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Plate coin:


Annia Faustina, 3rd wife of Elagabalus, Augusta, 221 CE.
Isinda, Pisidia; AE 25.0 mm, 8.55 gm
Obv: ANNIAN FAVCTEINAN, Dr. bust of Faustina r.
Rev: 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).

Here is the info from Lindgren I:




Next up: Isis.

 

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Antiochos IV Epiphanes Egyptianizing series (175 B.C. - 164 B.C.)
Obverse: Wreathed head of Isis right.
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, Eagle standing right on thunderbolt.
18.17g;25mm

Next: Any coin from Antiochos IV Epiphanes.

 

Antiochos IV Epiphanes

175-164 B.C. AE 13 (12.7 mm, 2.50 g, 11 h). Ake-Ptolemaïs mint, Struck 175-ca.173/2 B.C. Diademed, veiled and draped bust of Laodike IV right; monogram behind / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, head of elephant left; prow to lower right; monogram above elephant's trunk . SC 1477.2; Kadman 19; SNG Spaer 1102. VF

Next up:Greek coin with tusked animal

 

Greek Tusked Animal


Seleucid Seleucus I 312-280 BCE AR Tet 14.46g Seleucia on Tigris. Zeus - Athena driving a quadriga of 4 tusked elephants SC 130

Next up: Raven

 

VITELLIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right
REVERSE: XV VIR SACR FAC Tripod, raven below, dolphin above
Struck at Rome, Apr/Dec 69AD
2.9g, 19mm
RIC 109, BMC 39, S 2201

Next: Tripod

 

Antiochos VIII
Mint: Antioch
AR Drachm
109 to 96 BC
Obvs: Antiochos diademed head right, within dotted border.
Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, Tripod. PE on left
17mm, 3.8g
Ref: SNG Is. 2525, SC 2310

Next: silver coin from Antioch

 

Antiochus VII, Seleucid Kingdom
AR tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed head right within border
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEΡΓETOY, Athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand, spear, and shield decorated with face in left hand
Mint: Antioch
Date: 138-129 BC
Ref: HGC 1067



Next theme: shield decorated with a face.

 

Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm Magnesia on the Maeander mint; 297/6-282/1 BC.
19mm, 4.26 g,
Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon.
Rev: Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield decorated with face, transverse spear in background; maeander pattern to outer left, monogram to inner left.
Thompson 117

Next theme: coin of Lysimachos

 

LYSIMACHUS KING OF THRACIA
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Head of Heracles right wearing lionskin headdress
REVERSE: BASILEWS LUSIMACOU, Zeus seated left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand & sceptre in left, lion forepart & crescent before, pentagram under throne.
Struck at Colophon, Thrace 301-297 BC
4.17g, 18mm
Price L1842

Next: Pentagram

 

Pentagram

RR Anon 211-206 BCE Victoriatus STAR Rare Sear 49 Syd 233a Craw 105-1
it is called a "filled-in pentagram"

Next up: non-Roman Wolf

 

ARGOLIS, Argos
Rare. AE Dichalkon. 3.51g, 17.2mm. ARGOLIS, Argos, circa late 3rd - early 2nd century BC. SNG Cop 67; BCD Peloponnesos 1128. O: Laureate head of Apollo to left. R: Wolf standing at bay to left; above, A.
Ex BCD Collection; ex Joseph J. Copeland Collection

Next: Apollo on the reverse

 

Anonymous pagan civic coinage

ca. A.D. 312

Æ quarter nummus

16mm 1.5gm

GENIO ANTIOCHENI; Statue of the Tyche of Antioch on rock, below the river god Orontes.

APOLLONI SANCTO; Apollo, stg.l. holding patera and lyre, in right field E over Δ

In ex. SMA

Mint of Antioch

Vagi 2954; Van Heesch 3a





Next any river god

 

There are only a few coins in my collection depicting river gods. This is my favorite and I even purchased it from @Victor_Clark . So, I'm going to post it since he wanted to see a river god!


Postumus, AD 260-269.
Roman billon antoninianus, 2.54 g, 22.4 mm, 12 h.
Trier (some attribute to Cologne), 1st emission, 2nd phase, AD 260-261.
Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: SALVS PROVINCIARVM, river god Rhinus, bearded and horned, reclining left, resting right hand on boat and holding anchor in left, left arm resting on urn.
Refs: RIC 87; RSC 355b; Mairat 1-5; RCV 10991; AGK 88c; De Witte 290; Hunter p. lxxxviii.

Next up: Coin of Postumus.

 

Postumus HERC DEVSONIENS



Postumus

A.D. 265

Ӕ Antoninianus

21x22mm 2.9gm

IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right.

HERC DEVSONIENSI; Hercules standing facing, head right, right hand resting on club, bow in left hand and lion's skin draped over arm.

RIC V 64




"As further examples of the encouragement of the cult of Hercules by Postumus we have coins...which provide evidence of special cults of Hercules in the territory in Germany which Postumus controlled. These show Hercules with the legends HERCVLI DEVSONIENSI and HERCVLI MAGVSANO, 'The Hercules of Deuso' and 'The Hercules of Magusa', these being two towns on the Rhine and Moselle respectively."

from A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins by John Melville Jones, pg 134-1




next up Coin of Hercules

 

Hercules:



Next: Elephant Headdress.

 

Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I featuring head of Alexander III Next coin denarius of Augustus

 

AUGUSTUS
AR Denarius. 3.64g, 19.9mm, Rome mint, 19-18 BC, P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. RIC 297 (R2). O: CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right. R: P PETRON TVRPILIAN III VIR, Pegasus walking right.

Next: A Provincial bronze of Augustus

 

AUGUSTUS
Æ 31 Dupondius
OBVERSE: PERMISSV CAESARIS AVGVSTI, bare head left
REVERSE: COLONIA PATRICIA, aquila between legionary standards
Colonia Patricia (Cordoba - spain) 15-14 BC
18g, 31 mm
RPC 128, SNG Cop 464

Next: Legionary standards other than Marc Anthony

 

Standards of Trajan


RI Trajan AR Denarius 98-117 CE 3 Standards

Next up: Kassander

 

Kassander Bronze Coin “One Unit” (305 B.C. - 297 B.C)
Obverse: Head of beardless Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ, above and beneath horseman riding right, crowning horse with a wreath, Star in right field, Φ monogram beneath horse.
7.16g; 20mm

Next: A coin with a star.