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Well, hmmm, shame on me, looks like I stumped the band. I will invoke the 12hr rule on myself to keep the thread going.

For the rest of the World, YELLOW CARD! For North American - PENALTY: 15 yards!

CELTIBERIA / Non-Roman Spain

OSCA Spain AR silver denarius 204-154 BC. Head r beard -N behind - Horseman spear, Iberian PMAN BOLSCAN Burgos 1501 Villaronga 3

Next THEME: SPEAR... is that easy enough?

 

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THESSALIAN LEAGUE
AR Drachm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right, ΓAYANA (magistrate) behind
Rev: Athena Itonia standing right, with shield and about to hurl spear, ΘEΣΣA - ΛΩN to sides, bunch of grapes on vine right, Π-O / Λ-Y (magistrate) across lower fields
Struck at Thessaly 196-146 BC
4.0g, 16 mm
BMC 36

Next: Bunch of grapes

 

Judaea, Bar Kochba Revolt, AD 132-135 AD, year one
Æ Small bronze 18.9 mm, 4.27 g
Obv: 7-branched palm tree, with 2 dates and retrograde inscription Eleazar the Priest.
Rev: Bunch of grapes, Year One of the Redemption of Israel
Refs: Hen-1380a, Mild-148, Sofaer-26.

Next: Palm tree

 

Palm Tree

SICULO PUNIC,
SICILY, Entella.
AR Tetradrachm.
300-289 B.C.
16.72 grams, 23 mm
Obv: Head of Hercules rt. in lion skin
Rev: Horse head left with date palm tree
behind & MHSBM in exergue
[Mint of the Quaestors] series 5b
Grade: aEF nice detail centered & toned
only MHSBM in exergue is weak
Other: Carthaginian mercenary coin ☺
Sim. Sear 6438, SNG.Cop.91, Jen
From Pegasi Numismatics 4/2013

Next is SICULO PUNIC

 

Next: Zeugitania Carthago

 

Zeugitania Carthago

The LAST Double Shekel struck by Zeugitania Carthage... before it was destroyed by Rome.

Carthage Third Punic War Serrate Double Shekel 149-146 BCE 12.8g 26mm Wreathd Tanit-Horse pellet raised leg SNG COP 404

After 146 BCE Carthage was rendered EXTINCT by Rome

Next Theme: SHIELD

 

Boeotia, Thebes 379-338 BC, AE10, 1.24g: Obv: Boeotian shield Rev: Trident. Lindgren 1517 (This coin). Lindgren plate coin

NEXT THEME: Pisidia

 

Annia Faustina, 3rd wife of Elagabalus, Augusta, AD 221
Roman provincial AE 25.0 mm, 8.55 gm
Pisidia, Isinda, AD 221
Obv: ANNIAN FAVCTEINAN, bare-headed and draped bust right
Rev: [ΙΣ] ΙΝ ΔΕΩΝ, Confronted heads of Serapis and Isis, in field, E-Delta (yr. 4 ).
Refs: Ex Lindgren I A1322A, ex von Aulock, Pisidia I 833 (Plate coin for both references).

Next: Serapis

 

Next: COS IIII on a coin

 

Nero. A.D. 50-54. AR denarius
(18.40 mm, 3.37 g, 7 h).
Lugdunum (Lyon) mint.
Obv: NERO CAESAR AVG IMP, bare head right
Rev: PONTIF MAX TR P VIII COS IIII P P, EX S C across field, Roma standing right, holding and inscribing shield supported on knee, foot on helmet; dagger and bow at feet to right. RIC 34 (R3); RSC 231. aVF, toned. Rare. From the D. Thomas Collection; Ex Hohn Leipziger Munzhandlung.
Ex: Agora Auctons sale 68 Lot 195 August 15 2017.



Next: Coins of Nero

 

Nero Phrygia-Acmoneia
RPC 3174

NEXT coin with aqua duct ? I don't think I've seen one though

 

Too slow...

 

You know, Christmas is coming up soon, and I've always wanteda Nero. We are friends, right? Good, I'll think I'll start making room in my box for that wonderful Nero of yours.

What a pretty little coin, my friend. Congrats.

 

Thanks
It's a keeper . Funny thing is I bought it for the provencial city and wasn't my target coin in that auction, originally targeted the Hadrian but Okidoki took it just outside my budget at the time.
I'm happy with this Nero maybe more so, nice in hand and has been fun researching the history behind it, still not completed though.

 

L MARCUS PHILIPPUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS MARCIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right, lituus hehind, ANCVS below
REVERSE: Equestrian statue right on an arcade of five arches; flower below horse, AQVA MAR between arches, PHILLIVS behind
Rome 56 BC
3.06g
Cr425/1, Marcia 28, Syd 919

Next: Flower

 

Julia Maesa, AD 218-225
Roman AR denarius, 3.2 g, 18.0 mm
Antioch, under Severus Alexander, AD 218-220
Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas seated left, with flower and scepter; two children at side
Refs: RIC 380; Sear 7749; BMCRE p. 540; Cohen 7

Next: FECVNDITAS

 

SALONINA
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: SALONINA AVG, diademed draped bust right on a crescent
REVERSE: FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas, standing left, holding cornucopiae, child at feet left, officina letter D to right
Struck at Rome, 260-8 AD Sole Reign of Gallienus
2.1g, 19mm
RIC 5A, D (Gallienus)

Next: Bust right on a crescent

 

Salonina Bust right on crescent

NEXT Zeus with an owl

 

Don't you mean Zeus with an eagle? Not sure I've ever seen him with an owl.

 

It exists in at least a couple coins. The common one is a small owl in the field of an Alexander.