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Awesome coin David!

4th century Rome... fake. You didn't say it had to be authentic.

Festival of Isis. Anonymous AE3 Anonymous Issue for the Festival of Isis, AE3, 4th Century, Rome. DEO SARAPIDI, Jugate, draped busts of Serapis right wearing modius and Isis wearing hem-hem crown / VOTA-PVBLICA, Isis riding hound.

Next: Your best fake.

 

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This still hurts me but yes, a fake Marcus Aurelius (No SC on reverse):-



Next:- A genuine Marcus Aurelius of your choice

 

This is one of my favorite Marcus Aureus bronzes. Italy could sure use some restoration right now!


Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 21.36 g, 29.5 mm, 12 h.
Rome, AD 173.
Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Rev: RESTITVTORI ITALIAE IMP VI COS III, Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, standing left, holding vertical spear in left hand and clasping right hands with Italia kneeling right before him, holding globe in left hand; SC in exergue.
Refs: RIC 1077; BMCRE 1449-1450; Cohen 538; RCV 4997; MIR 259.

Next: Another "RESTITVTOR" coin of any Roman emperor.

 

Septimius Severus denarius

Obv:– L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right
Rev:– RESTITVTOR VRBIS, Severus in military garb standing left sacrificing over a tripod
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 198-202
Reference:– BMCRE 671. RIC 512A (S). RSC 600

Last T in RESTITVTOR re-engraved from an O.



Next:A re-engraved letter in the legends

 

clumsy reengraved P :



next: coin with legend Egypt

 

Coin with Legend 'Egypt':



This is a die match to CGBFR.COM fourree coin https://www.cgbfr.com/octave-denier-tb-,brm_427172,a.html [last seen 5 May 2019].


Next, Another Fourree (Subearatum).

 

How about another fourée with an Egypt reverse type?!


Hadrian, AD 117-138.
Roman fourée denarius, 2.98 g, 17.7 mm, 7 h.
Rome mint copy, ca. AD 138.
Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head, right.
Rev: AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum and leaning on basket, around which a snake coils. Ibis on left, facing right.
Refs: RIC 296, BMCRE 801-804, RCV 3456, Strack 294.
Notes: Underweight. The metal surface has bubbled away from the core and cracked in front of the portrait on the obverse and above the sistrum and in the exergue on the reverse, revealing it to be a fourée.

Next: musical instrument.

 

Caracalla, Roman Empire, denarius, 215 AD, Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM; laureate head of Caracalla r. Rev: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P; Apollo, naked except for cloak flying behind, standing l., holding branch in extended r. hand and with l. hand lyre set on altar. 21mm, 3.04g. Ref: RIC IV Caracalla 254.

Next: Apollo reverse

 

MARCUS AURELIUS
AE Diassarion. 10.44g, 26mm, THRACE, Philippopolis, circa AD 139-161. Varbanov 805. O: Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟC ΟVΗΡΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ, bare head of Marcus Aurelius to right, with neat beard. R: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Apollo, nude, standing left, holding a phiale in his right hand and his bow in his left.

Another provincial from Thrace

 

As a bonus, also with an Apollo reverse!

Gordian III with wife Tranquillina, AE 26 mm., 241-244 AD, Thracia, Anchialus [Pomorie, Bulgaria]. Obv. Confronted busts of Gordian III right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, and Tranquillina left, draped and wearing stephane; ΑVT Κ M ANT / ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ clockwise around; CEB TPAN // KVΛΛINA in exergue; border of dots/ Rev. Apollo standing left, holding patera in right hand; left arm resting on column; ΟΥΛΠΙΑΝωΝ / ΑΓXΙΑΛEωΝ clockwise around; border of dots. Moushmov 2939, Varbanov 668, AMNG II (Strack, 1912) 656. 11.91 g.



Next: another coin showing Tranquillina

 

TRANQUILLINA:

RI Prv Thrace Deultum Tranquillina 241-244 CE Æ 22mm 6.6 g Hermes purse caduceus SNG Bulgaria 1504-8

Next: Another Tranquillina

 

Gordian III and Tranquillina
AE27
Obv:- AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC AVG CEB, TPANKVLLEINA Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right vis-à-vis diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina left.
Rev:- VP TEPTVLLIANOV MARKIANOPOLITWN, Homonoia standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding patera over lighted altar and cornucopia; E in left field.
Minted in Markianpolis under Magistrate Tertullianus.
Reference:– Varbanov 2046.

13.58 gms. 27.13 mm. 0 degrees



Next:- A Gordian Imperial from Antioch

 

Here's a tetradrachm of Gordian III, Antioch, 238-244 AD, 13.2 grams, Prieur 282.




Next: They were the legendary female warriors of mythology, living near the Black Sea, according to Herodotus, and invaded Athens to avenge the abduction of their queen Antiope; one of the largest rain forests in the world bares their name; now, the world pays tribute to their mighty retail online empire through the monthly credit card statement!

In short - Any coin depicting an Amazon

 

Aeolis, Cyme. AE18. Amazon Kyme/Isis
Obv: K VMH Amazon Kyme bust r., turreted.
Rev: KVM AIWN Isis standing l., sistrum in r., situla in l.
Time of Valerian to Gallienus.
BMC 120

Next: Isis standing.

 

Isis standing!


Claudius II Gothicus, AD 268-270.
Roman billon antoninianus, 4.07 g, 22.4 mm, 5 h.
Antioch, officina 5, issue 1, end 268-end 269.
Obv: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: SALVS AVG, Isis standing left, holding sistrum and situla; Є in exergue.
Refs: RIC 217A; MER/RIC temp 1024; Cohen 256; RCV 11370; Huvelin 1990, 10; Normanby 1109.

Next: Claudius II antoninianus.

 

I'm pretty sure this is good unless my ID is off?

270-275 CE
AE Antoninianus
Claudius II
Obv: DIVO CLAVDIO, Radiate bust right
Rev: CONSECRATIO, Eagle
2.59g 17mm
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Next: A bird with a long beak

 

HADRIAN
AR Denarius. 3.27g, 19.1mm. Rome mint, AD 134-138. RIC II Hadrian 297a. O: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right. R: AEGYPTOS, Aegyptos, lotus on head, reclining left, holding up sistrum in right hand and resting left arm on basket; ibis before her.

Next: Another one from Hadrian's Travel Series

 

Times up?

 

Here's a Hispania, then...

As of Hadrian
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P - Laureate head right
Rev. HISPANIA - Hispania reclining left and holding up olive branch; rabbit by feet
Exergue:
Mint: Rome (130-138 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 11.19g / - / 6h
References:

• RIC 1668 (vol. II.3)

Acquisition/Sale: Morton and Eden Online Auction #127 (part of) 14-Nov-2019




Next - another HISPANIA

 

A. POSTUMIUS A.F. SP.N. ALBINUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POSTUMIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: HISPAN, veiled head of Hispania
REVERSE: A ALBIN S N, togate figure standing left between legionary eagle and fasces, POST A F in ex
Rome 81 BC
3.34g; 20mm
Syd 746; Cr372/2

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