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Herennia Etruscilla, AD 249-251
Roman provincial Æ; 12.67 g, 27.45 mm, 7:00
Moesia Superior, Viminacium, AD 249-250
Obv: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right
Rev: P M S COL VIM, Moesia standing left between bull and lion; ANXI (year 11 = 249/50) in exergue
Refs: SGI 4220 var.; BMC 3.18, 32 var.; Pick 136; Moushmov 48.

Next: Roman provincial larger than 25 mm in diameter

 

Septimius Severus and Julia Domna, Stratonicaea, Caria, AE35 / Hecate
Countermark removed

Next: Roman provincial with countermark clearly seen

 

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Here is a large, 33 mm, Roman provincial coin with a delta, Δ, countermark:


Gordian III (238-244) struck at Selucia ad Calycadnum in Cilicia.
Aphrodite gazing in a mirror, winged Eros at her feet left, birdbath with two birds, on a pedestal.
The obverse is as von Aulock 5836-5839, the reverse much like 5839 but for the birdbath. These have the Δ countermark of Sear Greek Imperial Coins 3774, which is illustrated in the same position, on the neck.
SNG Levante --, SNG France 2 Cilicie 1021 is similar but lacking the birdbath. Apparently very rare.

I wonder if this is the only ancient-coin type with a birdbath? With a mirror?

Next: Roman provincial coin of Gordian III.

 

Gordian III, 238 – 244 AD
Æ35, Pisidia, Antioch Mint, 14.83 grams
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANOVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right.
Reverse: VIRT AVG COL ANTIOCH, Gordian on horseback right trampling enemy and holding aloft spear, S R in exergue.

References:
SNG vonAulock 8572 // Krzyanoska 14/69

Next: Anything with a chicken!

 

What a fantastic reverse type!

 

Anything with a chicken



Next: Mount Argaeus reverse

 

Thought it had to be ancient...


PISIDIA, Antioch. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217.
Æ35, 25.8g, 6h.
Obv.: IVLIA A-GVSTA; Draped bust right.
Rev.: COL CES ANTIOCH; Mên standing facing, head right, left foot on bucranium, leaning on low cippus, holding sceptre and Nike; to left, cock standing left; S R across fields.


Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE27, 14.5g, 12h; Caesarea Cappadocia, year 13 (of the rule of Septimius Severus), AD 204/5.
Obv.: AY KAI M AYP ANTΩNINOC; Laureate head right.
Rev.: MHTPOΠ KAICAPEI; Agalma of Mt. Argaeus, star over summit // ETIΓ (year 13)

Next a coin purchased this week that hasn't been posted yet.

 

Bought 6 coins this week, but none are even shipped untill now.
sellers pic of a Florianus:



Next Carinus

 

CARINUS
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP CARINVS P F AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left with a standard in each hand. KAEpsilon in ex.
Struck at Rome, 284-5 AD
2.9g, 22mm
RIC 253c, C 28

Next: Fides

 

Postumus ae antoninianus Milan mint / FIDES EQVIT
Usually sold as 'Aureolus'


Next: A non-Postumus coin with reverse legend referring to the cavalry.

 

Caracalla as Caesar, AD 196-198
Roman AR denarius, 2.46 g, 18.5 mm
Rome, AD 198
Obv: M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: FIDES PVBLICA, Fides standing right, holding grain ears and dish of fruits
Refs: RIC 8, Cohen 83; Hill 321

Never mind. I was too slow.

 

It's been nearly two days, so I'll resurrect the thread with a Postumus.


Postumus, AD 260-269
Roman Billon Antoninianus; 2.84 g, 21.1 mm
Cologne, AD 265-68
Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right
Rev: SALVS AVG, Aesculapius standing facing, head left, holding snake-entwined staff; globe at feet, right
Refs: RIC 86; Hunter 85, 86; Cohen 336; Sear 10985; DeWitte 280.

Next: Aesculapius/Asklepios

 

Asklepios, Asclepius

Phrygia, Synaus. Æ18. Asklepios facing
Obv.: ΘЄOΝ CΥΝ - ΚΛΗΤΟN, draped bust of Senate right.
Rev.: CΥΝΑ - ЄΙΤΩΝ , Asklepios standing facing, raising himation with his right hand and holding serpent-entwined staff in his left hand.
18mm., 3.92 g.
Late 1st Century.
Forni 514, SNG Leypold II 1749
Rare

Next: Facing deity.

 

Facing Deity (Helios)

CARIAN ISLANDS, Rhodes.
AR Hemidrachm
167-88 B.C.
1.29 grams, 13 mm
Obv: Radiate head of Helios
facing slightly to right.
Rev: Rose w/ magistrate ΛΡΤΕΜΩΝ
above, P and club to left, O to right,
all within incuse square.

Next coin with a rose or flower

 

Next: Any English king

 

France under English Kings
AV Salut d'or ND circa 1430 Saint-Lo Mint
Henry VI of Lancaster/ next Virgin Mary

 

Anonymous Follis Romanus IV, circa 1068-1071.
Æ Follis Class G. Constantinople mint.
Obverse: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator
Reverse: Facing bust of the the Virgin Mary

next, A coin with a hole.

 

A coin with a hole: My Dekadrachm:
It is obviously a fake. I suspect that the hole was drilled to determine if there was any bullion value.

Next is fake ancient coin.