expat Posted September 17 · Supporter Share Posted September 17 (edited) ALEXANDER III the Great AE16 Obverse: Macedonian shield with thunderbolt on boss. Reverse: B – A either side of Macedonian helmet with chinstrap. ^E Monogram upper right. Price 404 var (monogram upper instead of lower). Uncertain mint in Macedon, ca. 326 BC. 4,65 g - 16 mm. Next: Macedonian Edited September 17 by expat 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 17 · Supporter Share Posted September 17 Alexander the Great Unit, 336-323BC Macedon. Bronze, 17.8mm, 6.00g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin. Club above bow inside bowcase; AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ (SNG Copenhagen 1059). Next: Alexander 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted September 17 · Member Share Posted September 17 Alexander, but deified 18 mm, 4,2 g. Kings of Thrace. Lysimachos 305-281 BC. AR drachm. Ephesos. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena seated left on the throne, holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right hand and leaning with her left arm on shield decorated with lion's head, transverse spear with point below, lyre to the inner left field, A under the throne. Thompson 174; Müller 355. Next - Athena holding Nike. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted September 17 · Patron Share Posted September 17 One Athena Nikephoros coming up! Diocletian, AD 284-305 Roman billon tetradrachm, 19.2 mm, 7.24 g, 12:00 Egypt, Alexandria, AD 285-6 Obv: Α Κ Γ ΟVΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust, right Rev: Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting on scepter, shield at side; L B (= regnal year 2) in field Refs: Dattari 5638; BMCG 2485; Milne 4765; Cologne 3211; RCV 12856. Next: Diocletian. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 17 · Supporter Share Posted September 17 Diocletianus Æ Follis, Heraclea mint Obv.: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right Rev.: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI / Genius standing front, head left, wearing modius on head, chlamys over shoulder, holding patera (from which liquor flows) and cornucopiae AE, 11.69g, 26.8mm Ref.: RIC VI, Heraclea S. 531, 17a Next: Heraclea 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 17 · Supporter Share Posted September 17 Honorius, 408-423 Heraclea. Bronze, 1.77g. Bust of Honorius, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, star behind; D N HONORI-VS P F AVG. Honorius and Theodosius II standing facing, heads toward one another, each holding a spear in outer hand and holding a globe between them with inner hands; GLORIA RO-MANORVM; SMHA in exergue (RIC X Theodosius II (East), 407). Found in Britain. Next: late empire 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 17 · Supporter Author Share Posted September 17 Spithridates Satraps of Lycia & Ionia 334 BC, AE10 1.05g Head of Spithridates right, wearing a Persian headress Forepart of a horse right, monogram above SNG Cop 1538 Ex: Aegean Numismatics Killed by Cleitus the Black while attempting to kill Alexander the Great. Arrian reports that Spithridates, who followed his father Rhosakes as the Persian satrap of Lydia and Ionia, died in the Battle of Granikos in 334 BC after Kleitos cut his arm off to keep him from shooting Alexander in the back with an arrow amidst the battle. Next up: coin from the lifetime of Alexander the Great 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted September 17 · Patron Share Posted September 17 15 minutes ago, Ryro said: Spithridates Satraps of Lycia & Ionia 334 BC, AE10 1.05g Head of Spithridates right, wearing a Persian headress Forepart of a horse right, monogram above SNG Cop 1538 Ex: Aegean Numismatics Killed by Cleitus the Black while attempting to kill Alexander the Great. Arrian reports that Spithridates, who followed his father Rhosakes as the Persian satrap of Lydia and Ionia, died in the Battle of Granikos in 334 BC after Kleitos cut his arm off to keep him from shooting Alexander in the back with an arrow amidst the battle. Next up: coin from the lifetime of Alexander the Great That don't look like late Empire to me, Bro! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 17 · Member Share Posted September 17 (edited) Macedonian Kingdom, Reign of Alexander III 336-323 BC AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.01g) O: Head of Alexander as Herakles right, clad in lion's skin headdress. R: Zeus seated left on backless throne, holding eagle and sceptre, his legs parallel; eagle's head facing left in field to left, AΛEΞANΔPOY behind. Amphipolis mint (lifetime issue). Price 51; Sear 6713v; C. 4952 Next: Magna Graecia Edited September 17 by Phil Anthos 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 17 · Supporter Author Share Posted September 17 1 hour ago, Roman Collector said: That don't look like late Empire to me, Bro! Lol. Really!? He didn't say what empire. This is from the year before the Persian empire fell to Alexander. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 17 · Supporter Author Share Posted September 17 Bruttium, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (31 mm, 6.63 g). Obv. Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; KAVΛ to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted. Rev. Incuse of obverse, but daimon in outline and no ethnic. Noe, Caulonia Group A, 1 (same dies). Rare. Cracked in three parts, otherwise, very fine/fine Purchased from Auctiones gmbh March 2021 next: more Magna Graecia 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted September 17 · Member Share Posted September 17 19,04 mm, 5,70 g. Campania, Suessa Aurunca. Ӕ. Struck 268-240 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left, O at righ / SVESANO, Man-headed bull, Nike flying above, crowning bull with laurel branch or wreath. SNG ANS 606; SNG Cop. 586. Next - MORE Magna Graecia. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted September 17 · Member Share Posted September 17 14 minutes ago, Ryro said: Lol. Really!? He didn't say what empire. This is from the year before the Persian empire fell to Alexander. See, gentlemen?! this proves how often people think about the Roman Empire. This seems like a general issue as when somebody says "empire" the connection is automatically made! Q.E.D. Carry on with more Magna Graecia. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 17 · Member Share Posted September 17 Metapontum, Lucania 330-300 BC AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.76g) O: Head of Demeter right, wreathed in grain and wearing triple earring and necklace; ΔAI under chin. R: Ear of barley with seven grains, leaf to right; plow above leaf, MAX below, META to left. Johnston C-1; SNG ANS 470; SNG Cop 1227; HN Italy 1581; Sear 416 Next: why not some more MG 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 17 · Supporter Share Posted September 17 Akragas Trias, 440-430BC Sicily. Cast bronze, 17.5mm, 15.33g. Eagle standing left. Crab. Four pellets (mark of value) on base (CNS I, 1). Next: unusual shape 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 17 · Member Share Posted September 17 Olbia, Sarmatia circa 5th century BC AE unit (23.5mm, 0.84g) Cast bronze dolphin with raised spine and dorsal fin. Sear 1684v Next: Nike crowning 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted September 18 · Member Share Posted September 18 Cheating a little - VICTORY crowning 14 mm, 1,65 g. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus. AR quinarius. Rome. 88 BC. Laureate head of Jupiter r. / Victory r. crowning trophy; in exergue, CN LENT. Crawford 345/2; RSC I Cornelia 51a (ill.); BMCRR 2443-2444; Sear RCV I 255 (ill.); Sydenham 703; RBW Collection 1313. Next - quinarius 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted September 18 · Member Share Posted September 18 Augustus. P. Carisius, legate AR Quinarius, 1.9g. Next- Augustus 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 18 · Supporter Author Share Posted September 18 next: dark patina 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted September 18 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 18 Trajan AR denarius, AD 108-109, Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P / Rev. Dacian captive, wearing cloak and peaked cap, seated left on pile of arms in attitude of mourning; right elbow resting on raised right knee, and face resting on right hand; about him, two curved swords in front, two spears and an oblong shield behind; COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC around; in exergue, DAC CAP. RIC II 98; RSC II Trajan 120(a) (rev. ill. p. 87); see also Foss (Trajan No. 286(b) at p. 101). Black patina. Purchased from Herakles Numismatics, Jan. 2022, NYINC 2022. 19 mm., 3.05 g. Next, another Dacian captive or personification of Dacia. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 18 · Member Share Posted September 18 Nice Trajan! ~ Peter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted September 18 · Member Share Posted September 18 Haven't posted my avatar coin for a while so why not 19 mm, 3,02 g. Trajan 98-117. AR denarius. Rome. 103-111. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, bust of Trajan, laureate, right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Dacian, wearing peaked cap, in attitude of mourning, seated right on oval shield; curved sword (falx) below. RIC II Trajan 219; RSC 529; BMC 175. Next - a coin showing the legend SPQR 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 18 · Supporter Share Posted September 18 NEXT: Nero with SPQR reverse 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 19 · Supporter Author Share Posted September 19 6+ Next: more Nero provincials 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted September 19 · Patron Share Posted September 19 Nero, AD 54-68. Roman provincial Æ 17 mm, 6.4 g. Pamphylia, Side, c. AD 55. Obv: ΝЄΡⲰΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, laureate and draped bust, right. Rev: ϹΙΔΗΤ, Athena advancing left, holding spear over shoulder and shield, serpent alongside her; pomegranate upper left field. Refs: RPC I, 3401; BMC 19.152,75; Mionnet Suppl. 7, p. 66,188; Sear GIC, 608; SNG France 784. Next: More Side in Pamphylia. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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