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I haven't got that many; I could only find these in my photofile

 

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Edit : sorry.

 

I thought we'd agreed a while back that if the poster doesn't say what's next, it goes back to being the last request, so: early Sicilian

 

next: Kore Tanit

 

Same but with different look to it


Siculo-Punic, AE16 264-241 BC
Head of Tanit left
Horse right and palm tree
1.75 gr, 16 mm
Ref : SNG Cop. 111


Next : sand patina

Q

 

next: more sand patina

 

Sand patina:


Licinius I, AD 308-324.
Roman billon follis, 3.43 g, 19.1 mm, 11 h.
Antioch, sixth officina, AD 321-323.
Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and eagle-tipped scepter, another eagle to feet to left, captive seated on ground to right; X/IIΓ in field, right; SMANTS in exergue.
Refs: RIC vii, p. 682, 35; Cohen 74; RCV 15225.

Next: Man with a bull neck!

 

Lic I

Next....A campgate with only 5 layers/rows

 

next: campgate with 6 layers

 

Next... Campgate with 7 rows

 

Next up: stars

 

Julian II.
AD 360-363 Æ Maiorina
Antioch, AD 361-363.
Obv: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS
P F AVG, diademed, draped
and cuirassed bust of Julian II right.
Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVB, bull standing
right; above,two stars (branch)ANTA
(branch). RIC 218; LRBC 2640.
(9.11 g)Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins
& Collectibles, Inc.
Auction 112 Lot 1628


Next: Camp gate with 11 rows

 

No campgate has surfaced with 11 rows of bricks and >12-hours have passed....so

Maxentius, AD 307-312, Æ Follis, Ostia mint, 4th officina, struck AD 309-312 Obv: Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head right
Rev: AETE-RNITAS AVGN, the Dioscuri standing facing one another, each holding scepter and bridle of horse; MOSTQ
Ref: RIC VI 35

Next: Another ruler whose name begins with "M"

 

Mithradates VI Eupator
Pontus, Amisos. 120-63 BC. AE19 (8.11 gm) 85-65 BC. Head of Gorgon on aegis / Nike standing with palm. SNG.BM.1177v. VF,

Next up: bring out the gorgons!

 

Gorgon 1:

"Mysia, Parium" (traditional attribution, probably from Olbia), drachm, ca. 480 BC. Obv: Gorgoneion. Rev cross-shaped incusum. 12.2mm, 3.14g. Ref: BMC 4–8; Sear Greek 3917; SNG Copenhagen 256, SNG von Aulock 1318.

Gorgon 2:

Thrace, Apollonia Pontika, AR drachm, 5th–4th century BC. Obv: Gorgoneion facing. Rev: upright anchor; crayfish to l., A to r. 13.5mm, 2.87g. Ref: Sear Greek 1655.

Next: More Gorgons!

 

NEXT: OWL on Amphora

 

next: trident

 

Gallienus with Neptune holding a trident.

Next-Poseidon