 168-169 AD, Rome Mint.  Obv. Praetorian galley moving left over waves with four crew members, ANTONIVS AVGVR around from 8 o’clock, IIIVIR R P C across below galley / Rev. Legionary eagle (aquila) facing left between two standards, ANTONINVS ET VERVS AVG REST [ = Restituit] around from 8 o’clock, LEG - VI across lower field. RIC III M. Aurelius 443 (at p. 248), RSC I Mark Antony 83 (ill. at p. 127), Sear RCV II 5236 (ill. at p. 341), BMCRE 500. 19 mm., 2.86 g.

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*See Sear RCV II at p. 340: “Issue of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus restoring the ‘Legionary’ Coinage of Mark Antony. The reasons for this remarkable restoration remain obscure. Mattingly (BMCRE, p. cxxiii) suggests that Legio VI Ferrata, which had fought for Antony at Philippi in 42 BC, may have played a leading role in the Parthian War of AD 164, the exceptional commemoration of this achievement on the coinage being prompted both by the the legion’s long and distinguished history and the similarity of the names ‘Antonius” and ‘Antoninus.” The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Actium [in 31 BC] perhaps provides a more obvious reason for the issue.” (Emphasis added.) 

See also https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Restitutions for a discussion of restored coinage in general, defining it as “a name given to pieces of money copied from other pieces struck in the past,” from the verb restituo.  This type of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus is the only restored coinage mentioned that was issued after the restored Republican coinage issued by Trajan, and the earlier restored issues minted under Titus, Domitian, and Nerva. (The “Divi” issues of Trajan Decius were intended to commemorate a number of honor certain previous emperors, but are not copied from specific coins of those emperors.) 

The original “LEG VI” Mark Antony legionary denarius on which this restoration issue was modeled is Crawford 544/19; see also Sear Roman Imperators 356 at p. 232. Notable differences from the restored coin’s design include the fact that the galley on the obverse and the eagle on the reverse of the original both face right (as opposed to facing left on the restored coin), and that the obverse inscription on the original reads “ANT AVG,” whereas on the restored coin those abbreviations are fully spelled out as “ANTONIVS AVGVR,” presumably to avoid confusion. (Had the original obverse inscription been used on this coin, it would likely have been misread by most people as “ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS” -- a potential ambiguity not present when the original was issued 200 years earlier.) 

Next: another "restored" issue, from any emperor.

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19h, so here is the original:

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Mark Antony
Denarius 32-31 BC
Obv.: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Galley right.
Rev.: LEG XV., Aquila between two legionary standards.
Ag, 3.29g, 18.1mm
Ref.: Crawford 544/30

 

Next: a coin from which a "restored" issue exists (but not the "restored" issue)

 

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DRUSUS (23 A.D.)
AS
Rome, 23 A.D.
10.84 g - 28 mm
S 1794 - C2 - RIC 45
DRVSVS.CAESAR.TI.AVG.F.DIVI.AVG.N, Bare head left
PONTIF.TRIBVN.POTEST.ITER. Large S C

(The restoration issue was struck under Titus)

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> 11 hours and no Drusus. How about the wife of Drusus?

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Antonia, Augusta AD 37 and 41.
Roman orichalcum dupondius, 12.10 gm, 28.3 mm.
Rome, AD 41-50.
Obv: ANTONIA AVGVSTA, bust of Antonia, draped and bare-headed right, hair in long plait.
Rev: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP S C, Claudius, veiled and togate, standing left, holding simpulum in right hand.
Refs: RIC 92; BMC 166; Cohen Antonia 6; RCV 1902; CBN 143; Carson 405.

Next: Someone holding a simpulum.

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