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My only Vitellius.



Vitellius, January-June 69. As, Spanish, Tarraco (?). Obv. Laureate head to the left. Rev. Libertas with pileus and vindicta. 27.5 mm, 9.79 gr., 6 h.

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Here's my nicest:


Trajan, AD 98-117.
Roman Æ quadrans, 3.68 g, 16.4 mm, 6 h.
Rome, AD 98-117.
Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder.
Rev: She-wolf walking right; SC in exergue.
Refs: RIC 692; BMCRE 1060; Cohen 338; RCV --; Woytek 599b1.

Next: Bronze of Trajan.

 

next: Trajan victory coin

 

Lydia, Nacrasa. Trajan AE18
Obv: AY NER TRAIANON CE GER, laureate head right.
Rev: NAKRACITWN, Nike advancing left, holding wreath.
BMC 15; SNG von Aulock 3036.

Next: Nike/Victory on obverse.

 

Victory on both sides.


ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius, obverse brockage. 3.81g, 20.9mm. Rome mint, 108-107 BC. L. Valerius Flaccus, moneyer. Cf. Crawford 306/1; cf. Sydenham 565. O: Winged and draped bust of Victory right; mark of value below chin. R: Incuse of obverse.

Next: Another brockage

 

BROCKAGE



RR AR Denarius ERROR BROCKAGE ROMA Helmeted Head-Incuse and reverse of obverse - 2nd-1st C BCE

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Late - but still OK.

L. Cosconius, L. Licinius, Cn. Domitius, AR denarius serratus, Narbo, 118
Obv: L. COS - CO. M.F. As before, but Attic helmet
Rev: L. LIC. CN. DOM Similar to previous
Ref: Cr. 282/2

Next: Roma (any of: republican, imperial, provincial, bust, seated, standing, obverse, reverse, AE, AR, AV, ...)

 

Here is a hard ROMA to find:


RI
Civil War Revolt of Vindex
CE 68-69
AR Denarius
Helmeted bust of Roma right, ROMA RESTITVTA -
IVPITER LIBERATOR Jupiter seated r Tbolt Scepter
17mm 3.02g
RIC I 62 RSC 374-R

Next: Roma (any of: republican, imperial, provincial, bust, seated, standing, obverse, reverse, AE, AR, AV, ...)

 

Next up: RR elephant

 

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, 81 BC, AR Denarius, North Italian mint
Obv: Diademed head of Pietas right; to right, stork standing right
Rev: QCMPI Elephant walking left
Ref: Crawford 374/1; Sydenham 750; Caecilia 43

Next: another elephant

 

Philip I AR Antoninianus, ca. 247 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right, IMP PHILIPPVS AVG/ Rev. Elephant walking left, bearing driver holding goad, AETERNITAS AVGG. RIC IV-3 58, RSC IV 17, Sear RCV III 8921. 23 mm., 4.2 g.





Next: Another Roman elephant, either Imperial or Provincial.

Edited to add: I picked out this example of the coin because I thought that the elephant looked cuter than many others of this type -- to me, it looks almost like a baby elephant.

 

[START DIVERSION]Roman terracotta theater ticket with elephant

[END DIVERSION]

 

Awesome Diversion! We need more cool breaks like this.

 

Pandya dynasty copper coin circa 150 BC, featuring an elephant and a stylized fish, their royal badge. Pandyas ruled the southern tip of India from 300 BCE all the way to the 17th century AD. 2 grams 1.8x2.0 cm.

 

Next theme, Jay?

 

Let's do South Indian coinage!

 

There is some disagreement as to whether this coin belongs with the Madurai Nayaks or Perunjiya Pallavas of Sendamangalam (13th century AD?).
Bull / standing man (degenerate)


Next: another Indian coin using the standing man type

 

Raja Raja Chola stater 985-1014 AD 4.3g, 16mm. Obv: Standing king blowing a conch, with a lamp to his left and a lotus, crescent and four pellets to his right, rev: seated king sniffing a lotus with the Nagari legend reading Raja Raja. He was the first king to extensively issue coins of this design, yet some say he copied from the Sri Lankan gold version. But I believe he was the first ruler to make coins of this design, as there has been no native coin of 'octopus man' design ever founded dated before 985 in Sri Lanka, even their gold coins were minted under the control of Cholas! And also the Cholas who invaded and controlled Sri Lanka made their coins with crude design, now compared to the more refined Sri Lankan coins hints as to which came first.

 

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