Benefactor kirispupis Posted November 23, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 23, 2022 Rhizous Thessaly, Rhizous 4th century BCE Æ Obol. 0.88g, 10mm Female head to right / Star with city ethnic around. BCD Thessaly II 725 var. (denomination); HGC 4, 103 var. (same). Ex Roma 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted November 23, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 23, 2022 R= Rhodes AV Zecchino ND Grandmaster Fabrice del Carretto 1513-21 The Knights Hospitalers set up shop on Rhodes after leaving the Holy Land. However the Ottoman Turks under Sulieman I laid seige to the Island and allowed them to leave under peace deal. Their next home would be Malta. 10 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted November 23, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 23, 2022 R= Richard AV Dukat 1579 Pfalz-Simmern/ Herzogtum Richard I Herzog (Duke) 1569-98 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted November 23, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 23, 2022 R for Rouble/Ruble Q 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted November 24, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2022 R for the ram of a galley Phoenicia, Arados Æ 16 Dated year 115 (145-144 BC) Obv.: Bearded head of Zeus right, border of dots. Rev.: Triple pointed ram of galley left, Phoenician letters nun and aleph above, Aradian era date 115 below. AE, 16mm. 4.02g Ref.: Duyrat 2005 Pg.61, No.2046-2070; HGC10 Pg24, No.88; BMC Phoenicia Pg.18, No.131-133. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted November 24, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2022 R is for Ruprecht 1. German States, Eletorate of Pfalz. Ruprecht I, AD 1353-1390. AR Pfennig (16mm, 0.43g, 7h). Amberg mint. Obv: Facing half length portrait with hat. Rev: Lion left. Ref: Gotz 3. About Very Fine, some flatness, nice toning. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted November 24, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Raise your glasses of something sparkly, it's Thanksgiving. Supplement the special occasion by selecting some shiny, spherical objects showing deities connected to successful harvests. Maybe Seleucid to Spanish or Sullas to Sols is more your style. Share your spectacular or even sub-par specimens of S 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted November 24, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2022 S for Shilling Q 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted November 24, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2022 S for Sacagawea dollar Q 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted November 24, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2022 S for Sol Q 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted November 24, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2022 S....Silaharas. Silaharas of Khankan (1000-1200 AD) Anonymous AR Drachm 14.1 mm x 4.13 g Obverse: Stylized Sassanian Bust right. "Sri" in Brahmi behind head left field. Reverse: Stylized Horseman battle scene shows a mounted warrior with sword to right. Below a fallen body and to the right a standing figure defending himself with a shield. Behind the horse a bow., Sun in upper right field. ref: Mit. NIS 649-652 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted November 24, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 S for Saxony. conventionsthaler single year of issue Obverse Armored bust facing right. Lettering: D:G:FRID:CHRIST:PR:R:POL:& L:DUX SAX Reverse Crowned arms, date at end of legend. Lettering: IUL : CL : MONT : A : & W : S : R : I : ARCHIM : & ELECTOR · 1763 · FWOF · (Dresden) X · EINE FEINE MARCK Value 4⁄3 Saxon thaler = 1 Conventionsthaler = ⅒ Cologne Mark Currency Thaler (1493-1805) Composition Silver (.833) Weight 28.8 g Diameter 43 mm KM# 962, Dav GT II# 2677, Schnee# 1052, Buck# 14 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewomack Posted November 24, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) S for SECVRITAS REIPUB Julian II (360 - 363) AE1 (BI Maiorina); Thessalonika Mint; Obv: DN FL CL IVLIANUS PF AUG; Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVB; Bull standing right, two stars above;*TESΓ in exergue; Ref: RIC 226; NGC Graded Ch. XF S for "S" (meaning "and," as in MIXAHL S ΘЄOFILOS) Michael II the Amorian (AD 820-829) with Theophilus Æ Follis; Constantinople mint; Obv: MIXAHL S ΘЄOFILOS, crowned facing busts of Michael (on left) and Theophilus (on right); cross above; Rev: Large M, X/X/X to left, cross above, N/N/N to right, Θ below; 29.12mm; 6.21 grams; Sear 1642 S for Saint Maurice (S.M) France ARCHBISHOPRIC OF VIENNE - ANONYMOUS AR Denier, 11th - 12th Centuries; Obv: .+. S. M. VIENNA. (Saint Maurice of Vienne), profile of Saint Maurice, facing left; Rev: MAXIMA. GALL (Grand Gaul) S for Shilling S for Sixpence(s) S for United States of America and Shield S for The Bason Spolasco "the real friend of the afflicted" S for Seated Liberty Half Dime S for Standing Liberty Quarter S for Sen (銭) and Showa (昭和) S for Steel Cent S for Saudi Arabia S for Susan B. Anthony Dollar with S mintmark from San Francisco S for Silver Connecticut State Quarter with S mintmark from San Francisco Edited November 24, 2022 by ewomack 9 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenickelguy Posted November 25, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 25, 2022 S is for Salonina, wife of Gallienus - Pudicitia seated on reverse 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenickelguy Posted November 25, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 25, 2022 S is for South Africa and Shilling 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted November 25, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, thenickelguy said: S is for South Africa and Shilling Nice reverse image 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenickelguy Posted November 25, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 25, 2022 Thanks expat! A better coin in hand. S is for this $2.00 Stackable Silver 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted November 25, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) S is for Shahrukh, Timurid AR Tanka dated AH 828 = AD 1426 Islamic, Persia (Post-Mongol), Timurids, Shahrukh I, AH 807-850 / CE 1405-1447, AR Tanka (21mm, 4.39g), dated AH 828 (AD 1426) Sabzawar mint Obv: Shahrukh with titles, year and mint Rev: (Album type T1) kalima in three lines within square "la ilah illa / Allah muhammad / rasul Allah" https://www.sullacoins.com/post/children-of-tamerlane Edited November 25, 2022 by Sulla80 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted November 25, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2022 S for Semis - RR Aes Grave... 10 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted November 25, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2022 S for SALVS Nero denarius... 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted November 25, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2022 S for Sol RR denarius Aquilius... 10 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted November 25, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2022 S for Securitas Nero dupondius... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted November 25, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2022 S for Salonina Salonina Augusta, 254-268 Antoninianus, Antiochia Obv.: SALONINA AVG, Draped bust right, set on crescent. Rev.: IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left with patera and sceptre Billon, 3.48g, 22.2mm Ref.: RIC 92 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted November 25, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2022 S for Securitas Helena AE3, Alexandria mint Obv.: FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed bust right wearing double necklace Rev.: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing left, branch in right hand, raising pallium, wreath in field left, I right, SMAL in ex. AE, 3.11g, 19.1mm Ref.: RIC VII 48 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted November 25, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2022 S for Snake Mysia, Pergamon AE 17 Obv.: laureate head of bearded Asklepios Rev.: AΣKΛHΠIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ, Asklepian snake coiled around omphalos, owl standing on the snake's back AE, 8.66g, 17.3mm Ref.: BMC Mysia p. 129, 160; SNGvA 1371; SNG BnF 1813; SNG Cop - 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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