COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

I'm on the hunt for one ithyphallic Priapus of each emperor/empress who issued the type . It's a do-able little set although some of the coins are hard to find.

 

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I have just been looking for one Priapus in decent condition, so far the prices have been just horrible!

 

Yep, they do bring a premium even in poor condition. I'd certainly like a better example of the Julia Domna priapus but they are hard to find. This one came from an infamous eBay seller who was willing to come down to a price too good to pass up.

 

Wow, it's kinda like watching Women's Wrestling!!

=> great effort out of the blocks!!

 

Augustus and Agrippa Dupondius , Nemausus
Obv:– Heads of Agrippa, wearing rostral wreath, and Augustus, wearing laurel wreath, back to back, P-P, [IMP] DIVI [F].
Rev:– [COL] NEM, Crocodile chained to palm branch
Minted in Nemausus Mint, Gaul, struck after 10 AD.

 

Nicopolis ad Istrum

Elagabalus, AE26
Obv:– AVT M AVP ANTWNINOC, Radiate, draped bust right
Rev:– VP NOBIOV POVFOV NIKOPOLITWN / PROC ICPTON, Naked Zeus standing facing, head left, holding patera and sceptre; eagle at feet
Struck under the magistrate Novius Rufus
Minted in Nikopolis ad Istrum

Diadumenian AE27
Obv:– K-M OΠΕΛΛΙ ANTWNI DIADOMENIANOC, Draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– V P AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWN PPO C I C TROΣ, Nike advancing right with palm and wreath
Reverse Legend – V P AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWN PPO C I C TROΣ
Minted in Nicopolis ad Istrum, Magistrate Agrippa
References:– SNGC unlisted, Moushmov 1312

 

Neapolis, Campania, AR Nomos
320-300 BC
Parthenope & Man-Bull

 

Nicomedia
Constantius II, AE3
Obv:– FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left
Rev:– PROVIDENTIAE CAES•, Campgate, two turrets, with 6 rows of bricks, star above, pediment below
Minted in Nicomedia. left field, SMNS in exe.
Reference:– RIC VII Nicomedia 158 (S)



Licinius, AE3
Obv:– IMP LICINIVS AVG, Laureate, draped bus left, globe and sceptre in left hand, mappa in right hand
Rev:– IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre
Minted in Nicomedia (Palm in left field, E in right field, SMN in exe.) in A.D. 317-320
References:– RIC VII Nicomedia 24 (Scarce)


Licinius II, AE3
Obv:– D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, Jupiter standing left, holding victory on globe and scepter
Minted in Nicomedia (palm | • / E / SMN). A.D. 317-320
Reference:– RIC VII Nicomedia 34 (R1)

 

Augustus Dupondius, Nemausus
27 BC - 14AD
Augustus/Agrippa & Crocodile

 

CILICIA, Ninica-Claudiopolis
Severus Alexander, with Julia Maesa, Æ37
AD 222-235
Diameter: 37 mm
Weight: 17.83 grams
Obverse: , draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right; c/m’s: Nike, holding wreath, standing right within oval incuse (3) and six-pointed star
Reverse: Laureate / Draped bust of Julia Maesa right



... very cool

 

Plautilla, AE-26. Nicopolis, Moesia
Augusta AD 202 – 205
13.33g. 26mm.
Obverse: Plautilla, the wife of Caracalla (Her draped bust right)
Reverse: Eagle standing front on globe, head right, wreath in beak
Reference: Moushmoff 1159; Pick 1636; Varbanov 3174

 

Whoah, and now a Martin-Steve mixup! And that's like... err... watching Steve Martin play bluegrass music?



Ok, bad joke... but at least it's good music!

 

NEMAUSUS

AUGUSTUS
AE Dupondius
13.26g, 26mm
GAUL, Nemausus, 10 - 14 AD
RIC 159
O: IMP DIVIF, busts of Aggripa in rostral crown facing left and Augustus laureate facing right, P-P in fields.
R: COL-NEM to left and right of palm-shoots with short, dense, fronds and its tip to left, behind a chained crocodile, a wreath with long ties to left of the palm-tip.

 

NEAPOLIS

CAMPANIA, Neapolis
Circa 270 - 250 BC
AE Litra
6.05g, 20.3m
Sear 557; HN Italy 589.
O: NEOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, laureate head of Apollo left, E (?) behind.
R: Man-faced bull walking right, head facing, crowned by Nike flying right above; beneath bull, IΣ.

 

NISIBIS

JULIA MAMAEA
AE27
11.42g, 26.5mm
MESOPOTAMIA, Nisibis, 222 - 235 AD
SNG Cop 236; BMC 10 var (no crescent beneath portrait)
O: IOV MAMEA CEBACTH, diademed draped bust right.
R: CEΠ KOΛO NECIBI MH B, turreted, veiled, draped Tyche right, topped by Aries the Ram right with head turned left; in front of chin a star.

 

NICOMEDIA


LICINIUS I
AE Follis
3.5g, 20.5mm
Nicomedia mint, 313 - 317 AD
RIC 13
O: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right.
R: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left holding Victory on globe and scepter, eagle left, A right, SMN in ex.
Ex Marcel Jungfleish Collection



JULIAN THE APOSTATE
AE1
8.01g, 27.7mm
Nicomedia mint, 361 - 363 AD
RIC 122
O: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed draped & cuirassed bust right.
R: SECVRITAS REIPVB, Bull standing right with two stars above, palm branch-NIKB-dot-palm branch in ex.

 

Very cool so far---and I notice Pish has the two halves of my recent 'Ass' purchase---and Martin, and Zumbly and Steve...How about TIF too??

My initial offering; Marcian and Nicomedia:

 

NEOCAESAREA (I think...)


Another unattributed mixed lot coin. I'm not completely sure of the attribution.

PONTUS, Neocaesarea. Gallienus
Obv: [legend]; laureate draped bust right
Rev: MHT N[EOKAICAP]; altar inscribed AKTI_ ETC_; altar surmounted by prize urn with palm frond; ETO(H? A?) below
Ref: ??

 

Getting up on the West Coast your hours behind..

Nicomedia..

Byzantine 527-565..AD.
Justinian l
Ae, Follis..
Yr 12
45mm x 22.22g.

 

Gaul, Nemausus..27 BC.-14 AD..
Augustus
Ae, Dupondius,
Nimes Mint..