Deities and Personifications A-Z

Hercules...



Maximianus Herculius, AD 286-305, 306-308, and 310
Bl Antoninianus, 4.0g, 23mm, 12h; Antioch mint, AD 286-295
Obv.: IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Radiated and cuirassed bust to right.
Rev.: IOVI ET HERCV CONSER AVGG. Jupiter standing right holding sceptre and orb facing Hercules standing left holding Victory, club, and lion’s skin; Є between, XXI in exergue. 23.23mm 4.0g
Reference: RIC Vb 622, p. 294.


Gallienus AR Antoninianus. Asian mint. GALLIENVS PF AVG, radiated cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Hercules standing right holding lion's skin and leaning on club set on rock. Star in right field. Cohen 1321. RIC V 672
21.84mm
3.2g

 

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HERCULES:

RR Anon Æ Quadrans 18mm 3.6g Rome 206-195 BCE Hercules lions skin pellet - ROMA Prow 3 pellets Cr 339-4a Syd 679c

HERAKLES:

Makedon Alexander III 336-323 BC AE 16 4-1g Salamis-Cyprus mint Herakles club bow quiver SA Price 3143

HERMES:

RI Prv Thrace Deultum Tranquillina 241-244 CE Æ 22mm 6.6 g Hermes purse caduceus SNG Bulgaria 1504-8

HERA:

Campania CAPUA AE 14-5mm 216-211 Hera Oscan Grain ear Hannibal capital Italia SNG Fr 517 SNG ANS 219 HN Italy 500 EE Clain Stefanelli

HORUS:

RI AR Den Julia Domna 200 CE Felicitas Isis Horus RIC 577

 

Helios:

CARIAN ISLANDS, Rhodes.
AR Drachm.
188-170 B.C.
3.16 grams, 17 mm.
Obv: Radiant head of Helios facing right.
Rev: Rose with P to left and O to right,
AINHTΩP (Ainetor magistrate)
above, all within an incuse square.
Grade: aEF, with attractive cabinet tone.
Other: Plinthophoric standard coinage.
Jenkins, Rhodian, Group A, 7.
From Eye Appealing Coins
4/2013, purportedly Ex Heritage.

 

H is for Homonoia (ὁμόνοια), the personification of oneness of mind, unanimity, and concord. She is the Greek equivalent of the Latin Concordia.


Caracalla, AD 198-217, with mother, Julia Domna, AD 193-211
Roman provincial Æ pentassarion, 26.1 mm, 10.68 g, 7h
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Legate Quintilianus, AD 212-217
Obv: ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC ΑVΓΟVCΤΟC ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ, confronted busts of Caracalla and Domna
Rev: VΠ ΚVΝΤΙΛΙΑΝΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Homonoia standing at altar, holding patera and cornucopiae; Є (=5) in field, left.
Refs: AMNG I 677; Moushmov 489; BMC --

 

H is for the personification of the old mountain in Nikopolis ad Istrum, Hemus.


Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
Roman provincial Æ 25.6 mm, 10.03 g
Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum, Legate Lucius Aurelius Gallus, AD 201-204
Obv: ΑVΤ CΕΠΤ CΕVΗΡ ΠΕΡ, laureate head, right
Rev: VΠ ΑVΡ ΓΑΛΛΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ / ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡ, Hemus reclining left, seated on cliff, r. hand over head, l. arm leaning on tree and holding spear, bear below, AIMOC before.
Refs: Moushmov 1023, AMNG (Pick) 1315

 

Ancient Greece
Macedon; Alexander III (The Great), r. 332-323 B.C. (325-310 B.C.)
AE14, 17.4mm x 6.5 grams
Obv.: Head of Herakles right wearing lionskin headdress
Rev.: Bow in bow case with club, BA (BASILEWS ALEXANDROU) between, club underneath, unknown mark below
Ref.: SGCV 6742
Ex. ValiantKnight


Kingdom of Macedon
Alexander III (the Great), r. 336-323 B.C. (c. 325-315 B.C.)
Pella Mint, AR Tetradrachm, 27.72mm x 17.2 grams
Obv.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev.: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros left, holding eagle and sceptre, ΣΙ in left field
Ex. red_spork


Imperial Rome
Maximian, r. 286-310 A.D. (291 A.D.)
Rome Mint, Billon Antoninianus, 21.35mm x 3.1 grams
Obv.: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: HERCVLI PACIFERO, Hercules standing left holding branch and club, lion skin over arm, XXIε in ex.

 

Hecate from Stratonicaea AE34 by Caracalla (formerly with Geta):

 

Great thread, guys!! Lots of interesting coins!

Let's move on to I, shall we?

I is for Isis:


Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 205 BC-180 BC
AE hemidrachm, 18.84 g; 28.4 mm
Alexandria, ca. 197-183/2 BC
Obv: Corn-wreathed head of Isis, right
Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing on winged thunderbolt, left
Refs: Svoronos 1235; Sear Greek 7880; BMCG 6.94,72; SNG VIII (Hart) 1175; Forrer 80


Julia Domna, AD 193-211
Roman AR denarius under Septimius Severus
Rome, AD 201 3.61 g; 17.7 mm
Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis standing right, foot on prow, nursing infant Horus
Refs: RIC 577; BMCRE 75; Hill 504; Cohen 174; RCV 6606.

 

Awesome coin, Roman Collector! Awesome performance of Carmina Burana! The first time I heard this music was in the movie Excalibur (1981). Ever since then I’ve referred to it as the Excalibur music. Even after hearing it in the movie Glory (1989) I still associate it with Excalibur. I guess it’s no different than thinking of the Lone Ranger when we hear the William Tell Overture.

 

I'm behind posting in this thread (traveling) but have enjoyed the many G, H, and I offerings by others!

I have many Isis and Isis variations:


Straight-up Isis:

EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian
year 4, CE 71/2
obol?, 25.4 mm, 5.45 gm
Obv: AVTOKKAIΣΣEBAOVEΣΠAΣIANOV; laureate head right
Rev: bust of Isis left; LΔ in right field
Ref: c.f. Emmett 217.4 (diobol)


EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian obol, RY 9 / Isis. ex Dattari Collection


Ptolemy V-VI
204-145 BCE
Æ 27mm, 18.4g; Alexandria mint.
Obv: diademed head of Isis right
Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ BAΣIΛEΩΣ; eagle on thunderbolt.
Ref: Svoronos 1234 and SNG Cop 247 (as Ptolemy IV)


Isis-Thermouthis (Isis head and armless torso on a cobra body)

EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian
AE obol, 20 mm, 5 gm
regnal year 10, CE 90/91
Obv: laureate head right
Rev: AVTKAIΣAPOMITIANOΣΣEBΓEPM; Isis-Thermouthis standing right; LI in right field
Ref: Emmett 321.10, R5; RPC 2593; Geissen 376

Isis Pharia

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian
year 18, CE 133/4
Æ drachm, 32 mm, 23.3 gm
Obv: AYT KAIC TPAIAN A∆PIANOC CEB, laureate and draped bust right
Rev: Isis Pharia right holding a billowing sail with both hands and left foot, sailing toward the Lighthouse of Pharos, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons, each blowing a buccinum (sea shell trumpet); L IH (year 18) above center
Ref: Emmett 1002.18

Isis-Sothis

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius
AE drachm, regnal year 21
Obv: laureate bust right
Rev: Isis-Sothis, seated facing and holding a cornucopia and scepter, riding a dog (Sirius?) right; the dog is looking back at Isis
Ref: Dattari 2680; Emmett 1593.21
Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago

Isis as Mother, nursing Harpokrates

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius
AE drachm, RY 8
Obv: laureate bust right
Rev: Isis seated right on throne, nursing the infant Harpokrates, all within arched temple with solar disc and uraeus on pediment; L-H
Ref: Dattari 3044; Emmett 1587.8, R4
Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago

 

This one really gives me the shivers... I love it!

 

Wow, REALLY like your sub-collection on this really important Egyptian diety! Nice!

 

I is for Ivpiter:

 

Marathos
174 BC
AE 22
Obvs: No inscription. Ptolemy VI right as Hermes, Laur. and draped, caduceus over shoulder.
Revs: Phoenician inscription, Marathos standing holding in right arm aphlaston. Phoenician date to left.
22mm, 6.4g

 

Helios


Isis


Herkaleez

 

IVPITER:


RR Anon AR Drachm Half Quadrigatus 225-212 BCE 3.1g 18mm Janus dotted border Jupiter in Quadriga LEFT Victory ROMA Cr 28-4 S 35 SCARCE


RI Diocletian Ӕ Quinarius 1.46g 16mm Rome AD 284-305 IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter stndng thunderbolt sceptre RARE RIC 193

 

NERO 54 - 68 A.D.
AR Denarius (3.53 g.). Rome 64 - 65 A.D. RIC 53
Obv. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS laureate head of Nero right.
Rev. IVPPITER CVSTOS Jupiter enthroned left, holding thunderbolt

 

Ivdea

Titus AR Denarius

Judea Capta Issue

(3.12 g, 18 mm)

Obv: IMP T CEASAR VESPASIANUS AUG Laureate head right

Rev: TR POT VIII Captive knelling right at foot of trophy

RIC 1, RSC 334a, Sear RCV (2000) 2505.

Purchased from MA Shops INGEMAR WALLIN UTVECKLING AB

April 20, 2017

 

It's time to move on to J

J is for Juno


Julia Maesa, AD 218-225
Roman AR denarius, 19.70 mm, 2.70 g, 12h
Rome, AD 218-220
Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust right
Rev: IVNO, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter
Refs: RIC 254; BMCRE 67; Cohen 16; RCV 7750; Thirion 401
Notes: The reverse features a die-clash, resulting in a ghost-like, incuse reverse image of the obverse portrait.

 

JUNO:

Campania CAPUA AE Semuncia 216-211 Juno Xoanon Hannibal capital Italia SCARCE


RR C Renius AR Denarius 18mm 3.8g Roma 138 BC Helmeted hd Roma r X - C RENI ROMA Juno driving biga goats r whip reins scepter Cr 231-1


RR L Thorius Balbus 105 BCE AR Denarius Juno Sospita goat skin Bull charging Sear 192 Craw 316-1