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Roman Empire
AR Denarius, 17.03mm, 3.76g
Augustus (27 BCE - 14 CE)
Lugdunum mint (2 BCE - 4 CE)
REV: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Gaius and Lucius Caesars standing, shields and spears between them.
Sear 1578, RIC 206

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6 hours rule

 

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Lydia, Sardeis
AE 27, 133-1 BC
Magistrate Artemidoros Moldi
Obv.: Draped bust of Artemis right; bow and quiver over shoulder
Rev.: ΣAPΔIANΩN, AΡTEMI ΔΩPOΣ MOΛΔI, Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear, and shield set on ground.
AE, 10.57g, 27mm
Ref.: SNG Munich 464, Waddington 5210

 

Next: Two goddesses on one coin

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1 hour ago, Prieure de Sion said:

Next wish, please two goddess again.

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PAMPHYLIA, Side, circa 145-125 BC, Tetradrachm, struck under the magistrate Kleuch...

Obv: Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet.

Rev: KΛE-YX Nike alighting to left, holding wreath in her outstretched right hand and fold of her drapery with her left; to left, pomegranate

Next: pamphylia

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Aspendos, Pamphylia
Stater, 420-370 BC
Obv.: Two wrestlers grappling, AK in-between
Rev.: EΣTFEΔIIYΣ, slinger in throwing stance right, in right field triskeles, all within square dotted border
Ag, 10.93g, 23mm
Ref.: SNG France 84, Aulock4561

 

Next: Sports, whether real or whether it just looks that way

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Gordian III, AD 238-244.
Roman provincial Æ Pentassarion, 13.30 g, 27.1 mm, 7 h.
Thrace, Anchialus, AD 238-244.
Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: ΟVΛΠΙΑΝWΝ ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕWΝ, Nude athlete standing facing, head right, holding palm branch and wreath.
Refs: AMNG II, 632.3, p. 276; Mionnet Suppl. 2, 136; RPC VII.2, — (unassigned; ID 48982); Corpus Nummorum Thracorum cn.anchialus.4915.

Next: Big lathe dimples.

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Macrinus, 217-218
Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis
struck under legate Statius Longinus
Obv.: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus right
AVT K M OΠEΛIOC CEVH MAKPINOC
Rev.: Asklepios standing front, head left,
leaning on his serpent-entwined-staff,
VΠ CTATI ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN [ΠPOC]
Ae, 13.33g, 27.3mm
Ref.: AMNG 1756var.

Next: Asklepios

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Licinius I AE Follis. 20mm dia/ 3.2gr

Obverse- IMP LIC LICINIVS PF AVG, laureate head right

Reverse- IOVI CON-SERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding victory and sceptre, eagle at foot with wreath in its beak,gamma to right.

Mintmark SIS. RIC VII 8G (Siscia oficina3)

Next...His son.

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1 minute ago, Alegandron said:

Pre- 120 BCE Denarius

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Cn. Lucretius Trio.
AR Denarius, 136 BC, Rome
Obv: TRIO, Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) below chin.
Rev: CN LVCR / ROMA, The Dioscuri galloping right.
Ag, 17.4x19.6mm, 3.87g
Ref.: Crawford 237/1a.

 

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"Quadrigus"

 

C. Licinius Lf Macer

Struck 83 BC. Rome Mint

AR (Silver) Denarius. 3.39g.  20mm. 

 Obverse:  Diademed bust of Vejovis left, seen from behind, hurling thunderbolt.

Reverse: Minerva in quadriga (four-horse chariot) right with javelin & shield; C LICINIVS L F MACER in two lines in ex.

Ref. Licinia 16; Cr354/1; Syd 732.

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Next => A Scorpion

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Yeah, baby!!

Unfortunately, some of the scorpion on the reverse of this coin got blurred out when the countermark was applied to the obverse. Still, a scorpion is a scorpion!

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Julia Iotape, Queen of Commagene AD 38 - 72
AE diassarion, 23.4 mm, 13.64 g, 12 h
Syria, Commagene, Samosata mint
Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ ΦΙΛΑ∆ΕΛΦΟΣ, diademed and draped bust of Iotape, right; countermark: anchor?
Rev: ΚΟΜΜΑΓ−ΗИΩИ, scorpion and inscription all within laurel wreath
Refs: Lindgren-Kovacs 1887; RPC I 3858; BMC Galatia p. 109, 4; Nercessian AC --; SNG Cop VII 5; similar to Sear GIC 5514 (which has lunate sigmas in the inscription).

Next: Countermark.

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Lydia, Hierokaisareia
Pseudo-autonomous issue
Time of the Severans (193-235)
Obv: IЄPOKAICAPЄIA, Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right.
Countermark "head of Artemis with quiver" ?
Rev: IЄPOKAICAPЄΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
AE, 4.96g, 20.9mm
Ref.: BMC 21

 

Next: Tyche on both sides

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Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. AE17

Obv: MAΓNHCIA, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right.
Rev: CIΠYΛOY, Tyche standing left, kalathos on head, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Weber 6843; BMC 36-37.
238-244 AD.

Next:  Pseudo-autonomous 23mm or larger

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