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Empire of the Satavahana
Anonymous Potin Karshapana
circa 37 BC - 107 AD
Obv: Elephant right, Brahmi script Sa Ta Ka ??
Rev: Ujjain Symbol

@Ancientnoob has several interesting posts regarding these coins e.g. this one
Also this site a useful resource with the following comment on the reverse:

"Ujjain symbol is the most peculiar characteristic of the Satavhana coins. The symbol is named Ujjain Symbol because a hoard of coins depicting the symbol was first discovered at Ujjain. Subsequently, Satavahana coins found at several archaeological sites seemed to bear this Symbol. However, its significance is not known."

Next: a coin with Brahmi script

 

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Kumaragupta I 414-455AD AR drachm /Garuda bird

Next: Another Indian subcontinent coin of this general style but with a different animal reverse (no mountains)

 

Elephant


Baktria
Apollodotos I 180-160 BCE
Square AR Drachm 20mm 2.4g
Elephant
Zebu
SNG ANS 324-327

Next up: Square... me late: What @dougsmit said...

 

This Alexander Jannaeus Widow's Mite is square but not a type designed that way.


Next: a coin type known in more than one shape (eg round/square) of which you can show two different ones

 

I thought your bull was in reply to my animal just pushing the 'this general style' thing a bit. It is getting hard to come up with 'Next:' ideas that have not been used a dozen times in this 134 page thread.

 

Lepton round shape:


Lepton squarish shape:


next: mussel

 

When I posted, I saw 2 postings after mine, making me very tardy. I realized I was late, and amended my "Next". However, after amending, I saw your post actually describing my tardy post! LOL, I lucked out as it was YOUR "next", and was correct.

 

No answer for "mussel" for more than 18 hours.
I also do not have a mussel, but I stay close. Here is a scallop shell:



Sicily, Messana
Litra (420-413 BC)
Obv: Hare leaping right, below scallop shell.
Rev: MEΣ, Legend within wreath
Ag, 0.66g, 14mm
SNG ANS 349

Next: Another Hare

 

This one might have a hare... or maybe it's just Hispania's pet rock.


HADRIAN
AR Denarius. 3.48g, 18mm. Rome mint, AD 134-138. RIC 305c. O: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bare head right. R: HISPANIA, Hispania reclining left, holding branch and resting arm on rock, in front of her a rabbit.

Next: A 'Restitutori' issue of Hadrian

 

Hadrian Denarius Rv. RESTITVTORI GALLIAE Hadrian raising kneeling Gaul. RIC324d 134-138 A.D. 2.82 grms 18 mm Next coin another Hadrian

 

Next: "Slight drapery on left shoulder."

 

Trajan Decius, Ruled 247-249 AD
AR Antoninianus, Struck 249-250 AD
Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, drapery on far shoulder.
Reverse: GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI (Genius of the Illyrian army), Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae; standard to right.
References: RIC IV 16c, RSC 49
Ex: Stack’s Bowers (Coin Galleries) Mail Bid Sale, April 1997, lot #512

Next: other Illyrian

 

ILLYRIA
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: MENISKOS, cow & calf, Nike flying above with wreath, thunderbolt in ex
REVERSE: DYR KAL LW NOS around double stellate pattern
Dyrrachium 70-60 BC
3.22g, 17mm
Ceka 322

Next: Nike flying

 

SICILY. Syracuse. DeinomenidTyranny

485-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm - 17.45 g). Struck circa 480-475 BC. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; Nike flying above crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethusa right, surrounded by four dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 134 (V60/R93); SNG ANS 38 (same dies); Randazzo -. rev sl off-ctr, sl surface imperfections,most notably a horizontal scratchlike flaw in obvright field.

Next up: Sicilian older than mine

 

Alright, let's change it up to: Sicilian tetradrachm

 

I'm sorry you changed it. I have several older but my only tets are little different from yours. I know we have several members with big silver so lets hope one of them posts.

 

It had almost been the 12 hours and I didn't want to hold up the game. But now I'm eager to see your older coins! (It's hard not to love archaic Sicilians).
I'm sure there would be no harm in switching it back

 

Leontini Tetradrachm 455-440 B.C. Obv Head of Apollo left rev. head of roaring lion l.Hgc 670 17.03 grms 24 mm Next coin another Sicilian

 

Sicily, Himera, Circa 415-409 BC, AE Hemiltron (17 mm, 4.77 g). IM[E] Head of nymph to left; before, six pellets. Rev. Six pellets within laurel wreath.

Next: Another 5th Century BC bronze

 

SICILY, Gela
AE Tetras. 3.82g, 17.6mm. SICILY, Gela, 420-405 BC. Gela 527; CNS 47; HGC 2, 380. O: Head of young river-god Gelas right; ΓEΛAΣ before; grain ear behind. R: Bull standing right; olive branch above, three pellets (mark of value) in exergue.

We just had Syracuse, Leontini, Himera, and Gela. Next: another Sicilian city.