Show us your eagles!

A lot of coins here to like! Eagles are the most common of all my reverse types. I'm not going to post every one I have but here a couple:

First eagle reverse and first provincial:

Marcianopolis, Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE27, 10.2g, 6h.
Obv.: ΠIOC AVΓ ANTΩNINOC; Laureate head right, seen from behind.
Rev.: YΠ KYNTIΛIANOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN (Quintillianus magistrate); Eagle standing left on globe, head right, holding wreath.

First Ptolemy:

Ptolemy IV, BC 246-222
AE41, 38.6mm; 12h
Obv.: Bust of Zeus-Ammon right
Rev.: ΠΤΟΛΣΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ; eagle standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopia tied with fillet before, ΔI between legs

A Greek eagle:

Apameia, Phrygia; BC 133-148
AE, 6.73g, 23mm; 2h
Obv.: Bust of Athena right wearing high crested Corinthian helmet and aegis
Rev.: AΠAMEΩN; eagle alighting on base with meander pattern flanked by caps of the Dioskouroi, star above

Here's one with Constantine and an eagle:

Constantine I, AD 306-337
AE, Follis, 4.48g, 22mm; 6h; Rome, AD 312-313
Obv.: IMP CONSTANTNVS PF AVG; laureate draped bust right
Rev.: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI; legionary eagle between two vexilla
In Ex.: R P

 

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Couple of bold eagles there Jwt708, I especially like your Marcianopolis Caracalla, they minted some really nice coins at that provincial mint.