Anyone up for a game of coin UNO?

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

Link: Apollo.

C. Vibius C.f. Pansa, Rome 90 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.92g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo r.; symbol below chin. R/ Minerva driving galloping quadriga r. Crawford 342/5b; cf. RBW 1287; RSC Vibia 2

Edit:  posted at the same time as another post.

Edited December 25, 2022 by Nerosmyfavorite68

[ambr0zie]

The next theme should follow @Roman Collector's post.

[DonnaML]

Link: owl. My only Greek coin purchased this year.

Tarentum, Calabria. AR Nomos, ca. 272-240 BCE. Magistrates Sy… and Lykinos. Obv. Nude youth on horse advancing to left, crowning horse with wreath held in right hand, holding reins in left hand; to right, ΣΥ; below horse, ΛΥΚΙ/ΝΟΣ in two lines / Rev. Phalanthos [not “Taras”; see https://coinsweekly.com/and-this-is-where-aristotle-was-wrong/] astride dolphin to left, his back half-turned to viewer, brandishing trident held in right hand, chlamys draped over left arm; ΤΑ-ΡΑΣ beneath dolphin; in right field, owl standing to left, head facing. Vlasto 836-841 [all same type] at p. 95 & Pl. XXVII [Ravel, O.E., Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Tarentine Coins formed by M.P. Vlasto (London, 1947, reprinted 1977)]; HN Italy 1025 [Rutter, N.K., ed., Historia Numorum Italy (London, 2001)]. 19.5 mm., 6.47 g, 12 h. (“Reduced standard” compared to larger size of earlier coins, beginning after arrival of Pyrrhus in Italy ca. 280 BCE.) Purchased at Nomos Obolos Auction 22, 6 March 2022, Lot 39.

[ambr0zie]

Link Tarentum

Calabria. Tarentum circa 380-325 BC. 
Diobol AR
10 mm, 0,90 g
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with hippocamp/ Herakles crouching right, holding club and strangling the Nemean Lion to right. Vlasto 1303–5; HN Italy 911.
 

[DonnaML]

Link: Hercules/Herakles and the Nemean Lion.

Roman Republic. C. Poblicius Q.f. AR Serrate Denarius, 80 BCE. Obv. Head of Roma right, wearing helmet decorated with grain ears; ROMA behind, V above / Rev. C•POBLICI•Q•F; Hercules standing left, strangling the Nemean Lion; bow and quiver to left, club below, V above lion. Crawford 380/1, RSC I Poblicia 9, Sear RCV I 308 (ill.), Harlan, RRM I Ch. 5 at pp. 23-27, BMCRR Rome 2896. 20.13 mm., 3.84 g. 

[CPK]

Link: Lion

 

[kirispupis]

Link: royal with a beard and a funky hat

Cilicia, Soloi Tiribazos, satrap.
AR Stater 9.92g, 21mm, 6h
Circa 385-380 BCE
Bearded head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin around neck
Bearded head of satrap to right, wearing bashlyk; ΣΟΛEΩ[N] around
SNG BnF 159; Traité II, 566; SNG Levante -
Ex Roma

[Sulla80]

1 hour ago, kirispupis said:

Link: royal with a beard and a funky hat

Cilicia, Soloi Tiribazos, satrap.
AR Stater 9.92g, 21mm, 6h
Circa 385-380 BCE
Bearded head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin around neck
Bearded head of satrap to right, wearing bashlyk; ΣΟΛEΩ[N] around
SNG BnF 159; Traité II, 566; SNG Levante -
Ex Roma

Link : minted in what is today modern Turkey

https://www.sullacoins.com/post/a-12th-century-artuqid-mash-up

Islamic, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk), Artuqids (Mardin), Najm al-Din Alpi, AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176, Æ Dirham (35mm, 15.36g, 1h), Unnamed mint (Mardin[?]), undated

Obv: Diademed and draped male busts facing; Najm al-Din above and Malik Diyarbkr below; Artuqid tamgha at lower left; all in beaded cicle.

Rev: Byzantine emperor standing facing being crowned by the Virgin Mary standing facing; 3 generations of the ancestry of Najm al-Din Alpi around. The legend in cursive Naski. "abu al-Muzzafar Alpi / bin / Timurtash bin Ii-Ghazi bin / Artuq"; all in beaded circle.

 

[Prieure de Sion]

Link:

7 hours ago, Sulla80 said:

busts facing

 

 

Marcus Antonius Gordianus III with Furia Sabinia Tranquillina

Bronze of the Roman Imperial Period 238/244 AD; Material: AE; Diameter: 25.5mm; Weight: 11.07g; Mint: Anchialus, Thrace; Reference: Varbanov 751; Obverse: Draped busts of Gordian, laureate and cuirassed, and Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing one another. The Inscription reads: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CEB TPANKVΛΛINA for Autokrator Kaisaros Marcos Antonios Gordianos Augustos Sebaste Trankuillina (Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus, Augusta Tranquillina); Reverse: Athena seated left on throne, holding spear and patera; shield below. The Inscription reads: OVΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN for Oulpianon Anxialeon (of Ulpia Anchialus).

 

 

[shanxi]

Link: Athena seated

Kings of Pergamon
Attalos I, 241-197 BC
AR Tetradrachm
Obv.: Laureate head of Philetairos right.
Rev.: ΦIΛETAIPOY, Athena seated left, holding spear, left elbow on shield, wreath held in right hand; in right field, bow; in left, bunch of grapes, between monogram A
Ag, 16.96g, 27.6mm
Ref.: Westermark, Ph. 62, Gruppe IV:B, Winterthur 2617

[Prieure de Sion]

Link: seated deity...

 

Iulia Soaemias

Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period 218/222 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 20mm; Weight: 2.82g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC IV Elagabalus 243; Obverse: You can see the draped bust of Iulia Soaemias facing right. The inscription reads: IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG for Iulia Soaemias Augusta; Reverse: The figure shows the goddess Venus seated to the left, draped and wearing a diadem. She holds an apple in her outstretched right hand and a scepter in her left hand. A child is depicted at her feet in front of her. The inscription reads: VENVS CAELESTIS for Venus Caelestis (heavenly Venus).

 

 

[Spaniard]

Link...Julia Soaemias 

JULIA SOAEMIAS, mother of Elagabalus. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.87 gm).
Obverse..IVLIA SOEMIAS AVG, draped bust right.
Reverse..VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus standing left, holding apple and sceptre; star in left field.
RIC IV 241; BMCRE 45; RSC 8.

[maridvnvm]

Link:- Venus, apple sceptre

Septimius Severus denarius

Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right
Rev:- VEN-ER VICT, Venus standing left, holding apple in right hand; sceptre in left
Emesa mint. Struck 194-195 AD.
References:- RIC IV -; BMCRE -; RSC -.

This would appear to be a mule of a Septimius Severus obverse with a reverse of Julia Domna.

Edited December 26, 2022 by maridvnvm

[Prieure de Sion]

Edit... too late for me 😄 

 

Edited December 26, 2022 by Prieure de Sion

[Spaniard]

Link...Septimius Severus denarius. 

AR Denarius Septimius Severus 193-211 AD

3.37g. 18mm. 202-210 AD Rome mint.

Obverse- SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right

Reverse- FELICITAS AVGG, Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae

RIC IV 261

[Prieure de Sion]

Link:

1 hour ago, Spaniard said:

caduceus

 

 

Titus Flavius Vespasianus as Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus

Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period 74 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 18mm; Weight: 3.22g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 703; Obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right. The Inscription reads: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG for Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus; Reverse: Winged caduceus, upright. The Inscription reads: PON MAX TR P COS V for Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum (High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time).

  

@David Atherton writes: "The BMCRE states that this reverse is to be associated with the censorship".

 

 

[maridvnvm]

Link:- Vespasian denarius

Vespasian denarius

Obv:- IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, Laureate head right
Rev:- TRI POT II COS III P P, Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak round waist, advancing right, holding spear in right, and aquila over left shoulder
Minted in Rome January - June A.D. 71 (RIC II (New) dating)
Reference:- RIC II (New) 39 (Rated R). RIC II (Old) 38 corr. (Rated C) (doesn't mention aquila)

[shanxi]

Link: Aquila

Mark Antony
Denarius 32-31 BC
Obv.: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Galley right.
Rev.: LEG XV., Aquila between two legionary standards.
Ag, 3.29g, 18.1mm
Ref.: Crawford 544/30

 

[maridvnvm]

Link:- Legionary eagle and standards

Septimius Severus barbarous imitation denarius

Obv:- IMV (sic) CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:- LEG II ADIVT / TR P COS, Legionary eagle between two standards
Barbarous imitation of coins minted in Rome. A.D. 193
Reference:- cf RIC 5

[Prieure de Sion]

Link:

26 minutes ago, maridvnvm said:

Legionary eagle and standards

 

 

Titus Flavius Domitianus as Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus

Cistophorus of the Roman Imperial Period 82 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 26mm; Weight: 10.52g; Mint: Uncertain mint Asia (Ephesus ?) or Rome; Reference: RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 843, RPC II 865; Provenance: Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich Numismatique Genf, Switzerland; Provenance: From the J. M. A. L. collection formed between 1970 and 2000; Obverse: Head of Domitian, laureate, right. The Inscription reads: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG P M COS VIII for Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Consul Octavum (Imperator, Caesar, Domitian, Augustus, high priest, consul for the eighth time); Reverse: Aquila between two standards; one decorated with banner, the other decorated with hand.

 

@David Atherton writes: "Domitian minted a small series of cistophori at Rome early in his reign for distribution in Asia Minor. This military type was newly introduced previously by Titus on his cistophori and continued to be identically struck under Domitian. It is not clear why a military type was struck for such a prosperous and peaceful region. Previously these cistophori were attributed to Ephesus, but it is fairly clear style wise they belong to Rome."

 

 

 

[Spaniard]

Link...Domitian 

Domitian. 81-96 AR Denarius (3.17 gm, 18mm). Rome mint. Struck 81 AD.
Obv.: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, laureate head right.
Rev.: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P, tripod surmounted by a dolphin right. RICII# 74.
These early type portraits are my favourite and coupled with an interesting reverse, the tripod and dolphin, being symbols of Apollo.

[Roman Collector]

Link: tripod on the reverse.

Phrygia, Eumeneia, c. 133-130 BC.
Greek Æ 21.1 mm, 6.66 g, 1 h.
Menekrates, son of Askle-, magistrate.
Obv: Head of young Dionysus wreathed with ivy, right.
Rev: Tripod-lebes with three handles surmounted by flat cover fringed with spikes, star above and on either side; to right, EYMENE and filleted laurel branch (thyrsus?); to left, MENEKΡA/AΣKΛH and labrys (double axe) with serpent-entwined handle.
Refs: BMC 25.212,14; SNG Copenhagen 382; SNG Tübingen 4008; Paris 1095; Mionnet IV, 563; SNG Oxford 1024-1025; Lindgren I 950; Istanbul 14718; Afyon 2973.
 

[Spaniard]

Link...Dionysus 

Thrace, Philippopolis. Antoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. AE As­sarion (3.94 gm, 18mm). Obv.: [ΑΥ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ] ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ, laureate head right. Rev.: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛEΙΤΩΝ, nude Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over leopard and long filleted thyrsus. Mouchmov, Philippopolis 66-70 and 75, BMC 9: RPC Online 7441. VF.

[maridvnvm]

Link:- Antoninus Pius, Philippopolis

Antoninus Pius AE18

Obv:- AVT AI AΔPIA ANTΩNEIN, bare head right
Rev:- ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN, Ares / Mars standing left, holding spear in left hand; shield leaning against him
Minted in Philippopolis
Obv. legend and bust type variant of Varbanov 786 (Bulgarian ed.) (which is AVT AI ADPI ANTWNEINOC, Head laureate r.)

Edited December 26, 2022 by maridvnvm

[Sulla80]

Link: Antoninus Pius

 

This coin likely part of the celebration of Romes 900's Anniversary in Ab urbe condita 900 - Antoninus Pius was thrifty and left his reign with a surplus in the roman treasury of 675 million denarii.  He splurged for Rome's anniversay and based on this coin, some interesting creatures were imported into Rome for the occaision.

Antoninus Pius (138-161), AE As(11.66g, 28mm) Rome struck AD 148-149
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS TR P XII, laureate head right.
Rev: MVNIFICENTIA AVG / COS IIII S C, elephant advancing right
Ref: RIC 862a.