Ryro Posted April 20 · Supporter Author Share Posted April 20 (edited) Sicily, Katane AR Litra. Circa 415/3-404 BC. Head of Silenos to left, wearing ivy wreath / ΚΑΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ Winged thunderbolt between two shields. Boehringer, Kataneische LI 6-7. Rizzo pl. XIV, 18 var. SNG ANS 1266. 0.71g, 10mm, 6h Next: Sicilian silver Edited April 20 by Ryro 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted April 20 · Member Share Posted April 20 Enna, Sicily 450-440 BC AR Litra (13mm, 0.69g) O: Demeter driving slow biga right, holding grain ears (torch?). R: Demeter standing facing, holding lighted torch over altar to left; [HE]NNAI[ON] to right. HGC 2, 391; Sear 777 Very scarce ex Aegean Numismatics Enna, known in antiquity as ‘The Navel of Sicily’, was located in the geographic center of Sicily on a high plateau which served as a natural fortress. It is said that one could see all three Sicilian coasts from the city’s heights. Perhaps more important than its strategic location however was Enna’s religious significance, for it was here that Persephone was abducted by Hades and here that the cult of Her mother Demeter thrived. "In the interior [of Sicily] is Enna, where is the temple of Demeter, with only a few inhabitants; it is situated on a hill, and is wholly surrounded by broad plateaus that are tillable." ~ Strabo, Geography 6.2.6 Next: crown 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted April 20 · Supporter Share Posted April 20 Victoria Crown, 1891 London. Silver, 39mm, 28g. Jubilee head; VICTORIA D:G:BRITT:REG:F:D:. St. George and dragon (KM 765). Next: St George 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted April 20 · Supporter Share Posted April 20 Gold sovereign NEXT: Dragon or Kraken 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted April 20 · Supporter Share Posted April 20 Iceland 1000 Kronur AR, 39mm, 30g Obverse: The four traditional protector spirits ("Landvættir") of Iceland. These are Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant. Reverse: Two vikings looking at a fire or a stylized geyser. (Whoops, I have the images flip flopped) Next - A bull 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted April 20 · Member Share Posted April 20 Thurii, Lucania 300-280 BC AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.67g) O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with Skylla hurling a stone. R: Bull butting right; ΘOYPIΩN and ΘE above, tunny fish in ex. SNG ANS 1081; HN Italy 1870; Sear 443v (inscription on exergual line) From the Frederick H. Rindge collection; ex Jack H. Beymer Next: horse rearing 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted April 20 · Supporter Share Posted April 20 I think it's rearing... South Ferriby ‘Stork Head’ Rich Type 28a Unit, 55-45BC Corieltavi Tribe, English Midlands. Silver, 13-15mm, 1.18g. Horse right, stork head, pellet rosette above, pellet below tail. Uniface (ABC 1806; VA 884-1; S−). Next: abstract 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted April 20 · Supporter Author Share Posted April 20 Remi, Electrum quarter stater "aux segments de circles"- 1,39 gram 10mm, minted 80-50BC obv: horse left rev: four segments of circles "Gallia Belgica (or Belgica Prima) was a Roman province located in what is now the southern part of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, northeastern France, and western Germany. The Remi were a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul in the 1st century BC. They occupied the northern Champagne plain, between the rivers Mosa (Meuse) and Matrona (Marne), and along the river valleys of the Aisne and its tributaries the Aire and the Vesle. Their tribal capital was at Durocortum (Reims, France) and they were renowned for their horses and cavalry. The Remi, under Iccius and Andecombogius, allied themselves with Julius Caesar when he led the conquest of Gaul. The Remi tribe remained loyal to him throughout the entire Gallic Wars, the most pro-Roman of all the peoples of Gaul." next: electrum 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted April 22 · Supporter Share Posted April 22 The nearest I can get to electrum. Pale Gold Phase ‘Two Emperors’ Thrymsa, 645-675 Kent. Gold, 13mm, 1.19g. Diademed and draped bust right; pseudo legend around. Two small busts facing; above, Victory with wings enfolding the figures; pellet to each side of Victory’s head (SCBC 767). Next: two emperors. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeady Posted April 22 · Supporter Share Posted April 22 Here's a Byzantine coin with Constans II and Constantine IV. Ruler: Constans II (Augustus) Coin: Good EF Gold Solidus DN CONSTANTINVS C CONSTAN - Facing busts of Constans, on left with long beard, and Constantine IV, beardless, each wearing crown and chlamys; between their heads, a cross VICTORIA AVGV Θ - Cross potent on three steps Exergue: Mint: Constantinople (654-659 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: s: 4.40g / 20mm / 7h References: SB 959 MIB 26 Acquisition: Roma Numismatics Auction Auction VII #1369 23-Mar-2014 Next - gold 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted April 22 · Supporter Share Posted April 22 Iceni ‘Norfolk Wolf Left, Sideways Diamond’ Stater, 50-35BC Norfolk. Gold, 17mm, 5.40g. Left-facing Icenian wreath motif, fibula below. Wolf standing left with bristly back, crescent and large pellet above, large pellet and four-pellet diamond below (only two pellets visible). (ABC−, VA−, BMC−, COI−, S−. Talbot Norfolk Wolf B, Sub-type D, die group 18, dies T/49). Ex John Follows (Treasure Hunting, October 1999, p.45, this coin). Found Norfolk, CCI 99.1318. Next: more gold. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted April 22 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted April 22 More British gold: George III AV Spade Guinea 1793, Spink 3729, KM 609 [Standard Catalog of World Gold Coins (6th ed 2009) at p. 693], Bull 723 (ill. p. 554) [Maurice Bull, English Gold Coinage 1649-1816 (Spink 2020)]. Obv. Laureate bust right (5th bust “H”), GEORGIVS • I I I • DEI • GRATIA • / Rev. Crowned spade-shaped shield, quartered; around, M•B•F•ET•H•REX•F•D•B•ET•L•D•S•R•I•A•T•ET•E• [King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire], 1793 beneath shield (date var. with Italic “1”, high “7” linked to shield, “9” not touching shield; see Bull p. 554). 24 mm., 8.40 g. Purchased from Noonans Auction 260, 28 Sep 2022, Lot 1437.* *See Bull p. 549, explaining the rather unusual appearance of the spade guineas (somewhat resembling an ancient clipped siliqua!): “To discourage the illegal practice of clipping the legends were intended to be very close to the edge of the flan. As a result, due to the slight variations in the diameter of the blank flans and the occasional subtle miss-alignment in striking, tops of some of the lettering are often missing.” Next, another coin issued by George III. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted April 22 · Supporter Share Posted April 22 George III Eighteenpence Bank of England Token, 1815 London. Silver, 27mm, 7.31g. Head 2; GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX.BANK TOKEN 1s 6d, 1815, within wreath of oak leaves (S 3772). Issued by the Bank of England during the Napoleonic Wars, prior to the 1816 British Currency Act. As these coins were not Crown coinage, they were classed as bank tokens. Next: more British Georgian 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted April 23 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted April 23 (edited) George II AV Half-Guinea 1756, Spink 3685, KM 587, Bull 658. By John Croker. Obv. Old laureate head left, GEORGIUS·II· DEI·GRATIA· / Rev. Ornate crowned quartered shield of arms, divided date above, legend around, ·M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E·17 – 56 [King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire]. 20 mm., 4.2 g. Purchased from Dix Noonan Webb Auction (now Noonans) 252, 12 April 2022, Lot 175. Next, another stringed musical instrument -- this time on the reverse of an ancient coin. Edited April 23 by DonnaML 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeady Posted April 23 · Supporter Share Posted April 23 Coincidentally, I was going to post a 1759 half guinea 😄 Here's a lyre instead. Ruler: Brutus (Pro Consul) Gens: Junia Coin: Silver Denarius LEIBERTAS - Head of Libertas right, wearing heair rolled back and collected into a knot behind CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS - Lyre between quiver to left and laurel branch tied with fillet to right Mint: Lycia (Spring 42 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.48g / 18mm / 6h References: RSC 34 (Junia) Sydenham 1287 Crawford 501/1 HCRI 199 Provenances: Ex. Trausnitz Collection Ex. Kunker 27, 30-Sep-1994, lot 416 Acquisition: Nomos Online auction Obolos 18 #523 21-Feb-2021 Next - Libertas 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted April 23 · Patron Share Posted April 23 Claudius, 41-54 CE. Roman Æ as, 10.86 g, 28.3 mm, 7 h. Rome, 42 CE. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head, left. Rev: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S C, Libertas standing right. Refs: RIC 113; BMCRE 202-5; Cohen 47; CBN 230-2; RCV 1860. Next: Left-facing bust on a Roman imperial issue. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted April 23 · Member Share Posted April 23 Claudius / Minerva 41-42 AD AE As (26mm, 10.22g) O: Bare head left; TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP P P. R: Minerva advancing right, wielding javelin and holding shield; S-C. RIC 116 / Cohen 84 / BMC 149 / Sear 639 ex Francis J. Rath "No one is free who does not lord over himself." Next: facing head 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted April 23 · Supporter Share Posted April 23 A different Claudius... Divus Claudius II Gothicus, died AD 270. Silvered Æ Antoninianus (22mm, 3.11g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st emission of Aurelian, late AD 270-271. Obv: DIVOCLAVDIO; Radiate head right. Rev: CONSECRATIO; Eagle standing left, head right. Ref: RIC V 266. Very Fine, flan crack with some striking weakness. Ex Berk at the Philadelphia ANA August 8, 2000. Ex Warren Esty. Full silvering, which is very unusual. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted April 23 · Member Share Posted April 23 Consecratio legend with a bird reverse 17 mm, 2,56 g. Diva Faustina I. Died 140-141. AR denarius. Rome. DIVA FAVSTINA, bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top / CONSECRATIO, peacock, walking right, head turned back left. RIC III Antoninus Pius 384a (denarius); RSC 175; BMC 473. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted April 23 · Supporter Share Posted April 23 More Divus and birds. Divus Constantius I Chlorus Nummus, 307-310 Londinium. Bronze, 7.89g. Veiled bust with laurel wreath right; DIVO CONSTANTIO PIO. Burning altar between two eagles; MEMORIA FELIX; PLN in exergue (RIC 110). 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted April 23 · Member Share Posted April 23 There is a slight problem here as the last threads followed the Uno pattern. Including mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted April 23 · Patron Share Posted April 23 31 minutes ago, ambr0zie said: There is a slight problem here as the last threads followed the Uno pattern. Including mine. I figure we'll get back on track with "More Divus and Birds." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted April 23 · Supporter Share Posted April 23 To get back on track ANTONINUS PIUS AR Denarius CONSECRATIO DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right on garlanded altar, head turned left. RSC 156. BMC 48. SEAR 5192. RIC 431 (Aurelius). Rome mint, after AD 161. 3,0 g - 18,5 mm NEXT: Decorated altar 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted April 23 · Patron Share Posted April 23 Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 3.45 g, 19.3 mm, 6h. Antioch (formerly attributed to Laodicea), AD 196-202 (or later). Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: PIETAS PVBLICA, Pietas, veiled and draped, standing left, both hands raised in prayer; at her feet, garlanded and lighted altar. Refs: RIC 643; BMCRE 612; Cohen 156; RCV --; CRE 381; ERIC II 121. Next: Julia Domna. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted April 23 · Supporter Share Posted April 23 Julia Domna sestertius... next, one of her children. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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