Weekly Ancient Giveaway #2

Here's the next coin looking for a new home. As before, just respond to this thread and I will add your name to the list and choose at random the winner next week. As an AE4, his one was hard to photograph (plus the dusty green patina). I know Doug doesnt like this descriptive comment, but it really is 'better in hand'!

Good luck!

 

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A photo would be nice!

 

Since my name was used I will mention that I am very happy to see the description included the AE4 (size) information which should make anyone who cares to be able to ID this one and decide whether they want it or not. This one is about 9000% easier to ID than the last one.

I know there are more people who want anything that is free but I really hope that the eventual winner of this one is someone who considers coin of this nature worth owning and really would be happy to add it to their collection for a reason other than it was free. I'm not entering but I do have a coin of this type from a different mint issued in the name of this guy's brother and that is close enough for me as a non-specialist in this period. The sooner I stop trying to get every variation of every ancient coin, the better off I'll be.

Question: Is this coin the last of its type issued by a Roman? Who was later?

 

Please count me in.

And could you tell us more about the coin?

Thanks

 

I'm in. Thanks!

 

My intent is to get people to try their hand at attribution, so I wont say other than the size is 15mm. When the winner has it in hand I think they will see the lettering better than in my horrible photo. This one should be fairly easy with what can be seen, even the mintmark.

 

OK. Count me in

 

Oooooo...a green coin.....count me in.

 

A bronze statue similar to the reverse image topped a column commissioned by Justinian in Constantinople, and was probably originally built by either Theodosius I or II. I have a coin of this reverse type so I always think of that statue when I happen to look at it. Unfortunately the statue and column were dismantled by the Ottomans in the 15-16th centuries so it doesn't exist anymore, but not before a drawing was made of it:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_of_Justinian

 

Count me in.

 

I want to play, I'm in!!

 

Emperor on horseback was a common Roman theme. Below is Marcus Aurelius on horseback.

 

In like Flynn.

Steve

 

Count me in

 

The one in the photo is the replica they put in its place when the original was moved indoors some time back. Amazing to think that statue was there all those centuries and was never melted down.

 

very cool ken.


stay classy!

 

Count me in too. Thanks Ken

 

Please count me in too.
Thanks

 

I'll join the party! Thanks for your generosity