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Mysia, Pergamon. Alliance with Ephesos. AE34 of Commodus

Obv: laureate-headed bust of Commodus (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.
Rev: to l., Asclepius standing, facing, (head, r.), holding serpent-staff; to r., cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports.
34mm and 20.8g.
Howgego 70, Caracalla laureate, and reported on 114 coins from Pergamum.
Howgego 811 meaning revalued to 6 assarii, and reported on
32 coins from Ephesus.

 

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Bee and a different deer

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Ephesos 280 - 258 B.C.
Obv.: E-Φ, Bee within wreath
Rev.: Stag grazing r.; quiver above, magistrate's name in exergue
AE, 2.51g, 16.8mm
Ref.: SNG Cop 268 - 269

 

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56 minutes ago, Ryro said:

next: mythical creature 

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Ionia, Phokaia, c. 350-300 BC. Æ (15mm, 4.36g, 11h). Phokleon, magistrate.
Obverse..Head of Hermes facing left wearing a Petasos hat tied at the back.
Reverse..Forepart of a griffin springing left. ΦΩKAEΩN (PHOKAEON), name of the magistrate below.
SNG Copenhagen 1039ff (magistrate); BMC 101.

Next....Name of a magistrate

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Magistrate Artemidoros Moldi

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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

 

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King Mithradates & Aristion as magistrates.

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Attica, Athens. 87/86 BC. AE18.

Obv: Head of Athena, wearing Corinthian helmet.
Rev: Zeus standing, hurling thunderbolt; star between crescents to right.
18mm., 8.7 gm.
Struck under Mithradates VI of Pontos, c. 105-85 BC.
Mithradatic war issue w/ King Mithradates & Aristion as magistrates.
Kroll 97

 

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Attica. Athens
Eleusinian festival coinage
Obv.: Veiled head of Demeter right
Rev.: A-ΘE, poppy with crossed grain ears.
Æ, 13 mm., 3,44 g.
Ref.: J.N.Svoronos “Les monnaies d'Athènes” pl.104 / 38-45, Kroll 150

 

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13 hours. Here's one with Demeter.

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Hadrian, AD 117-138.
Roman provincial billon tetradrachm, 12.76 g, 24.8 mm, 11 h.
Egypt, Alexandria, year 21=AD 136/7.
Obv: ΑVΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ; laureate head of Hadrian, right, drapery on l. shoulder.
Rev: L ΚΑ; Demeter standing facing, head l., wearing crescent, holding ears of corn and torch.
Refs: RPC III, 6131; BMC 16.71,579; Köln 1209; Dattari 1335; Milne 1519; Emmett 832.
Note: Ex-Clain-Stefanelli.

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Hadrian
Pergamon, Mysia
Magistrate Cl. Cephaliôn
AE 16, AD 118
Obv.: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟ, laureate head of Hadrian, with drapery on left shoulder
Rev.: [ΠΕΡΓΑ С]ΤΡΑ ΚΛ ΚΕΦΑΛΙΩ(ΝΟ), ΤΟ Β, Telesphorus standing facing
AE, 2.66g, 16mm
Ref.: RPC III 1734 (same reverse die)

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Achaea. Zacynthus, Island off Elis. Marcus Aurelius AE20. Pan with infant Dionysus
Zacynthus; Achaea; Peleponnessus (District: Zacynthus). Date 161–180.
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, r. Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ ΑΥ
Reverse design Pan standing, r., nebris over shoulders, holding bunch of grapes and infant Dionysus
Reverse inscription ΖΑΚΥΝΘΙΩΝ
RPC IV.1, 4626 (temporary)

 

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Antoninus Pius AD 138-161. Rome Denarius AR 19 mm., 2,90 g.
RIC III Antoninus Pius 136; RSC 344; BMC 530
Date Range: AD 145 - AD 161
Obverse Legend: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P; Type: Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right
Reverse Legend: COS IIII; Type: Clasped hands holding caduceus between two corn-ear

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Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161.
Roman AR denarius, 3.26g, 17.2 mm, 5 h.
Rome, AD 161.
Obv: DIVVS ANTONINVS, head of Antoninus Pius, bare, right, with drapery on left shoulder.
Rev: CONSECRATIO, ustrinum of four tiers decorated with garlands and statues and surmounted by a quadriga.
Refs: RIC 438; BMCRE 60-64; RSC 164a; RCV 5193; MIR 24.

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Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.11g, 12h). Obv: DIVO SEVERO PIO; Bare head right. Rev: CONSE-CRATIO: Funeral pyre of five tiers, surmounted by quadriga. Ref: RIC IV 191f; BMCRE 27 (Caracalla); RSC 89. Good Very Fine, two small splits on edge. From the Marc Melcher Collection, Ex CNG 61 (25 Sept 2002), Lot 1924. 

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Lucius Postumius Albinus Denarius, 131BC
image.png.b5c2526b2b1bc7bb09e00473ad5ad105.pngRome. Silver, 18mm, 3.57g. Helmeted head of Roma right, apex behind, mark of value below chin. Mars driving galloping quadriga right, holding trophy, shield, and spear; L POST ALB/ROMA (RRC/Crawford 252/1). Found near Lavenham, Suffolk, in 2018. Portable Antiquities Scheme: SF-C5FD5D

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