I've been trying to cut down on the purchasing of new coins and instead doing more research and "maintenance" (logging and labeling) of the coins I do have. But over the past 6 weeks or so I have picked up a little more than a handful (7) that I'd love to share with you all. Macedonia, Thessalonika AE Unit, 187-167 BC Obverse: Laureate and bearded head of Janus, I above. Reverse: ΘΕΣ-ΣA/ΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ, the Dioscuri on horseback, facing opposite directions and holding lances; grain ear below. References: SNG Cop 368, SNG ANS 803 Size: 22mm, 13.5g Thraco Macedonian Tribes, Uncertain Tribe AR Obol, Struck 480-460 BC Obverse: Male goat kneeling right on groundline. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. References: HPM pl III, 22 var. (incuse), SNG ANS (Macedonia) 66 (Aigai), Sheedy Non-Parian group 3 Size: 9mm, 0.8g Ex: Stack’s, July 16, 1997, Lot #179 Augustus, Ruled 27 BC-14 AD AR Denarius, Lugdunum Mint, Struck 2 BC-4 AD Obverse: CAESAR AV[GVS]TVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE Laureate head of Augustus to right. Reverse: AVGV[STI F C]OS [DESIG PRINC IVVENT] / [C] L CAESARES•, Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing, each, togate, resting hand on shield and spear, simpulum, left, and lituus, right, flanking, right and left respectively References: RIC 210, RSC 43c Size: 19.5mm, 3.6g Clodius Albinus (as Caesar), 193-195 AD AR Denarius, Rome Mint, Struck under Septimius Serverus in 194-195 AD Obverse: D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right. Reverse: MINER PACIF COS II, helmeted Minerva, standing front, head left, holding olive-branch, resting hand on shield set on the ground, spear against arm. References: RIC IV 7; BMCRE 98; RSC 44 Size: 18mm, 3.0g Sicily, Akragas AE Hemilitron, Circa 425-406 BC Obverse: [AKP-AGANTIN]-ON, eagle, with head raised, standing left on tunny. Reverse: Crab holding a serpent in its left claw, conch and cuttle fish below; six pellets around. References: SNG ANS 1032; Calciati I pg. 176, 43; SNG Copenhagen 73 Size: 27mm, 20.9g Sicily, Himera AE Hemilitron, Circa 430-407 BC Obverse: Head of nymph left, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone; six pellets before, [IM-E] behind. Reverse: Six pellets within wreath. References: CNS I, p. 43, 35; SNG ANS 186; HGC 2, 479 Size: 16mm, 2.8g Syracuse, Sicily imitating Ptolemaic Issues of Ptolemy II Philadelphos in Alexandria Minted under Hieron II, Ruled 270-215 BC AE Litra, Uncertain mint in Sicily Struck post-reform circa 264-263 BC Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus right (Sicilian Portrait Style B). Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; oval shield to left, control mark A to lower right near eagle tail; all within sold circle border. References: Svoronos 615, Wolf & Lorber, ‘Western Greek’ Style, Subgroup 3, H69 (A42/P56) Size: 25mm, 16.6g **I'd love to see any of your coins that are similar or anything you want to show.**
Great coins Justin!.. all are awesome but I certainly love the Clodius Albinus and the Augustus - mostly because they are on my bucket list. The Thraco Macedonian is one I have not seen before and looks very desirable.. great choices! Looks like your new website needs to updated (again!) https://iomegacollection.home.blog/ Just checked - updated already - you're good!!
Neat! I like the little one with the kneeling goat and the hemilitron from Himera. The only thing I have similar (surprisingly not an Augustus with that reverse) is this Clodius Albinus:
Edge irregularity notwithstanding, that Augustus denarius is very handsome. Love the toning and portrait. And I always like ol' sad-faced Clodius Albinus.
This thread inspired me to go to my archives and dig up the photo of the Clodius Albinus from my first Roman coin collection.
