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Raymond Roupen Denier, 1216-1219
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Antioch. Billion, 18mm, 0.98g. Bust to left, wearing helmet with chin guard and chain mail armour; crescent to left, star to right; RVPINVS. Cross pattée, inward facing crescent in upper right quadrant; AITIOCHIA (cf Metcalf, Crusades 1995, class L).

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15 hours ago, John Conduitt said:

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Principauté de la Dombes - Marie de Montpenser (1608-1627), denier tournois en Argent - 1620
Atelier de Trevoux
+ MARIE . SOVVE . DE . DOMBES, Buste a gauche avec large collerette et collier de perles
+ DENIER . TOVRNOIS . 1620, Deux lis et un M, une brisure au centre
18 mm - 1,59 gr 
Ref : Divo Dombes # 160, CGKL # 730, 

Il s'agit d'un essai en argent du Denier Tournois type 5 - 1620 (pièce de plaisir)

Next : something 17th century

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Charles I Siege Ninepence, 1646
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Newark-on-Trent. Silver, 4.43g. Large crown with jewelled band, Royal cypher, denomination below, C R IX (King Charles 9 pence). Legend across two horizontal lines, OBS: Newark (Siege of Newark), 1645 below (S 3144). Hand cut during the siege of Newark from donated silverware. The coins dated 1645 were minted in January-March 1645 (the end of 1645, which we now would call early 1646, just before Charles I arrived in May 1646).

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Marcus Aurelius Caesar (under Antoninus Pius) AR Denarius, 145-146 AD, Rome Mint. Obv: Bare head right, clean-shaven, AVRELIVS CAE-SVG PII F / Rev: Honos standing left, holding branch and cornucopiae, COS II. RIC III Antoninus Pius 429a, RSC II Marcus Aurelius 110 (p. 202), BMCRE IV Antoninus Pius 594 (p. 85), Sear RCV (1981 ed.) 1279 [not in Millennium edition]; A. Pangerl, "Vier Jahrzente Portraits des Marcus Aurelius auf römischen Reichsmünzen," 500 Years of Roman Coin Portraits (2d ed. 2017), pp. 318-333 at p. 324 Tabelle 1 (No. 3.10) & p. 326 (No. 10) [dated to 145-146 AD and classified at p. 439 as “Type 3: long head shape of adolescent boy; beginning moustache, increasing but discrete side burns”] (noting at p. 324 that "RIC gibt keinen Barttyp an").  18.2 mm, 3.3 g. Purchased from Ars Coin Wien, 22 May 2018.

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Next, Marcus Aurelius after he grew his beard. 

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Lydia, Bagis. Pseudo-autonomous Æ21. 190-240 AD.

Obv: ΔHMOC, youthful, laureate bust of Demos right, drapery on left shoulder.
Rev: EΠI ΓAIOY AΡC A BAΓHNΩN (HN ligate), River-god Hermos, himation over lower limbs, reclining left, holding reed over right shoulder, resting left arm on urn from which waters flow, EΡMOC below.
Archon Gaius

 

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Sicily, Gela. Circa 420-405 BC. Æ Tetras (17mm, 3.49g, 5h). Obv: Bull standing left, head lowered; three pellets in exergue. Rev: Head of horned river god right, wearing tainia; barley grain behind. Ref: CNS III, 10; SNG ANS 106; HGC 2, 379. 

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State, City: Thrace, Thasos
Coin: Silver Hemiobol
- Head of satyr right, with full head of hair
ΘΑΣΙ - Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions, legend around; all within shallow incuse square
Mint: Thasos (ca 411-404 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 0.40g / 7mm / 10h
References:
  • Le Rider, Thasiennes 12
Acquisition: Roma Numismatics Online Auction E-Sale 12 #894 1-Nov-2014

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Gallic Import Bull MA Hemiobol, 150-120BC
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Massalia. Bronze, 15mm, 3.92g. Head of Apollo left. Bull butting right, MA above (for Massalia, usually ΜΑΣΣΑ) (ABC 115). Found in Dover, Kent on 25 Sep 2018. This type of cast bronze inspired the first coins made in Britain (the Apollo/Bull potin). About 20 have been found in the UK.

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Leo I, AD 457-474.
Roman Æ Half Centenionalis, 0.82 gm, 10 mm, 6 h.
Constantinople, AD 457-474.
Obv: DN LEO, diademed and draped bust, right.
Rev: b E, Verina standing facing, holding globus cruciger and transverse scepter.
Refs: LRBC II 2272; RIC 714; Sear 21436; Vagi 3739; MIRB 30.

Next: Globus cruciger.

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Justinian Half Follis, 541-542
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Nicomedia. Bronze, 29mm, 11.00g. Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and shield with his left; D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVI. A/N/N/O to left, XЧ (regnal year 15) to right, Large K; above, Christogram; below, mintmark NI (BCV 203).

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32 minutes ago, Ancient Coin Hunter said:

Anastasius I Dicorus (491-518 C.E.).

Brain Teaser: Anybody know what Dicorus means??? Reformed Follis: 39mm 19.0 grams

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Coin with a Star on the reverse

It means two pupilled. He had eyes of different colours.

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2 hours ago, Ancient Coin Hunter said:

Coin with a Star on the reverse

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Syracuse Hiketas 288-279 BC - bronze unit
Head of Zeus hellanios right
ΣΙΡΑΚ ΟΣΙΩΝ. Eagle left, wings open, star and A in field
8.95 gr, 23 mm
Ref : Sear # 1212

Next : Syracuse

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1 hour ago, John Conduitt said:

Syracuse Hemilitron, 405BC
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Syracuse. Bronze, 19mm, 3.78g. Head of Arethusa left, wearing necklace, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone. Dolphin swimming right; Σ YPA and scallop bellow (SNG ANS 419).

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A feeling of déja vu about this 😄

 

Ruler: Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Region, City: Egypt, Alexandria
Coin: Billon Tetradrachm
CEB EΥCEB ANTΩNINOC - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
ΓΑ - Poseidon standing right, with foot on prow, holding trident and dolphin
Mint: (141-142 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 11.71g / 25mm / -
References:
  • Geissen 1379
  • Dattari 2326/2323
Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online Auction NN Live Auction 22 #353 1-May-2016

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Antoninus Pius

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Commodus Billon Tetradrachm.

Alexandria, Egypt

25mm, 11.06 grams

Obverse: M AVΡ KOMMO ANTΩNINOC CE, Laureate bust of Commodus right

Reverse: VΠAT OCTOΔ, Zeus seated left, holding scepter and thunderbolt, K theta in field

Reference: It appears closest to Milne 2677, Emmet 2657

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Next: Bad-boy Commodus

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