ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

Gration
AE2/3

 

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Bing => bringin' bulk to the G-Show!!

 

As Doug has pointed out many times in this forum, Galba's coins represent some of the most distinctive artistic styles of any Roman coins. My modest collection of four:

GALBA 68 - 69 A.D.
AE Dupondius (13.55 g.) Rome 68 AD
IMP SER SVLP GALBA - CAESAR AVG TR P Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. PAX AVGVSTA Pax standing left, holding olive branch and caduceus; S - C in field





GALBA 68 - 69 A.D.
AE Sestertius (28.10 g.) Rome late summer 68 AD
IMP SER SVLP GALBA - CAESAR AVG TR P Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. LIBERTAS - PUBLICA Libertas standing l., holding pileus and long scepter; S - C in field





GALBA 68 - 69 A.D.
AR Denarius (3.71 gm.) Tarraco (?) April - late 68 A.D.
Laureate head of Galba, globe at point of bust / Virtus





GALBA 68 - 69 A.D.
AV Aureus (7.57 g.). Tarraco (?) Apr. - late 68 A.D.
SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P Laureate head r., w/globe at point of bust. Rev. LIBERTAS - PVBLICA Libertas, standing l., holding pileus leaning on scepter

 

Modest?! Only modest in size, not in quality!

 

Great style on the Galbas IOM!

Gallienus:
Billon Antoninianus


255 - 256 A.D
Samosata or Antioch Mint
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind
VIRTVS AVGG
Emperors standing confronted; Valerian on left, scepter in right, globe in left; Gallienus on right, offering Victory, transverse spear in left; pellet in wreath above
21.7mm
3.118g
Die axis 0*
Göbl MIR 1703m (Samosata), RIC V 456 (Antioch)

VF, flan cracks

RIC assigns this issue to Antioch but MIR gives the issue to a second Eastern mint located at Samosata. Samosata was an ancient city on the west bank of the Euphrates whose ruins existed at the modern city of Samsat, Adiyaman Province, Turkey until the site was flooded by the newly-constructed Atatürk Dam.



Geta:

Geta as Caesar


AE15
AD 195-198
Nikopolis ad Istrum
L AVR K - GETAC
Bare head right
NIKOPOLITWN PROC I.
Crescent with 1 6-pointed star in the cavity with dots at the points
15mm
2.0g

ref. a) not in AMNG:
rev. AMNG I/1, 1648
obv. AMNG I/1, 1649
b) cf. Varbanov (engl.) 3236 (= AMNG 1648)
c) not in Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2012):
rev. No. 8.22.48.5 (same die)
obv. e.g. No. 8.22.6.3 (central coin, same die)
Nikopolis Addenda II #216 (second known)

 

Two more Gallienus for the mix.

Mercury and Aesculapius on reverse.

 

Super coins, everyone! Here's my only Gratian...

 

Constantius Gallus...

 

Geta AR Denarius

 

Alexander Tet
Gordian III, Nilus reverse

 

Gordian III AE26

 

Gallienus AE Antoninianus

 

Galerius Silvered Follis (28 mm)

 

Keep the Gs coming. What do you say we change to H this afternoon just to keep this thread moving at this great speed?

 

I'd say that's good, but it's ultimately up to Windchild; its his thread.

 

Geeee !
I have some Gs to upload, don't move too qwick !


Germanicus, Dupondius



Geta, Denarius



Gordian III, Sestertius


Gallienus, Antoninianus

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Since I have so few Roman coins or Greek coins which have associated ruler names, I'm posting this Germanicus & Drusus again. (any opportunity to show it off, it's one of my faves )

Restruck with ring-shaped dies.

 

And also because I don't like feeling left out of this thread I'm posting this utterly awful and common Gallienus, from a large batch of uncleaned coins-- most of which are slugs, a few may be identifiable. Never finished cleaning them because I moved on to higher quality coins. They're all still soaking in distilled water or olive oil.