Augustus, AE24, Kingdom of Thrace.

Hi all,

i am focusing in Hadrian as you friends know, this one i had to buy from a fellow detector friend.
probably found in France.

Reference.
SNGCop 1190, SGI 5396. RPC 1, 1711

Obv. KAISAROS SEBASTOU,
Bare head of Augustus right.

BASILEWS ROIMHTALKOU,
Jugate heads of King Rhoemetalkes & Queen Pythodoris right

6.87 gr
24 mm

 

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I've been hunting one of these for a long while. Congrats.

 

Love the type, and have one myself



Augustus and Rhoemetalkes, Bronze
Semi autonomous coinage of Thracia, c11BC-12AD
KAISAROS SEBASTOU, Bust of Augustus right
BASILEWS ROIMHTALKOU, Busts of Rhoemetalkes and his wife right
9.82 gr
Ref : Sear #5396

Q

 

Very cool addition, Oki => yah, I'm totally jealous (congrats)



... oh, and amazing coin, Q

 

Amazing coin, love the ones where both the King/Queen are on coin.

 

Very nice coins, and an important part of early Imperial history, although my understanding is that these are very regional issues. A metal detecting find in France would be highly unusual, but certainly not impossible - a coin lost by a traveler that had passed through Thrace?

I had a very finely-engraved example of the two-bust types last year (sans queen)...

 

Very cool coins.

 

Wonderful coins!!! I'd love to own any one of them.

 

Nice, I got one of these this week too, but 4 headed version!

 

Nice find, Oki. My four-bust example...

 

Type I got, should be here soon.

 

wonderful coins here, @Mat looking forward on yours

 

My three-bust example.

 

i recently bid on a triple bust and lost...at first i thought you were the winner of the auction until i saw it was a detector find.

this type is pretty up there on my list...nice pick up oki~!