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Athens New Style Tetradrachm 156/5 BC
Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet
32mm 16.82gm Thompson issue 9
Thompson catalogue: Obs 43 : Rev: (not in plates)/ NEW?
Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic
Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora
2 Complex magistrates monograms in right field
LF symbol: Trophy
All surrounded by olive wreath

NEXT: OWL

 

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Next up: a different owl type

 

next: Taras

 

Could use a better photo (video available here on imgur), but here we go...

Calabria, Tarentum AR Didrachm or Nomos (6.5g, 21mm). Magistrate Thi... and Aristok, 272-240 BC.

Obv: APIΣTOK / ΘI below & left.Warrior, on horse galloping to right, wearing a lorica and a crested helmet, holding a lance in his right hand and with a large round shield covering his back (APIΣ-).

Rev: ΤΑΡΑΣ. Phalanthos riding dolphin to left, holding trident over his right shoulder and being crowned with wreath by Nike flying towards him; below, rudder.

Ref: HN Italy 1039; Vlasto 899; SNG ANS 1217ff.

Pedigree: Ex-VAuctions Sale 223, Lot 1 (5 March 2009)

Next: Dolphin

 

ROMAN EMPIRE, TITUS Denarius RIC 26a Rome mint, AD 80
IMP TITUS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM, Laureate bust of Titus right
TRP IX IMP XV COS VIII PP, Dolphin entwined around anchor
3.56 gr
Ref : RIC # 26a, RCV # 2517, Cohen # 309

Next : anchor

Q

 

I can't see the image above??.......Now yes thanks and very nice too!


Orodes III, 2nd Century A.D., AE Drachm 3.5 grams
Obv: Bearded bust facing left, wearing a diademed tiara ornamented with anchor. Pellet and crescent above an anchor to the right.
Rev: Radiate and draped bust of Artemis right. Greek legend around bust retrograde
van't Haaff 16.1.1-3A

Next Elymais without an anchor..

 

Agreed! They really converged the two denominations with is issue! Nice example, Terence... thanks.

 

next: Artemis / Diana with bow & arrow

 

Artemis:



Trajan Decius. AD 249-251.
Roman provincial Æ 32.5 mm, 18.74 g, 6 h.
Cilicia, Tarsus, AD 249-251.
Obv: ΑV ΚΑΙ Γ ΜЄϹ ΚVΙΝ ΔЄΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ, Π Π, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ΤΑΡϹΟV ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄΩϹ Γ Β, Α Μ Κ. Artemis standing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow and arrow; at feet on either side, deer standing left and dog running right with raised paws, head left.
Refs: RPC 1346; SNG Levante 1156 ; SNG France 1754; SNG von Aulock 6065; SNG Cop 33; Ziegler 808.16.33; Lindgren III, 926.

Next: Ephesian type Artemis.

 

Next: Ephesian type Artemis.

Phrygia, Traianopolis. Autonomous AE16
Obv: Bust of Athena with crested Corinthian helmet and aegis, r.
Rev: ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ; cult statue of Artemis Ephesia with supports.

Next: Aegis

 

Here's my favorite aegis from "the longest year":

Mn. Cordius Rufus, 46 BC, AR Denarius, Rome mint
Obv: Crested Corinthian helmet right, surmounted by owl; RVFVS upward to left
Rev: Aegis of Minerva decorated with head of Medusa in center; MN • [CO]RDIVS around.
Ref: Crawford 463/2; CRI 64; Sydenham 978; Cordia 4
Note: clashed die

Next: another clashed die, misstrike or other minting error

 

Here is my latest minting error that I picked up last week:



Constantine VII
AE Follis
913-959 AD
Constantinople mint
Obverse: CONST bASIL ROM, crowned bust of Constantine facing, with short beard and wearing vertical loros, holding akakia and cross on globe
Reverse: CONST-EN QEO bA-SILEVS R-OMEON, legend in four lines. Struck multiple times

Let's see something with a trident.

 

this is normal...
I was too slow Joe.
Next up trident.

 

That one hurts my eyes!

 

Gallienus Antoninianus. Neptune standing left, right foot on small prow, right forearm resting on knee, holding a tall trident behind him.

Next, Neptune from the 4th century AD.

 

Sigh 12 hour rule. I am not sure but is there a Neptune from the 4th Century AD? I could be wrong. Octavian Ar Denarius 32-27 BC. Obv Winged bust of Victory right draped with right breast exposed. Rv Octavian Nude (aren't you glad that politicians don't do that anymore?) standing left holding scepter and aplustre with foot resting on large globe. RIC 256 CRI 409 3.87 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen
Octavian is celebrating a naval victory on this coin probably the successes he had over Sextus Pompey. So there is a vague link to Neptune.
Next coin Octavian or Augustus

 

Augustus
Asia Minor, Lykia, Masikytes
AR Drachm, 28-19 BC
Obv.: Λ - Y, Bare head right
Rev.: Two Lyres, Aphlaston left, Μ / A right
Ag, 19.5mm, 3.48g
Ref.: RPC 3309, SNG von Aulock 4351, Troxell, LL 150, 116 (same obv.- die)
Ex Auctiones, Auction 12 (12.6.2003), Los 383

Provincial Augustus (the emperor, not the title)

 

Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Augustus 27 BC-AD 14.
Bronze Æ

27 mm., 8,76 g.

RPC 4261


Next - a coin with a clasping hands reverse - NOT 2 characters clasping hands, just the hands

 

Next up: a broken rarity

 

D. JUNIUS ALBINUS; GENS POSTUMIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Hd of pietas r; PIETAS
REVERSE: Clasped hands on caduceus; ALBINVS BRVTI.F
Rome 48 BC
3.91g. 19mm
Syd 942

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