Ryro Posted July 14, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 14, 2023 Antiochos I Soter, 281-261 BC. Ae (bronze, 1.52 g, 11 mm), Antioch on the Orontes. Macedonian shield with central anchor. Rev. BA AN Forepart of horned elephant right; upright jawbone and monogram to left, club to right. SC 342; HGC 9, 196. Very fine. Next: elephant 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted July 15, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2023 Only elephant I have NEXT: Another elephant 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted July 15, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 hours ago, expat said: NEXT: Another elephant Marcus Iulius Philippus I ArabsAntoninianus of the Roman Imperial Period 247/249 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 23mm; Weight: 3.25g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC IV Philip I 58; Provenance: Ex Naumann Numismatics Vienna Austria; Obverse: Bust of Philip the Arab, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. The Inscription reads: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG for Imperator Philippus Augustus; Reverse: Elephant, guided by driver with goad and wand, walking left. The Inscription reads: AETERNITAS AVGG for Aeternitas Duorum Augustorum (Eternity of the two Augusti). Next: A ruler with his son together on a coin.... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Posted July 15, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 15, 2023 CONSTANTINE VII and ROMANUS II Solidus Constantinople, 945-959 S 1751 - R 1905 +IhS XPS REX REGNANTIUm, facing bust of Christ, nimbate, raising hand in benediction, holding Gospels; nimbus with two pellets in arms of cross. CONSTANT' CE ROMAN' AVGG b, crowned facing busts of Constantine, wearing loros, and Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them. Next: Solidus 7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted July 17, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) On 7/15/2023 at 5:29 PM, Alwin said: Next: Solidus Leo I (Flavius Valerius Leo) Reign: Leo I; Mint: Constantinopolis; Date: 462/466 AD; Nominal: Solidus; Material: Gold; Diameter: 21mm; Weight: 4.51g; Reference: RIC X Leo I (East) 605; Rare: R2; Provenance: Studio Numismatico Raffaele Negrini Milano, Italy; Obverse: Bust of Leo I, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm; Inscription: D N LEO PERPET AVG; Translation: Dominus Noster Leo Perpetuus Augustus; Translation: Our Lord Leo, Perpetual Augustus; Reverse: Winged Victory standing left, holding with left hand a long jewelled cross; in right field, a star; Officina mark ending the lettering and mintmark (S) in exergue; Inscription: VICTORIA AVGGG CONOB; Translation: Victoria Augustorum, Constantinopolis; Translation: Victory of the Augusts, Konstantinopel, Mintmark S = 6th officina Next: Gold Tremissis... Edited July 17, 2023 by Prieure de Sion 7 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted July 17, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 6 hours Alexander I Balas, 152-145 BC. Ae (bronze, 2.13 g, 13 mm), Antioch. Aegis with gorgoneion. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - AΛEΞANΔPOY Pegasos leaping right. SC 1792. Nearly very fine. Next: Pegasos 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Posted July 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 18, 2023 GALLIENUS, Antoninianus Rome, 267-268 S 10362 - C 979 - RIC Va 283 GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate head right SOLI CONS AVG, Pegasus prancing right - A Next: Griffin on a greek coin 9 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted July 18, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Alwin said: Next: Griffin on a greek coin Not greek greek, but greek enough hopefully Castulo, Spain, AE As - 2nd century BCE Virile head right, a hand before Sphinx walking right. Iberian for KASTILO at exergue 15.9 gr Ref : Sear GIC #15, Catalogue 38 and 39 CNH (CORPVS NVMMUM HISPANIAE, L. Villaronga) Next : more Spain Q 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted July 18, 2023 · Patron Share Posted July 18, 2023 Caligula 37-41 CE. Roman provincial Æ 28 mm, 11.17 gm. Carthago Nova, Spain, 37-38 CE. Obv: C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. P.M. TR.P. COS., laureate head of Caligula, r. Rev: CN. ATEL. FLAC. CN. POM. FLAC. II. VIR. Q.V.I.N.C., head of Salus r., SAL AVG across field. Refs: SGI 419; Heiss 272, 35; Cohen 247, 1; RPC 1, 185; SNG Cop 503. Next: Salus/Hygieia. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted July 18, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 18, 2023 NEXT: More Salus 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Posted July 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 18, 2023 MARCUS AURELIUS Dupondius Rome, 162 S 5042 v. - C 558 - RIC 839 IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG PM, Radiate head right SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVI COS III, Salus std left SC Next: Dupondius 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted July 18, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 18, 2023 NEXT: Trajan 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted July 18, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 minute ago, expat said: NEXT: Trajan Trajan, Bronze - Laodicea ad Mare, c114-115 CE ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΡΙϹΤ ΚΑΙϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΔΑΚ ΠΑΡ, laureate head of Trajan right with drapery on left shoulder ΙΟΥΛΙΕⲰΝ ΤⲰΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕⲰΝ ΒΞΡ, Turreted bust of Tyche right, IOY in right field 9.97 gr Ref : RPC vol III # 3796, Sear #1080 Next : Tyche Q 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted July 18, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 next: BIG eyes 7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtisimo Posted July 19, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 19, 2023 You definitely win for best “bug-eye” Ryan. I think this Caracalla counts as big eyed though. Next: Large features of any kind. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted July 19, 2023 · Patron Share Posted July 19, 2023 Pietas has man hands! Julia Maesa, 218-225 CE. Roman AR denarius, 2.38, 18.7 mm, 2.70 g, 11h. Rome, 218-220 CE. Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust right. Rev: PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing left, both hands raised, before lighted altar. Refs: RIC 266; BMCRE 75; Cohen 34; RCV 7755; Thirion 410; CRE 490. Next: Pietas/Eusebeia. 6 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted July 19, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 19, 2023 Caracalla Contemporary Counterfeit Denarius, 198-217Imitating Rome. Silver-plated bronze, 2.74g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed right, seen from behind; ANTONINVS - PIVS AVG. Pietas standing left at altar, raising both arms; PIETAS PVBLICA. The reverse is typical of Julia Domna’s coins from 198-200. Found near Andover, Hampshire in 2019. Portable Antiquities Scheme: CAM-C08C4B. Next: Counterfeit 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted July 20, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 20, 2023 > 6 hours, and I have no counterfeits to post (so far as I know)! So, next: Pietas. Here's one of my coins depicting her: Roman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, AR Denarius, 81 BCE. Obv. Head of Pietas right, wearing diadem; below chin, stork standing right / Rev. Elephant standing left, wearing bell around neck; in exergue, Q•C•M•P•I [Q. Caecilius Metellus Imperator]. Crawford 374/1, RSC I Caecilia 43, Sear RCV I 301 (ill.), Sydenham 750, BMCRR Spain 43. 18 mm., 3.9 g.* *See Sear RCV I at p. 128: “The issuer strikes as imperator in Northern Italy where he was campaigning on behalf of Sulla. The following year he was to be the dictator’s colleague in the consulship.” See also Crawford Vol. I p. 390: “This issue was produced by Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, serving as a Sullan commander in the fight against Carrinas, Norbanus and Carbo. The obverse type [of Pietas] . . . alludes to his cognomen, acquired for his part in securing the restoration from exile of his father Q. Caecilius Metellus Numidicus.” The stork depicted in front of Pietas “is an emblem of family piety and an occasional adjunct of the goddess.” Jones, John Melville, A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins (London, Seaby, 1990) p. 243, under entry for Pietas. (Apparently, the Romans believed that the stork demonstrated family loyalty by returning to the same nest every year, and that it took care of its parents in old age.) Crawford also states at Vol. I p. 390 that “[t]he reverse type of an elephant recalls the capture of Hasdrubal’s elephants by L. Caecilius Metellus in 251 [BCE]” (also commemorated by an elephant denarius of C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius in 125 BCE; Crawford 269/1, RSC I Caecilia 14) (see the elephant denarius of Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio issued in 47-46 BCE; Crawford 459/1, RSC I Caecilia 47). The family was known for its opposition to Caesar. 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted July 20, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 Antoninus Pius (138-161). AE Sestertius, 159-160. Obv. Laureate head right. Rev. Pietas standing left, holding globe and child; a child standing on either side of her. RIC III 1031. AE. 25.61 g. 32.50 mm. Good F/About VF. next: dark patina 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted July 21, 2023 · Patron Share Posted July 21, 2023 The patina on this one is very dark, almost black. Gordian III, 238-244 CE. Roman Æ Sestertius, 20.01 gm, 28.2 mm, 11 h. Rome, 5th officina. 9th emission, 241 CE. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: PM TRP IIII COS II PP SC, Apollo seated left, holding laurel branch and resting left arm on lyre. Refs: RIC 302; Cohen 252; Sear --; Banti 72. Next: Gordian III bronze. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted July 21, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 21, 2023 12 hours ago, Roman Collector said: Next: Gordian III bronze. Marcus Antonius Gordianus IIIBronze Medaillon of the Roman Imperial Period 238/244 AD; Material: AE; Diameter: 35mm; Weight: 22.24g; Mint: Tomis, Moesia Inferior; Reference: RPC Online VII.2 1676; Provenance: Ex Nilus Coins, private sale with old dealer tag; Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass, raising right hand, in left hand holding globe. The inscription reads: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟⳞ ΑΥΓ for Autokrator Kaisaros Marcos Antonios Gordianos Augustos (Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus); Reverse: Gordian III, laureate, riding on galloping horse right, with right hand spearing enemy on ground, left. The inscription reads: ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩⳞ for Metropoleon Pontoupolis Tomeon (Metropolitan Pentapolis Tomis). Next: River God on the reverse please... 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted July 21, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2023 Antoninus Pius. Æ. As. TIBERIS. 140-143 AD ANTONINVS AVG. PIVS P.P. Laureate head to the right. Reverse: TIBERIS. S.C. In exergue: TR. POT. COS III. -Tíber reclining to the left and placing his hand on a rudder. 8.95g 25mm. Very scarce. C-822. RIC. 706 a-S. Tiberinus is a figure in Roman mythology. He was the god of the Tiber River. He was added to the 3,000 rivers as the genius of the Tiber. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted July 21, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 21, 2023 42 minutes ago, expat said: Antoninus Pius. Æ. As. TIBERIS. 140-143 AD Next? 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted July 21, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Prieure de Sion said: Next? 😉 Sorry, same theme, a river God Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientOne Posted July 21, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 21, 2023 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 Next: Pseudo-autonomous provincial. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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