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Alexander, King of the Molossians
Epirus, 342-330 BCE; c. 334-332 BCE
AE 15.5-16.5mm, 3.57g
Obv: Eagle standing r. between tripod and laurel spray.
Rx: ΑΛΕΞA /ΤΟΥ ΝΕ above and below thunderbolt; all within wreath.
BM-6, SNG Cop-90, Sear-1987.
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Faustina II
Asia Minor, Cilicia, Olba
Obv.: ΦΑVСΤΙΝΑ СЄΒΑСΤΗ. Draped bust right, wearing stephane; countermark: thunderbolt
Rev.: ΟΛΒƐΩΝ, winged thunderbolt
Ag, 9.00g, 25mm
Ref.: Staffieri, Olba 52, BMC 25

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UNO => Rudder

 

Antoninus Pius Sestertiu

Date: 144 AD
Diameter: 30 mm
Weight: 20.4 grams
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III - Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius.
Reverse: DES IIII - Salus holding rudder and patera, feeding snake entwined on altar.
References: RIC 122, 749

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Bithynia, Nicomedia, Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161, AE18, 3.2g
Obv: ANTΩΝ ΚΑΙCΑΡ CEB, bareheaded and draped bust right.
Rev: DHMHT NEIKO, Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and scepter.
Ref: RPC online 5588.

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Link: Bithynia

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Kings of Bithynia. Prusias II
AE Unit 20.5mm 6.41g 12h
c. 180-150 BCE
Laffaille430 var. - Cop.- - Aulock6886 var. - RG.26 - BMC.- - HGCS. 7/629
0avers : Buste imberbe, juvénile et drapé de Dionysos (Bacchus) à droite, couronné de feuilles de vigne.
0revers : Le Centaure Chiron à droite, la tête de face, jouant de la lyre, sa tunique flottant derrière.
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Saloninus AD 256. Samosata

Billon Antoninianus

23 mm, 4,09 g

SALON VALERIANVS NOB CAES,  bust of Saloninus, radiate, draped, right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes, draped, presenting flower to Saloninus with right hand and holding skirt with left hand; Saloninus in military attire and holding spear

RIC V Saloninus 36, RSC 95

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Julia Iotape, Queen of Commagene AD 38 - 72
AE diassarion, 23.4 mm, 13.64 g, 12 h
Syria, Commagene, Samosata mint
Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ ΦΙΛΑ∆ΕΛΦΟΣ, diademed and draped bust of Iotape, right; countermark: anchor?
Rev: ΚΟΜΜΑΓ−ΗИΩИ, scorpion and inscription all within laurel wreath
Refs: Lindgren-Kovacs 1887; RPC I 3858; BMC Galatia p. 109, 4; Nercessian AC --; SNG Cop VII 5; similar to Sear GIC 5514 (which has lunate sigmas in the inscription).
 

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Philippus II
Samosata, Commagene, Syria
August 247 - late 249 A.D
Obv.: AVTOK K M IOVAI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB / laureate draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: ΦΛ CAMOCATEωN MHTΡKOM / Tyche seated left, river god below
Butcher 32 , BMC 64
AE, 13.62g, 28.8mm

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Link..Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopia.

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Trajan ar Denarius 98-117AD 20mm/2.66gr (Minted 103-111AD)

Obverse-IMPTRAIANO AVG GER DAC PMTRP laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder

Reverse-COS VPPS PQR OPTIMO PRINC Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.

RIC II# 118

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Trajan AD 98-117. Rome
Denarius AR
19 mm., 2,68 g.  C
Trajan AR Denarius. Rome, circa AD 112-114. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder / SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Pietas standing left, sprinkling incense over lighted altar to left and holding sceptre. RIC 262; BMCRE 481; RSC 201.

 

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Egypt, Alexandria, Trajan, AD 98-117, Æ Drachm, Dated RY 12 (AD 108/109)

Obv: Laureate and draped bust right

Rev: Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a small genius holding wreath; crocodile below Nilus; L IB (date) in exergue

Ref: Köln 508; Dattari (Savio) 983 (this coin) & 7123; K&G 27.173; RPC III 4313.1; Emmett 550.12

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Faustina Jr, AD 161-175.
Billon Tetradrachm, 13.82 g, 23.2 mm.
Alexandria, AD 148/9.
Obv: ΦΑΥCΤΙΝΑ CЄΒΑCΤΗ, pearl-diademed and draped bust, right.
Rev: L ΔⲰΔЄΚΑΤΟΥ (regnal year 12 of Antoninus Pius), Dikaiosyne seated left, holding scales and cornucopiae.
Refs: Köln 1944; Dattari 3238; BMC 1317; Emmett 1938.

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UNO => Faustina-II (Junior)

 

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AR Denarius

Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-164

AD 147-175

Rome mint

Diameter: 18 mm

Weight: 3.35 grams

Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane

Reverse: Draped and ornamented throne on which are two infant boys

Reference: RIC III 712 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-4b Diad.; RSC 191

Other: 12h … sweetly  toned

Ex-stevex6 … From the Dr. George Spradling Collection

 

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UNO => ummm, the mention of Mr. Lucius Verus 

 

Lucius Verus AE Sestertius

164 AD

Diameter: 33 mm

Weight: 26.69 grams
Obverse: L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right

Reverse: TR P IIII IMP II COS II S-C, Victory standing right, placing a shield inscribed VIC/AVG in two lines on palm

Reference: RIC 1396, Cohen 249
Other: Nice portrait ... cool back-lighting/toning

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Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.15 g, 31.0 mm, 11 h.
Rome, AD 166-167.
Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Rev: TR POT XXI IMP IIII COS III S C, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand over left shoulder.
Refs: RIC 948; BMCRE 1318-20; Cohen 815; RCV 5011; MIR 151-6/30.

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Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 231. IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory winged  standing left, holding wreath and palm. S-C across lower fields. Cohen 569, RIC IV Severus Alexander 618

 

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Ephesos (Circa 50-27 BC)
Jason, magistrate
Obv.: Ε - Φ, Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow; hound at her feet
Rev.: ΙΑΣΩΝ, Cock standing right with palm over wing within laurel wreath.
AE, 10.88 g, 25 mm.
Ref.: SNG Copenhagen 344

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Link: Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow; hound at her feet.

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Faustina Jr, AD 147-175.
Roman provincial AE 25.1 mm, 8.88 g.
Thrace, Augusta Traiana, AD 161-175.
Obv: ΦΑVCΤΕΙΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: ΑVΓΟVCΤΗC ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗC, Artemis standing right, holding bow, drawing arrow from quiver, hound at her side.
Refs: RPC IV.1, 10333 (temporary); CN 6015.; Schönert-Geiß, MATT 43, p. 60, pl. 3-4.

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C. Hosidius C. f. Geta 68 BC. Rome. Denarius AR17 mm, 3,96 g

Obv: Diademed head of Diana draped right, bow and quiver at her shoulder GETA before, III. VIR behind. Rev.: The wild boar of Calydon right, pierced by spear and attacked by dog. C. HOSIDI. C.F. in exergue.

Crawford 407/2

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UNO => cool boar coin(s)

 

M. Volteius M.f AR Denarius / Boar (below)

Date: 78 BC

Size: 18.42 mm
Weight: 3.96 grams
Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse: Erymanthian boar right, M. VOLTEIA M.F in exergue

Attribution: Crawford 385/2, Volteia 2, Syd 775

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C. Hosidius C.f. Geta (below)

64 BC. Rome Mint.

AR (silver) Denarius Serratus (3.63 gm  20mm).

Obverse: GETA – III·VIR, Draped bust of Diana to right, with her hair simply arranged and with bow and quiver at her shoulder.

Reverse: C.HOSIDI.C.F, Wild Calydonian boar standing right, pierced by spear and attacked by hound.

Ref. Hosidia 2. Cr.407/1. Syd.904.

Other: linear banker's mark on neck

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Link Hercules wearing lion skin headdress

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Mysia. Pergamon circa 310-282 BC.

Diobol AR

11 mm, 1,00 g

Head of Alexander as Hercules right wearing lion-skin headdress, paws tied around his neck / ΠEPΓAM , ethnic vertical upwards to left of cult statue of Athena (a.k.a. "The Palladium") standing facing, wearing kalathos and aegis, brandishing spear and holding shield from which fillet hangs . BMC 9; v. Aulock 1350; SNG France 5, 1559-66; Klein 27

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