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Aurelian, AD 270-275
Ae Antoninianus, 21mm, 3.9g, 6h; Rome mint.
Obv.: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; Radiate bust right.
Rev.: ORIENS AVG; Sol advancing left holding globe, two captives below
In Ex.: XXIS

Next up a scene from mythology but not Hercules and his labors.

 

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Septimus Severus
AR Denarius 202 AD
Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
Rev: PART MAX P M TR P X COS III P P, trophy of arms & armour with two Parthian captives seated either side at base

Next: Parthian

 

Mine was too late:
Next up a scene from mythology but not Hercules and his labors.

 

Tarentum, Calabria
AR Nomos
272-235 BC, period of Roman Occupation, Magistrate Aristokles.
Obv: Nude warrior on horseback right, holding large round shield on left arm and wielding spear downwards in right hand, two reserve spears to his left; ΔI behind, AΡI-ΣTO KΛ-HΣ in two lines below
Rev: TAΡAΣ, Taras, naked, seated left on dolphin, holding kantharos and trident, to right a female head left, hair tied in a knot behind

Next: Parthian

 

Mithradates II AE21 horse right with inked '6.' below.


Next: a horse with no people

 

Edit: too late

 

Horse (no people - on reverse at least)

Zeugitania, Carthage
Circa 4th-3rd Century BC.
Obv: Head of Tanit left wearing wreath of grain and pendant necklace.
Rev: Horse standing right, date palm tree behind.
15mm, 2.5g

Next: a wild boar

 

a wild boar

Obol from Mysia, Kyzikos, 450 B.C. - 400 B.C.
Obverse: Forepart of boar left, retrograde E on body, tunny fish swimming upwards behind.
Reverse: Head of roaring lion left, within shallow incuse square.
11mm; 0,86g

Next: A sheep, or well goat fine as well.

 

Philip I Damascus AE25 Ram


Next: A left facing portrait of a type usually seen right

 

Next: Nemesis

 

NEMESIS

Next up: Roman Republic BORG

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Oh, mental segue, sorry . Nevermind

 

Here's Nemesis on a Hadrian dupondius - she needs a re-shoot, but this is one of my favourite coins.



Next - any other Hadrian.

 

HADRIAN


RI Hadrian, AD 117-138 Æ Limes Denarius 18mm 3.5mm after AD 125 Genius stndg sacrificing altar cornucopia RIC II 173

Next up: LIMES

 

Limes Plautilla:



Next: People shaking hands

 

PEOPLE SHAKING HANDS


RI Aurelian 270-275 CE AE Ant Concordia-Milit

Next Up: Long Necks (me? I think they are just plain weird)

 

Ah, why not another one - Hadrian with a long neck from Antioch:


Next - a coin with an eagle.

 

A long neck (this guy is all neck) for @Alegandron

Aurelian, AE Antoninianus.
270-275 AD.
Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS P AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right
Rev: IOVI CONSER, Emperor standing right, holding sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre. Mintmark P

An eagle for @akeady

Alexander III, AR Drachm, 336-323 BC
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress
Rev: AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre

Next: a picture of Phillip or Philip or Phil (from before 500 AD)

 

PHILIP II


MAKEDON Philip II AR 1/5th Stater Apollo head r - Horseman r trident below as S6691

Next Up: TRIDENT from BCE (none of this Roman Imperial or Provincial "stuff" )

 

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

NEXT BOEOTIA FEDERAL COINAGE ** I'll make it easier BCE with a shield.***

 

Here's a Theban stater - BCD Boiotia 537



Next - something with a nice amphora.

ATB,
Aidan.