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Kind of self-fulfilling but I wanted to share my terrible example of this coin.

Continue the theme as a coin worse than the one before this.

 

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Here's one that's pretty bad:





Can you tell the legion? But heck, it's Marc Antony for $35.

NEXT: Better Antony or Cleopatra

 

MARCUS ANTONIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow
REVERSE: LEG VIIII, legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae 32-31 BC
3.8g, 17mm
CR 544/22; Syd 1226
ex Pegasi Numismatics

Next: An MA named legion coin

 

MA named legion coin

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RImp Marc Antony AR Den 32-31 BCE ANT AVG Leg III Ship Eagle Standards S 1479 Cr 544-15 O-R.jpg

Next: Another MA named Legion coin

 

I know I’m late with the Cleopatra, I’ll slip this in Back to Bing’s MA named legion coin.

 

Dang, I was extra slow on the trigger!
I apologize.

 

No, I was thinking of any of the MA Legionary denarii where the name of the legion is spelled out such as:

MARCUS ANTONIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow REVERSE: LEG XVIII LYBICAE, legionary eagle between two standards Patrae 32-31 BC
3.5g, 18mm
Cr544/11, Syd 1240
ex. Marti Classical Numismatics

Next: An MA Legionary where the name of the legion is spelled out on the coin

 

MARK ANTONY
AR Denarius. 3.78g, 19mm. Military mint (Patrae?), autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. Crawford 544/9. O: ANT AVG above, Praetorian galley right with rowers, III VIR R P C below. R: LEG XII ANTIQVAE, Legionary eagle (aquila) between two standards (signa).
Ex Andrew McCabe Collection

Next: Portrait coin of Antony or Cleo VII

 

That's a nice one, @zumbly !

Here Antony shares the honors with another:


Antony and Octavia.
AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71 gm.
Ephesus, 39 BCE.
Obv: M ANTONINVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, Jugate heads of Marcus Antonius and Octavia to right; he wears ivy wreath.
Rev: III VIR RPC, Cista mystica surmounted by figure of Bacchus, standing to left, holding cantharus and leaning on thyrsus; on either side, coiled serpent.
Refs: SNG Cop. 408; SNG von Aulock 6555; Franke KZR 472; RSC 3; Sydenham 1198; RPC 2202; Sear 1513; BMCRR East 135-137.

And here is my VERY humble Cleo VII:


Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, 51-30 BCE.
AE 40 drachmai; 21.0 mm; 7.32 gm.
Alexandria mint, 51-30 BCE.
Obv: Diademed head of Cleopatra, hair in bun at back of head, facing right.
Rev: [ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ], eagle standing left on thunderbolt, double cornucopiae in field to left, M (for 40) to right.
Refs: Sear Greek 7956; Svoronos 1872; BMC 6; Vagi 212; Forrer 110.

Next up: Barely identifiable.

 

Ionia
Unknown Ruler/ Mint/ City State/ What obverse is/ exact date struck?????
Clearing an unknown for ID
Only known facts on this coin...
Its EL more AV then AR content
Struck somewhere in Ionia

Next: Parthia

 

next: another coin with Victory of Parthia

 

12 hour rule


Sultanate of Rum
Three Brothers Era
650 AH (1252 CE)
AR Dirham - Sivas Mint


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next: another coin with a turtle

 

Aegina stater with large die fault, 5th century BC
Does anyone see a killer whale swimming down in the damage? Cloud pictures are fun.


Next: another coin showing damage to the die (not just the coin)

 

Two coins from my own collection struck with the same damaged obverse die but with different reverse types:


Gordian AD 238-244 and Tranquillina.
Roman provincial Æ tetrassarion, 25.1 mm, 11.78 g, 7 h.
Thrace, Mesembria, AD 241-244.
Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CΕΒ-ΤΡΑΝΚVΛ|ΛΙΝΑ, confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped.
Rev: ΜΕ-CΑΜΒ-ΡΙ-ΑΝΩΝ, Demeter standing facing, head left, holding ears of corn in right hand, left resting on long torch.
Refs: Varbanov 4188; Corpus Nummorum Thracorum 9283.

Same obverse die, but the die had undergone some damage:


Gordian AD 238-244 and Tranquillina.
Roman provincial Æ tetrassarion, 28.6 mm, 11.36 g, 7 h.
Thrace, Mesembria, AD 241-244.
Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CΕΒ-ΤΡΑΝΚVΛ|ΛΙΝΑ, confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped.
Rev: ΜΕCΑΜΒΡ-Ι-ΑΝΩΝ, Demeter standing left, wearing stephane, holding phiale and long torch.
Refs: Varbanov 4190, citing Karajatov 83.

Next: Pre-Roman Mesembria

 

DIE BREAK


Etruria Populonia 211-206 BC AR 10 As 20mm 4.21g die brk Lr Male Hd L - Blank

Next: OOPS! what @Roman Collector said... he beat me to the punch

 

Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm

Obv:- Head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean lion-scalp headdress
Rev:- ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, eagle in extended right, long scepter vertical behind in left, Corinthian helmet right over ΠΑ monogram in inner left field under arm;
Minted in Mesembria c. 275 - 225 B.C.
References:- Karayotov p. 80 and pl. VII, 41 (O7/R18); Price 992; Müller 436
17.000g, 31.6mm, 180o



Next:- An Alexander Tet from a different city.

 

Amphipolis
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great
AR Tetradrachm. 17.17g, 24.4mm. MACEDONIA, Amphipolis. Lifetime issue, struck under Antipater, circa 332-326 BC. Price 44. O: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. R: AΛEΞAN∆POY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of Pegasos upward.

Next: Alex III tet from yet another city

 

next: and another Alex III Tet

 

Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III 'The Great' (336-323 BCE) AR tetradrachm (24mm, 16.75g) Amphipolis mint c. 336-323 BCE Lifetime issue O: Head of Herakles right wearing lion's skin R: AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; dolphin in left field. Price 73; Müller 539

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