Phil Anthos Posted December 26, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 26, 2023 Syracuse, Reign of Agathokles 317-289 BC AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.14g) O: Wreathed head of Kore (Persephone) right, wearing pendant earring and necklace; KOPAΣ behind. R: Nike standing right, hammer in right hand, erecting trophy; triskeles to lower left, [ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΟΣ] behind, all within dotted border. Struck between 313–295 BC. HGC 2, 1536; SNG ANS 670-76; SNG Cop 766ff; Sear 972v; BMC 388v ex Museum Surplus ~ Peter 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted December 26, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 26, 2023 Link, Nike: Elagabalus, Billon Tetradrachm, Year 3 (219/220 AD), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, Α ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ - ΑΝΤѠΝΙΝΟϹ ƐΥϹƐΒ / Rev. Nike advancing right, holding wreath out with right hand and palm branch over left shoulder with left hand, L Γ [Year 3] before her. RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Vol. VI, 10053 (temporary); RPC Online at https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/10053; Emmett 2939.3 (R2) [Emmett, Keith, Alexandrian Coins (Lodi, WI, 2001)]; Dattari (Savio) 4122 [Savio, A. ed., Catalogo completo della collezione Dattari Numi Augg. Alexandrini (Trieste, 2007)]; Milne 2776 at p. 69 (wreath-ties “d,” one turned forwards, the other backwards) [Milne, J.G., Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins (Oxford 1933, reprint with supplement by Colin M. Kraay, 1971)]; Geissen (Köln) 2320 [Geissen, A., Katalog alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen, Köln, Band II (Hadrian-Antoninus Pius) (Cologne, 1978, corrected reprint 1987)]; K&G 56.28 [Kampmann, Ursula & Ganschow, Thomas, Die Münzen der römischen Münzstätte Alexandria (2008)]. 23 mm., 12.40 g., 12 h. Ex CNG E-Auction 403, Lot 432, Aug 9, 2017 (see https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=34134); Ex Hermanubis Collection. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted December 27, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2023 Link: Nike Kotys II, 123 - 132AD. AE 27mm (14,66g) Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΟΤΥΟΣ, Büste des Kotys II. n. r., davor Dreizack. Rev: M-H, Nike mit Palme u. Kranz Ref: MacDonald, Bosporus 434/2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted December 27, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2023 Link: Bosporus Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion, circa 325-310 BC, (AE 20 mm, 5.58 g), Wreathed head of satyr to Left/ Rev. ΠΑN, bow and arrow. From the Vineyard Collection. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 27, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2023 Link: Bow Mysia, Pergamon AE14, 281 - 197 B.C. Pergamene Kingdom, Philetairos Obv.: head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with a griffin Rev.: ΦIΛE/TAIΡOΥ, bow, circle below AE, 14mm, 1.93g Ref.: BMC Mysia, p.119, 59 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted December 27, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 27, 2023 Soloi, Cilicia 3rd-2nd Century BC AE20 (7.12g) O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. R: Owl standing right, head facing; Θ left, ΣOΛEΩN to right. SNG BN 1207; SNG Levante 863-864; Sear 5622v; BMC 21 151,42 ex Jack H. Beymer An important coastal city, Soloi may have originally been a Rhodian colony. Soloi thrived throughout the Hellenistic period, but was finally destroyed by Tigranes of Armenia during the 1st century BC. ~ Peter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted December 27, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2023 Link: Owl facing forward on reverse PERGAMON (Mysia) AE16. Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with 8 pointed star. Reverse: AΘHNAΣ / NIKHΦOPOY. Owl standing facing on palm frond right, with wings spread. Monograms ΓΑ and ΑΡ either sides of owl in fields. SNG Leipzig 1102-1103. Pergamon mint, ca. 200-133 BC. 2,9 g - 16 mm. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted December 27, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 27, 2023 Another owl reverse... Velia, Lucania 305-290 BC AR Diobol (11mm, 0.93g) O: Head of nymph right, hair in sakkos with loose ribbon dangling behind; E behind neck, Φ(?) before. R: Owl facing with wings spread, standing on [Z]; [YEΛHTΩN] in exergue. Williams 635; SNG ANS 1278; HGC I, 1334; HN Italy 1324 Scarce ex Savoca Numismatics ~ Peter 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted December 27, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 27, 2023 Nymph 10 mm, 1,39 g. Paphlagonia, Sinope. AR trihemiobol. Circa 330-300 BC. Head of nymph Sinope three-quarters facing, turned slightly to left / Eagle standing facing with wings spread, head left; ΣΙ-Ν[Ω] across fields. SNG Stancomb 779; SNG ΒΜ Black Sea 1498-1502; HGC 7, 396; Dewing 2134; SNG von Aulock 2117. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted December 27, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 27, 2023 Nymph... Neapolis, Campania 275-250 BC AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.92g) O: Diademed head of the nymph Parthenope left, wearing triple earring; poppy head behind. R: Man-faced bull standing right; Nike flying right above, crowning bull; IΣ below, [N]EAΠOΛITΩ[N] in ex. Sambon 510; HN Italy 586; SNG ANS 400; Hands Class VI; Sear 309v (eagle head) ex Numisantique The Greek colony on what is now known as the Bay of Naples was one of the earliest in Italy, originally established by settlers from Euboea, and possibly named Parthenope after the local Nymph. The city was later re-founded nearby and renamed Neapolis, or ‘New City’. Its proximity to Rome brought Italian customs to the colony, while conversely bringing a heavy Greek influence to the Romans. It is not surprising then that Neapolis was one of the first Greek colonies to ally itself with Rome near the end of the fourth century BC, and was instrumental in repelling Hannibal a hundred years later. ~ Peter 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted December 27, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 27, 2023 19,04 mm, 5,70 g. Campania, Suessa Aurunca. Ӕ. Struck 268-240 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left, O at righ / SVESANO, Man-headed bull, Nike flying above, crowning bull with laurel branch or wreath. SNG ANS 606; SNG Cop. 586. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted December 28, 2023 · Patron Share Posted December 28, 2023 Link: Laureate head of Apollo: C Vibius C.f. Pansa, 90 BCE. Roman AR denarius, 3.87 g, 18.2 mm, 1 h. Rome, 90 BCE. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right; PANSA behind, control mark (prow) below chin. Rev: Minerva in quadriga right, holding spear and reins in left hand and trophy in right hand; C·VIBIVS·C·F in exergue. Refs: Crawford RRC 342/5b; Sydenham CRR 684-684c; BMCRR 2265; Sear RCV 242. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted December 28, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 28, 2023 Link: C. Vibius Pansa (adoptive son of the moneyer for @Roman Collector's coin) Roman Republic, C. Vibius C. f. C. n. Pansa Caetronianus, AR Denarius 48 BCE, Rome mint. Obv. Mask of bearded Pan right; below, PANSA / Rev. Jupiter A[n]xurus, laureate, barechested, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and long scepter in left hand; on right, C•VIBIVS•C•F•C•N curving downwards; on left, IOVIS • AXVR curving upwards. Crawford 449/1a, RSC I Vibia 18 (ill.), Sear RCV I 420 (ill.), Sear Roman Imperators 20 (ill. p. 14), BMCRR 3978, Sydenham 947. 19 mm., 3.75 g.* (Purchased from Silbury Coins, UK, Sep. 2020.) *Caius Vibius Pansa, son of Caius and grandson of Caius, was Consul in 43 BCE. (Crawford p. 465.) According to Grueber in BMCRR (pp. 509-510 at n. 1), he was a supporter of Caesar, and governor of Bithynia and Pontus in 47 BCE, striking coins at Apamea and Nicaea. He was killed in battle in 43 BCE before the town of Murina. The mask of Pan on the obverse is a pun on his cognomen, Pansa. (Crawford p. 465.) The figure of Jupiter A[n]xurus on the reverse (see the reverse legend) refers to an association of the moneyer’s gens, Vibia, with the town of Anxur (now Terracina). (See id.) The town is in Latium on the Tyrrhenian sea, about 98 km. southeast of Rome. See BMCRR at p. 510 at n. 1, stating that in Anxur “there was a special cult of Jupiter, whose temple was situated on the highest point of the city, and who was represented as a youth, handsome in features, and of perfect form; a representation suggested by the type of the coin.” See also John Melville Jones, A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins (Seaby, London 1990) at p. 153, under entry for Jupiter. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 28, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2023 Link: Pan LYDIA. Thyateira. 2nd century AD Obv: head of young Dionysus, r., wearing ivy wreath Rev: ΘΥΑΤƐΙΡΗΝΩΝ, Pan advancing, l., holding bunch of grapes and pedum AE,17.5mm, 3.8 g Ref.: RPC VI, 4306 (temporary), GRPCL 94, Hochard 2661 (Apollo) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmarcovan Posted December 28, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) Link: Pan. Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): ca. 310-303 BC bronze Æ21 Obverse: Bearded head of satyr (or the god Pan) right. Reverse: Forepart of griffin left, sturgeon below. Issuer: Pantakapaion (Panticapaeum) in Thrace. Specifications: Bronze, 21.34 mm., 7.68 g. Grade: NGC Ch VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. Cert. #5770260-001. Purchased raw. Reference: Anokhin 111; SNG BM Black Sea 869-871; MacDonald 69.* Provenance: Ex-Lodge Antiquities, UK, via VCoins store, 9 March 2019.* Notes: Pantikápaion was a Greek city on the eastern side of Crimea. Its ruins are in the modern Ukrainian city of Kerch, which was annexed by Russia in 2014. Comments: Pan sort of looks like a werewolf here, doesn't he? Edited December 28, 2023 by lordmarcovan 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted December 28, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 28, 2023 Griffin 19 mm, 2,79 g. Gallienus 260-268. Æ antoninianus. Rome. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, head of Gallienus, radiate, right / APOLLINI CONS AVG, griffin, walking left. RIC V Gallienus 165; RSC 77. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted December 28, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) Link: Gallienus, (253-268 C.E.), joint reign with Valerian AE Sestertius, 26mm 15 grams, chipped or squared off flan Obverse: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, Laureate and cuirassed bust right Reverse: FIDES MILITVM S-C, Fides holding two legionary standards References: RIC 214 Cohen 240, Göbl 74s. Edited December 28, 2023 by Ancient Coin Hunter Added verbage 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted December 28, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2023 Link: Fides Probus, Antoninianus (23 mm, 3.65 g), Rome, 276. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus to r./ Rev.FIDES MILIT / XXIЄ Fides standing l., holding long scepter in her r. hand and transverse signum with her l. RIC 151 var. (published on Wildwinds) 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted December 28, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 28, 2023 Probus 22 mm, 3,59 g. Probus 276-282. Æ antoninianus. Rome. PROBVS PF AVG, bust of Probus, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle in right hand / ROMAE AETER, hexastyle temple, Roma seated in centre, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left hand. MintMark: -/-//RVA. RIC V Probus 187. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted December 29, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 29, 2023 Link: 15 hours ago, ambr0zie said: Probus Marcus Aurelius Probus, as Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus; Antoninianus of the Roman Imperial Period 276/282 AD; Material: Billon; Diameter: 23mm; Weight: 3.87g; Mint: Ticinum; Reference: RIC V Probus 573; Obverse: Bust of Probus, radiate, cuirassed, right. The Inscription reads: IMP C PROBVS AVG for Imperator Caesar Probus Augustus; Reverse: Securitas, draped, standing left, legs crossed, leaning on column, raising right hand to head; ΓXXI in exergue. The Inscription reads: SECVRIT PERP for Securitas Perpetua (To perpetual security). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted December 29, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Probus... Probus 276-282 AD AE Antoninianus (20mm, 3.43g) O: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG. R: Female deity standing right, presenting wreath to Probus; RESTITVT ORBIS, Z in field between, XXI in ex. RIC 925 / Cohen 509 / Sear 3364 ex Jack H. Beymer ~ Peter Edited December 29, 2023 by Phil Anthos 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted December 29, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 29, 2023 Link: 5 minutes ago, Phil Anthos said: Probus Marcus Aurelius Probus, as Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus; Antoninianus of the Roman Imperial Period 277 AD; Material: BI Silver; Diameter: 25.50mm; Weight: 3.15g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC V Probus 195; Obverse: Bust of Probus, radiate, cuirassed, right. The Inscription reads: IMP PROBVS AVG for Imperator Probus Augustus; Reverse: Hexastyle temple, Roma seated in centre, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left hand. The Inscription reads: ROMAE AETERNAE R*Γ for ROMAE AETERNAE, RGamma (Everlasting Rome, 2nd emission of Rome). 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted December 29, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Link: Roma Maxentius, 306-312 A.D. Type: AE Follis, Rome mint (probably) 308-310 A.D. Obverse: Laureate head of Maxentius right, IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG Reverse: Roma seated facing left, holding orb, in hexastyle temple with peaked roof, wreath in pediment, CONSERV VRB SVAE Reference: RIC 210; Sear 14987 Edited December 29, 2023 by Ancient Coin Hunter 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted December 29, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2023 Link: Temple reverse GALLIENUS Antoninianus. 259-260 Lugdunum mint. GALLIENVS (dot) P (dot) F (dot) AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / DEO MARTI, distyle temple with Mars standing left within, left hand holding inverse spear and resting right hand on shield. RIC 10 var (dots in legend). Goebl 889g. Elmer 85; RSC 149; Cohen 615. Sear5 10195. 2,2 g - 21 mm 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 29, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2023 Link: Gallienus Gallienus, 253-268. Antoninianus , Mediolanum, 258-260. Obv.: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. Rev.: DIANA FELIX Diana advancing right, holding bow in her left hand and drawing arrow from quiver with her right; at feet, hound springing right. AR, 20 mm, 3.15 g, 6 h Ref.: Cohen 169, MIR 920l, RIC 380. Ex Leu Web Auction 2, 3 December 2017, 752. Ex Leu Web Auction 17, 14-16 August 2021, 2822 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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