ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

Hey, I thought we're not doing city coinage.

 

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Heiron I ...

=> sweet Mutha-F ...

 

Heiron II ...

Oh nice => look at you , eh?

 

C. Hosidius C.f. Geta ...

=>hey, I didn't enter it under "G", so it's good to go, yes?

 

Brutal => those God damn Hadrians are 'ere again!! (who invited them?!!)

 

Herennia Etruscilla & Pudicitia

=> sweet lil' looker, yes?

 

Herennius Etruscus AR Antoninianus ... yah, I said anus!!







=> sorry gang ... but that's all I gots!!

 

SICILY, SYRACUSE, HIERON II
AE19

 

Ooops, I was wrooonngg!!

=> here are a couple more Heraclius counterstamps!! (enjoy!!)

 

OK. Been out of this one for a while. But H is a good letter to jump back in on!

Hadrian.


Hadrian; AD 117-138
Bronze Dupondius; 27mm/ 14 g
OBV: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; Radiate Head R, Drapery at shoulder
REV: COS III SC; Salus Std L feeding serpent from patera
(RIC 657, Cohen 367cf)

 

How 'bout Honorius?


Honorius; AD 393-423
AE3; 19mm/2.7g, Czyicus Mint
OBV; DN HONORIVS P M AVG; Pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right
REV: VIRTVS EXERCITI; Honorius standing facing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield, crowned by Victory standing L beside him; SMKB in exergue
(RIC X 68)

 

Hadrian

 

Syracuse, Sicily, Hiketas, 288 - 279 B Bronze AE 23, Calciati II p. 312 ff., 168 (various obv symbols), EF, partial flat strike, 7.564g, 22.8mm, 180o, Syracuse mint, obverse DIOS ELLANIOU, laureate head of young Zeus Hellanios right, uncertain symbol behind head; reverse SURAKOSIWN, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, star left

 

That sure is a beauty, Randy - you've posted it before, but I love seeing it again.

On another note, does anyone have good examples of the forward-facing Honorious types? I've wanted to collect one of those, but never found a specimen that wowed me. Or do we have to settle for poorly-struck, poorly-preserved pieces in this type?

 

Ooopsie => eh-heh-heh => well, randygeki definitely gets an assist for my next example (sadly, I thought that Hicetas was a "place" not a person ... my bad ... but thanks Randy!!)

SICILY. Syracuse, AE Hicetas
288-279 BC
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 8 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of young Zeus Hellanios left
Reverse: Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt. “A” in left field

 

Here's one that is mine, although likely just temporarily and I don't even have it in hand. I bought it recently and am offering it as one of several prizes in a contest I'm running on another site.



SICILY, Syracuse
c. 287-278 BC
AE23, 10.76 g
Reign of Hiketas
Obv: Zeus Hellanios left (beardless)
Rev: eagle left on thunderbolt
Ref: Sear Greek 1209, Morcom 782.

 

*sigh* (another site, eh?)

... what is the contest?

 

"Guess the Hammer, Ancient Edition"

Two rounds, six coins per round. First round had coins from the CNG 9/18 auction and Round 2 has coins from the 9/25 Heritage auction. 3 prizes/winners. Score calculated by the average percent 'miss', lowest score wins.

I didn't run it here on CT because a recent attempt by someone else to hold a similar contest got the ax.

 

Forget it Jerry. TIF is running it on CCF. Alas, we cannot participate.

 

Yah, that was too bad ... I showed interest in IOM's valiant attempt to start er' up!!

Oh well => you and your game sound like a lot o' fun!!

Have a nice weekend (it is my wife's B-day today, so once she wakes-up I'm gonna try to spend a little less time coinin' and a lot more time spoiling her!!) ... she is a dozen years younger than me, so perhaps I should go do a few stretching exercises before the day's events!! (slave for the day could involve anything!!)