Ancients => coins with "wreaths" on 'em (Sunday's pile-on thread)

Hey Eddop. Good to see you posting here again. BTW, nice coin.

 

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Gallienus, AE Tetradrachm
Egypt-Alexandria
264/265 (Year 12)
Diameter: 22 mm x 23 mm
Weight: 8.72 grams
Obverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head left, holding large wreath with spread wings
L IB in upper field
Reference: Emmett 3809 (corrected); Milne 4110; Curtis 1596; BMC 2237
Other: Grade: aEF, slightly rough. Neat dramatic reverse

Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Ex Frank Robinson, June 1993

 

Hi coinfriend steve,
I wish that was a hadrian very nice, never seen a wreath like that.

Br

Eric

 

I saw some nice examples of coins with wreaths....Here is another not yet posted.


Antiochus VIII 121-96 BC
Antioch, Syria
AR Tetradrachm 30.5 mm x 16.12 grams
struck. 121-113 BC
Obverse: Diademed bust of Antiochus VIII right.
Reverse: Uranus Standing left arm outstretched holding a star, and scepter crecent headdress IE/A left field, K right, N in Exergue.
BASILEWS / ANTIOXOY right EPIPhANOYZ left field. All with wreath.
ref:SNG Spaer 2498v, SMA 372
ex. David&Grace Barbobe 9/13
ex. DH Collection 11/13

 

Here are a few examples of "wreath on coin". When I first saw the topic I thought : " Uh, crazy Steve, that's too easy we'll see millions of them". Surprisingly I just found a few in my trays...


Octavian, Dupondius Minted in Italy 38 BC
DIVI F, bare head of Octavian right
DIVOS IVLIVS, in a laurel wreath
27.07 gr
Ref : HCRI # 309, RCV # 1570



Constantine the great, AE 3 struck in Rome, 2nd officina
CONSTANTINVS AVG, Laureate head of Constantine right
D N CONSTANTINI MAX AV, VOT XXX in a laurel wreath, RS at exergue
2.93 gr
Ref : Cohen #129, RC #3874 var



Constantius II, Siliqua struck in Sirmium
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Diademed bust of Constantius right
VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX, in a wreath. SIRM at exergue.
2.07 gr
Ref : Cohen #342, RC #3997



Theodosius II, Siliqua Constantinople mint
D N THEODO SIVS P F AVG, diademed draped and cuirassed bust right seen from front
VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX, within a laurel wreath, CONS* at exergue
2.16 gr, 18.5 mm
RIC X, # 381

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SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Hadrian. Æ As
Reference.
BMC Galatia 296, p186; var (without countermark)

Obv. TP.Π . ΥΙ.ΘΝΕΡ.ΥΙω.ΤΡ.ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟCCEΒ
Laureate and cuirassed bust right

Rev. S • C
H below; all within laurel wreath Countermark Laurel-branch

15.85 gr
27 mm

 

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Hadrianus. Æ As S C ΓΔ

Reference.
BMC Galatia 299, p186;

Obv. ATP.KAIC.Θ.TP.� .ΥΙ.Θ.NEP.YIω.ΤΡ.ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC.CEΒAC.
Laureate and cuirassed bust right

Rev. S • C
ΓΔ below; all within laurel wreath Countermark Laurel-branch

14.10 gr
26 mm

 

yes why not.

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Hadrian. Æ Half-Quadrans / Chalkous S C Γ Reference.
McAlee 543(c); Butcher 240

Obv. no legend
Laureate head right, draped

Rev. no Legend
Large S C within laurel wreath. Γ

10 mm

 

That's mine from Hereopolis under Lucius Verus

 

This is a common coin that I didn't post before. I wonder whether the Roman Emperor is AntoPius or Caracalla ?

 

Given the choice between the two, I would guess AP. However, the portrait looks more like Macrinus?

 

Its better to take pictures than scan them.

 

I think it looks more like Macrinus as well.

 

That's very fine. Mac is much better than both the Pius and the dude. I'll check more at Wildwinds. I guess you're right.

 

This provincial coin with the Emperor of Nero? From Antioch?

 

great coins all

This is mine only one: Claudius (wreaths)

 

A friend told me that my coin is Domitian Antioch

 

i thought it is Galba:


SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ As (27mm, 13.83 g, 1h). Laureate head right / S•C within laurel wreath. McAlee 312b; RPC I 4313.

 

Thank you, it seems that it is this coin.On my coin has overprinting a small letter "S".

 

My wreath offering is unusual since the wreath is not concentric on the reverse and not held by a figure. The obverse of this denarius of Augustus shows the emblems of power in the state left to right: eagle, consular robes (on headless dress dummy) and wreath.