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Coin depicting Kushan Deity.

 

Next up: green patina

 

next: Carthago

 

Carthago (c. 230-220 B.C.)
Tridrachm - 8.52 g - 24 mm
Next: Tanit

 

next: Carthago

 

Carthage
c. 220-210 BCE
AE Shekel
Obv: Tanit left
Rev: Horse right, head left, staff in background
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Next: third century BCE

 

A quadrans:

Next: more aes grave

 

next: Roman galley

 

Gallienus antoninianus with Neptune holding trident and stepping on a galley.
Antioch, 3.9g

next, Gallienus not on an antoninianus.

 

Gallienus, AD 253-268.
Roman billon tetradrachm, 8.70 g, 23 mm.
Egypt, Alexandria, AD 266/7.Obv: AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: Homonoia standing left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L IΔ (= regnal year 14) before, palm frond behind.
Refs: Dattari (Savio) 5246; BMCG 2186; Cologne 2937; Milne 4136; RCV 10580; Emmett 3816.14; K&G 90.93.

Next: Unnaturally long neck.

 

I think this Marcus Aurelius has a pretty long neck. He’s definitely got a big nose. It’s like a perfect 45 degree triangle xD.

It’s definitely my favorite denarius coin in my collection. I really love how much detailing is still there.




Marcus Aurelius, as Augustus (AD 161-180). AR denarius (19mm, 3.37 gm, 11h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5.Rome, AD 168-169. M ANTONINVS AVG ARM-PARTH MAX, laureate head of Marcus Aurelius right / FORT RED TR P XXIII•IMP V, Fortuna seated left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left; COS III in exergue. RIC III 205.


Next: A coin of his son Commodus trying to make himself look like a God.

 

COMMODUS
AE As. 10.7g, 24.5mm. Rome mint, AD 192. RIC 644; Cohen 193. O: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, head of Commodus as Hercules right, wearing lion skin. R: HER-CVL/RO-MAN/AV-GV/S-C in four lines flanking club; all within laurel wreath.
Ex Dr. Walter Neussel Collection (acquired from Dr. Busso Peus, 1958)

Next: For the obligatory who-wore-it-better, coin with someone else wearing a lionskin headdress

 

I think it looks good on the "original owner" Hercules himself.

Ae. aes grave quadrans c. 225 - 217 BC.

next ... a live lion (on a coin that is).

 

Here's a lion with a bucranium. Lions often seem to appear with bucrania, but I'm not sure why. Does anybody know?


Septimius Severus, AD 193-211.
Roman Provincial Æ (diassarion?) 17.7 mm; 4.06 g.
Thrace, Philippopolis.
Obv: ΑV Κ Λ CΕVΗΡΟC, laureate and draped bust right.
Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤ-ΩΝ, lion walking left; ox's head before.
Refs: Moushmov 5274 var. (lion walking right); Varbanov 1305.

Next: Bucranium.

 

Bad photos, but there's a bucranium behind Athena.

Corinth Stater
Obv.: Pegasus flying left
Rev.: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet, bucranium behind
Mint: Corinth (ca 405-345 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 7.80g / 21.4mm / -
References:

• Pegasi 210

Acquisition: Numismatica Tintinna Online Auction Asta Elettronica 25 #71 23-Feb-2013



Next - a Corinthian-type stater

 

Corinthia, Corinth
AR Stater, 8.40g. 20mm.
515-450 BC.
Obv: Pegasus left.
Rev: Athena wearing Corinthian helmet facing right.

Comments: The coin is a bit rough, but I really love the Archaic-style Athena portrait. Feels like she is smiling also.

Next: Athena Wearing Corinthian helmet

 

Salamis
AV Stater ND Salamis Mint
Nikokreon 330-10BC
Satrap of Cyprus under Ptolemy I
Next: Axumite coin

 

Thought I oughta might post this new beauty:

Vandals . Pseudo-imperial coinage. AR Siliqua (14 mm, 1.80 g), c. 440-490 AD, in the name of Honorius (393-423 AD).
Obv. D N HONORIUS PF AUG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev. VRBS, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding sceptre and Victory on globe.
BMC Vandals 9. MEC 1, 2. Purchased from Heritage Auction June 2021

Next up: another infamous barbaric tribe

 

Britannia
AV Stater ND/ NM (65-50BC)
Durotriges
Unknown King
Next up: Another coin from the "Dark Ages"