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TROAS, BIRYTIS
AE12
OBVERSE: Head of Kaiberos left wearing pileus
REVERSE: Club of Herakles, BI PY to either side, all within laurel wreath
Struck at Birytis, Troas 3d century BC
1.14g, 12mm
D&T220 // Depeyrot NC VII, 33 //SNG Cop 250// DeLaTour8145

Next: Club of Herakles/Hercules

 

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Commodus denarius / bow-club-case


LION

 

Lion!


Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
Roman Provincial AE 17.7 mm; 4.06 g
Thrace, Philippopolis
Obv: [ΑV Κ Λ] CΕVΗΡΟC, laureate and draped bust right
Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟ[ΛΕΙΤ]-ΩΝ, lion walking left; ox's head before
Refs: Moushmov 5274 var. (lion walking right); Varbanov 1305.

Next: Ox head

 

CARIA, Knidos
Circa 300 - 225 BC. AR Hemidrachm. 1.25g, 11.1mm. SNG Copenhagen 295–6 var. (magistrate). O: Head of Aphrodite right. R: Bull's head facing.

Next: Aphrodite

 

Denier. Têtes accolées des Dioscures à droite, coiffées d'un pileus orné d'une étoile. R/: Vénus Verticordia debout à gauche, tenant un sceptre et des balances ; sur son épaule, Cupidon. B Cordia 1. Syd 976c. 3,48 g.
Next Theme: The BALANCE

 

a balance



next: HAND

 

D. JUNIUS ALBINUS; GENS POSTUMIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Hd of pietas r; PIETAS
REVERSE: Clasped hands on caduceus; ALBINVS BRVTI.F
Rome 48 BC
3.91g. 19mm
Syd 942

Next: Pietas

 

Pietas Julia Domna

Next
Baal

 

Silver obol, SNG Levante 225, SNG BnF 443, VF, 0.692g, 11.5mm, 270o, Laranda mint, c. 332 BC; obverse Baal seated left on backless throne, holding grain ear in right, long scepter vertical behind in left; reverse forepart of wolf right, crescent horns downward above, all within a double circular border of dots



Next: A double Border (or Laranda if thats too hard)

 

Actually triple is easier!
Sasanian - Yazdgard III AR drachm 632-651AD SK Sakastan year 4?


Very thin for its diameter

 

To salvage the game I offer this scan of a Russian Kopek. Wire money issued sometime in the 1700's. Lost the write-up on it. Minted by one of the Czar Peters. I have a couple of older Dirham's but not in hand at the moment. They are also quite thin, but not like a kopek.
If accepted: Next Theme: a coin with the name of the ruler that became the name of the city.

 

Well, Alexander did name 16 cities after himself, does that count?

Next, as this was minted under Seleukos I (Founder of the Seleucid Empire), post a coin of a founder of an Empire

 

FOUNDERS of an EMPIRE: (Two of the Greatest...)


Egypt Ptolemy I Soter Tet Delta bankers marks CELATOR DELTA called out


Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd O-R Le Rider 102

Next topic: SPEAR / SPEARHEAD

 

Probus Billon Antoninianus, Rome mint, 2nd emission, 277 A.D.
3.860g 21.5mm, 6th officina
Obv: VIRTVS PROBI AVG (the valor of Emperor Probus), radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, spear in right hand over right shoulder, oval shield decorated with charging horseman on left arm.
Rev: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG (the arrival of Emperor Probus), Probus on horseback left, raising right hand in salute, long scepter in left hand, horses' right foreleg raised over bound captive seated left, R S in exergue.
RIC V, part 2, 166 (S)

Next Theme: Assassinated Emperor

 

Caligula
37/38 AD
AE AS
Obvs: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT
Revs: VESTA SC
28mm, 11.44g

Next reign or 4 years or less

 

Osroes II, ruled for one year.

Next: Archer

 

Kilikien Bronze 2.-1.Jh. v.Chr.

Calidad: VF- | Abréviation

Greek Coins, Cilicia, Seleukeia ad Kalykadnon, Bronze 2.-1.cent. BC. 12,06 g. Laureate bust of Artemis right, with quiver over shoulder / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. SNG Levante Suppl. 187 vgl. very rare, dark brown patina., nearly very fine
Next Theme: COIN WITH TWO WOMEN

 

Does 1 on the obverse and 1 on reverse count?
If so here's Faustina Sr. with Juno reverse

Next
Lizard not crock or aligator

 

Geta Nicopolis Apollo Sauroktonos reaching for lizard on tree

A younger son who did not outlive the elder (not Geta)

 

Constans, AE2. Silvered Thessalonica. DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right, holding globe / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, soldier standing left, spearing fallen horseman who is bare-headed, forwards, on hands and knees. Mintmark TSB star. RIC VIII Thessalonica 116.

Next: Holding a globe.