Spaniard Posted January 8, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2023 Link....Caracalla provincial. Caracalla Æ 30mm of Amasia, Pontus. Dated CY 209 = AD 207. 30mm (13.87 gm)Ob...AY KAI M AYP ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right (seen from behind).Rev.. AΔP CεY ANT AMACIAC [M]Hε ΩΠ ΠO, Caracalla and Geta standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands; ET CΘ (date) in lower field. SNG von Aulock 35 var. (legends); Rec Gen 77 var. (star in reverse field). Roma Numismatics Limited, E-sale 78, lot 852 (same dies). Rare. VF. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted January 8, 2023 · Patron Share Posted January 8, 2023 Link: People shaking hands with Caracalla, even though they didn't get along with him. Plautilla, AD 202-205. Roman AR denarius, 3.40 g, 17.80 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 202. Obv: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right; hair firmly waved and drawn down on neck. Rev: CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla, togate, standing left, clasping right hands with Plautilla, draped, standing right. Refs: RIC 365b; BMCRE5 418; RSC 12; RCV 7066; Hill 584, 586; CRE 433. Notes: The British Museum incorrectly cross-references 418 to RIC 365a. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted January 8, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2023 Link....Concordia Commodus Denarius (light weight) RIC#126 Commodus AR Denarius.Rome mint 186 AD 1.87gr 17mm Obverse-M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right Reverse- P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V PP, Concordia standing front, head left, holding standard in each hand.CONC MIL (below) 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted January 8, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 8, 2023 Link: 2 hours ago, Spaniard said: Commodus Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Drachm of the Roman Imperial Period 180 AD Material: Silver Diameter: 18mm Weight: 2.99g Mint: Rome Reference: RIC III Commodus 9a Provenance: Ex Roma Numismatic London Obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right. The Inscription reads: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG for Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus. Reverse: Trophy; to left and right, a captive seated on ground. The Inscription reads: TR P V IMP IIII COS II P P for Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae (Holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, Imperator for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation). 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted January 8, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2023 Link....Trophy. Mysia, Pergamon . Circa 2nd Century BC. AE 18mm (5.31 gm). Obv.: Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian Egret helmet. Rev.: ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ (Athénas Nicéphore), trophy, consisting of crested helmet and cuirass with arms below; monogram to the right. SNG von Aulock 1374; SNG France 1884. VF. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted January 9, 2023 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted January 9, 2023 Link: Mysia Memnon of Rhodes Mysia, Lampsakos Mid 4th century BCE Æ 8mm, 0.62g Youthful radiate head of Helios to right. Rev. M - E Rose Ashton, Memnon 1 (A1/P1). SNG BN - Ex Savoca 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted January 9, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted January 9, 2023 Links: Rhodes, Helios in profile right, and rose. Islands off Caria, Rhodes, AR Plinthophoric Drachm (ca. 188-170 BCE), Artemon, magistrate. Obv. Radiate head of Helios right / Rev. Incuse square containing rose with bud right, Isis crown in left field, APTEMΩΝ above, P - O across fields. Jenkins, Rhodian, Group A [ca. 188-170 BCE], No. 20 [Jenkins, G. "Rhodian Plinthophoroi - a Sketch" in Kraay-Mørkholm Essays (1989), pp. 101-119, pls. XXIX-XXXIV); HNO [Historia Numorum Online] 1999 (temp.) (see http://hno.huma-num.fr/browse?idType=1999); BMC Caria 253 at p. 253 [Head, Barclay V., A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Caria, Cos, Rhodes, etc. (London 1897)]; SNG Keckman 640 [Westermark U. and Ashton R., Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Finland, The Erkki Keckman Collection in the Skopbank, Helsinki, Part 1: Karia (Helsinki, 1994); SNG Copenhagen 813 var. (symbol of shield on rev.) [Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Copenhagen, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum, Volume 5: Ionia, Caria & Lydia (Parts 22 - 28) (West Milford, NJ, 1982).)] 16x17 mm., 3.04 g. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted January 9, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Link: Rhodes Rhodes, 304-166 BC Asia Minor, Caria AR Drachm, magistrate Stasion Obv.: Head of Helios facing slightly right. Rev.: ΣΤΑΣIΩΝ, P - O, Rose with bud right, winged thunderbolt in field left. Ag, 2.75g, 14mm Ref.: "Neue Beiträge zur antiken Münzkunde aus schweizerischen öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen", p. 63, no. 59, RSN 30 (1945) p. 1-103. (1 specimen cited). Edited January 9, 2023 by shanxi 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted January 9, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 9, 2023 Link - facing CILICIA, Nagidos(ca 400-380 BC) AR Obol Head of Aphrodite facing slightly right; [N] to left Rev: Wreathed head of young Dionysos facing slightly left; [N] to left. Göktürk 2; SNG France –; SNG Levante 6. 0,56 g, 11 mm 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted January 9, 2023 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted January 9, 2023 Link: Cilicia Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Balakros, satrap of Cilicia under Alexander III. Circa 333-323 BC. Facing bust of Athena, draped, wearing triple-crested helmet and necklace / Baaltars seated to left, holding lotus-tipped sceptre; grain ear and grape bunch to left, B above ivy leaf to right, T below throne. SNG Levante Suppl. 21; SNG BnF 368; SNG von Aulock 5964. 10.79g, 26mm, 6h. Ex Roma 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maridvnvm Posted January 9, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 9, 2023 Link:- Grain ear Antoninus Pius Denarius Obv: IMP T AEL CAES HADR ANTONINVS, bare head right Rev: AVG PIVS P M TR P COS II P P, Modius with corn ears. Minted in Rome. A.D. 139 Reference:- BMC 79 var (4 corn ears and poppy, L. A. Lawrence). RIC III 40 var (corn ears and poppy). RSC 103 var. This coin doesn't show the poppy as per the BMC/RIC examples. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted January 9, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Link Modius Claudius Quadrans, Roma, year 41 Obv.: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG / Modius Rev.: PON M TRP IMP COS DES IT, around SC Ae, 3.33 g, 15/17 mm Ref.: RIC 84, C 70 Edited January 9, 2023 by shanxi 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapphnwn Posted January 9, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Link grain ear Metapontion Ar nomos 540-510 BC Obv Grain ear. Rv The same except incuse. Noe 19 8.20 grms 28 mm Photo by W. Hansen This is an example of one of the early attempts at creating a coin with an impressive diameter Out of sequence @shanxiis the one to follow Edited January 9, 2023 by kapphnwn 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted January 9, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 9, 2023 Link: 43 minutes ago, shanxi said: Quadrans Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus GermanicusQuadrans of the Roman Imperial Period 42 AD; Material: AE Bronze; Diameter: 18mm; Weight: 3.23g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC I (second edition) Claudius 91; Obverse: Hand left, holding pair of scales, PNR below. The Inscription reads: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG for Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus; Reverse: Legend surrounding S C. The Inscription reads: PON M TR P IMP P P COS II for Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Imperator, Pater Patriae, Consul Secundus (High priest, holder of tribunician power, Imperator, father of the nation, consul for the second time). 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted January 9, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted January 9, 2023 Link: Quadrans. Trajan, AE Quadrans, ca. AD 101 (Sear), Rome Mint. Obv. Diademed bust of bearded Hercules right, lion’s skin knotted at neck, IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM / Rev. Boar walking right, SC in exergue. 14.5 mm., 2.30 g., 6 h. RIC II 702, BMCRE II Trajan 1062 (ill. Pl. 43 no. 10); Sear RCV II 3248, Cohen 341. Purchased from London Ancient Coins, Aug. 2022; ex Bertolami Fine Arts, London, E-Auction 92, 02.10.2020, Lot 1235. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted January 9, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2023 Link: bearded Hercules ydia, Maionia Pseudo-autonomous issue Time of Antoninus Pius, 138-161 Obv.: bearded head of Herakles left Rev.: MAIONΩN , Omphale advancing right, holding lion's skin and club across shoulder Ae, 4.28g, 19mm Ref.: SNG von Aulock 3011var., GRPC Vol. 3 Maionia 44 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted January 10, 2023 · Patron Share Posted January 10, 2023 Link: Pseudo-autonomous issue, Antonine period. Pseudo-autonomous issue, Antonine period, AD 138-192. Roman provincial Æ diassarion, 8.02 g, 26.1 mm, 7 h. Caria, Antiocheia ad Maeandrum. Obv: BOY-ΛH, veiled and draped bust of Boule, right. Rev: ANTIO-XЄΩN, cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus facing, wearing kalathos, having supports, between two stags. Refs: SNG Cop 35; Martin Antiochia 15; Mionnet III.315,69; cf. RPC VI 10952 (temp). Notes: Some numismatists date to the Severan period or even the reign of Gallienus. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted January 10, 2023 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted January 10, 2023 Link: Caria CARIA. Halikarnassos Mid 4th-3rd centuries BCE Chalkous AE 12 mm, 1.04 g, 12 h Laureate head of Apollo to left. Rev. AΛI Eagle standing left; to left, lyre. BMC 18. Karl 133-137. SNG Copenhagen 346-7. SNG Keckman 50 Ex J. Metzger Collection Ex Nomos 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted January 10, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 10, 2023 Link: 2 hours ago, kirispupis said: Ex Nomos Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus CaligulaSestertius of the Roman Imperial Period 37/38 AD; Material: AE Bronze; Diameter: 36mm; Weight: 27.46g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 37; Provenance: From a private Swiss Collection incl. Certificate of Authenticity, from Nomos Numismatics Zürich Switzerland; Obverse: Head of Caligula, laureate, left. The Inscription reads: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT for Caius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate (Gaius Caesar, Augustus, conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power); Reverse: Legend in four lines in oak-wreath. The Inscription reads: S P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS for Senatus Populusque Romanus Patri Patriae, Ob Cives Servatos (The senate and the Roman people to the father of the nation, the saviour of the citizens). 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted January 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2023 Link: wreath Elaia Asia Minor, Aiolis AR Diobol, 450-400 BC Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena left Rev.: EΛΑΙ, olive wreath within incuse square Ag, 10mm, 1.22g Ref.: SNG München 382, SNG v. Aulock 7679 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmarcovan Posted January 11, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 11, 2023 I’m proud to see “Coin Uno” games sprouting up everywhere on various forums, as it was I who created the first one back on Collectors Universe in the early 2000s. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted January 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2023 Link: wreath 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted January 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2023 Link...Licinius I Licinius I (308-324 AD) AE3 Reduced Follis 18mm Obverse- IMPLICINIVS AVG- Laureate,draped bust left holding globe sceptre and mappa. Reverse- PROVDENTIAE AVGG- Campgate with 3 turrets,no door,8 layers. Exergue- HTA minted (316-317)Heraclea Thrace 1st oficina...RIC VII#15 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted January 12, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2023 Link: Heraclea Constantius II Heraclea Mint Obv.: CONSTANTIVS AVG, bust right Rev.: GLORIA EXERCITVS / SMHΓ, two soldiers standing facing, flanking standard in center Ae, 1,8g, 14mm 180° double struck RIC VIII, 19 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted January 12, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 12, 2023 Link: 51 minutes ago, shanxi said: Constantius II Flavius Claudius Constantinus IIFollis of the Roman Imperial Period 326 AD; Material: AE; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.47g; Mint: Augusta Treverorum (Treveri, Trier); Reference: RIC VII Treveri 479; Obverse: Bust of Constantine II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left. The Inscription reads: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C for Constantinus Iulius Nobilis Caesar; Reverse: Camp Gate. Mintmark in exergue followed by dot on crescent. The Inscription reads: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS STR for Providentiae Caesares (to the providence of the Caesars). Mintmark STR for 2nd officina. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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