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P for Philadelphia

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LYDIA. Philadelphia.
Hermippos, son of Hermogenes, archieros.
2nd-1st century BC.
Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, with bow and quiver over her shoulder.
Rev. ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ - ΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΣ - EPMIΠΠΩΣ / EPMOΓΕΝΟΥΣ, Apollo seated left, holding patera in his right hand and leaning left on lyre; above, owl seated right on back of the throne.
AE, 21mm, 8.88g, 12 h
Ref.: BMC 10. SNG Copenhagen 337-338.

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Probus

Obv:– VIRTVS PRO-BI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield, decorated with emperor riding past row of soldiers with shields
Rev:– ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding sceptre; at foot, captive
Minted in Lugdunum (IIII) Emission 5 Officina 4. End A.D. 277 to Early A.D. 278
References:– Cohen 69. Bastien 256 (2 examples). RIC 64 Bust Type G (S)
Appears to be an obverse die match to the plate example in Bastien

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L Papius Denarius Serratus

Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, Dolphin wrapped around anchor.
Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, Hippocamp
Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79.
Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311.
Symbol variety – RRC -. Babelon -. BMCRR -.

A previously unknown symbol pair and the only known example

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Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm, Phaselis

Obv:– Head of (Alexander the Great as) Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress knotted at base of neck
Rev:– ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left, IA/F in left field
Minted in Phaselis mint. Civic issue, dated CY 11 (208/7 BC).
Reference:– Price 2849

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Demetrios Poliorketes., Silver tetradrachm

Obv:– Demetrios diademed head right with horns of a bull, the animal sacred to Demetrios' patron deity
Rev:– BASILEOS DEMETRIOY, Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, trident in left (apparently inspired by the Lateran Poseidon, a statue by Lysippos, court sculptor of Alexander), monogram left
Minted in Pella, c. 289 - fall 288 B.C.
Reference:– Newell p. 97, 91 and pl. VIII, 12, SNG Cop 1179 var.
17.0192g, 29.3mm, 45o

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Kindom of Paeonia, Patraos, Tetradrachm

Obv:– Laureate head of Apollo right with short hair right.
Rev:– PATRAOU, armed warrior on horse prancing right, spearing fallen enemy who holds spear and shield, EM monogram in left field
Minted in Kindom of Paeonia, Patraos from . B.C. 335 - 315.
Ref:– SNG Oxford 3359 (different dies)
12.646g, 27.5mm, 90 degrees

Obverse struck off centre.

This obverse was struck with a well executed die engraved in an attractive classical style.

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Pergamene Kingdom, Philetairos, AR tetradrachm

Obv:– Laureate head of Philetaurus right
Rev:– FILETAIPOY, Athena seated left, left elbow resting on shield set on ground behind, holding wreath in right hand above legend; grape bunch in outer left field; strung bow in right field
Minted in Mysia, Pergamon, 241 - 197 B.C.
Reference:– Westermark Group IV B, SNG Cop 336, SNG von Aulock 1358.

Weight 16.74g. 31.69mm.

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Philip II, Ar Tetradrachm

Obv:– Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev:– FILIP-POU, king riding left, wearing kausia and chlamys, raising right hand in salute, erased protome of pegasos below, bow under right foreleg
Minted in Amphipolis mint. 355 - 348 BC
Reference:– Le Rider 164 (D75/R135)
There is a flaw on the reverse running through the body of the rider.
ex Münzhandlung Ritter GmbH, August 2006; ex Beast Coins; ex Mark Drazak Collection; ex Forum

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Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Tetradrachm

Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis
Rev:- PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS, eagle standing left, head left, on thunderbolt, wings closed
Minted in Alexandria, B.C. 180-145
Reference:– Svoronos 1489, SNG Cop 262

14.031g, 27.3m, 0o

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Paul I Five Kopeks Overstrike on Catherine II the Great Ten Kopeks, 1797
image.png.57e50aee590064bed67480d0e3d837d4.pngRussia. Copper, 45mm, 42.13g. Catherine II monogram; 1793. Double-headed eagle; EM. Net-like edge (Bit P101). Struck in 1797 using Catherine II 1791-1796 dies over Catherine II’s abortive reduced coinage, in this case a 1796 ten kopeks. Despite the EM mintmark (Ekaterinburg), these were actually struck at St Petersburg, the Red mint and a temporary mint in Nizhny Novgorod.

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P for Paphlagonia and Perseus

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Sinope, Paphlagonia
AE17, 120-100 BC
Obv: Draped bust of Perseus right
Rev: Cornucopiae between two pilei of the Dioskouroi, each surmounted by a star, ΣΙΝΩ−ΠΗΣ below
AE, 4,01g, 16.6mm
Ref.: SNG BMC Black Sea 1520ff; SNG Stancomb 791; SNG Cop. 306; SNG von Aulock 231

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Another Pius with lots of P's in the text and patera

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Antoninus Pius AE As, Rome, AD 147-148 AD.

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / COS IIII Emperor togate, standing left by altar, holding patera and scroll. S-C across fields.

BMCRE 1814 note; RIC III 852-a var (drapery).

7.85 g. gram. 23 x 28 mm

 

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Procopius Follis, 365-366
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Heraclea, 1st officina. Bronze, 18mm, 2.67g. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left; D N PROCOPIVS P F AVG. Procopius standing facing, head right, holding labarum and resting hand upon shield; pellet to left, Chi-Rho to upper right; REPARATIO FEL TEMP; SMHA in exergue (RIC IX, 7.4).

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Phraates II Chalkous, 132-127BC
image.png.9837a54f518af813bc1e10c5073beb01.pngEkbatana, Parthian Kingdom. Bronze, 15mm, 1.68g. Diademed, short-bearded bust left, no symbols, circular border of pellets. Elephant advancing right on exergual line; no border; legends to left and right, four-line Greek inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Of Great King Arsaces, of Divine Descent) (Sellwood 16.29).

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Pentagram symbol victoriatus, Cr. 105/1 (ex red_spork):
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Many RR families have names beginning with P.

Pinaria - denarius of Pinarius Natta from the Duke Of Northumberland Collection, Cr. 208/1:
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Porcia - P. Porcius Laeca denarius - Cr. 301/1:
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Procilia - L. Procilius - Cr. 379/1:
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Poblicia - C. Poblicius Q.f. - Cr. 380/1:
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Postumia - C. Postimius - Cr. 394/1a:
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Plaetoria - M. Plaetorius M.f - Cr. 409/2:
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Pomponia - Q. Pomponius Musa - Cr. 410/5:
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Plautia - P. Plautius Hypsaeus - Cr. 420/1a:
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Plancia - Cnaeus Plancius - Cr. 432/1:
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Pompeia - Sextus Pompey, with portrait of Pompey the Great - Cr. 483/2:
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ATB,
Aidan.

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