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Seleucus I Nikator
AR Stater
311-281 BCE
15.89
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Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.) AR Drachm. Ekbatana mint, struck ca. 173-164 B.C.
Obverse: Diademed head right.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (“of King Antiochos”). Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow, resting hand on bow; to outer left, horse head left; in exergue, ΔΚ.
Reference: SC 1548; HGC 9, 623.
3.99g; 18mm

Seems to be overstruck on an unknown silver coin, that would explain the obliterated reverse and the unknown inscription on the bottom.

Next: Overstruck coin

 

Overstrike


RR Anon AE Sextans-Hieron II Overstrike 214-212 BCE Sear 1211 Craw 69-6
Approx 19mm, 5.3g

next: Another Overstrike

 

Here's a denarius of Faustina I struck over a previous issue.


Faustina Sr, AD 138-141
Roman AR denarius; 3.83 g, 18.2 mm
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust, right
Rev: AETERNITAS, Fortuna standing left, holding globe and rudder
Refs: RIC 348; BMCRE 360; Cohen 6; RCV 4577.

If I rotate the reverse 90 degrees counterclockwise, you can see a throne and what I think may be a cornucopiae beneath it. Coming down from Fortuna's face is a roughly spiral-shaped vertical object I think is a goddess's shin:



I postulate it was a CONCORDIA AVG issue of Sabina:



Another example:



Next: Sabina, wife of Hadrian.

 

Another Sabina with Concordia:

Sabina (wife of Hadrian) AR Denarius. Obv: Diademed and draped bust right, SABINA AVGVSTA / Rev. Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left hand, cornucopia beneath the throne, CONCORDIA AVG. RIC II 391 (1926 ed.), RSC II 24. 18 mm., 3.2 g.



Next: Another Sabina, but one on which she has a different hairstyle than on my and
@Roman Collector's coins.

 

Does Hadrian's other wife count?

Jk. I WISH I could afford an Antinous!

SABINA
Dupondius, 136 CE
Mint: Rome
26.3 mm, 10,2 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse legend : SABINA AVGVSTA - HADRIANI AVG PP, Obverse: Diadémé bust and drape of Sabina on the right, hair raised, artistically capped.
RIC.- - BMC/RE.1900

Next up: another empress whom you recognize from her hair style

 

Next?

 

Julia Domna,
AD 193-217.
AE AS, 8.75 g, 24 mm,
Rome, AD 211-217.
Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, bust of
Julia Domna, draped and diademed, right.
Rev: VESTA S C, Vesta seated left,
holding simpulum in right hand and
transverse sceptre in left hand.
Refs: RIC 606; BMCRE 231;
RCV 7136; Hill 1455.

Next: Emperor on a horse

 

Emperor on Horse


RI Trajan
AR Denarius.
Rome,
CE 112-114
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder /
Rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Trajan on horseback left carrying spear and Victory.
RIC 291

Next: Ancient KING on Horse

 

How about THE ancient KING on a horse?

Alexander on Bucephalus

Next up: ATG Koinon

 

Very cool. I want a Bukephalus.

 

next: Gordian III provincial coin

 

Gordian III, AD 238-244.
Roman provincial Æ tetrassarion, 9.53 g, 24.2 mm, 1 h.
Thrace, Hadrianopolis, AD 238-244.
Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis standing left, holding patera and bow; stag at side.
Refs: BMC 30; RPC VII.2, — (unassigned; ID 67278); Moushmov 2685; Varbanov 3888; Jurukova 476; SNG Cop --; Lindgren --; GIC --.
Notes: Obverse die match to Varbanov plate coin. This specimen illustrated in RPC VII.2.

Next: Another from Hadrianopolis.

 

Here's a Gordian III from Hadrianopolis:

Bronze AE28
Obv. ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC - Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Rev. ΑΔΡΙΑ - ΝΟΠΟΛ - ΕΙΤΩΝ - Fortuna, holding rudder and cornucopia, standing left within tetrastyle temple; globe on pediment
Mint: (238-244 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 8.67g / 28mm / 7h
References:

• Varbanov 3856

Next - another tetrastyle temple

 

Tyche in a tetrastyle temple.


Philip II, AD 244-249.
Roman provincial Æ 23.8 mm, 8.42 g, 11 h.
Mesopotamia, Nisibis, AD 244-49.
Obv: ΑVΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB, radiate and cuirassed bust left
Rev: IOV CЄΠ KOΛΩ NЄCIBI MHT, tetrastyle temple; statue of Tyche within, ram above Tyche's head, river god below.
Refs: BMC 22-24*; Sear GIC 4157; SNG Cop 240*; SNG Hunterian 2.
*BMC and SNG Cop erroneously attribute this coin to Philip I.

Next: Another Tyche in a temple.

 

TREBONIANUS GALLUS
AE29. 19.56g, 29.3mm. PHOENICIA, Tyre, AD 251-253. Rouvier 2462. O: IMP C C [VIBIVS TREBO G]ALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: COL TVRO [METR], Hexastyle temple enclosing statue of Tyche standing facing, placing right hand on trophy; to right, Victory standing on column crowning Tyche; at feet to left, small statue of Marsyas; below, altar between murex shell and palm tree.

Next: Tyche reclining

 

Sorry about that...


HADRIAN
AE Drachm. 24.19g, 35.5mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 2 = AD 117/8. Emmett 1063.2; Dattari 1858; RPC 5030. O: Laureate head right, drapery on left shoulder. R: L B, Tyche reclining left, on lectisternium, holding rudder.
Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1980.967); reportedly ex Dattari Collection, but not illustrated in Dattari-Savio

Next: Hadrian provincial

 

Hadrian, Alexandria, Egypt, BI Tetradrachm, AD 117-138. RY 19 = AD 134/5
Obv: AVT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate bust left, slight drapery on far shoulder
Rev: Bust of Nilus right, wearing taenia, slight drapery; cornucopiae behind his right shoulder; L ЄNNЄAKΔ (date) around

Next: Nilus or other river god

 

next: Poppae

 

12 hour rule

Buddhist-Hindu Kingdoms of East Java
Present-day Indonesia
c. 930-1300 CE
AR Kupang | 0.45 grams (underweight) | scyphate
Obv: Double-struck square incused sandalwood flower motif
Rev: Distorted Nagari 'ma' character
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Next: An ancient (or medieval) mint error that you haven't seen another example of before; this is the only Javanese silver sandalwood coin that I've seen to be double-struck like this. Usually the obverse is one square with four petals in each corner.