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Ionia. Ephesos circa 500-420 BC.
Diobol AR 11 mm., 0,92 g
Karwiese Series VI, 2A; SNG Kayhan 124

Next: Quadripartite incuse square.

 

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Macedon, Akanthos, circa 470-390 BC, AR tetrobol, c. 450
Obv: ΠE above forepart of bull to left, his head turned back to right
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with granulated recesses
Ref: SNG ANS 44-6

Next: Bull (or part of bull)

 

Sambuvaraya chieftains of Tamil Nadu, circa 12th century.
Next- a coin from a chieftain!

 

Time out.

This is a coin that I have had over a decade and not been able to identify to my complete satisfaction. It seemed to belong on page 126 of Mitchiner Non-Islamic States (how many of you have that one?) perhaps closer to MNIS 767. As soon as I post this I will remove the label on this one which was a best guess when I first got the coin.

The JayAg47 example is a very nice coin and hard to match up with the poor coins and small photos in Mitchiner. I have been given other ID suggestions in the past but confirmation of any of these has not yet happened. Chieftain? I have none so listed so I return you to

 

Amyntas, tetrarch or chieftain of the Trocmi.


Kings of Galatia. Amyntas. AE Bronze. 39-25 BC.
Obverse: Head of bearded Herakles to right with club over his shoulder; behind E, C.
Reverse: Lion walking to right with open jaws; B above, monogram of Amyntas in the exergue.
Reference: SNG France 2378. RPC I 3505.
12.34g

Next: Bearded Herakles

 

Moesia, Kallatis, Æ20, 2nd - 3rd centuries AD
Obv: KTIC TH C, diademed and bearded head of Herakles left
Obv: KΑΛΛΑ-ΤΙΑΝΩN, Kybele enthroned left, holding phiale and tympanon
Ref: AMNG 1.1, 293

Next: Kybele

 

P. FURIUS CRASSIPES ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FURIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Turreted head of Cybele (Tyche) right, behind, foot pointing upwards, AED.CVR behind head
REVERSE: Curule chair inscribed P FOVRIVS; CRASSIPES in exergue
Rome 84 BC
3.88g. 19Mm
Cr 356/1c; Syd 735b

Next: Turreted head

 

Cilicia, Hierapolis – Castabala. AE coin, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.
Obverse: Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right; monogram to left.
Reverse: IEPAΠOΛITΩN TΩN ΠPOΣ ΠYPAMΩI THΣ IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY. Eagle standing left.
Reference: SNG France 2221 ff; SNG Pfalz 547.
10.17g; 20mm

Next: A city with the title "holy" (THΣ IEPAΣ)

 

Here's a shekel from the First Jewish Revolt, with "Jerusalem the Holy" in Hebrew on the reverse. I hope this qualifies, even though the legend is not in Greek.



Next: A shekel or tetradrachm from Tyre, first century BC or AD.

 

This is just under the wire for still being from the first century AD:

Trajan AR Tetradrachm, 100 AD, Phoenicia, Tyre. Obv. Laureate head of Trajan right; behind, ear of grain in left field; to right, club in right field; below, eagle with folded wings standing right, ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ / Rev. Laureate bust of Melqart (as Herakles) right, lion’s skin tied at neck, ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤ Γ [= COS III]. RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Vol. basil (2015); RPC Online at https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3526; Prieur 1482 [Prieur, Michel and Karin, Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms (London, 2000)]; McAlee 452 [McAlee, Richard, The Coins of Roman Antioch (2007)]. 27 mm., 14.25 g.


Next, more Melqart.

 

In keeping with the Good Friday/Easter theme, here is a shekel of Tyre, year 138 (12-13 AD).

Obverse: Melqart facing right.
Reverse: Eagle facing left.

14.32 grams



Next: Another Melqart.

 

Next silver Roman eagle

 

Next: Elaborate coiffure.

 

next: Theodosius II

 

Theodosius II, Siliqua - Constantinople mint
D N THEODO SIVS P F AVG, diademed draped and cuirassed bust right seen from front
VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX, within a laurel wreath, CONS* at exergue
2.16 gr, 18.5 mm
RIC X, # 381

Next : another vota siliqua

Q

 

Ina Vota de vida baby!


Next up: holed silver

 

Not ancient ancient, but silver and holed enough I hope


James I - Six pence, 3rd bust, 1605
Ref : Spink # 2658

Next : apparent mark of value

Q

 

Not ancient either but with a clear revaluation countermarkL


Spanish Monarchy, under Philip III, CU 4 maravedis (countermarked as 8 maravedis), 1602 AD, Segovia mint. Obv: +PHILIPPVS·III·D·G·OMNIVM; castle in octolobe; in field, C. Rev: ·HISPAN·REGNORVM·REX· 1602; crowned lion in octolobe; countermark: crowned VIII with B below. 27mm, 6.22g. Ref: Calíco 750.

Next: ancient or medieval Spain

 

This coin pre-dates my record keeping system and is therefore a coin that I have owned "forever"...
Spain, Cob Reales, no date (ca. 1586-92), Seville Mint, Philip II, 6.82g, 22mm
Obv: [PHILIPPVS o II o DEI GRATIA] Crowned coat-of-arms
Rev: [HISPANIARVM REX] Arms of Castile and Leon

Next: a coin that you have owned "forever" (or at least "a long time")

 

The perfect candidate is the Commodus sestertius that I got in1978 from my grand father who found it in 1916 at the Verdun battle (quite a few days since you've seen it folks, uhhh ! ). It's the first roman I ever owned.

See here


Commodus, Sestertius- Rome mint, 192 CE
Wt.: 21.01 g
Obv.: L AEL AVREL CO---MM AVG P FEL,Laureate head of Commodus right
Rev.: HERCVLI ROMANO AVG,Hercules facing, head left, holding club and lion's skin, resting on trophy.SCin field
Ref : RCV #5752, Cohen #203

Next : Hercules

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