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Cyzicus lies on the Kapıdağ Peninsula (also known as the Peninsula of Cyzicus) jutting out into the Propontis.


Faustina II, AD 147-175/6.
Roman provincial Æ 26.3 mm, 9.32 g, 1 h.
Mysia, Cyzicus (group 2), AD 169-175.
Obv: ΦΑVϹΤEΙΝΑ ϹEΒΑϹΤΗ; draped bust of Faustina II, r.
Rev: ΚVΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝЄOΚΟΡ; nude Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse, caduceus and chlamys.
Refs: RPC IV.2 699 (temp); SNG Cop 115; Mionnet Suppl. 5, p. 225, 270.

Next: More Cyzicus.

 

GLOR-IA EXER-CITVS / SMKA: I think this Constantine Jr small follis was minted in Cyzicus...

Next up: a coin with the late Latin genitive EXERCITI

 

Arcadius, AE 2 - Alexandria mint, 3rd officina
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, Diademed bust of Arcadius right
VIRTS EXERCITI (sic !), Arcadius, standing right, a captive at right foot, holding globe and standard. ALE gamma at exergue
6.28 gr
Ref : RIC # 18, RC #4230, LRBC #2896 var

Next : another misspelled legend

Q

 

out of sequence, carry on.
Next: another misspelled legend

 

Reverse legend spelled “FIDES MLITVM” :



Next: a correctly spelled FIDES MILITVM

 

Valerian, Antoninianus - Rome mint, AD 253-255
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
FIDES MILITVM, Fides Militum standing left, holding two standards
3.66 gr
Ref : RCV # 9938(45), Cohen # 65

Next : another "whatever" Militvm (Concordia, Virtus, etc...)

Q

 

CONCORDIA MILITVM - Florianus AD 276 - Mint: Cyzicus


Next: Exercitus

 

Ae Constantine II with reverse gloria exercitus (the correct genative);

next... one of his brothers...

 

Crispus was a half-brother.


Crispus, AE follis of Siscia.
Obv: IVL CRISPVS NOB C, Laureate head right.
Rev: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT X (with centering dot) within wreath.
Mintmark ΔSIS sunburst.
RIC VII Siscia 181.

Next: Symbol in mintmark

 

Here's a coin with not one but two symbols as part of the mintmark:

Julian II, AE Double Maiorina, 361-363 AD, Sirmium [Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia] Mint, 2nd Officina. Obv. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG / Bull standing right, two stars above, SECVRITAS REIPVB; in exergue: mintmark star-BSIRM-palm branch. RIC VIII Sirmium 107B (p. 392), Sear RCV V 19152 (ill.), Cohen 38. 28 mm., 8.48 g.



Next, more mintmark symbols

 

CONSTANTIUS II
AE4. Scarce type, and very rare with Constantius II as caesar. 1.28g, 15.4mm. Rome mint, AD 337. RIC Rome VII 403 (R5). O: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: SECVRI-TAS REIPVB, Securitas standing facing, looking right, leaning on column, legs crossed, holding sceptre; R-leaf-S in exergue.

Next: Another LRB with a reverse type that was only issued at one mint.

 

Constantine I the Great AD 306-337. Constantinople
Follis Æ
18 mm, 3,25 g
AD 328-329
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right / CONSTANTINI-ANA DAFNE, Victory, winged, draped, seated left on cippus, head right, holding palm in each hand; before her, trophy; at foot of trophy, kneeling captive, head turned, being spurned by Victory
MintMark: A/-//CONS dot; OfficinaMark: ∈
RIC VII Constantinople 38 note

Next - a coin where one side is in excellent condition but the other side, not so much

 

Hephthalites. Nezak Huns.. AR drachm. "Napki Malka" series. .
Circa 515.680 A.D.
Obverse..Bust right wearing winged-bull head-dress. Pahlavi legends nycky MLK-A
Reverse:Fire altar with attendants, Solar wheels above.
3.41 grams....24.64 mm.
Vondrovec [Göbl] 198

Next....Interesting head-dress.

 

Alexandria wearing cap in form of elephant's head



Antoninus Pius
Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
Year ΚΑ = 21 (AD 157/8)
Obv: ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟ(Ϲ) ϹƐΒ(Α) ƐVϹƐΒ(Η), laureate head of Antoninus Pius with traces of drapery, right
Rev. L KA, draped bust of Alexandria wearing cap in form of elephant's head, r.
Billon, 23 mm., 13,38 g
Ref.: RPC IV.4, 13895-9 (this coin)


Next: Pointed hat, cap or helmet

 

Cap.


Lydia, Sardes. Pseudo-autonomous (Early-mid 3rd century). AE21.
Obv: MHN ACKHNOC. Draped bust of Mên Askenos right, wearing Phrygian cap and with crescent on shoulders.
Rev: CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ B NЄΩKOPΩN. Cornucopia and rudder crossed.

Next: Long hair

 

Perhaps Mên Askenos was this man's ancestor? They look pretty similar here. This guy has some long locks on the sides.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
1665 AD
AE Szelag
Ujazdów Castle Mint
Ref: Wol#KU65

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Next: Anything castle related, ie. mint, siege coin, commemorating a castle built, etc

 

A lot of so-called "camp gates" look a lot like stone castles or fortified city gates:

Diocletian, AR Argenteus, ca. AD 295, Heraclea Mint (1st Officina). Obv. Laureate head right, DIOCLETI-ANVS AVG / Rev. The four tetrarchs [the Augusti Diocletian and Maximian, and the Caesars Constantius Chlorus and Galerius], draped, sacrificing over a tripod altar, two of them on each side, before military camp gate with six turrets (four in front and two in rear), VICTORIA-SARMAT [referring to victories over the Sarmatians*]; in exergue, H A [Heraclea, 1st Officina]. RIC VI Heraclea 6 [see http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.her.6], RSC V Diocletian 488j, Sear RCV IV 12612. Purchased from Kenneth W. Dorney, Oct. 2021. Ex. Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction 90, 2 Feb. 2016, Lot 3274. 19 mm., 2.70 g. [Footnote omitted.]



Constantius II Caesar (son of Constantine I), silvered billon centenionalis, Trier Mint (2nd Officina) 326 AD. Obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C / Rev. Camp gate with six rows, two turrets, no door, and star between turrets; PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS. In exergue: STR followed by pellet in crescent. RIC VII Trier 480S (p. 209), Sear RCV V 17618. 19 mm., 3.09 g.



Next, your most impressive-looking "camp gate."

 

I like this one for the open doors, and elaborate turrets. I think it is also a somewhat rare variety (no example online in OCRE).

Constantius II, Caesar, AD 324-337, Follis, Arelate, Gallia, struck AD 329
Obv: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.
Rev: VIRTVS CAESS / T - F / PCONST, camp gate, with four turrets and open doorway; star above.
Ref: RIC VII 335 (r4)

Next: another interesting campgate

 

DAZZLING campgate
Here's a shadily put together ramshackle hut

Next: an image of a building