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CORINTHIA, Corinth
circa 375-300 BCE
AR stater, 22 mm, 8.55 g, 1h
Obv: Pegasus flying left; qoppa below
Rev: helmeted head of Athena left; A-P flanking neck truncation; to right, chimaera rampant left
Ref: Ravel 1010; Pegasi 428; BCD Corinth 102; HGC 4, 1848
ex CNG Inventory 828126 (November, 2008)
ex Gorny & Mosch 170 (13 October 2008), lot 1381
ex Giessener Münzhandlung 21 (22 March 1982), lot 37

Next: Skylla

 

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Sikyonia, Sikyon, AR hemidrachm, ca. 330-280 BC. Obv: chimaera advancing l., right paw raised; ΣΙ below. Rev: dove flying left. 16mm, 2.6g. Ref: SNG Copenhagen 64f. Ex Artemide, eLive auction 7, lot 120.

EDIT: Too late. Next is Skylla.

 

Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla holding rudder over shoulder

Bull butting right; below, dolphin right in waves.

Lucania, Thourioi

Circa 400-350 BC

7.35g

HN Italy 1794b; SNG ANS 1048.

Ex CNG 385, Lot: 48, Ex-Steve P collection

Next up another Steve P collection coin

 

Ah, Steve... I miss him. Things were so fun when he was around... at least most people thought so. He's doing well, by the way.


EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius
Regnal year 8, CE 144/5
AE drachm, 33 mm, 23.2 gm
Obv: [legend]; laureate draped bust right
Rev: Serapis, wearing modius, standing facing; flanked by the Dioscuri who are also standing facing, heads turned towards Serapis, and each holding a flagellum ; [L] H in exergue
Ref: Dattari 2864 (RY2); Dattari-Savio plate 148 coins 2864 and 8724; Emmett 1670.8; Not listed in Milne.
Ex X6 Collection

Next, something easy: Dioscuri

 

Dioscuri:


Mn. Fonteius C.f., 85 BC.
Roman AR Denarius, 3.97 g, 21.0 mm, 5h.
Rome mint.
Obv: MN. FONTEI C. F, Laureate head of Apollo-Vejovis right; thunderbolt below; Roma monogram below chin.
Rev: Infant Genius seated right on goat; pilei of the Dioscuri above; below, filleted thyrsus right; all within wreath.
Refs: Crawford 353/1a; Sydenham 724; Fonteia 9; BMCRR 2476; RCV 271; Varesi 290.

Next: goat

 

Not just any ol' goat... a pair of hover goats


KINGS OF MACEDON, Philip V
221-179 BCE
Tetrachalkon (AE 22 mm, 8.37 gm, 12 h), struck circa after 186
Obv: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
Rev: BA / Φ Two goats recumbent right; below, grain ear
Ref: Mamroth, Bronzemünzen 14c. SNG Alpha Bank 1090. SNG Copenhagen 1250.



Next: another coin of Philip V of Macedon.

 

Where does @TIF get these wonderful coins???



Philip V and Perseus. Ca. 221-168 B.C.E
Macedonian Kingdom. AE unit (17.1 mm, 6.07 g, 12 h). Uncertain Macedonian mint. Macedonian shield, star with spiral arms/swastika in center boss / M-K, ΔONΩN, Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, BA monogram below. SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Cop -; McClean 3666. VF. Rare.

Next up: Macedonian shield

 

Antigonos II Gonatos Ar Tetradrachm Obv. Macedonian shield emblazoned with the head of Pan r. Rv. Athena adv l. HGC 1042 272-239 B.C. Next coin Pan

 

THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III
AE 22 mm, 5.18 gm
Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC; radiate head right
Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛЄITΩN; Pan advancing left, holding syrinx and lagobolon
Ref: Varbanov 3945 corr. (cantharus in place of syrinx). Rare.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-fully-loaded-pan.287115/

Next: lagobolon

 

ILLYRIA, Apollonia
Rare. AR Drachm. 3.0g, 17.8mm. Circa 120/00-80/70 BC. Aibatios and Chairenos, magistrates. Maier 120; SNG Cop 398. O: AIBATIOΣ, cow standing left, suckling calf standing right below; in exergue, grain ear. R: ΑΠΟΛ / XAIPHNOΣ, Fires of the Nymphaeum of Apollonia, lagobolon (rabbit-bashing stick) below, all within double linear frame.

Next: Fire

 

Fire! Here's a flaming altar on a tiny provincial:


Julia Domna, AD 193-217.
Roman provincial Æ assarion, 1.80 g, 14.3 mm, 11 h.
Bithynia, Nicaea, AD 193-211.
Obv: ΙVΛΙΑ CЄBACTH, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, flaming, garlanded altar.
Refs: Rec. Gen. 392; SNG Copenhagen --; BMC --; SNG von Aulock --; Mionnet suppl. 5 --; Wiczay --.

Next: Garland

 

Antioch
Year 117/ 68 AD
AE 19
Obvs: ANTIOX EΩN, Head of Zeus laureate.
Revs: ЄTZIP, Lighted alter garlanded.
19mm, 6.7g
Ref: BMC 20.162.92

Next: zeus tetradrachm

 

Zeus Tet


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

Next up: BCE Diana

 

Seleukos IV Philopator. 187-175 BC. Æ Serrate 17mm (4.29 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, quiver over shoulder; monogram behind / Artemis standing left, holding spear; at feet to left, doe standing left.

Next: Deer/doe

 

IONIA, Ephesos
AR Drachm. 4.17g, 17.8mm. IONIA, Ephesos, circa 202-162 BC, Ekatokles as magistrate. Kinns, The Attic Weight Drachms of Ephesos, NC 1999, S.86; SNG von Aulock 7826. O: Bee between E-Φ. R: Stag standing right, in front of palm tree, EKATOKΛHΣ to right.

Next: Insect other than a bee

 

Metapontion Nomos 470-440 B.C. Noe 258 Obv. Grasshopper on grain ear. Rv. Just the grain ear. Next coin Metapontion

 

Guess I messed up here Ar Nomos of Metapontion Obv. Head of Herakles HGC 1067 This coin illustrated
Next coin; Herakles

 

Herakles wrestling the Nemaen lion on Taras diobol

Herakles on a bronze coin

 

How about something a little different:


Spalahores, Indo-Scythian, BC 75-65
AE, hemiobol, 22mm, 8.5g; Kandahar
Obv.: CΠAΛYPIOC ΔIKAIOY AΔEΛΦΟΥ TOY BACIΛEΩC (of Spalyrises, the just, the brother of the king); Horseman right
Rev.: (Kharosthi legend citing Spalagadames as "son of Spalahores"); Herakles seated left on rock resting club on knee, control symbol at lower left


Is Heralkes sitting on a rock or an omphalos?

Next one of Herakles labors.

 

Ancient telephone?

GETA
AE27. 11.72g, 27.6mm. THRACE, Hadrianopolis, circa AD 209-211. Varbanov 3684. O: AVT K Π CEΠTMIOC ΓETAC, laureate, draped bust right. R: AΔPIANOΠOΛITΩN, Herakles standing left with raised club, preparing to open a can of whoopass on the Lernean Hydra.

Next: Another of Labour of Herakles