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Antoninus Pius, Ruled 138-161 AD
AE As, Struck 143-144 AD, Rome Mint
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
Reverse: IMPERATOR II, Spes, draped, advancing left holding flower-bud in raided right hand and gathering up fold of skirt in left; S-C across fields.
References: RIC III 730
Notes: Pius was acclaimed imperator for the second time following the victory of Q. Lollius Urbicus over the Brigantes in Britain, and the construction of the Antonine Wall.

Next, another IMPERATOR or IMPERATOR II?

 

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12 hour rule here.

CORDUBA
Cnaeus Julius. Quadrans, about 49-45. AE 7.95 g. CN. IVLI. L. F. Q. Bust of Venus r. with large necklace; in field l., mark of value ... Rv. CORDVBA Cupid, nude, with open wings, standing l., holding cornucopiae in his l. hand, torch in his outstretched r. hand; in field l., mark of value

Next up: corduba

 

Al-Hakam I, Emirate of Cordoba
AR dirham
Obv: (center, in Arabic) "There is no God but Allah. He has no equal"
(in margins, in Arabic) “In the name of Allah. this Dirham was struck in al-Andalus in the year six and ninety and one-hundred ” (AH 196)
Rev: (center, in Arabic) "Allah is One God. The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and has not been begotten and never is there His equal"
(in margins, in Arabic) “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it”
Mint: Cordoba (al-Andalus)
Date: 811-812 AD
Ref: Album 340



Next theme: early Islamic

 

Umayyad Dynasty
AV Dinar AH 87 = 705/6AD
Caliph Al-Walid I AH76-86
NM likely Damascus
next up/ Umayyad coinage with Byzantine designs

 

oops

 

Looks like @panzerman stumped the band!

12-Hour Rule:

QUINARIUS


RR Anon AR Quinarius 81 BC Apollo celebrating MARIUS's victory in GAUL Victory Sear 305 Craw 373-1

Next: Another Quinarius

 

AUGUSTUS
AR Quinarius
OBVERSE: IMP VII CAESAR - Bare head right
REVERSE: ASIA RECEPTA - Victory standing left on cippus, holding wreath and palm, snake on either side
Uncertain Italian Mint 29-27 BC
1.7g, 13mm
RIC 276, S 1568

Next: Octavian before Augustus

 

Octavian and Mark Antony
Denarius 41 BC
Obv.: CAESAR·IMP·PONT·III·VIR·R·P·C: Head of Octavian right, bearded; around, inscription. Border of dots.
Rev.: M·ANT·IMP·AVG·III·VIR·R·P·C·M·BARBAT·Q·P: Head of M. Antonius right; around, inscription. Border of dots.
Ag, 3.81g, 18.1mm
Ref.: Crawford 517/2

Next: Octavian with someone else

 

This might be a stretch since it is halved


OCTAVIAN & DIVUS JULIUS CAESAR AE heavy dupondius. Struck in GAUL, at Colonia Viennensis, circa 36 BC. IMP CAESAR (written above and below portraits) IMP DIVI F DIVI IVLI, (written counterclockwise along edge). Bare heads of Julius Caesar and Octavian back to back (Caesar on left). Reverse - Prow of galley with pyramidal superstructure right. RPC I 517. 29x17mm, 9.6g. Rare.

Halved, presumably for change as was the custom.

Next: Provincial with galley

 

Commodus Alexandria tetradrachm with bonus lighthouse


Next: another building taller than it is wide

 

Temple of Diva Faustina:



Next: Hexastyle temple.

 

next: Roma

 

Maximinus I Thrax 235-238
Alexandria
Billon-Tetradrachm
Obv.: AYTO MAΞIMINOC EVC CEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: L – A, year 1, AD 235, Roma standing left, raising hand and holding spear.
Billon, 12.47g, 23.8mm
Ref.: Kampmann/Ganschow 65.2, G 2548, D4591, Emmett 3294.

Next: Another Alexandrian Roma

 

Galba left no doubt who was on the reverse of this tetradrachm. The legend reads PO MH.


Next: Another Alexandrian coin with reverse legend other than just the date

 

ANTONINUS PIUS
AE Drachm. 28.01g, 36.4mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 (AD 144/5). Menelaites Nome. Emmett 1819; Dattari 6318; RPC Online Temp #13971. O: AVT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNЄINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate head right. R: MЄNЄΛAЄITHC, Harpokrates of Canopus (part human, part crocodile) left, holding finger on right hand before mouth, cornucopia on left arm; altar before, L H (date) in exergue.
Ex Phil Peck (“Morris”) Collection

Next: another coin with Harpokrates

 

I haven't had time for this fun thread lately and it looks like I've missed some fun!

Egypt, Alexandria. Trajan
AE drachm, 32.07 mm, 18.28 gm, 1 h
Regnal year 15 (111/12 CE)
Obv: [AVT T]PAIAN C-ЄB ΓЄ[PM ΔAKIK]; laureate bust of Trajan right, drapery on left shoulder
Rev: Harpocrates of Canopus with hindparts of a crocodile, standing left, pointing finger at mouth and holding cornucopiae; LI - E across field
Ref: Emmett 500.15; Milne 659
ex Tom Buggey Collection

Next: Harpokrates as an infant

 

This thread reached today the amazing total of 100,000 views!!
It is surely the highest viewed topic in CT history. Congrats to @Collect89 who started it in July 2017. And a big applause to all of you who contributed in sharing thousands of wonderful coins!

EDIT : in CT history ancient coins forum...

 

It's a very fun thread but not even close to the most views and posts. There's one on the Coin Roll Hunting board, for instance, that has almost three million views.

One CT member has pages of such stats but I don't remember where it is posted. I'll look for it and report back. It's interesting.

Ancients used to be part of the World Coins board but when former member SteveX6 came over from another forum, many other ancient collectors in tow, the World board was overwhelmed with fun posts and camaraderie, which was of course offputting to the World collectors . We got our own board and it rapidly became one of the most active boards on CoinTalk .

 

Thanks for the history lesson @TIF - now I've learned something new today. Also, it must be gratifying to see that there are more ancient posts than world coin posts.

 

The stats were compiled by forum member @geekpryde . I'm not sure if he's still around.

Also: Harpokrates as an infant.