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Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 23.81g, 6h). Rome mint, struck AD 195-196. Obv: [L SEPT SEV PERT] AVG IMP VIII; Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: [P M TR P IIII COS II PP] / S- C; Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm branch. Ref: RIC 725 (Scarce); BMCRE 591.



Next theme: Victory!

 

Here's Victory flying with a wreath behind the Dioscuri on this Cr. 61/1 denarius.

Obv. X - Helmeted head of Roma right
Rev. ROMA - The Dioscuri galloping right; behind, Victory with wreath
Mint: Central Italy (ca. 211-208 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 4.27g / - / -
References:

• Sydenham 147
• Crawford 61/1
• RBW 251

Next - another Victory

 

VICTORY


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

NEXT: Etruria

 

This was minted in Etruria - fairly bad photo' of Cr. 106/3c - Staff denarius.

Obv. Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind
Rev. The Dioscuri riding right, staff below; legend in linear frame in exergue
Exergue: ROMA
Mint: Etruria (ca 212-195 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 4.19g / 20mm / 1h
Rarity: Scarce
References:

• RSC 20bb (Anonymous)
• Sydenham 158
• Crawford 106/3c

Next - something else weighing between 4g and 5g.

 

4.07g


RR Hd Juno Sospita R goat skin hddrss She-wolf R placing stick on fire eagle stndng fanning flames 45 BCE 19.0mm 4.07g Cr 472-1

Next: Ancient Coin between 5 and 6 Grams

 

Achaemenid empire Siglos (400-300bc). Not sure about the emperor. This chunky nugget weighs 5.4 grams!
Post a post-Islamic Persian coin!

 

Looks like this Samanid coin overlapped with much of Persia, hopefully it is a good match.

Samanid Empire
Isma'il b. Ahmad | 292 AH / 905 CE
AE Falus | 2.37 grams | 27mm
al-Shash mint in present-day Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Ref: Album #1444



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Next: Anything with an Album reference number

 

Sorry, this is a repost, but it's still the easiest one to find pics of.

Mamluks: Baybars (658- 676 /1260-1277). Dirham, with heraldic lion on the obverse.
Album (2nd ed, 1998) 883.

 

Next coin, @+VGO.DVCKS ?

 

Oh, Dang, So Busted! Thank you, @Alegandron. No, Really.
...Any other dirham, from anywhere, any module, any time.

 

Here is one I unfortunately sold a couple years ago on eBay, probably pretty undervalued on my end but I didn't know much at the time.

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Next: A coin you regret selling/losing/etc

 

12 hours

Northern Song Dynasty of China
Emperor Renzong | 1034-1038 CE
AE Cash | 2.97 grams | 25mm
Obv: Jing You Yuan Bao in Seal script
Rev: Plain
Ref: Hartill#16.87 Variety

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Next: A nice green patina

 

Green Patina

Favorite Dynasty with wonderful Tang Horse art




China Tang Dynasty - Anon Middle Type 718-732 CE AE Cash

Next: More green patina

 

Father-daughter greenies!




Next: Parent-child pair.

 

Constantine I. 312-313 CE. AE Follis. 23mm, 3.33g. Thessalonica mint, second officina. Obverse: IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN, Jupiter holding Victory and scepter. Eagle with wreath to left. ·TS·Β· in exergue. RIC VI Thessalonica 61b.'


Constantius II. Circa 351-355 CE. AE2. 24mm, 6.29g. Mint mark off flan but probably Thessalonica. Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Emperor in military dress standing left on a galley, holding phoenix on globe and a chi-rho standard. Victory at helm steering the ship. Γ in left field. Star above victory in right field. Mintmark star ?. Cf. RIC VIII Thessalonica 174.

Next: A coin from Thessalonica that was minted during or after the year 379 AD.

 

72hr rule? Here is a coin I've had for a few years but always was suspicious of the coin due to the calligraphy and weight/size not matching up to known varieties in Hartill's CCC and Zeno.ru, but I finally posted it to a group on FB and was reassured by several people that it is authentic, merely worn. I suppose it is a more uncommon variety given the lack of this calligraphy variety online, but I'm really not too sure.

c. 300-100 BCE (?)
AE Cash | 3.61 g | 24mm
Obv: Ban Liang, no rims
Rev: Plain, no rims

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Next: A coin you have had authenticity doubts about (either true or not)

 

Had one member here say they would not have it in there collection and another say it looked authentic. Both of them are big time Flavian enthusiasts.



Domitian. As Caesar,
AD 69-81. AR Denarius
Struck under Vespasian,
early AD 76-early AD 77.
Obv: CAESΛR AVG F • DOMITIANVS,
laureate head right.
Rev: COS IIII above, Pegasus
standing right, left foreleg
raised. RIC II 921 (Vespasian);
RSC 47; BMCRE 193-5 (Vespasian);
(18mm, 3.12 g, 7h). Rome mint.


Next : A Sestertius

 

next: another sestertius of Domitian

 

Coins look similar.. I have mine as Jupiter... but I am wrong as much as I am right.



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