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KINGS OF NUMIDIA, MICIPSA
AE27
OBVERSE: Laureate, bearded head left
REVERSE: Prancing horse left, pellet below
Struck at Numidia, 118 BC
14.4g, 27mm
SNG Cop 505; Mazard 50; Müller 32
Ex JAZ Numismatics

Next: Another Numidian example

 

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This thread has fallen quiet I'll try and kick start it back into life.

Since @Bing posted an AE with a horse I'll add one.

Next: Seleucid bronze

 

To help keep it going...


Seleukid Seleukos I 312-280 BCE AE 20 Athena-Elephant Spaer 129

Next: MORE Seleukid Bronze...

 

Oh, a coin, not the man.

Next up: another "bottle cap" coin

 

LOL

 

Seleukos IV Philopator (187-175 B.C.) Serrate AE Denomination A. Antioch mint, struck ca. 187-175 B.C.
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ. Apollo standing left, holding arrow, leaning on tripod; monogram to inner left.
Reference: HGC 9, 584; SC 1315.
9.32g; 22mm

Let's keep those Seleukid coins rolling.

 

I could play this game all day!

Antiochos I Soter
Antioch. 281-261 BCE. Bronze Æ 19mm., 5,80g. Macedonian shield with Seleukid anchor in central boss / Elephant walking right; monogram and club above, jawbone in exergue. very fine SC 339.3; HGC 9, 148

Next up: Elephant on Seleukid coin

 

Elephant on Seleukid


Seleucid Seleucus I 312-280 BCE AR Tet 14.46g Seleucia on Tigris. Zeus - Athena driving a quadriga of 4 horned elephants SC 130

Next: Elephant on a Seleukid

 

Does this one count @Alegandron ?

 

Here is a decent AE of SeleukosI Nikator minted at Seleucia on the Tigris.

Next: A coin of Seleukos I Nikator

 

Hmmm...
bottlecap, CHECK!
Elephant, CHECK!
Sekeukid, can’t prove he did not drink them, CHECK!

Gut reaction: FAIL.

 

next: another Seleukos I

 

Seleukos I Nikator
312-281 BCE. Æ (15mm, 2.48 g,). Uncertain mint. Winged head of Medusa right / Bull butting right; controls not visible.
Former SAVOCA coin

Next up: Antiochos I Soter

 

Antiochos I Soter (281 - 261 B.C.) Æ Denomination C, Antioch mint, struck ca. 268-261 B.C.
Obverse: Diademed head of Antiochus I right.
Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ (“of King Antiochos”). Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded bow.
Reference: SC 351.
3.60g; 14mm

Next: Antiochos II Theos

 

Antiochos II
261-246 BCE Æ (18mm, 3.9g, 12h). Tralles. Laureate head of Apollo r. R/ Tripod; monogram to outer l., ? to r., anchor in exergue. SC 599; HGC 9, 253b. Green patina

Next up: Seleukos ll Kallinikos

 

We seem to be in a rut here.



Next: Carian AE

 

Tricky tricky. Of 6 Carian coins only one of mine is AE:

Caria, Knidos
2nd-1st centuries B.C. AE 19 (18.7 mm, 4.83 g, 11 h). Head of Apollo right / ΠANTAΛEΩN KNIΔIΩN, forepart of bull left. SNG Keckman 217 var (rev legend); BMC 80 var (same); SNG Kayhan -. Scarce.



Next up: A beautiful Caria\Karia AR

 

CARIA AR

I think MINE is beautiful, but that is always in the eye of the beholder!

CARIA, Hydissos 450 BCE AR HemiObol 0.3g 6.7mm Forepart bull - Two foreparts bulls confronting - SNG Aulock 6669

Next: Ok ok, a BEAUTIFUL Caria

 

Booty is in the eye of the butt holder.

CARIA, Halikarnassos
(reassigned from Kindya)
499-497 BCE
AR hektai, 1.78 gm, 11 mm, Milesian standard
Obv: head of ketos right
Rev: geometric pattern within incuse square
Ref: Konuk

Next up: ancient monster!

 

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