ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

Post yer good ol' E-Coins, comrades ....

 

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It is a joke complete with a : I would consider trading not for an Anonymous Republican Denarius but I would consider a 1/4 denarius of that same series. It would not seem right to ask a whole denarius (which I already have) for my junky bronze would it? I do not have and would like the sestertius of that same series. They look just like the denarius but are smaller and have IIS where the denarius has X. They are not rare in low grade but I don't want one in low grade and my coin must have a bold IIS on the flan.
http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=24049

You may remember that I consider it a greater quest to upgrade my Syracuse AR hexas or find an elusive Athenian 1/8 obol. Most of you would rather than a decadrachm from either city; I wouldn't.

 

Cool we're on E. Here's one:


Elagabalus, 218-222 AD
AR Denarius, Rome Mint.
Obv: IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right.
Rev: VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory walking right with wreath raised in right hand.
( RIC.153)

 

I think the only "E" coins I have are Elagabalus:

Denarii

 

AE21 from Antioch ad Orontem, Syria


AE30 from Antioch, Syria

 

=> huh? ... yah sadly, I am destined to lose my hat, for I would have definitely picked the scorpion over the denarius!! (*hmmphh* ... I lost my hat, *again*)

 

The following are from Nikopolis ad Istrum:

AE26


AE26/ Legate Rufus


AE27/ Legate Rufus

 

Elagabalus/Nike

 

I missed D XD

 

I'm not certain of it, but everything I can dig up on this little Dilepton points to Antiochus V Eupater

 

• Eisenhower
• 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961
• Previous to the presidency he was a five star general

 

He's... kinda ancient

 

He ruled in the last millennium.
I now see the word "ancient" is in the thread title so I apologize for posting a couple coins made on modern machinery. I guess we won't be seeing JFK when we get to J.

 

No need to apologize Heck, Eisenhower looks somewhat like Julius Caesar imo

 

I say go ahead and post the modern as well

 

a probable elagabalus provincial from what is now syria.

 

I don't recognize that as a Syrian/Antioch type, Chris, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. I'll look through SNG when I get home and see if I can fish out an attribution for you.

 

When do we flip over to the "F-Coins"?



... it's now been 24 hours of "E-ness" ...

 

Elagabalus Antoninianus -
Obv:– IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, Radiate, draped bust right
Rev:– MARS VICTOR, Mars advancing right, holding trophy and spear
References:– VM 7, RIC 122 (Scarce), RCV02 7491, RSC 112

 

Elagabalus denarius
Obv:– ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate draped bust right
Rev:– CON_SVL II P P, Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopia
Minted in Antioch, A.D. 218-219
Reference:– RIC 167. RSC 22.