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2nd Punic War Heavy Denarius - Nadir of the Republic


RR 225-214 BCE Anon BILLON Heavy Denarius Quadrigatus-Janus Didrachm Janus-Jupiter galloping quadriga r 18.2mm 4-1g Cr 28-3 S 33

Next: Carthage Empire after 202 BCE

 

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Carthage
Trishekel, circa 201-175 BC
Obv: Head of Tanit left, wearing grain wreath.
Rev.: Horse prancing right; pellet between forelegs.
AE, 19.4g, 29mm
Ref.: MAA A.105c; SNG Copenhagen 409-10 var. (pellet).

Next: single horse (without rider)

 

I'll do you one better. A single horse with no obverse:

Next up: looking the opposite direction of travel

 

A copper unit of Madurai Nayakas featuring Siva and his wife Parvati seated on an advancing bull, that's actually looking back at them!

Next, an imagery on a coin that survived and can be seen even today.

 

Certainly Trajan would've felt pride in knowing that a column of one of his greatest exploits is still around... today!

Next up: great Trajan portrait

 

Trajan
Rome mint, CE 114-115
AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.7 gm
Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC. Laureate and draped bust right
Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R. Trajan’s column surmounted by statue of Trajan, holding patera and scepter; two eagles at base
Ref: RIC II 35
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/last-coin-of-2014-trajans-column-denarius.257275/

Next: another Imperial column

 

12 hours rule - but I will post something similar.



Philip I Arab AD 244-249. Rome
Antoninianus AR
22 mm, 2,42 g
RIC IV Philip I 24
Obverse Legend: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG
Portrait: Philip the Arab
Type: Bust of Philip the Arab, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse Legend: SAECVLARES AVGG
Type: Low column inscribed COS III (cippus)

Next - another coin with an ancient building

 

Here's an ancient building. It's not exactly FDC, but I'm not exactly Clio!


Julia Domna, AD 193-217.
Roman Æ as, 9.85 g, 25 mm.
Rome, AD 214.
Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, diademed and draped bust, right.
Rev: VESTA SC, Temple of Vesta with four Vestals in scene of sacrifice; lighted altar in center.
Refs: RIC 607; BMCRE 232-33; Cohen 234; RCV 7137.

Next: Julia Domna bronze.

 

Great reverse type RC!



Julia Domna, Phyrgia, Prymnessus., AE Diassarion (23 mm, 6.84 g). ΙΟΥΛΙΑ CЄΒΑCTH Draped bust of Julia Domna to right./ Rev. ΠΡΥΜΝΗCCЄΩΝ Kybele seated left, holding patera in her right hand and leaning left on tympanon; at feet to left, lion.

Next: Provincial of a Severan empress

 

Julia Domna
AE27
Stobi, Macedonia
Obverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Reverse: MVNICI-P STOBE, Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm.

Next: A Julia who is not Julia Domna

 

Dang I was too slow! But I guess my post still fits!

 

IVLIA


Judaea Pontius Pilate
- Prutah Julia - IOYLIA KAICAPOC Julia Caesar -
LIVIA wife of Augustus
Hendin 1341

Next: Carthage before the Punic Wars (Glory of their Empire)

 

SICILY, Entella. Punic issues
c. 300-289 BCE; AR tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.8 gm, 12h)
Obv: head of Melquart-Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: head of horse left; astragalos (cut over poppy) to left, palm tree to right, Punic MHSBM (approximate meaning is "quaestors" or financial controllers) below
Ref: Jenkins, Punic 366 (O115/R298), series 5b
Ex Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 33

Next: a Punic coin from the time of the 1st Punic War.

 

next: coin from the third Punic war

 

It appears that this thread is becoming less popular.
Will change the direction a little



Helena. Augusta AD 324-330. Antioch
Follis Æ
19 mm, 3,71 g
From the Tareq Hani collection
RIC VII Antioch 82
Date Range: AD 327 - AD 329
Obv: FL HELENA – AVGVSTA, bust of Helena, wearing necklace and mantle, right / Rev: SECVRITAS – REIPVBLICE, Securitas, draped, standing left, raising robe with right hand and lowering branch with left hand. MintMark: -/-//•SMANTS

Next - another ruler/empress related to Christianity.

 

Elizabeth I
Three pence
1582

She established the Church of England in 1559.
Next- Henry VIII portrait coin

 

Old 8:



I attribute my loss of interest in the fact that many 'Next' requests have been reused a hundred times by now and follow the same repeated cycle OR someone asks for something that they have no real expectation for anyone to have so we go into a 12 hour hold. We are over 10k posts and only 501 of them are mine. I am part of the problem!

Next: a coin TYPE you really do not believe has been shown here AND that is really an ancient

 

People suggest themes that can be satisfied only by a few people with a niche interest. To avoid the inevitable 12 hour delay, people should request a broader theme.

 

Next up: another countermark that steals the show on an already beautiful coin

 

@Roman Collector and @dougsmit, fully agree with you.
I can't say that I have a large collection or filled with rarities, but some of the requests are fully niche, either way too rare or from subareas that are not very popular here... This is why I always request something that can be easily fulfilled and in the ancient area.
What I notice, in my case, is that I am starting to lose the "material" for this topic as I must have posted a big part of my coins and I don't want to post the same coin 5 times.

For example I have only 1 countermarked coin and it is not beautiful or rare, but I think @Ryro's request is doable and interesting.