Ancients A-Z

I is for Ionia.

IONIA, Ephesus
AR Tetradrachm
360-350 B.C.
14.64 gram, 24 mm
Obv: Bee with straight wings
E to left and Φ to right.
Rev: Forepart of stag r. looking l.
with palm tree to left.
PARQENIOS to right.
Grade: EF toned with great strike.
Other: E-Φ Bee purchased in an NGC slab Ch EF 5/5, 2/5. Similar to Traite 1883.84. Magistrate Parthenios may be 350-360 B.C. Private sale 7/7/17. Ionia is present day Western Turkey.

 

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For J I'll post Jesus before someone tosses in a Julius Caesar.



This Venice Grosso coin originates from 1275-1280 under the reign of the Doge Jacopo Contarini. The reverse depicts Jesus Christ on a throne. The obverse depicts Doge (Jacopo Contarini) together with the Venetian city’s Saint Mark. The Doge is on the left receiving a tall flag from St. Mark on the right.

 

K is for Klazomenai



Pigasus squadron.

 

L is for Lesbos.
This Electrum Lesbos Pigasus lost much of its snout to antiquity.

 

M is for Myrina:


Aeolis, Myrina
AR Tetradrachm, 16.86g
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo of Grynium right.
Reverse: Apollo standing right, holding patera and filleted laurel branch, before him omphalos and amphora; KA monogram in field left, MYΡINAIΩN.

John

 

N is for Nandigupta


Kashmir
Nandigupta 972-973 AD
Copper Kaserah or Punchshi 17/18mm (5.40gr)
Obverse- Goddess Ardochsho/Lakshmi seated facing in half lotus position.
Reverse- King standing facing and sacrificing at altar.

 

Dang I got beat!

 

I think some of the long time collectors here can do the whole alphabet by themselves. That might make an interesting thread.

 

O is for Olbia:



Sarmatia. Olbia.
AE 23, 330-250 BC, 10.2g.
Obverse: Head of river god Borysthenes left.
Reverse: ΟΛΒΙΟ / ΦI, Bow case and sceptre.
References: SNG Stancomb 372.

 

P is for Pergamon!
MYSIA, Pergamon. c. 166-67 BC.
AR Tetradrachm, 29mm 12.5, 12h; Cistophoric standard. Struck c. 104-98 BC.
Obv.: Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath.
Rev.: Bow case with serpents; above, KP above prytaneis monogram, civic monogram to left, serpent-entwined staff to right.

 

R is for ROMANO (Of the Romans):

FIRST Minted Silver ROMAN Coin!

RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius - Didrachm 310-300 BCE 20mm 7.28g Mars-Horse Romano - FIRST minted Roman Coin

 

Somebody needs to sing the ABC song again

I have a Q but someone else should take a turn

 

S is for Sasanian, and also for Shapur II:

Sasanian Empire, Shapur II (309-379 AD). AR obol.

 

QUE?

 

Queue

 

LOL! Well DONE!

I was just trying to rack up some DOTARD points!!!

Q is for QUINARIUS!

RR Anon AR Quinarius 211-210 BCE 16mm 2.14g SE Italia mint Roma V ROMA Dioscuri Cr 85-1a SYD 174 RSC33b ex RBW SCARCE

OK! Next up is T

 

well now how 'bout Quintillus?~!... B4 ya rush off to T's i paid $10 for this so's i'd have one and imma gonna show it!

 

..yeah.. i never "learned" the ABC's i memorized them... now i hear the Jackson's singin'

 

T: Thebes, 368-364 BCE, stater:

 

U is for Uncia. This particular example is decorated with a cute little pair of dolphins, an interesting variation from the normal waves and line patterns:

Roman republic Æ Uncia(7.81g, 22mm, 3h), anonymous "post-semilibral" series. 215-212 BC. Head of Roma right, wearing attic helmet; to left, • / Prow right; above, ROMA; below, •. McCabe Group A1; Crawford 41/10
Ex Thersites Collection