I just wanted to share this sestertius-sized provincial from Antioch of Severus Alexander. I received it in a group lot about a month ago, but only just now got around to taking a photograph of it. I really like the swimming river god at the bottom of the reverse. Severus Alexander (A.D. 222-235) AE 8 Assaria SYRIA, Seleucis and Piera, Antioch mint. Obv: AVT K M AV CE AΛEΧAN[ΔPOC CEB] Rev: ANTIOX - [ΩN] ME KOΛ - Tyche, seated on rocks, facing left, holding grain ears. River god, swiming left, below. [Ram above.] All between S and C. 33 mm, 19.5g. Any other river gods out there? Let's see some.
Two coins from Antioch (Trajan and Maximinus II); thus, the river god shown with Tyche on each of them is Orontes -- as, presumably, is yours: Roman Alexandria, seated Nilus above crocodile (Hadrian):
Sicily, Panormos Litra 415/405 BC. Head of the youthful river god Orethos / human headed bull protome (river god Archeloos), Punic legend in the field.. Jenkins in SNR 50 (1971), S. 75, 13 SNG ANS 549 (Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger 407/408, 245)
Nilos again, the more the merrier... Hadrian, AE drachm, Nilos reclining. Egypt, Alexandria - Hadrian. (117-138) Year 127-128 Type: AE Drachm, 32mm 24.42 grams Obverse: AVT KAI TPAI AAPIA CEB, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: LDW (delta) EK in exergue, Nilos reclining left upon a crocodile, holding cornucopia and reed, Genius emerging from the cornucopia and pointing at letters IS in upper field Reference: Milne 1269 and Melas... PAMPHYLIA. Side. Caracalla, 198-217. Pentassarion (?) (Bronze, 30 mm, 17.51 g, 1 h). AY K M AY CEY ANTΩNЄINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right; above, star; on cheek, countermark: Є within circular incuse. Rev. CIΔH/TΩΝ The river-god Melas reclining left, holding pomegranate tree in his right hand and leaning left on urn from which water flows. SNG Paris -. SNG PFPS 699. SNG von Aulock -. For countermark, Howgego 803. Very rare. Areas of weakness, otherwise, about very fine.
Might as well pile on to my own invitation: Hannibalianus Rex Regnum, A.D. 335-337 (Bronze) AE3/4 Constantinople mint, A.D. 335-336 Obv: FL HANNIBALIANO REGI Rev: SE-CVRITAS PVBLICA - Euphrates seated right, holding sceptre, overturned urn at his side, from which water flows, reed in background CONSS in exergue RIC 147 15mm, 1.4g.
