Still on ye ol' wagon, but still have oldies to share. Here is a Elagabalus provincial I picked up for about $8 total. JA had to confirm the reference for it since I couldn't find many of this type. Seems to actually be rare. Elagabalus, (218 - 222 A.D.) Æ20 Thrace: Philippopolis O: AUT K M AUR ANTWNINOS, laureate head right . R : FILIPPOPOLEITWN NEWKWRWN, Hermes standing ,holding Purcell and caduceus. 20mm 3.6g Varbanov, Vol. III, 1781, p. 203
Nice pickup! Especially when it is classified as rare. I don't have many provincial coinage other than this one: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria: Elagabalus (218-222) Æ As, Antioch (McAlee-798; Butcher-471; Antakya-18310) Obv: AVT K M AYR ANTWNEINOC; Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Rev: Large S•C; K above, A below; all within circular border within laurel wreath
Hey Mat, I'm here for ya ... => it's always awesome to see any ancient coin example, whether it's AJ-esque or whether it's like one of Bing's dogs!! (just jokes, big bro) ... anyway ... => Congrats for scoring, or finally posting this new CT-addition (I'm lovin' the colour) Oh, and I love your sweet thread-post, Q-Geek (sweet eye-appeal on that baby!!) Ummm, today I'm merely gonna toss-in my sweet Elagabalus eagle ... => cheers, coin-bros!!
*hrrmmmphh* ... but sadly, tomorrow is the Super Bowl and the sweet 49ers are nowhere to be seen (*sigh*) "However" => tomorrow's game does have all of the great drama needed for a fantastic Super Bowl Sunday!! (an old-ringer versus a new young-gun, etc, etc) I even took Monday off work!! (man, I love the NFL) ... Yah, I know that you're gonna say that you hate the NFL, etc ...... but hey, you wanted me to respond to your OP-coin, my friend .... ummm, but I'm with Alegandalf (what is a purcell?)
I don't know how to specify rarity or lack thereof but I'll show another Elagabalus of Phlippopolis. This is an AE31 with Apollo and, like Mat's coin, mentions the Neokouros on the reverse. I recall buying it mostly for the portrait bust. Hardly related is the Gordian III AE28 from Nikopolis linked here for showing Hermes in a very different pose resting his foot on a rock. It is almost unusual in that the cutter realized he needed smaller letters to fit in the long legend and did not have to finish it in the field as was done with so many Nikopolis dies.
