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ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius. 4.03g, 18mm. Rome mint, 47 BC, L. Plautius Plancus, moneyer. Crawford 453/1c; CRI 29a; Sydenham 959b. O: L.PLAVTIVS, facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair. R: Aurora (or Victory) flying right, holding a palm branch and conducting the four horses of the Sun; PLANCVS below.

Next: More humans than horses on the same side

 

Denarius of Publius Fonteius P.f. Capito, 55-54 BCE; Crawford 429/1. One horse, three humans on the reverse, with a youthful Mars on the obverse:



Next: Another Roman Republican coin depicting Mars.

 

RR denarius - Cornelius Lentulus 88 BCE. Obv. Mars..



next , another Mars - republic or empire...

 

Titus as Caesar COS VI
Mars with trophy.

Next, a Caesar who never became an Augustus!

 

Valerian II never lived to become Augustus.


Valerian II, Caesar AD 256-258.
Roman billon antoninianus, 3.14 g, 22.5 mm, 5 h.
Cologne, AD 257-258.
Obv: VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust, right.
Rev: IOVI CRESCENTI, infant Jupiter seated facing on goat standing right, his right hand raised.
Refs: RIC 3; Göbl 907e; Cohen 26; RCV 10731; Hunter 9.

Next: someone raising their right hand.

 

Sestertius of Caligula addressing troops, raising right hand.

next, another adlocutio issue...

 

TWO Guys raising the right hands


INDIA, Indo-Scythian Kings.
Azes I.
Ca 57-30 BCE
AR Drachm, 2.3g, 15mm, 11h.
Obv.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY; Emperor on horseback right, holding whip and raising right hand, bow on his back. Karosthi letter in right field. double-struck obverse
Rev.: MAHARAJASA RAJARAJASA MAHATASA AYASA; Zeus standing left, holding long scepter and Nike, monograms in right and left fields.
Reference: Senior - ,Whitehead -
Ex: @John Anthony


Next: More Indo-Scythian

 

next: king/emperor on horseback

 

Aurelian

Obv:– IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right
Rev:– ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on rearing horse, riding right, brandishing spear at two enemies beneath the horse, one is prostate with arm raised, the other is kneeling with hands raised.
Minted in Rome, 4th emission (Q or inverted Q in exe). Autumn A.D. 273
Reference:– RIC 42 corr. Bust Type F. RIC temp #1648 (16 ex.). LV 163-5



Next:- Another Emperor on horseback spearing one or more captives

 

Someone skipped Octavius' request for an adlocutio issue.

 

It shows I skipped him (‘scuse me @octavius ). Frustrating, as I refreshed twice before posting!

Next: another adlocutio issue

 

12 hour rule

Next up: another seleucid bottle cap coin

 

next another bottlecap

 

Cant resist

continue with the theme...

 

a whole lotta of my fav. beverage/

next: more of the same

 

C. SULPICIUS C.f. GALBA
AR Serrate Denarius
OBVERSE: Conjoined laureate heads of the Dei Penates left
REVERSE: Two soldiers swearing oath over a sow; F above; C SVLPICI C F in ex
Struck at Rome, 106 BC
3.8g, 19mm
Cr312/1; Syd 572; Sulpicia 1

Next: Another Dei Penates

 

Would Janus be considered a household diety? Isn't he the god of doors?
If not, 12 hours:

Next up: another RR bronze Janus in better shape than mine (can't be too hard)

 

Great coin @octavius - very hard to find in that condition!

 

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