Ancients => Gimme a "Corn" => gimme a "Ucopia" => what does that spell?

Hmmm? ... well, while I'm waiting for the NFL Wildcard Games to start, I might as well start another friendly theme-thread ...

Please dig-deep and post all of your cool "cornucopia" coins ...

=> c'mon man => everybody has gotta have at least one cool corn-coin!!
Cheers, gang!!

Elagabalus AR Denarius
Rome mInt
218-222 AD
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 2.54 grams
Obverse: IMPANTONINVSAVG - Laureate, draped bust right
Reverse: PMTRPIICOSIIPP - Fortuna seated left, holding rudder on globe and CORNUCOPIA; wheel under chair

 

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Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– L SEPT SEV P-ERET AVG IMP I-I, Laureate head right
Rev:– FORT R-D-EVC, Fortuna standing left holding cornucopiae in each hand
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 194
Reference:– RIC -. RSC-. BMCRE -. No examples in the Reka-Devnia hoard

 

Florian Antoninianus
Obv:– IMP C M AN FLORIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing right, holding caduceus and cornucopiae
Minted in Lugdunum (No marks) Emission 1. Start August A.D. 276
Reference:– RIC 11 var Bust type C (Not listed without marke in RIC). Cohen 88 (note Cohen lists as Radiate, draped in error). Bastien 124 (12 examples cited)

 

Tacitus Antoninianus
Obv:– IMP CL TACITVS AVG, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae
Minted in Lugdunum (A in left field | A in right field), Emission 5, Officina 1, from March to April A.D. 286
References:– Cohen 144, RIC 65 Bust type C

 

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– L SEPT SEV P-ERTE AVG IMP - II, Laureate head right
Rev:– FORT R-DVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas), standing front, head left, holding long palm and cornucopiae
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 194
References:– RIC 453 var. (Scarce), RSC 157

 

Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator
221-205 BC
Diamter: 40mm
Weight: 70.32 grams
Obverse: diademed Zeus-Ammon head
Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, CORNUCOPEA before, monogram between legs

 

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– L SEPT SEV PE[RT AVG IMP] II, Laureate head right
FORT RDEVC, Fortuna, seated left, holding cornucopia and sceptre
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 194-195
References:– BMCRE W430 (same reverse die). RIC 450 (S). RSC 153g

 

Maximianus
Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, Laureate cuirassed bust right
Rev:– GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, left hand holding cornucopiae and right hand holding patera, plain altar beneath
Minted in Lugdunum (B in right field, PLC in exe.), A.D. 301 – 303
References:– RIC VI Lugdunum 108b . Bastien Volume XI 342

 

VALENTIA, ROMAN PROVINCIAL AE As
OBVERSE: Helmeted head Roma right, TRINI L F Q before. T AHI T F behind REVERSE: Cornucopia on thunderbolt within wreath; VALEN-TIA
Struck at Valentia, Spain 138 BC
11.4g, 27mm
CNH pg. 317, 4; Burgos 2512

 

Constantius I AE Follis
Date: 301-303 AD
Diameter: 28.5 mm
Weight: 10.1 grams
Obverse: CONSTANTIVS NOB C - Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding sceptre over left shoulder
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera over altar and cornucopiæ; B right, PLC in ex. (Lugdunum mint)
Reference: RIC 167a
Other: Superb and bold portrait

 

ALEXANDER II ZABINAS AE22
OBVERSE: Radiate and diademed head right
REVERSE: �'ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝ�"ΡΟΥ, Double cornucopia; A-Π flanking, star to lower left
Struck at Antioch, Series 5 125-22 BC
8.2g, 22mm
SC 2237

 

Seleucid Kingdom, Demetrios I Soter, tetradrachm
Obv:– Diademed head of Demetrios I right inside a fillet border
Rev:– BASILEWS DEMHTROS SOTEPOS / BXR, Tyche seated left on throne ornamented with tritoness, holding short scepter and cornucopia; in outer left field, controls; in exergue
Minted in Antioch on the Orontes, S.E. 162 (151/0 B.C.)
Reference:– Seleucid Coins 1641.8h; SMA 131.
Obverse struck a little off center

16.53g, 28mm, 0o

 

Calabria, Taras, Nomos
Obv:– Helmeted, nude warrior riding on horse right, transverse spear in right hand, large round shield behind, [ΦI before], ΦHRAE / ΛHTWΣ below.
Rev:– [T_A_RAS], Taras astride dolphin left, holding flower & cornucopiae; EI monogram & thymiaterion behind
Minted in Calabria, Taras from .c. 272 - 235 B.C. Pheraeletos as magistrate
Reference:– Vlasto 891 ???, SNG ANS 1209???. HN Italy 1037

 

DOMITIAN AE As
OBVERSE: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P, laureate head right, aegis at tip of bust
REVERSE: MONETA AVGVSTI, S-C, Moneta standing left, holding scales & cornucopiae
Struck at Rome, 85AD
11.7g, 27mm
RIC 384

 

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius Æ Drachm
AD 138-161
Dated RY 7 (AD 143/4)
Diameter: 34 mm
Weight: 23.02 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a Genius; crocodile below; L Z (date) to left, Iς above
Reference: Köln 1449; Dattari (Savio) 2747; K&G 35.217
Other: 12h … attractive blue-green patina, edge split

Ex Greenpoint Collection (acquired from Ralph DeMarco)

 

I'd participate in this but almost a quarter of my collection has a cornucopia. You can blame the empresses & their "Concordia" reverses. So no participating for me.

Would be 2015 by the time I was done.

 

Wow Mat, congrats on your Cornucopianess!!

... ummm, how 'bout ya post your TOP-5 (no pressure, Ladies-man)

 

Antoninus Pius, Ae Sestertius
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right
Rev: TR POT COS [IIII / ITALIA], S-C, Italia, towered, draped, seated left on globe, holding cornucopiae in right hand and sceptre, nearly vertical in left.
Minted in Rome. A.D. 145-161
Reference(s) – BMC 1719. Cohen 472. RIC III 789 (Rated S) citing Cohen

 

Sabina Denarius
Obv:- SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust left
Rev:- VESTA, Vesta seated left holding palladium and scepter, cornucopia beneath seat
Minted in Rome.
Reference:– BMC III 902. RIC II 398. RSC 14.