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[Roman Collector]

Link: Shaking hands.

Severina, AD 270-275.
Roman billon antoninianus, 4.01 g, 24.2 mm.
Serdica, issue 8, AD 274-275.
Obv: SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on crescent.
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, emperor and empress clasping hands, * in field between them; KA Δ in exergue.
Refs: RIC 16; MER/RIC temp no 2827; RCV 11703; Cohen 2.

[Pellinore]

Link: hand (not two but one)

 

2104. Claudius 41-54, Quadrans, mint Rome. Obv. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG around spidery hand holding scales/ PNR in field. Rev. PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT around large S.C. RIC 85. 15.5 mm, 1.77 gr. 

[John Conduitt]

Quadrans

Roman Imperial Quadrans, 81-161

Rome. Bronze, 13mm, 2.88g. Winged petasus. Winged caduceus; SC in field (RIC II, 32). Found near Rudston, Bridlington, East Yorkshire.

[Pellinore]

Link: Caduceus

2563. Tacitus 275-276, Antoninianus Siscia. IMP C M CLA TACITVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right/ FELICITAS S-AECVLI, Felicitas standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar, and holding caduceus. Officina V. 21.91 mm, 3.90 gr. 

 

[John Conduitt]

Felicitas

Volusian Antoninianus, 251-253

Mediolanum. Silver, 21-22mm, 3.62g. Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right; IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG. Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; FELICITAS PVBL (RIC IV, 205). Found between Harrogate and York near the A1.

[Roman Collector]

LInk: Volusian.

Volusian, AD 251-253.
Roman provincial Æ 29.1 mm, 11.2 g, 6 h.
Cilicia, Seleucia ad Calycadnum, AD 251-253.
Obv: ΑV Κ ΓΑ ΟVΙΒ ϹΑΒΙΝ ΓΑΛΛΟϹ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: ϹЄΛЄΥΚЄ-ΩΝ ΤΩ Π|ΡΟϹ Κ-ΑΛV|ΔΝ, Athena advancing right, brandishing spear, holding shield, attacking serpent-footed giant hurling stone with right hand.
Refs: RPC IX, 1336; BMC 21.141,54; SNG von Aulock 5851; RG 4480 (SNG France 1055); SNG Levante 780.
Notes: Double die match to SNG Levante 780 and RG 4480=SNG France 1055 (BnF); obverse die match to BMC 54.

[John Conduitt]

Athena

Attica Tetradrachm, 454-404BC

Athens. Silver, 24mm, 17.19g. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye. Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square (Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597).

[DonnaML]

Link: Owl.

Trajan AR Drachm, AD 98/99, Koinon of Lycia. Obv. Laureate head of Trajan right, ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓƐΡΜ / Rev. Two lyres with owl perched on top of them, standing to right, ΔΗΜ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤ • Β [COS II]. RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Vol. III 2676 (2015); RPC III Online 2676 at https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/2676; SNG von Aulock 4268 [Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland, Sammlung Hans Von Aulock, Vol. 2: Caria, Lydia, Phrygia, Lycia, Pamphylia (Berlin, 1962)]; BMC 19 Lycia 9-11 at p. 39 (ill. Pl. IX No. 11) [Hill, G.F., A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum, Lycia, Pamphylia, and Pisidia (London, 1897)]. Purchased Jan. 6, 2022 at Roma Numismatics E-Sale 93, Lot 717. 18 mm., 2.87 g., 6 h. 

[John Conduitt]

Trajan

Trajan Denarius, 103-111

Rome. Silver, 19mm, 3.10g. Laureate bust right, slight drapery; IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V P P. Trophy of arms (two shields, two spears and sword set on a stump); SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI (RIC II, 226). From the Westbury Sub Mendip (Somerset) Hoard 2016, Portable Antiquities Scheme: SOM-F1847A.

[Edessa]

Link: Trajan

Roman Egypt, Alexandria. Trajan, AD 98-117. Billon Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.82g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 115/116). Obv: ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΑΡΙ ϹƐΒ ΓƐΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ ΠAΡ; Radiate bust right, with aegis; star before. Rev: Draped bust of Zeus right, wearing taenia; L I Θ (date) across field. Ref: Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 692; K&G 27.629 var. (Zeus without taenia); RPC III 4892; Emmett 395.19. Very Fine, dark gray-brown surfaces. From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian. Ex CNG e474 (12 Aug 2020), Lot 262.

[DonnaML]

Links: Zeus, Roman Alexandria.

Hadrian, Billon Tetradrachm, Year 10 (125/126 AD), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right wearing paladumentum and aegis, seen from rear; around from 7:00, ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹƐΒ [translation: Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus] / Rev. Laureate and draped bust of Zeus right, wearing himation; around, L ΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ [Year 10, spelled out]. RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Vol. III 5598 (2015); RPC III Online 5598 at https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/5598; Emmett 903.10 (R2) [Emmett, Keith, Alexandrian Coins (Lodi, WI, 2001)]; BMC 16 Alexandria 571 at p. 70 [Poole, Reginald Stuart, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Vol. 16, Alexandria (London, 1892)] [ill. RPC III Online 5598, Specimen 2 (primary illustration of type)] [same rev. leg.]; Milne 1100 at p. 28 [Milne, J.G., Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins in Ashmolean Museum (Oxford 1933, reprint with supplement by Colin M. Kraay, 1971)] [ill. RPC III Online 5598, Specimen 7] [same rev. leg.]; Curtis 555 at p. 22 [James W. Curtis, The Tetradrachms of Roman Egypt (1969)] [same rev. leg.]; K&G 32.362 [Kampmann, Ursula & Ganschow, Thomas, Die Münzen der römischen Münzstätte Alexandria  (2008)] [rev. leg. var.]; SNG France 4, Alexandrie II 1474 [Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, France Vol. 4, Alexandrie II, Hadrien – Antonin le Pieux – Nomes (Zurich 2018)] [rev. leg. var.] 26 mm., 13.30 g., 11 h. Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, LLC [CNG] Electronic Auction 524, 28 Sep 2022, Lot 388. [Note: 5 of 7 illustrated examples at RPC show Zeus wearing taenia instead of laurel wreath.]

[expat]

Link; Hadrian

Hadrian, Rome mint 125 – 126 CE.
Hadrianvs Avgvstvs Laureate bust right
COS III above, SC below. Galley with arched cabin in the stern, 5 rowers visible, 1 pilot and a vexillum at the prow, facing right.
As far as I am aware, the Rome mint was closed in 122CE when Hadrian left for some travels. This type shows his return to Rome in 125CE when the mint reopened upon his return.
AE, AS Light green patina 12.65 g. 26 mm. Scarce.
RIC 2- Volume 3 (Second edition). Hadrian 820, BMC 1342

 

[Roman Collector]

Hadrian as.

Hadrian, AD 117-138.
Roman orichalcum as, 8.49 g, 23.2 mm, 6 h.
Rome (possibly for use in the east), AD 124-127.
Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: COS III S C, Roma seated left on cuirass, resting foot on helmet, holding Victory and spear; behind, shield.
Refs: RIC 2.3, 759; RIC 666; BMCRE p. 440 †; Cohen 346; Strack 626; RCV --.

[DonnaML]

Links: Hadrian & Roma.

Hadrian AR Denarius, Travel Series, Rome Mint, 133 AD (according to RIC II.3 p. 207: Group 11, “including Adventus to Rome of 133”) [134-138 AD according to Mattingly & Sydenham in old RIC II]. Obv. Bare head right, HADRIANVS - AVG COS III PP / Rev. Roma standing right in military dress, with right shoulder bare, holding inverted spear with left hand, receiving the arriving Emperor Hadrian standing left, togate, bearing a scroll in left hand, the two clasping their right hands, ADVE-NTVS AVG. RIC II.3 Hadrian 1984 & Pl. 35 (2019 edition), old RIC II Hadrian 225a (1926 ed.), RSC II Hadrian 84a, Sear RCV II 3455 (ill. p. 143), BMCRE III Hadrian 581. 18 mm., 3.46 g. [Part of, or a coda to, Hadrian’s Travel Series, commemorating Hadrian’s arrival in Rome (adventus) at the end of his travels.]

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

Bronze drachm, Dattari 1632, Geissen 1009,  Alexandria mint, 26.146g, 35.2mm, 0o, 129 - 130 A.D.; obverse AVT KAI TPAINOC A∆PI[...], laureate and draped bust right; reverse Athena standing left, Nike in extended right, resting left on shield, date LI∆ across field

 

Link: Hadrian.

[Edessa]

Link: Hadrian Provencial.

Roman Cappadocia, Caesarea-Eusebia. Hadrian, AD 117-178. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 1.73g, 11h). Dated RY 5 (AD 120/121). Obv: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front. Rev: Nike advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left; ЄT Є (date) to right. Ref: Metcalf, Caesarea 87 (corr. bust type); Sydenham, Caesarea 260; SNG von Aulock 6414; RPC III 3076. Good Very Fine. From a private English collection. Ex Roma eSale 97 (26 May 2022), Lot 709.

[Prieure de Sion]

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9 hours ago, Edessa said:

Cappadocia, Caesarea-Eusebia

 

 

Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus
Reign: Commodus; Mint: Caesarea Eusebia, Cappadocia; Date: 183/185 AD; Nominal: Drachm; Material: Silver; Diameter: 18mm; Weight: 4.45g; Reference: Yothr CRP.126.2a; Reference: RPC IV.3 7124; Reference: Metcalf 157d; RPC Online: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/7124; Rare: Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections); Provenance: SPINK Numismatics London, Great Britain (Auction 22180, Lot 701); Pedigree: –

Obverse: Laureate head of Commodus right; Inscription: ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟ ΑΝΤⲰΝΙ; Translation: Autokrator Marcos Aurelios Komodos Antouninos; Translation: Imperator Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus; Reverse: Nike standing on globe, right, holding wreath and palm-branch; Inscription: ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Δ ΠΑΤ ΠΑΤΡΙ; Translation: Upatos Delta Pateras Patridos; Translation: Consul Quartum [Consul for the fourth time], Pater Patriae [Father of the Country]

 

[John Conduitt]

Nike

Vonones I Drachm, AD10

Ekbatana. Silver, 19.5mm, 3.82g. Diademed head of Vonones I to left, wearing earring; BACIΛEYC ONΩNHC (King Vonones). Nike standing to right, holding wreath in her right hand and palm in her left; in inner right field, monogram; BACIΛEΥ[C O]NΩNHC NEIKHCAC APTABANON (King Vonones, conqueror of Artabanos) (Sellwood 60.5).

[DonnaML]

Link: Nike.

France 1924, Nike, Goddess of Olympic Victory, AE medal by Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939). Obv. Head of Nike right, wing and olive sprig in hair, small olive sprig below, NI – KE across fields / Rev. Nude ancient Greek Olympic winner standing right and holding statuette of Nike (Victory) with arms raised, ancient Olympia in background; in exergue, P.M. DAMMANN. Edge: BRONZE with triangle (signifying striking at private mint; see https://blog.cgb.fr/une-semaine-une-medaille--n-19-,9151.html ). 100 mm., 429 g. Commemorates 1924 Paris Olympic Games (VIIIe Olympiad). Not in any catalog I’ve found. One example on ACSearch, sold for 580 GBP at Baldwin’s Auction 93, 5 May 2015, Lot 648, characterized as “Rare.” Examples exist adapted for Olympic games with the addition of a rugby ball, javelin, bow and arrow, club, and discus around edge of obverse; see specimen sold at  Ingrid O'Neil Mail Bid Auction No. 74, Olympic Games Memorabilia 1896-2014, 4 Oct. 2014, Lot 19 (photo at http://ioneil.com/site/auction/a74/a74_all_color.pdf ).

 

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11 minutes ago, DonnaML said:

Link:  Olympic Games Memorabilia

Commemorative issue

100th anniversary of the Olympic games
Obverse

The globe with the Olympic flame in front and 2 laurel branches

Lettering:
ATLANTA 1996
100 JAHRE OLYMPIA
999
Reverse

Antique discus thrower
Olympic rings

Lettering:
XXVL OLYMPIADE ATLANTA 1996
USA
1896
1996

 

 

[DonnaML]

Link: More Olympic memorabilia.

1. France 1906, silvered AE plaque by Paul Vannier, 49 x 70 mm., issued for the 1906 "Intercalated" Olympic Games in Athens.  Obv. Athlete stands holding a sword, laurel branch, and victory wreath in right hand, and a shield in left hand; in foreground the Athens Olympic Stadium with crowd; in background the Acropolis, with rising sun/ Rev. Winged angel holding trumpet in left hand to proclaim the victor and and a laurel branch in right hand, flying over an olive grove near the Acropolis; space for inscribing name of participating athlete.

2. Mexico, 25 Pesos, Commemorating 1968 Mexico City Olympics

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And some more

[DonnaML]

Link: Elizabeth II, portrait with crown used 1970s-1980s.

[expat]

Link; Queen Elizabeth II

 

[Edessa]

Link: A ship on the wine-dark sea.

Roman Egypt, Alexandria. Nero, AD 54-68. Billon Tetradrachm (22mm, 11.9g). Dated RY 13 (AD 66/67). Obv: NЄΡΩ KΛΑV ΚΑΙΣ ΣЄΒ [ΓЄΡ ΑV]; Radiate head left with Aegis, L-IΓ in field below chin. Rev: [ΣЄBA]ΣTO ΦOPOΣ; Galley sailing right; [dolphins below]. Ref: RPC 5296; Milne 273; Dattari 263; Emmett 121. 

From Wikipedia: Wine-dark sea is a traditional English translation of oînops póntos (οἶνοψ πόντος, IPA: /ôi̯.nops pón.tos/), from oînos (οἶνος, "wine") + óps (ὄψ, "eye; face"). It is an epithet in Homer of uncertain meaning: a literal translation is "wine-face sea" (wine-faced, wine-eyed). It is attested five times in the Iliad and twelve times in the Odyssey,^[1] often to describe rough, stormy seas.