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Taras, Calabria AR Triartemorion.
Obv: Bridled horses head right.
Rev: Bridled horses head right, bird before.
10mm., 0.43gm.
380-228 BC.

Next: Bridle

 

Gordian's mount is clearly bridled:

Gordian III, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 240–241 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; bust of Gordian III, laureate and draped, r. Rev: P M TR P III COS P P; Gordian on horseback riding l., raising r. hand and holding spear or sceptre in l. 20mm, 2.66g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 81.

Next: Gordian III denarius

 

Gordian III, AD 238-244. AR Denarius (21mm, 2.82g, 7h). Rome mint, 1st officina, 8th-11th emissions, AD 240-243. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: AETERNITATI AVG; Sol, radiate, standing left, raising hand and holding globe. Ref: RIC IV 111; RSC 39. Good Very Fine.

Next: Another Sol,

 

CONSTANTINUS, Follis
Treveri, 310-313
S 16125 - C 511 - RIC VI 890
3.92 g - 24 mm
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, Laureate bust right
SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Radiate bust of Sol right

Next: Busts of Constantinus and Mars

 

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next: Large Ptolemaic coin

 

next: Ptolemy III

 

Ptolemy III. Cyrenaica, Cyrene. Isis
PTOLEMY III EUERGETES, 246-221 B.C.
Cyrenaica, Cyrene. AE 1.79 g. Diademed head of Ptolemy I, r. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Diademed, female head of Isis r., cornuacopia in field l.

Next: Isis.

 

You want Isis? Here's Isis:

Julia Domna denarius


Hadrian diobol, Roman Alexandria


Hadrian drachm, Roman Alexandria:



Antoninus Pius tetradrachm, Roman Alexandria


Next, another young-looking Julia Domna.

 

next: Vesta

 

Julia Mamaea. Augusta AD 225-235. Rome
Denarius AR 20 mm., 2,26 g.
RIC IV Severus Alexander 360
IVLIA MAMAEA AVG; Type: Bust of Julia Mamaea, diademed, right
VESTA; Type: Vesta, veiled, draped, standing left, holding palladium in right hand and up-right sceptre in left hand

Next - Julia Mamaea

 

next: Sestertius female augusta

 

Faustina II (wife of Marcus Aurelius & daughter of Antoninus Pius), AE Sestertius, ca. 161 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right, low chignon at back of head, FAVSTINA AVGVSTA / Rev. Felicitas (or Faustina as Fecunditas) standing left, between four girls (two standing at each side), holding two infants in her arms, each with a star over its head (representing the Dioscuri?), TEMPOR FELIC [-IC almost entirely worn off], S - C across fields. RIC III 1673 (at p. 147), var. [no stars above infants’ heads]; BMCRE MA 949 var [same]; Cohen 222; Dinsdale 006760 & n. 1 [Dinsdale, Paul H., The Imperial Coinage of the Middle Antonines: Marcus Aurelius with Lucius Verus and Commodus, Ch. 4, Faustina II - Undated, 158-176 (http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Marcus/04 - Faustina II - Undated, 158-176 (med_res).pdf) at p. 70] (“Minor rev. variation: sometimes each infant held in arms has star above head”). 31 mm., 24 gm. Purchased from Victor’s Imperial Coins, March 2021. Ex. CNG E-Auction 476, 9/09/2020, part of Lot 762; ex. BLS Collection. [Footnote omitted.]



Next, another sestertius of an Augusta.

 

next: Pietas

 

Roman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, AR Denarius, 81 BCE. Obv. Head of Pietas right, wearing diadem; below chin, stork standing right / Rev. Elephant standing left, wearing bell around neck; in exergue, Q•C•M•P•I [Q. Caecilius Metellus Imperator]. Crawford 374/1, RSC I Caecilia 43, Sear RCV I 301 (ill.), Sydenham 750, BMCRR Spain 43. 18 mm., 3.9 g.



Next: another Roman Republican elephant.

 

Antoninianus of Herennius Etruscus with Pietas reverse.

next, another Pietas...

 

Too late !!!

next as Donna said -- RR elephant.

 

Awful picture, but here's another RR elephant.

Moneyer: C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius
Obv.: ROMA - Head of Roma right, * below chin
Rev.: Jupiter in biga of elephants left, Victory flies above
Exergue: C. METVLLVS
Mint: Rome (125 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.83g / 17mm / 9h
References:

• RSC 14 (Caecilia)
• Sydenham 485
• Crawford 269/1

Provenances:

• Ex. Andrew McCabe Collection
• Ex Poinsignon 2014

Acquisition: Private purchase 6-Jun-2015


Next - another biga of animals (real animals, not fantasy ones!) other than horses

 

next: Seleukos I Nikator tetradrachma

 

I'm still looking to get Seleukos' double shekel from Babylon. For now, this is my Seleukos tet:

Next: a silver coin from Pergamon.