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.
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
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”.
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