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One of the nicest if not the nicest Greek coin....I think I would morph into smeagol if it was mine

 

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ANONYMOUS ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Didrachm
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Mars left, oak-sprig behind
REVERSE: ROMANO on tablet below head of bridled horse right, ear of wheat behind
Struck at Metapontum, 280-276 BC
19 mm, 6.55g
Cr13/1, Syd 1

Next: Anonymous Roman Imperial

 

12 hour rule.


Roman Empire
Gaul-region illicit imitation altar type
Claudius II (post-humous)
Circa 270-early 300s CE
AE; 1.15g - 11x13mm
Obv: Radiate bust right
Rev: Crude altar with illegible script around


Next: An even more crude Roman imitation​

 

I'll get crude AF (ancient fake) up in here:

Next up: a coin that you know isn't worth much but still enjoy

 

Because it is listed on wildwinds.com


ARCADIUS
AE4
OBVERSE: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped bust right
REVERSE: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, trophy over shoulder in right, dragging captive with left, chi-rho left field, ALE Gamma in ex
Struck at Alexandria, 392 AD
1.1g, 13mm
RIC IX 20c

Next: coin listed on wildwinds.com

 

This one's on Wildwinds:


Julia Domna, AD 193-217.
Roman AR denarius, 3.53 g, 20.0 mm, 12 h.
Rome, AD 202-203.
Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing left, holding patera and palm branch.
Refs: RIC 558; BMCRE p. 161, *; Cohen/RSC 78; RCV --; CRE 351; Hill 554; ERIC II 97.
Notes: Ex-CNG; Ex-AK collection; Wildwinds "plate" coin

Next: Somebody holding a patera.

 

Victory holding patera


Imitating Octavian-M. Porcius Cato AR quinarius 13.89 mm 1.29g imitating Octavian r blundered legend - Victory seated r patera Cr 343-462 RARE

Next: imitative

 

AV Stater ND Vani Mint
Kolchis (Black Sea)
Struck by Basternae/ Eastern Celts
These coins imitate the Lysimachus AV Staters
Next: Imitative coin from West.

 

Still working on a full ID from this but I'm pretty sure this is a Gaul/Germany region imitation.

Late 3rd century
Claudius II (posthumous)

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Next: vehicle like a cart or chariot

 

No longer in my collection as I sold it to a fellow CTer (who has not been on the forum for a while).

THESSALY, KRANNON
AE Dichalkon
OBVERSE: Thessalian horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys
REVERSE: K-[P] / AN (retrograde), hydria on cart with long handle to left; to right, large crow perched left on wheel
Struck at Krannon 350-300 BC
4.72 gg, 15mm
BCD Thessaly 119.3 (same dies); HGC 4, 385
Ex BCD
Ex Agora Auction 63

Next: Crow

 

Quadriga


RR Anon AR Drachm Half Quadrigatus 225-212 BCE 3.1g 18mm Janus dotted border Jupiter in Quadriga LEFT Victory ROMA Cr 28-4 Sear 35 SCARCE

Next: ooops, too slow. What @Bing said

 

Julia Domna Ephesus AE30 / 4 wheel Carpentum drawn right by two mules

too slow; back to Bing for a crow

 

Can a raven stand in for a crow?



Mark Antony & Lepidus Quinarius

M ANT IMP
lituus, jug and raven

Victory standing right, crowning trophy with a wreath

Military mint with Antony and Lepidus in Transalpine Gaul
43 BC

AR quinarius
1.82g, 17 mm

Syd 1160, Cr 489/4

Rare!

Ex-Roma Numismatics

This quinarius provides clear evidence of the superiority enjoyed by Antony in his "partnership" with Lepidus. The previous issue named Lepidus who was the Governor of Narbonensis. On this issue he is completely ignored and his name is dropped from the reverse.

Next: another triumvirate issue

 

Yes, ravens and crows are same genus ...."Corvus corvus"

 

Octavian/Augustus and Divus Julius Caesar, Orichalcum Sestertius, 29mm, 12.98 gm, 2h. Mint in Italy, 38 BC. Obv: CAESAR DIVI F bare head of Octavian right Rx: DIVOS IVLIVS laureate head of Julius Caesar right
(The photo here showing Caesar on the left)..

Next: a coin honoring Divus Julius Caesar

 

next :Julius Caesar bronze

 

Oh, yeah: Some bronze sloughed off from an AE Coin when this AR was found in a horde/cache of coins.


RR Julius Caesar AR Denarius 49 BCE Traveling Mint Elephant-Pontificates Sear 1399 Craw 443-1

Let's do it again.

 

next: divus Julius Caesar silver

 

Almost silver - Divus Julius and Octavian fourree denarius


Next: Augustus sharing a coin with someone else

 

Here you go!


Augustus with Agrippa, 27 BC - AD 14.
Roman Æ as, 12.99 g, 26.3 mm, 4 h.
Nemausus, after 16/15 BC.
Obv: IMP/DIVI F, heads back to back of Augustus, right, bare, and Agrippa, left, wearing rostral crown.
Rev: COL-NEM to left and right of palm shoot, its tip to right, behind chained crocodile; two wreaths above palm tip.
Refs: RIC 155; RPC 523; Cohen 7; AMC 411; RCV 1729.
Notes: Sear (p. 338) notes this initial revival of the Nemausian series on a lighter weight standard is probably to be associated with Augustus' visit to Gaul in 16 BC.

Next: Agrippa by himself