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To be fair, your coin wasn't an aes grave either

State, City: Ionia, Klazomenai
Coin: Hemiobol
Obv. Forepart of winged boar right
Rev. Quadripartite incuse square pattern
Mint: Klazomenai (Late 6th century BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 0.31g / 7mm / 0h
References:

• SNG Von Aulock 1985

Next - another small silver coin - say < 0.5g

 

How about half of your cutoff weight? I'm not sure of this coins attribution but I'm pretty sure it is from Crimea around the early part of the seventeenth century.

Crimean Khanate
c. 1600-1650 AD
AR Akce | 0.25g | 9.5mm
Ex. Russian metal detectorist

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Next: Silver smaller than mine (in weight or width)

 

Tetartemorion


CILICIA uncertain city
Early-mid 4th C BCE
AR Tetartemorion 5mm 0.17g
Persian king running dagger and bow -
Crowned hd Achaemenid king
CNG E239 Troxell Kagan 4

Next: Fractional Achaemenid (Not a full Siglos)

 

Great portrait for a coin of any size - and just 5mm - impressive!

 

Seems I know more about fish than Rome Republic coins

 

Thank you! When I saw it, it was a no brainer to snap up!

 

no prob! Aes Grave coins were CAST AE. The As you posted is AE, but STRUCK.

 

This was struck under the Persian "King of Kings Darius III authority.
AV 1/24 Daric ND Halikarnassus Mint
Pixodaros 341-34BC/ Satrap of Karia (for Darius)
obv: Apollo
rev: Axe
Next up: coin with "Helios"

 

Next: a rose.

 

Rhodes Ar Tetradrachm In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon Price 2522 202-190 BC 16.71 grms 33 mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin Herakles

 

Here is a husband/wife pair with Herakles and the Nemian lion.


Septimius Severus, AD 193-211.
Roman provincial Æ 18.6 mm, 4.37 g, 7 h.
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 193-211.
Obv: ΑV Κ CΕΠΤΙ CΕΥΗΡΟC Π, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: MAPKIA-NOΠOΛITΩ-N, Herakles standing left, wrestling the Nemean lion.
Refs: AMNG I 585 v.; Varbanov 710; Moushmov 397; H&J 6.14.14.5-6; Mionnet Suppl. 2, 126.



Julia Domna, AD 193-217.
Roman provincial Æ 16.8 mm, 4.33 g, 1 h.
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 193-211.
Obv: IOVΛIA ΔO-MNA CEB, bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Herakles standing right, wrestling the Nemean lion.
Refs: AMNG I 606; Varbanov 673; Moushmov 419; SNG Copenhagen --; SNG Budapest --.

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First time contributing so let me know if I did something wrong

Cilicia. Tarsos. Caracalla c. 214-217. Bronze Tetrassarion 34 mm., 15,15 g
OBV: Head of Caracalla to Left
REV: Herakles preparing to strike Hdyra
SNG Levante 1051 = Voegtli 2q (same dies). Ziegler 694 (same dies).

Next: Serpents

 

Roman Empire
265-267 CE | Gallienus
BI Antoninianus | 2.26g | 21mm
Rome Mint
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust right
Rev: SALVS AVG, XII, Salus standing right feeding serpent in arms
Ref: RIC 274a

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Next: Your first coin from (whatever issuer), for example this coin was my first Roman coin

 

Started with uncleaned coins...
This was my first individual ancient coin purchase.. FSR auction ($40)..
**also my youngest looking Trajan portrait..



NEXT: Another "FIRST" coin.. first from a particular civilization, first from an area of interest, etc.. but make it a coin important to you and your pursuits...

 

In my pursuit of collecting the coins of Chola and their neighbours, this is my first coin from their rival, Pandya, that I got last year. While this coin looks similar to the 10th century Chola 'octopus man' stater (~4g), this coin is from the 13th century after their independence from Cholas, and it is much smaller at only 0.93g, and much harder to come by! since then I added a couple more coins from this kingdom.
The obv depicts the king sniffing a lotus, and has the Tamil letters சுந்த (su-n-da) denoting his name/title! the worn rev has the typical standing king.
Maravarman Sundara Pandya I (1216–1238 CE)

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Perfect! Welcome!

 

My first ANCIENT Chinese Coin

United China

QIN



Qin Shi Huang
AE Cash ban liang (ca. BCE 221-206)
34 mm x 8.56 grams
(半两) Primitive Line script
First official round coin with square hole. First issued under Qin Shi Huang. First emperor of China

Next: GREAT Theme! A first Ancient Coin like @Clavdivs describes!
“NEXT: Another "FIRST" coin.. first from a particular civilization, first from an area of interest, etc.. but make it a coin important to you and your pursuits...”

 

My first Ancient nearly 40 years ago and the first in my sub-collection of MA legionary coins.
MARCUS ANTONIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow
REVERSE: LEG XI, eagle between standards
Patrae 32-31 BC
3.05g, 16mm
RSC 27

Next: Legionary standards not on a Marcus Antony coin

 

How about we go with this one....

Maximinus Thrax, Ruled 235-238 AD
AR Denarius, Struck 236 AD, Rome mint
Obverse: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: P M TR P II COS P P Maximinus, in military dress, standing left between two standards, raising his right hand in salute and holding spear in his left.
References: RIC 3
Size: 21mm, 2.95g

Edit: And FWIW, this is the first coin I got that brought the Mamertines to my collecting attention, which then quickly led to Carthage and Punic War interest and coinage, a main collecting area for me:

Sicily, Messana, The Mamertinoi (211-208 BC)
AE Pentonkion
Obverse: Laureate head of Ares left, helmet to right.
Reverse: MAMEPTINΩN. Nude Dioskouros (or warrior) standing left, holding spear and leading horse left placing hand on head of horse; Π (mark of value) to left.
References: Sear 1143, SNG ANS 427
Size: 26mm, 12.9g

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