Octavius Posted June 7 · Supporter Share Posted June 7 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... 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted June 7 · Supporter Share Posted June 7 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted June 7 · Supporter Share Posted June 7 As of Titus with victory on prow of ship celebrating naval victory...VICTORIA NAVALIS. NEXT, another ship's prow... 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted June 7 · Supporter Share Posted June 7 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 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegandron Posted June 8 · Supporter Share Posted June 8 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 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted June 8 · Supporter Share Posted June 8 Ae of Capua, one time home to Spartacus. Jupiter with Victory crowning trophy. Next, another coin from Campania... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted June 8 · Supporter Author Share Posted June 8 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 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted June 8 · Patron Share Posted June 8 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. 7 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted June 8 · Supporter Author Share Posted June 8 Next: sakkos 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted June 8 · Member Share Posted June 8 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. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted June 8 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted June 8 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. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted June 8 · Patron Share Posted June 8 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. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted June 8 · Member Share Posted June 8 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 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted June 9 · Supporter Share Posted June 9 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 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted June 9 · Member Share Posted June 9 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 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted June 11 · Patron Share Posted June 11 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. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted June 11 · Supporter Share Posted June 11 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 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted June 12 · Member Share Posted June 12 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 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted June 12 · Supporter Share Posted June 12 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 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted June 13 · Member Share Posted June 13 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 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted June 13 · Member Share Posted June 13 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. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted June 13 · Supporter Author Share Posted June 13 My latest Sulla traveling military mint fits that bill: Next: coin from a traveling military mint 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted June 14 · Supporter Share Posted June 14 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 9 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted June 14 · Member Share Posted June 14 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 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted June 14 · Member Share Posted June 14 (edited) 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 by Phil Anthos 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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