Ancients => Okay, well how 'bout "Brick-Reddy/Brown" => got any?

Okay fine => you guys seemed pretty good with the ol' Green Machine ... that's for Rookies!!

=> umm, but how 'bout we up the game and post our ancient coins with that good ol' nasty "Reddy/Brown Brick" finish!!?

Here is my first offering:


Augustus Quadrans

 

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Commodus AE As

 

Hadrian Alexandria AE Obol

 

Some brick red oxide on this 48+mm Ptolemy II. Shown with a 5 mm Macedon monkey for purposes of dramatic contrast

 

Here's a Crispus VOT from that Stack's mixed lot, doing an imitation of New England brick, complete with mortar.

 

A Syracuse octopus with nice fall colors-- red, brown, and green.

 

IndoScythian, brick-like in color and shape.

 

Sweet => man, those are gorgeous additions, coin-sister => very cool coins!!

... thanks so much for posting!!

 

Hoo-ra! These are what I'm talking about!

Year 1 = 282/283 AD. A K MA KAPOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Dikaiosyne standing left holding scales & cornucopiae, LA to left. Geissen 3161, Dattari 5565; Sear5 12197.

 

PTOLEMY IV AE46
OBVERSE: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon right.
REVERSE: PTOLEMIAOU BASILEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, looking back at cornucopiae under right wing
Struck at Egypt 221-205 BC
46.4g, 36mm
SNG Cop 221

 

AMISOS, PONTOS AE 20
OBVERSE: Head of youthful Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy
REVERSE: Thyrsos leaning against cista mystica draped with panther skin; AMISOU below
Struck at Amisos 85-65 BC
8.8g, 21mm
SNG BM Black Sea 1199-1200; HGC 7, 243

 

AUGUSTUS AE Quadran
OBVERSE: IIIVIR AAAFF, altar
REVERSE: P BETILIENVS BASSVS around SC
Rome 5 BC
3.0g, 17mm
RIC 465

 

Wonderful coin! I want more-- many more-- Pontos coins.

 

AUGUSTUS AE Quadran
OBVERSE: LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS, clasped hands holding caduceus
REVERSE: III VIR A A A F F around large S C Rome 9 BC
3.0g, 15mm
RIC 420, BMC 200, S 1693

 

Thanks TIF. It's one of my favorites too.

 

AGRIPPA AE As
OBVERSE: M AGRIPPA L F COSIII - Head left, wearing rostral crown
REVERSE: No legend - Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident; S C across fields
Rome 37-41 AD 11.0g, 28mm
RIC58, BMC 161, BN77, C3

 

CLAUDIUS AE As
OBVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TRP IMP P P - Bare head left
REVERSE: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI - Constantia standing left, raising hand and holding spear; S C across fields
Struck at Rome, 42/3AD
12.7g, 25mm
RIC111, BMC201, S1858

 

CLAUDIUS AE Quandran
OBVERSE: T I CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG – Modius
REVERSE: PON M TRP IMP P P COSII - Large S C
Struck at Rome, 42AD
2.6g, 16mm
RIC 90, BN 195, S 1865, C 72

 

CLAUDIUS AE Quandran
OBVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG around hand holding pair of scales above PNR
REVERSE: PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT around S C
Struck at Rome, 41AD
2.8g, 15mm
RIC 85, Cohen 71, BMC 174

 

NERO AE As
OBVERSE: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP - Laureate head right
REVERSE: No legend - Victory advancing left, holding shield
Struck at Rome, 65AD
8.5g, 26mm
RIC 312, BMC 241, S 1976