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CRISPUS
AE Follis
OBVERSE: CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe and raising right hand. Crescent in left field. Mintmark PLN. Toone 194; Bourton-on-the-Water hoard 1464-1466
Struck at London 318 AD
3.2, 21mm
RIC VII 144

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Edward I Penny, London mint.
1303 AD
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Ancient Myanmar/Thailand
c. 400 to 600 AD
Anonymous issue imitating the Pyu prototype minted at Halin
AR full unit | 9.46 grams | 31mm wide
Obv: Rising sun with a dot between each ray
Rev: Srivatsa center, above a moon left and sun right, to the left a crude swastika and to the right a bhadrapitha with one dot above
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Next up:"action" reverse

 

next: serrated roman republic

 

Next up:

Sulla

 

Moneyer: Faustus Cornelius Sulla
Obv.: FAVSTVS - Diademed bust of Diana draped right, crescent above, lituus behind
Rev.: FELIX - Sulla seated left, Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneels before and offers olive-branch; Jugurtha, king of Numidia, kneels behind
Mint: Rome (56 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.68g / 19mm / 3h
References:

• Sydenham 879
• RSC 59 (Cornelia)
• Crawford 426/1

Provenances:

• Ex. Andrew McCabe Collection

Acquisition: Roma Numismatics Online Auction E-Sale 12 #1142 1-Nov-2014



Next - Diana

 

Denarius of Caesar Augustus with Diana and her bow and arrows on reverse.

next, another imperial coin ( silver or bronze) of Augustus...

 

Next up: more Augustus from anywhere

 

My favourite Augustus portrait, somewhat overused here!

Obv.: DIVI F AVGVSTVS - Laureate head right
Rev.: C CAES - Caius Caesar galloping right, holding a sword in right hand and shield in left; behind, Aquila between two standards
Exergue:
Mint: Lugdunum (8 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.65g / 18.5mm / 6h
References:

• RIC 199
• RSC 40

Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online Auction NN Live Auction 20 #490 7-Feb-2016




Next - someone on horseback

 

Gotta end the year STRONG!


Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd Le Rider 102

Next: Philip II of Macedon / Makedonwn

 

AV Quarter Stater ND Pella Mint
from NY Sale auction
Next: Philip III Arridaeus

 

Here's one:

 

Info:

Empire: Ancient Greece

Place/Ruler: Lampsacus/Philip III

Date: 323-317 BC

Denomination: AR Drachm

Weight: 4.00g

Obv (image on left). Posthumous issue featuring head of beardless Herakles wearing a lion skin headdress.

Rev (image on right). Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand
Left Field - Buckle
Under Throne- Artemis I. Holding Torch

Next theme: Artemis holding torch (if this is a bit too hard, then just Artemis would be ok)

 

Artemis with a torch and holding bow and arrow.

Greek, Ionia, Ephesos, AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm, Dated CY 55 = 80/79 BC
Obv: Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath
Rev: Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; Artemis standing to right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, above, NE (date) over EΦE in left field, torch in right field
Ref: Kleiner, Dated 56

Next: More Artemis or Torch

 

(If you light the club, hey hey, it's a torch!)

Next up: broken but still beautiful

 

Unfortunately, your image does not show on my screen.

 

I've had issues with posting images here, so maybe that's the reason. Sorry about that, if you want to know what type it is, I think it's Price 1379. Hopefully I can get the photo problems figured out soon - I'm still quite new to this site.

 

It's the coin directly above. Looks like he accidently put it in two posts.

 

oh yeah maybe that's simply the problem. Sorry about that then!