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ANTONIUS PIUS
AE23
OBVERSE: [AVT]O KAI TI AIΛ AΔ[ ] (retrograde)
Laureate head left
REVERSE: ZEVΓMATEWN,
Tetrastyle temple with peribolos containing grove and having a colonnade (only roof slabs shown) to left and right, and in front a portico or paneled wall of two storeys; all within wreath
Struck at Commagene Zeugma Syria, 138-161AD
8.80g, 23mm
BMC 3
GIC 1492v

Next: Tetrastyle temple

 

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Tyche in a tetrastyle temple:


Faustina II, AD 147-175.
Roman Provincial Æ 20.2 mm, 6.93 g, 7 h.
Cilicia Trachea, Antiochia ad Cragum, AD 147-161.
Obv: ΦΑΥϹΤЄΙ-Ν-ΑN ϹЄΒΑ, bare-headed and draped bust right; early coiffure.
Rev: AΝΤ-ΙΟ-ΧЄ-ΩΝ Τ-ΗϹ ΠΑΡ, temple with four columns and rounded pediment enclosing statue of turreted Tyche seated, left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
Refs: RPC IV.3, 9909 (temporary); Levante, Antiocheia 10-12; SNG Cop 67.

Next up: A coin from a mint in Cilicia.

 

Tarsos Cilicia AR stater Datames Satrap of Cilicia , 384-361/0 BC. Female head facing slightly left / Bearded head right


Next: another countermark of an animal

 

Amazing coin Doug

Philetairus


Mysia (van Alfen type 2) Kingdom of Pergamon
282-263 BC Bronze, with countermark: owl. Head of Athena with Attic Helmet / Serpent of Asclepius. SNG BN 1650 ff. 2.99 g .; Nice
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Next up: coin where counter mark makes the coin something special
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Domitian, Roman Empire
(later revalued in the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy)
AE as / 42 nummi
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate head left, countermark XLII (42) in left field
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVST, Victory advancing right, standing on prow, holding wreath and palm branch, S-C across fields
Mint: Rome
Date: 73-74 AD (struck); 498-526 AD (revalued)
Ref: RIC 677



Next theme: Coin of Hadrian from Alexandria

 

Well it is special to me anyway... one of my first ancient coins ..and it was a great choice!

The Trident countermark is super clear and pretty awesome!




Next: animal countermark

 

Sorry! Too late.. so it is:

Next theme: Hadrian coin from Alexandria

 

Hadrian, 117-138
32 mm.
LIH = year 18, 133/4
Nilus reclining on a crocodile

Next: A different river god.

 

Elagabalus, Ruled 218-222 AD
AE 8 Assaria, Syria, Antioch Mint
Obverse: AVT K M AV ANTΩNINOC CЄ, laureate bust right, slight drapery.
Reverse: ANTIO-X-EΩN MHT KOΛΩ, Δ-E S-C across fields, Tyche of Antioch seated left on rocky outcropping, river-god Orontes swimming left at her feet; above ram leaping left, head right.
References: McAlee 803a
Size: 33mm, 14.82g

Next: an imperial AE coin around 30mm (+/- 3mm) of Elagabalus

 

Levant


PHOENICIA TYRE
AE20
OBVERSE: Turreted head of Tyche to right, palm branch behind
REVERSE: Galley to left, prow terminating in volute, aphlaston at stern, NA (= 76/5 B.C.) and Tyre monogram above over IEΡAΣ [AΣNΛON] in monogram above, Phoenican letters below
Tyre 76-75 BC
7g, 20mm
BMC 26, 255, 254
Ex: @Bing

Next: Sorry, out of place. What @Justin Lee said...

 

No one's stepping up with an imperial. Will you take a provincial?
ELAGABALUS
AE Dichalkon. 15.51g, 30.6mm. PHOENICIA, Tyre, circa 218-222. Rouvier 2350 var. (murex in inner right field). O: IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: TVRIORVM, Tyche-Astarte standing facing, with hand on trophy and being crowned by Victory on column to right; palm tree to inner left, murex shell in exergue.
Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection (privately purchased from NFA)

Next: Trophy

 

next Geta

 

Geta as a thirteen-year-old:


Geta as Caesar.
AR denarius, 3.24 gm, 18.3 mm.
Rome, AD 202.
Obv: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed and draped bust, r.
Rev: SECVRIT IMPERII, Securitas enthroned l., hoding globe.
Refs: RIC-20; BMC-240; Cohen-183; Sear-7200; Hill-553.

Next: Securitas.

 

next: Abundantia

 

ELAGABALUS
AR Denarius. 3.38g, 18.8mm. Rome mint, AD 218-222. RIC 56. O: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: ABVNDANTIA AVG, Abundantia standing left, emptying cornucopia; to right, star.

Next: 'Horny' Elagabalus

 

Elagabalus
Denar, Rome
Obv.: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and horned bust right
Rev.: SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB, Elagabal sacrificing from patera over lit altar right, holding club, star in field
Ag, 19 mm, 3.2g
Ref.: RIC IV 131, RSC III 246, BMCRE V 225

Next: another emperor sacrificing

 

Septimius Severus denarius / SS sacrificing over tripod Rome mint


Next: another Roman coin where the reverse figure ha definite and recognizable features of the person on the obverse

 

POSTUMUS
Billon Antoninianus. 4.34g, 22.3mm. Trier mint, 266-267 AD. RIC 83; Sear 10983; AGK 77; Mairat 143-147. O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust right. R: SAECVLI FELICTAS, Postumus standing right with spear and globe.

Next: The blacksmith who became emperor

 

MARIUS

RI Marius 269 Gallic Usurper BI Ant CONCORD MILIT Clasped Hands

Next up: A coin from a Janaprada

 

Punch Marked Silver of the Mauryan Empire, one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Countries' of ancient India 322-180 BCE, 3.2g

Obv: four or five symbols that I cannot recognize other than the "armed wheel", "mountains" and some "tree-like" symbol
Rev: single punchmark that I cannot recognize

Edit: some other resources:
a book
a website
a paper

Next: a Kushan bronze