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I suppose if you mean this in a "lustrous, high-grade, 'I can't believe it's 1900 years old'" way, it's maybe this one:



Next: someone carrying a trophy.

 

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another Trajan with Mars carrying a trophy:



next: Trajanus

 

Trajan, 98-117 AD, Æ Sestertius,,struck circa 106-111 AD.
Obv: Laureate head right, drapery on left shoulder with aegis
Rev: Ceres, holding wheat ears and torch, standing over modius
Size: 27.7g, 24mm
Ref: RIC II 480 var. (no aegis), no examplar in OCRE

Next: a coin of Trajan's successor

 

Even if Trajan wasn't eternal, Rome is.
Next - same reverse from a different ruler.

 

I can't resist adding two coins that stretch the meaning of "same reverse" and "different ruler":


However to respect the intention of the request I will also add:


Next: another coin with someone holding Victory/Nike

 

Jovianus, AE 1 - Antioch mint, 3 rd officina
D N IOVIAN VS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Jovianus right
VICTORIA ROMANORVM, Jovianus standing, holding victory on a globe and labarum, ANT gamma at exergue
8.46 gr
Ref : RIC # 228, Cohen #22, RC #4085, LRBC #2645


Next : another AE1

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AE1


RI Julian II CE 360-363 AE1 maiorina Diademed R - SECVRITAS REIPVB 2 stars Apis Bull stg R ANT-Gamma 2 palms ANTIOCH RIC 217 LRBC 2641

Next: Your smallest coin

 

Ionia. Ephesos
circa 600-550 BC.
1/48 Stater EL fourrée
3mm., 0,15g.
Lion's paw / Incuse punch.
nearly very fine
Karwiese series I / Type 1 (for prototype).

Next up: archaic

 

TROAS KEBREN
AR Obol
OBVERSE: Archaic head of Apollo left
REVERSE: Ram'S head left within an incuse square
Struck at Troas, Kebren Circa 450 BC
.56g, 7mm
Rosen 534; Traité pl. xxxix, 25, SNG Ashmolean 1086
ex. Aegean Numismaics

Next: Incuse square

 

I have never seen this one before...


THRACO-MAKEDON TRIBES- MYGDONES or KRESTONES 480-470 BCE AR Obol 0.79g 11mm Goat Quadripartite incuse square AMNG III 14
Ex: @Bing

Next: Archaic

 

Next up: More archaic

 

EL 1/24 Stater ND struck circa 600-575BC
Ionia/ uncertain City State
Swastika
Nest up: More Archaic

 

Korinth Ar Stater 550-515 BC Obv. Pegasos flying left below Koppa Rv.Incuse square with swastika pattern Calciati 11 7.86 grms 24mm (long Axis) Photo by W. Hansen Next coin archaic

 

Nice Pegasus!

Lydia
EL Hemihekte ND Sardis Mint
Aylattes
circa 600-550BC

Next up: more archaic

 

Some wonderful coins herein. I don't plan on stopping the freight train:

IONIA. Kolophon. Obol (Circa 530/25-500 BC).
Obv: Archaic head of Apollo (?) right.
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.
Cf. SNG Kayhan 352 (tetartemorion); cf. SNG von Aulock 1811 (hemiobol).
Very fine 0.82 g.
Diameter: 8 mm. Numismatik Naumann Gmbh

Next: archaic!!!

 

I will post another, before my favorite show starts, The Curse of Oak Island"

Mysia/ Kyzikos
EL Hemihekte ND Kyzikos Mint 500-450BC
"Porker surfin on a Tuna"

Next: same topic!

 

Ionia Miletos 1/12 stater 525 BC
Next, same period, but from persia/south Asia!

 

Persia, 510 BCE


Persia Achaemenid Empire
Darius I 510-486 BCE
AR 0.11g 5mm
1/32nd Siglos
Persian hero-king in running
incuse
Klein 758 Rare

Next: Achaemenid

 

Achaemenid empire Siglos (400-300bc). This nugget weighs 5.4 g.
Next, post an unusually shaped coin!

 

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