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RI Carausius usurper in Britain CE 287–293 BI Ant 4.7g 24mm London radiate cuirassed - PAX AVG Pax stndg l branch scepter S—P RIC V 475

Next up: USURPER

 

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Alexander Zebinas. Tetradrachm.
Next: Lilly

 

ANTIOCHUS VII (Seleukid Kingdom
Prutah
OBVERSE: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ; Anchor, date below, ΑΠΡ (year 181)
REVERSE: Lily
Struck at Jerusalem, Judea 132-130 BC
5.2g, 16mm

Next: Anchor

 

ANCHOR

Look hard folks... right-most in pic

RR Anon AE As 211-206 BC sextantal Janus Prow Anchor S 628 Cr 50-3

Next up: POSEIDON

 

The relevant coin of Gordian was struck in Berytus.
Next: Olive branch

 

Olive (an entire wreath):

SIKYONIA, Sikyon
AR Stater
335-330 BC
11.94 grams, 23.2 mm
Obv: Chimera advancing left, paw raised, wreath above, ΣΕ below.
Rev: Dove flying left, I left, all within olive wreath.
Grade: a gVF nicely toned coin.
Other: Sikyon mint. BCD Peloponnesos 219, Traité III 776, BCD Peloponnesos pg 40, 56. SNG Cop 48 var (N instead of I). Ex CNG auction 312 lot 88 originating from a 1930’s collection.

Next ancient coin may have either a lion, goat, snake, or bird.

 

I finally have one. Reverse has a bird on the plow


Next topic...first Ancient you ever purchased/obtained

 

Next: Most recent coin acquisition

 

Victorinus
AE antoninianus
Gallic Empire
Pax Avg reverse (Augustian peace, aka Pax Romana)

Next: A peace motiff of some sort, basically any theme associated with peace will do.

 

Postumus-Pax

NEXT: Postumus or another Gallic Emperor

 

Next: coin with cornucopia

 

Otacilia Dbl cornacopia

*I edited my great spelling
NEXT: Emperess

 

Cilicia, Tarsos. AE35. Philip I or II / Spes
Bronze Medallion 35mm (21.94 grams) of Tarsus in Cilicia
AVT KAI IOV ΦIΛIΠΠON ЄVT ЄVC CЄ around, Π - Π in field, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
TAPCOV THC MHTPOΠOΛEΩC AMK, Elpis (Spes) standing left, holding flower and pulling on skirt, Γ B across fields.

Wiki- Elpis is the personification and spirit of hope (usually seen as an extension to suffering by the Greek, not as a god), perhaps a child of Nyx and mother of Pheme, the goddess of fame, renown and rumor. She was depicted as a young woman, usually carrying flowers or cornucopia in her hands.

Next: Large provincial >34mm.

You guys are quick...

 

Sometimes, but I often have to go back & check my spelling
I was almost thinking I had to move Philip I to my ladies file

 

AE38 of Stratonicaea with Plautilla (and bonus Caracalla) fills the last two requests.

Next: two people not married on the obverse together

 

AUGUSTUS (OCTAVIAN)
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: CAESAR DIVI F, bare head of Octavian right
REVERSE: DIVOS IVLIVS, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right
Gallic or Italian mint 38 BC
30mm; 17.90 g
CR535/v1, RPC620v

Next: Julius Caesar coin

 

Julius Caesar

NEXT: YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE COIN IN EITHER CURRENT PRICES OR ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION (If bought long ago)

 

Next: Father and son on the same coin

 

My most expensive by catagory is this over struck Constantine X. I don't know much about it and is my only byzantine coin, looks way better in hand.

NEXT UP -I was to slow Orfew says Father & Son, so that is the order

 

I think we are still back at Doug's request... it looks to me that there's only one person on Bing's obverse!