ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

Well, that Gallienus probably didn't look much better the day it came out of the mint.

 

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

Perhaps Windchild will tell us to move onto H this afternoon assuming the G posts fizzle-out.

Keep the momentum going.

 

I put it as 2 days per, so people who don't have the time to come every day (ie me) can post their coins.

I would say keep it to 2 days per, because of that.

 

Groovy.
Tomorrow (Friday) at noon someone can begin posting H.



P.S. I was able to get this edit in after seeing Bing & Steve6x posts. I just got tickets to see the play Hair. We are in row B seats 1-3 on the aisle so I'm sure that we will be in the thick of it all. Our plan is dress in hippy fashion that day. I was just feelin groovy when posting. Now back to the letter G for Groovy.

 

Groovy??? Hey, it's 1960-70's again. Man, I miss those days (kinda).

 

Geta denarius
Obv:– P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right
Rev:– MINERVA, Minerva standing left, leaning on shield, holding spear
Minted in Rome. A.D. 205-208 (BM)
Reference:– BMC 454 (Devonshire Coll. 1844). RIC 46 (S citing Cohen 77). RSC 77. RD (9 ex.)



Geta denarius
Obv:- P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate, bearded head right
Rev:- VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory, half-naked, standing left, holding wreath & palm.
Minted in Rome. A.D. 210-212
Reference:- RIC 92, RSC 219, BMC 68

 

Gordian III, Denarius
Obv:– IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate bust right, draped and cuirassed
Rev:– LAETITIA AVG N, Laetitia standing facing with wreath & rudder.
Minted in Rome
Reference:– RIC 113. RSC 120



Gordian Antoninianus
Obv:– IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate draped bust right
Rev:– P M TR P II COS P P, Providentia standing left with globe and transverse sceptre
Minted in Antioch



Gordian III, Sestertius
Obv:– IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate bust right, draped and cuirassed
Rev:– LAETITIA AVG N ,S - C, Laetitia standing left, with wreath and anchor
Minted in Rome.
Reference:– Cohen 122. RIC 300a.

 

Gallienus

Antoninianus
Obv:– IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– VIRTVS AVGG, Valerian and Gallienus standing facing each other
Minted in Asia.
Reference:– Göbl 1687m. RIC 456, Cohen 1310



Antoninianus
Obv:– MP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, pellet beneath
Rev:– VICTORIA AVG, Gallienus right, holding spear, receiving wreath (or crown) from Victory left. Wreath above, pellet in exergue
Minted in Asia.
Reference:– Göbl 1702b(2). RIC 450



Antoninianus
Obv:– GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing right, spear in right, resting left on shield at feet, branch in exe.
Minted in Antioch.
Reference:– RIC V 651



Obv:– GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate head left
Rev:– SAECVLARHS AVG, stag standing right; palm in exergue
Minted in Antioch. A.D. 265.
Reference:– Göbl 1626a. RIC 656 var. (bust right and SAECVLARES). RSC 925b.

It should be noted that SAECVLARES examples do not actually seem to exist and this SAECVLARHS is the most common spelling with a SAECVLARIS variant being scarcer

 

Galerius, Antoninianus
Obv:– GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– IOVI ET HERCVLI CONS CAES, Jupiter facing right holding globe and sceptre, facing Hercules facing left, holding Victory on globe, club and lion's skin
Minted in Antioch (G // XXI Dot). A.D. 293 - 295
Reference:- RIC V Pt. 719 Bust Type C.



Galerius (as Augustus)
Obv:– IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate lead right
Rev:– FIDES MILITVS, Fides seated left, holding standard in each hand
Minted in Ticinum (_ | . // ST). 1st May A.D. 305 - 25th July A.D. 306
Reference:- RIC VI Ticiunum 55b
A pleasing blue-black patina.



Galerius - AE Follis
Obv:– MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate bust right
Rev:– GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, left hand holding cornucopiae and right hand holding patera
Minted in Siscia (_ | B / *SIS). A.D. 296
Reference:– RIC VI Siscia 98b



Galerius - AE Follis
Obv:– MAXIMIANVS NOB C, Laureate, cuirassed bust left, holding scepter over right shoulder
Rev:– GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, left hand holding cornucopiae and right hand holding patera over altar
Minted in Lugdunum (_ | A / PLC). A.D. 301 - 303
Reference:– RIC VI Lugdunum 167b

 

That beard on the second one...

That engraver did NOT like his emperor.

 

He could have been rushed, a neophyte, etc.

 

Maybe...

But I like my theory better.

 

It is now time to show your "H" coins. I've got one to post as soon as I take a new photo.

 

Byzantine Empire
Heraclius
A.D. 610-641
Æ 6 Nummi
1.77 grams, 15.7 mm
Obv: Cross potent
Rev: Large S

Heraclius was Byzantine Emperor from 610 to 641. According to Wikipedia, he was responsible for introducing Greek as the Eastern Empire's official language. He apparently reorganized the Byzantine imperial administration and the imperial armies and strengthened the Empire in the process.

This coin was purchased this last Sunday as part of a small batch (paid a few dollars per coin). At that time I knew nothing about the coin(s) & they were purchased for the fun of figuring them out. This “S” coin ends up being issued under the ruler Heraclius. Now I get to post something under “H”.

 

Here is the Heraclius coin after a five minute soak in Verdi-care.

 

Let's H then....although it's a tough letter


Hadrian, As



Hadrian, As



Herennius Etruscus, Antoninianus



Hostilian, Antoninianus



Herennia Etruscilla, Sestertius

Q

PS : got a few "Henry's" too, although they're not very ancient

 

"H"oooops !
I forgot the Helena thing


Helena, AE3

Q

 

C HOSIDIUS CF GETA ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS HOSIDIA
AR Denarius

 

Heraclius, from Alexandria: