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https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-mash-up-from-the-12th-century-ad.328804/#post-3266744
Next up: coin with two people on the obverse

 

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Leo IV follis:



Next: a coin with at least 4 people on it

 

Ancient Roman Republican Coins - L Titurius L f Sabinus - Sabine Women Denarius
89 BC. Rome mint. Obv: bare head of King Tatius right, bearded, SABIN behind, palm-branch before. Rev: two Roman soldiers running, each bearing a Sabine woman in his arms; L TITVRI in exergue. Craw. 344/1b; Syd. 698; RSC Tituria 2; Sear 249. 3.76 grams.
Near very fine.

Next up: controversial/infamous coin

 

CONTROVERSIAL / INFAMOUS COIN(s)

SOCIAL WAR

Denarii from the Social War, however, NOT Roman... but from the OTHER Side - The Marsic Confederation:


Marsic Confederation denarius 89 BCE Italia-Italia seated shields vict Corfinium Campana retro B 105 HN Italy 412a Sear 228 RARE


WAR with HANNIBAL

Capua - Defected to Hannibal in 216 BCE after the Battle of Cannae. Hannibal had promised that should Rome be destroyed, Capua would become the capital of Italia. Subsequently, when Rome retook Capua in 211 BCE, they punished the Capuans severely, and destroyed much of their coinage to erase any memory of Hannibal. Coins from Capua from this period are difficult to capture:

Campania CAPUA AE Semuncia 216-211 BCE Juno Xoanon Hannibal capital Italia SCARCE

Next Up: BCE Spanish Coin not Roman

 

Does this count?


Carthaginians in Hispania
AE 1/4 Calco, 1.5g, 13mm; mobile military mint, 218-208 BC.
Obv.: Wreathed head of Tanit left.
Rev.: Crested helmet left, with cheek guards.

If it counts...how about a Celtic imitating a Greek coin that's not an Alexander type.

 

Really like that!

 

Celtic imitating a Greek coin that's not an Alexander type

His Father - Philip II


Celt Imitation of Philip II 2nd C BCE AR Drachm Zeus Horse pellet-in-annulet above Kugelwangel type- Danube Valley - Kostial 508 OTA 204

Next Up: Celtic Coin

 

CELTIC, Central Europe (Rhineland). "Dancing Mannikin" type
65 BCE - CE 1
AR Quinarius, 13 mm, 1.62 gm
Obv: dancing mannikin right, head turned left, holding snake in right hand, torque in left hand.
Rev: horse standing right, head turned left; around, zig zag border.
Ref: SLM 1118. Dembski 73, 396. (I'll have to take the seller's word on that for now. If any of you have a Celtic reference and find this inaccurate, please let me know.)
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/snakebit-celtic-quinarius-little-dancing-man.256052/

Next: something with a torque

 

Ditto! I literally got 2 similar to that last week. I'll share in PM.

 

One of my FAVEs of yours. Someday, I plan to get one too!

 

TORQUE


Arabia Felix, Himyarite Kings, Tha’ Ran Ya’ NB
Ar Unit (Quinarius), 14mm, 1.5g, 5h; Raidan mint, 2nd Century AD.
Obv.: Head right, within circular torque, monogram behind.
Rev.: Head right, scepter before, kings name and mint in South Arabian Script around.
Reference: Munro-Hay 3.25

Ex: @John Anthony

His comments: Here is a small, ancient Yemeni silver coin, of the Himyarite Kingdom. The Himyarites occupied the area of Southern Arabia known to Romans as Arabia Felix. They produced the frankincense that their Arab cousins, the Nabataeans, exported to the northern world. By the time this coin was minted, however, the Romans had discovered a sea route from Alexandria to Arabia Felix, severely limiting the Nabataean overland trade. The Romans traded extensively with the ancient Yemeni, so I don’t believe it’s a coincidence that these coins are roughly the same weight and fineness of early Imperial quinarii. The script is Ancient South Arabian.

Next up: CELTIC TORQUE

 

A torque Tetradrachm of Mithradates II of Parthia Sellwood 24.5 119-109 B.C. Next coin Parthia

 

PARTHIA


Parthia Mithradates III 58-55 BCE AR Drachm 3.9g 20mm Rhagae mint star archer bashlyk throne bow Selwood 41-12
Ex: @John Anthony - Chief Bow Man

Next Up: Gaulic Celt coin

 

CELTIC, Gaul (Armorica). Circa 75-56 BC.
Curiosolitae tribe
Billon Stater, 21mm, 6.6g, 3h; Class II.
Obv.: Crude head right, anchor-shaped nose.
Rev.: Celticized chariot right; Celticized boar below.
Reference: P. de Jersey, Coinage in IronAgeArmorica, fig. 51, class II; SCBC 15

Up Next: Boar

 

Sooooeee! PIGGY!!!


Iberia - Castulo AE14 Quarter Unit Bust - BOAR w-star 2nd C BCE

Next Up: STAR

 

Western Celts: Senones, cast AE ("potin"), ca. 80–50BC, north-western Gaul, region of Sens. Obv: head with six braids r. Rev: stylized horse l., two pellets in fields. 19mm, 4.66g. Ref: De la Tour 7417; Castelin 701M BMC 389.

[Next: flamboyant hair]

Edit: Too late – it's STAR

 

Here's a Pomponia Musa with Urania, the muse of astronomy - the star is on the obverse, behind Apollo (or Urania, opinions differ on the gender - the obverse heads look female to me, apart from the one opposite Hercules).

Cr. 410/8.




Next - a different muse from the series.

ATB,
Aidan.

 

That wasn't as amusing as I'd hoped! Here's Euterpe, muse of lyric poetry - Cr. 410/5.




Next - Apollo.

 

Apollo, looking majestic atop this winged griffin:


TROAS, Alexandria. Trebonianus Gallus
CE 251-253
AE 21 mm, 4.76 gm
Obv: IMP VIB TREB GALVS AV; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: COL AV / TROA; Apollo, head right and holding , seated facing on griffin springing right, head left
Ref: RPC IX 407; Bellinger A403

Next: Neptune

 

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