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SICILY, SYRACUSE, HIERON II
AE19
OBVERSE: Head of Persephone left, wreathed with corn, wearing earring and necklace
REVERSE: Bull butting left
Struck at Syracuse, Sicily 275-265 BC
4.3g; 17mm
BMC. Sicily, p 219, 624

Next: Hieron II

 

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Hieron II
Sicily, Syracuse
AD 276-215
Obv.: Diademed head of Poseidon left
Rev.: IEP-ΩNOΣ, ornamented trident, at sides dolphins
AE, 8.65g, 21.4mm


Next: Trident

 

kashmir...Jayasimha 1128/1154 AD

Next.......Another Kashmir coin

 

Kashmir- Shah Mir dynasty
Fateh Shah I, 1487-1517
AE Kaserah


Kashmir is a disputed region between India and Pakistan, so next post a coin from a region claimed by two or more modern nations!

 

Alright new theme,
Trajan's first year issue! with Vesta reverse.

Next, another first year coin.

 

Maximinus I Thrax 235-238
Alexandria
Billon-Tetradrachm
Obv.: AYTO MAΞIMINOC EVC CEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: L – A, year 1, AD 235, Roma standing left, raising hand and holding spear.
Billon, 12.47g, 23.8mm
Ref.: Kampmann/Ganschow 65.2, G 2548, D4591, Emmett 3294.

Next: A second year coin

 

Here's a coin I don't believe I've posted before:

Claudius II Gothicus, potin Tetradrachm, 269/270 AD (Year 2), Alexandria, Egypt mint. Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, AVT K KΛAYΔIOC CEB / Rev. Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak, L-B (Year 2) across fields. Emmett 3879.2, Milne 4247, Dattari 5412. 20 mm., 9.28 g, 12 h.



Next: another Provincial coin of Claudius II Gothicus.

 

Claudius Gothicus
Egypt, Alexandria
Billon-Tetradrachme, AD 269/270
Obv.: AVT KΛAV∆IOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: bust of Alexandria right wearing turreted cap, earring, and chiton L - B (year 2) flanking across field
AE, , 9.66g, maximum diameter 20.7mm, die axis 0deg
Ref.: Milne 4246, Geissen 3030, Dattari 5383, SNG Cop 849, BMC 2330, Kampmann-Ganschow 104.19, Emmett 3869 (R2)


Next: Coin with Alexandria

 

Æ Drachm, 36mm, 22.1g, 11h; Alexandria, Year 15 = 130/1 AD.

Obverse: AVT KAI - TRAI AΔPIA CEB; Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right.

Reverse: Alexandria kisses the hand of the arriving emperor; he is laureate and togate, stands left, extends right hand to Alexandria and holds scepter in left; she stands right wearing elephant skin headdress, guides the emperor's hand to her mouth with her right hand, and holds two wheat ears downwards with her left hand; in lower field L - IE.

Reference: Cologne 1034; Emmett 964/15.

Next: Another elephant skin headdress.

 

Nero, Billon Tetradrachm, Year 12 (65/66 AD), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Radiate bust of Nero with aegis, right, ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑV ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ / Rev. Bust of Alexandria, right, wearing elephant headdress, AYTO-KPA around, LIB [Year 12] in right field. RPC I 5289, Emmett 109.12, Milne 238, Walker 159-167. 20x23 mm., 12.11 g.



Next: another Nero Provincial coin.

 

Nero Provincial


RI Prv Lydia Hierocaesarea 54-59 CE Capito under Nero Artemis STAG Leaping RPC 1 2391-2

Next: ARTEMIS

 

One of my favorite Artemis coins:


Gordian III, AD 238-244.
Roman provincial Æ tetrassarion, 9.53 g, 24.2 mm, 1 h.
Thrace, Hadrianopolis, AD 238-244.
Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis standing left, holding patera and bow; stag at side.
Refs: BMC 30; Moushmov 2685; Varbanov 3888; Jurukova 476; SNG Cop --; Lindgren --; GIC --.
Notes: Obverse die match to Varbanov plate coin.

Next: Gordian III provincial.

 

Roman Province of Mesopotamia. Singara. Gordian III with Tranquillina. Minted circa 243-244 CE. AE. 34mm, 20.77g. Obverse: ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝΑ ϹƐΒ. Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate right, and Tranquillina, diademed and draped left. Reverse: ΑΥΡ ϹƐΠ [ΚΟΛ ϹΙΝΓΑΡΑ]. Draped and veiled Tyche, wearing mural crown, seated left on rocks. Above, a centaur left. Below, a river god swimming left. I think RPC Online VII.2 ID 2118 but I am not totally sure on the ID.

Next: another coin from a frontier or border region.

 

NEXT: Tyche

 

TYCHE


Cilicia - Tarsos turret counterstamped Bow Pompey Pirates AE 19 164 BCE Tyche-Zeus seated

Next: More TYCHE

 

One of my favourite provincials:


Lydia. Thyateira. Trajan

RPC 1826


Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΝ

Laureate head of Trajan, r.

Reverse inscription ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ

Tyche standing facing, head l., holding rudder in r. hand, cornucopia in l.


Next - a coin with Priapus

 

Wait !
I can't post it, at the moment it's deflated

Next : Priapus in splendor

Q

 

12 hour rule.

Castulo
Ancient Spain Celtiberian
Late 3rd Century BC.
Dupondius.
Obv: Diademed and beardless
male head right
Rev: Sphinx right star before
Iberian legend KaSTiLO.
CNH pg. 331, 7 , Burgos 694
34.23 grams



Castulo is now modern-day Linares located in the province of Jaén. Castulo played a large part of the Roman conquest of Spain. After a local princess named Himilce married Hannibal, Castulo allied with Carthage. It was here in 213 BC that the Carthaginian commander, Hasdrubal Barca, decimated Roman soldiers with his army of 40,000. In a turn of events however, through the pressure of the Roman general Scipio Africanus, the people of Castulo betrayed the Carthaginians and became a Roman occupied territory.



Next: Another Iberian city that was instrumental in the second Punic war

 

Since there haven't been any new posts to this thread in over 24 hours, I'd like to invoke the 12-hour rule.

Claudius II
AE Antoninianus
268-270 A.D.
Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG; Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: FELICITAS AVG; Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia.
Diameter: 20x21mm
Weight: 2.9g


Next: Post a coin that depicts a ruler who ruled for less than 6-months

 

Otho, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 69
IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, Bare head of Otho right
SECURITAS PR, Securitas standing left
3.50 gr
Ref : RIC # 8, RCV #2162, Cohen #17

Next : another of the four that year

Q