Post it and pick it!

[Octavius]

Denarius of Plautilla celebrating her ill-fated marriage to Caracalla - PROPAGO IMPERI, which roughly translates to "for the one who will be continuing the imperial line".

next, bronze of Caracalla...

[Octavius]

2 minutes ago, Phil Anthos said:

Meanwhile...

Akragas, Sicily

213-211 BC (Punic Occupation) AR 1/4 Shekel (14mm, 2.11g) O: Head of Triptolemus right, wreathed in corn. R: Horse galloping right; Punic letters 'ht' below. SNG Cop 379; HGC 2, 174; Burnett, Enna 151; de Luynes 3965; Weber 8540; Walker Group II, 1st Series ex Tom Cederlind Next: a maritime theme

sorry - 2 minutes too late!

[Octavius]

As of Titus with victory on prow of ship celebrating naval victory...VICTORIA NAVALIS.

NEXT, another ship's prow...

[expat]

Julia Domna AR Denarius.
IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos on head, standing right, left foot on prow, holding Horus; behind, rudder. RIC 577, RSC 174, BMC 75

 

NEXT: Horus

[Alegandron]

Horus

RI AR Den Julia Domna 200 CE Felicitas Isis Horus foot on prow rudder against altar behind RIC 577

Egypt Faience Eye of Horus Amulet ca 1070-332 BCE 3rd Int to Late Per - Blue glaze double sided

 

NEXT: Coin of BCE Capua

[Octavius]

Ae of Capua, one time home to Spartacus. Jupiter with Victory crowning trophy.

Next, another coin from Campania...

[Ryro]

Campania, Neapolis

 

Nomos/Didrachm (6.77 g), ca. 300-275 BC. BC Head of a nymph with a hair band / androcephalic bull, above Nike with a wreath. HN Italy 579. Corroded and small cleaning scratches. Dark tint. s.sh./fssch. Ex Rauch 36 (1986), 14. Purchased from Rauch April 2024 E-Auction 43 lot 39

Next: nymph

[Roman Collector]

How about three of 'em?!

Julia Domna, AD 193-217.
Roman provincial Æ triassarion, 24 mm, 7.77 g.
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 193-211.
Obv: IOVΛIA ΔO-MNA CEB, bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, three nymphs standing facing, wearing tunics over long, lightly billowing skirts and clasping hands, the two outer nymphs with heads turned inwards and each holding a jug in her free hand.
Refs: Varbanov 892 var (obv. legend); Staal 89.15 (plate 3, fig. 15, p. 157); BMC --; Moushmov --; SGI --; AMNG I (Pick) --; Lindgren --; Winsemann --
Note: Obverse and reverse die match to Staal plate coin (Gorny & Mosch Auction 108, lot 1421, April 3, 2001).

Next: More nymphs. 

[Ryro]

Next: sakkos

[ambr0zie]

13 mm, 1,87 g.
Corinthia, Corinth. AR drachm. Circa 345-307 BC.
Pegasos flying left, wings curled, Koppa below. / Head of Aphrodite left, hair in a sakkos. ΠA monogram behind head.
BCD Corinth 162; SNG Fitzwilliam 3455-3456; SNG Cop. 136.

Next - Pegasos, but on a Greek coin, not Roman. 

 

[robinjojo]

Pegasus on Athena's helmet.

Attica, Athens, new style tetradrachm, 133/2 B.C.

Thompson 379e

17.0 grams

Next: A caduceus, winged or non-winged.

[Roman Collector]

 

Diva Faustina II, 147-175 CE.
Roman provincial Æ 19.6 mm, 3.90 g, 7 h.
Pisidia, Antioch, c. 176 CE.
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: COLONIAE ANTIOCHEAE, winged caduceus between crossed cornuacopiae.
Refs: RPC IV.3, 7371 (temporary; this coin pictured); Krzyżanowska 143, pl. 6, table 12.I.1.

Next: A plate coin in a printed book or the exemplar on an online reference. 

 

[Phil Anthos]

Taras, Calabria

325-280 BC AR Diobol (12mm, 1.14g) O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a hippocamp. R: Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean lion; EY above. Vlasto 1302 (this coin); D'Andrea Diobols Series M (Herakleia); HN Italy 976 From the M.P Vlasto collection. ex MNS Vlasto plate coin, #1302 This coin may in fact be an issue from Herakleia in Lucania. Next: amphora

[Shea19]

Thasos, Circa 412-404 BC. AR Trihemiobol (11 mm, 0.84 g). Bald satyr kneeling l., holding kantharos in his r. hand and resting his left on his hip; to l., grasshopper standing l./ Rev.ΘΑΣ-ΙΩΝ Large amphora with high handles; all within incuse square. 

Next: 5th century BC

[Phil Anthos]

Athens, Attica

454-431 BC AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.95g) O: Head of Athena with archaic eye right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with palmette and olive leaves. R: Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and cresent moon above, AΘE to right, all within incuse square. SNG Cop 31; Kroll 8; Sear 2526 ex Steven Battelle With her almond eye and Mona Lisa-like grin, along with her companion owl (Athene Noctua), these classic 5th century tetradrachms from Athens are truly THE iconic ancient coin. Next: more 5th century BC

[Roman Collector]

After 46 hours, it's safe to say nobody has a coin that old. Here's one from the 5th century CE.

Leo I, 457-474 CE.
Roman Æ Half Centenionalis, 0.82 gm, 10 mm, 6 h.
Constantinople, 457-474 CE.
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. 

[shanxi]

Leo I. (457-474)
Au-Tremissis
Obv: D N LEO PE-RPET AVG, Bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM: Victory, winged, draped, advancing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and holding wreath and globus cruciger in left hand; star in right field
Av, 1.49g, 14.5mm
RIC X Leo I (East) 611, p.286, 611

 

Next: Leo I

[ambr0zie]

6 hours rule

A similar coin 

15 mm, 1,48 g.
Byzantine Empire. Anastasius I 491-518. AV tremissis. Constantinople.
D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Anastasius I right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / CONOB, Victory advancing to right, her head turned to left, holding wreath in her right hand and cross set on globe in her left; in field to right, star.
DOC 10a; Sear 8.

Next - a 5th century AD coin

[shanxi]

Marcianus (Reg. 450-457)
AE 4 – Nummus
Obv: DN MARCIANVS PF AVG, Bust of Marcian, draped, cuirrased right
Rev: Marcian monogram 1 within wreath.
Mint Mark: CVZ
AE, 1.0g, 9-10 mm
RIC X Marcian, p.283, 561 [R]

 

Next: monogram

[ambr0zie]

13 mm, 1,58 g.
Aeolis, Aigai circa 200-27 BC. Ӕ.
Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Forepart of goat right; monograms above and to right.
SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen 14; SNG von Aulock -.

Next - goat

[ambr0zie]

You don't like goats. 

20,6 mm, 3,72 g.
Mn. Fonteius C.f. AR denarius. Rome. 85 BC.
MN·FONTEI – C·F Laureate head of Apollo Veiovis r.; below, thunderbolt and below chin, RA ligate / Cupid on goat r.; above, pileii. In exergue, thyrsus. All within laurel wreath.
Babelon Fonteia 9; Sydenham 724; RBW 1350; Crawford 353/1a.

Next - a RR denarius, between 100-50 BC. 

 

[Ryro]

My latest Sulla traveling military mint fits that bill:

Next: coin from a traveling military mint

[shanxi]

Julius Caesar
AR Denarius, 46/45 BC
Military mint travelling with Caesar in Spain
Obv.: Diademed head of Venus right, Cupid behind shoulder
Rev.: Trophy with oval shields between female and male seated captives, CAESAR in exergue
Ag, 3.90g, 18mm
Ref.: BMC 89, Crawf. 468/1, Syd. 1014

 

Next: head/bust of Venus or Aphrodite

[ambr0zie]

11 mm, 0,56 g.
Cilicia, Nagidos. AR obol. Circa 400-380 BC. Head of Aphrodite facing slightly right; [N] to left / Wreathed head of young Dionysos facing slightly left; [N] to left. Göktürk 2; SNG France –; SNG Levante 6.

 

Next - Dionysos / Bacchus

[Phil Anthos]

Thasos, Thrace

after 148 BC AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.86g) O: Head of young Dionysus right, wreathed in ivy and flowers. R: Herakles standing nude left, holding club and lion's skin; ΣΩTHPOΣ left, HPAKΛOYΣ right, ΘAΣIΩN in ex. SNG Cop 1040; Sear 1759 Inhabited since prehistoric times, the island of Thasos is said to be the mythological home of the Sirens. Phoenician traders occupied Thasos by the late ninth century BC, drawn by her prolific gold mines. A hundred years later Greek colonists from Paros settled on the island and prospered from Thasos’ gold and marble production, as well as her fertile vineyards. Thasian wine was renowned throughout the Mediterranean, for which they honored Dionysus on their coinage. A brush with the Persian army under King Darius at the beginning of the fifth century caused Thasos to increase her production of war ships, and after the defeat of Xerxes in 480 BC Thasos joined the Delian League. However a dispute with Athens over mining interests on the Thracian mainland led Thasos to revolt in 465 BC, only to submit after the Athenians destroyed her ships and razed the city walls. The island was occupied by Sparta from 404 until 393 BC, when Thasos fell to Athens, who eventually granted her independence. Thasos then came under the control of Phillip II of Macedonia around 340 BC, who immediately seized the gold mines. Thasos remained a part of the Macedonian Empire until falling under Roman rule in 197 BC. Next: a coin depicting a local industry

Edited June 14, 2024 by Phil Anthos