COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

Septimius Severus Ar Drachm - Caesarea
Obv:– AY KAI L CEPT CEOVHPOC, Laureate head right
Rev:– MHTPO KAICAPIACW, Male figure (Argaios(?)), laureate, draped seated left on Mount Argaeus, holding branch
Minted in Caesarea, Cappadocia. Year 17, ETIZ in exe. A.D. 209

Apparently unlisted in Sydenham, cf. Syd. #403, which is a matching didrachm of this type.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Maxentius as Caesar - Carthage
Obv:- M AVR MAXENTIVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right
Rev:- SALVIS AVGG ET CAES FEL KART, Carthage standing facing, head left, holding up fruits in both hands
Struck in Carthage late 306 A.D. H in left field, Greek_Delta in exe.
References:- RIC VI Carthage 51a.

 

Not received this yet, so sellers pic.

Constantius I Chlorus

Constantius I,
AE follis,
Carthage,
297 AD.
28mm; 9.3g.
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right
FELIX ADVENT AVGG NN
Africa standing to left in elephant headdress, holding standard and tusk, lion with captured bull at feet.
Officina letter Gamma in left field. Mintmark PKT.
RIC VI Carthage 22a.

 

CARTHAGE


ZEUGITANA, Carthage
early 2nd century BCE
AE 15-shekels, 45 mm, 95 gm
Obv: wreathed head of Tanit left
Rev: horse standing right, left foreleg up; solar disk with uraei above
Ref: Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l'Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L'Ancienne Afrique, 131; Luynes 3782; Jenkins GK and Lewis RB (1963) Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins Royal Numismatic Society, London, pl. 28 12
Graded Fine by NGC Ancients (strike 5/5, surfaces 2/5); not encapsulated (reason: size); certification number 3598288-002. Official cert indicates size 44 mm, weight 94.32 gm; remeasured by TIF

It's as big as an island

 

You really need to add the side view TIF. It really gives it the Aaaarrrrgggggghhhhh factor.

 

Done

CORINTH


CORINTHIA, Corinth
345-307 BCE
AR stater, 8.65 gm
Obv Pegasus flying left, qoppa below
Rev: helmeted head of Athena left wearing necklace; head of Silenus behind
Ref: Ravel 1046. Calciati 408.
from Heritage Auctions, June 2013
This scarce variety was chosen to represent Corinth staters, #23 in Harlan J. Berk's book, "100 Greatest Ancient Coins".

 

Atta girl TIF

 

Caracalla, Caesarea
Mt. Argaeus on Alter



Septimius Severus, Caesarea
Mt. Argaeus, star above


Tiberius, Commenge



Vespasian dupondius, Commenge, crosssed cornucopia



Rhodes, Caria

Carthage, AE shekel Tanit/Horse


Castulo, Linares Jaen


Castulo, Apollo/Bull

 

Aaaarrrrgggggghhhhh!!!

 

CONSTANTINOPLE


Anastasius I, CE 491-518
AE follis, 33 mm, 17.0 gm
Constantinople mint, CE 512-517
Obv: DN ANASTASIVS P P AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: Large M, star to left, cross above, star to right, officina letter below, mintmark CON
Ref: SB 39


Constantine IV Pogonatus, CE 668-685
AV tremissis, 1.4 gm, 17 mm
Constantinople mint
Obv: DN CONSTANTINUS PPAG; Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VICTORIA AVGUS; cross potent; CONOB
Ref: SB 1161
Mick Jagger's greatgreatgreat...great grandfather?


Leo VI (The Wise), CE 886-912
AE follis, 26 mm, 8.5 gm
Constantinople mint
Obv: +LEOn bASILEVS ROM*; Leo, crowned and wearing loros, seated facing on lyre-backed throne, holding labarum and akakia
Rev: +LEOn EnΘEObA SILEVSR OMEOn legend in four lines
Ref: SB 1728; DOC 5

...and many more Byzantines which I won't post here.

 

Doh. Constantinople..

City Commemorative
Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Constantinople (//CONSE•).
Reference:– RIC VII Constantinople 78 (R1)



Helena - Constantinople (AE3)
Obv:– FL HELENA AVGVSTA, Diademed draped bust right, with necklace
Rev:– SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Helena standing left, holding branch
Minted in Constantinople. B in left field, CONS in exe. A.D. 326-327
Reference:– RIC VII Constantinople 11 (R2)

 

Rhode, Caria
Coin: EF Silver Drachm
- Radiate head of Helios right
ΑΝΑΞΙΔΟΤΟΣ P O - Rose with bud, snake on omphalos in left field
Mint: (190-170 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.55g / 15mm / -
References:

• Jenkins 1989, 15
• HGC 6, 1457
• BMC 247

 

Thrace, Chersonesos
Coin: good VF Silver Hemidrachm
None - Forepart of lion right, head left
None - Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet and AΓ monogram in one sunken quarter, star in the other.
Mint: Chersonesos (Circa 386-338 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.41g / 13.5mm / -
References:

• McClean 4089–94 var. (symbol)
• SNG Copenhagen 840 var. (letter).

 

Gorgeous coin but it should be posted under R. Caria is the region.

 

Geography - not my strong suite

 

CHERSONESOS


Thrace, Chersonesos
400-350 BCE
AR hemidrachm, 13mm, 2.3gm
Obv: forepart of a lion right, head reverted
Rev: quadripartite; incuse; dot AΓ (ligate) and pentagram in opposing depressions
Ref: ? Haven't found this one yet in any online resources


with different symbols.

 

Cool little lizard!

 

Best of this type i have seen! Kudos to Pishpash!

 

Thank you JB, this coin on Wildwinds

 

Reshoot needed.

Africa
Cyrencia, Cyrene
AR Didrachm (Stater)
s. 308-277 BC
19.4 mm x 7.62 grams
Obverse: Karneios, horned head right.
Reverse: Extinct Silphium plant, KY-PA in fields.
Ref: SGCV 6319, BMC 52
Note: Rare, Nicely centered, VF