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I had quite the trip to a coin show today overall I had a great time and got 10 ancients pretty good ones for $70. The highlight was the Nero denarius for $20 for me. The guy did not do his research!
 

of the ten 2 are cappadocian drachmas, 1 is a hemidrachm coin of Alexander III, 1 is a Nero Provincial from Phyriga, 1 is a Victorinius with Pietas, the other 4 I need some help with...

I can't ID the Roman provincial with Tyche

I can't make out the reverse of the Hadrian Sestertius I think there is a shield and trident I hope it's an early Britannia!

There is a nice Greek ancient with a horse and an off center Zeus? No clue

Last, a Roman provincial from Antioch with Antoninus Pius? Not sure.

 

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Tyche - difficult one, but I suspect it's similar to https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11864 because the stance of the reverse character suggests Dionysus and I think I see the panther on the lower left. 

I don't think that is a Hadrian sestertius. The visible legend in the obverse is C TPAIAN ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ and this indicates a provincial. Judging after the size you mentioned (similar to a sestertius) I would say the coin is from Alexandria, something similar to https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/5836 - you would need to check Alexandrian reverses for an exact match.

3rd - Pius from Antioch - correct.

38 minutes ago, Amarmur said:

Last, a Roman provincial from Antioch with Antoninus Pius? Not sure.

 

This one is very puzzling. I could not find a match but I am sure somebody else will be able to shed some light. The monogram on the reverse could be the key - AN?!

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1 hour ago, ambr0zie said:

Tyche - difficult one, but I suspect it's similar to https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11864 because the stance of the reverse character suggests Dionysus and I think I see the panther on the lower left. 

I don't think that is a Hadrian sestertius. The visible legend in the obverse is C TPAIAN ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ and this indicates a provincial. Judging after the size you mentioned (similar to a sestertius) I would say the coin is from Alexandria, something similar to https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/5836 - you would need to check Alexandrian reverses for an exact match.

3rd - Pius from Antioch - correct.

This one is very puzzling. I could not find a match but I am sure somebody else will be able to shed some light. The monogram on the reverse could be the key - AN?!

I figured out the Hadrian Alexandria coin. The reverse is a sphinx. Pretty cool not disappointed! Thanks for the help and the other 2 will take some more research..

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The Tyche I believe is late Roman republic early Roman imperial because of the style and lack of lettering on the obverse suggest it's closer to Greek coins. I think the figure on the reverse is Athena. I think it is from Syria. It's a tough one to ID but I picked it because of its nice patina and obverse. 
 

i greatly appreciate all the help I am getting!

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