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Mysia, Pergamon
AE 21, 200-133 BC
Obv.: laureate head of bearded Asklepios
Rev.: ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, snake coiled around omphalos, without monogram, countermark owl
AE, 10.6g, 20.5mm
Ref.: SNG France 1815 (with countermark)



Next: Another Countermark

 

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Here's an Antoninus Pius coin which is patinated...some scratches on the reverse (ancient) and nice obverse countermark...portrait is right-facing.

Antoninus Pius, Laodicaea ad Mare
Obverse: Portrait of AP right
Reverse: Portrait of Tyche left, with city represented on her head





Next: Another countermarked coin

 

Countermarked


Augustus As four countermarks 25-23 mm 9.8g TICA AVG probably for Tiberius Augustus CE14-37 Dolphin

Next: Tessera OR an Augustus

 

Troas, Ilion. Augustus
Obv: Bare head right.
Rev: IΛΙ. Athena Ilias standing right, holding sceptre and distaff; monogram to right.
RPC I 2307; Bellinger T115.

Next: Ilion

 

Ilion? the best I can do is a lion!
(12 hrs)

Next, a big cat other than a loin.

 

Here is a lion AND a panther, I think this is suitable enough for a big cat



Mysia. Kyzikos circa 480-400 BC.
Hemiobol AR
9 mm., 0,40 g.
Forepart of boar left, retrograde K on shoulder, to right, tunny upward / Head of lion left, to upper left, head of panther facing, all within incuse square.Rosen 522
Von Fritze II 13; SNG Ashmolean 540; SNG France 386.

Next - Kyzikos, another coin design

 

Kyzikos, Mysia
AR Hemiobol, ca. 410-400 BC
Obv.: Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian cap.
Rev.: KYZI, Head of bull facing slightly right.
Ag, 0.31g, 7.8mm
Ref.: SNG von Aulock 7336; Klein 268.

Next: Hemiobol

 

Athens hemiobol

Next, A Roman obol.

 

Hadrian
Æ Obol of Alexandria, Egypt.
Av: AYT KAIC TPA AΔΡΙΑΝΟC CEB, Laureate head right
Rev: Modius containing poppies and grain-ears; torch on either side, date LKA (year 21 = 136-137) in exergue.
AE, 3.14g, 15.1mm
Ref.: Emmett 1166, KG 32.763, D1927

Next: Roman provincial Diobol or Drachm from Alexandria

 

RI Alexandria Livia, w Augustus Diobol CE 1-2 Æ 23.5mm 7.46g. Rev. Athena holding Nike Sheild ex Dattari-Savio Pl. 3 60-this coin RPC pag. 692-5-this coin RARE

Next: Alexandria Drachm or Diobol Provincial

 

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





Next: A zodiac Alexandria coin from Antoninus Pius.

 

12 hours is up. How about an Antoninus Pius with an Egyptian theme instead?


Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161.
Roman provincial Æ 18.5 mm, 4.59 g, 12 h.
Bithynia, Nicaea, AD 138-161.
Obv: ΑVΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝ[EΙΝΟϹ?], bare-head, right.
Rev: ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, Apis-bull standing, right, head surmounted by solar disk and wearing uraeus crown.
Refs: RPC IV.1, 10001 (temporary); Mionnet 5.89,455; RG I(3).413,118(2) pl. LXIX, 19.

Next: Nicaea as a provincial mint

 

Severus Alexander
Bithynia, Nicaea
Æ 20
Obv.: M AVP CEV AΛEXANΔPOC A, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: NIKAIEΩN, three standards
Æ, 20.4mm, 5.17g
Ref.: SNG Tübingen 2122-3; SNG von Aulock 623 var. (obv. legend); RPC VI, 3202 (temporary), SNG Copenhagen 520 var.
ex Dr. P. Vogl collection,
ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser (sold May 1987)

Next: More standards from Nicaea

 

12-hour rule, but I’ll keep it close with another provincial from Nicaea:


Caracalla, Bithynia, Nicaea. AE Tetrassarion (29 mm, 12.59 g), ANTΩNINOC AYΓOYCTOC Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, seen from behind./ Rev. NIKAIEΩN Athena-Roma standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and scepter in her left; behind her, shield

Next: provincial bronze of Caracalla from another mint

 

Is Serdica OK ?



Serdica, Thrace, AD 216
ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC AVTK M AVP CEV, laureate heroic bust left, seen from behind, with sword belt and Aegis on left shoulder
OVΛΠIAC CEPΔIKHC, Hermes, naked, standing left, holding purse and caduceus
17,14 gr - 30/28 mm
Ref : Moushmov 4804 (obv), Varbanov 2372 (rev)
See Agora auction #62/102, same dies

A thread about it : https://www.cointalk.com/threads/thrace-serdica-an-interesting-caracalla-bronze-with-aegis.327246/

Next : Hermes

Q

 

next: sestertius Marcus Aurelius

 

Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 21.36 g, 29.5 mm, 12 h.
Rome, AD 173.
Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Rev: RESTITVTORI ITALIAE IMP VI COS III, Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, standing left, holding vertical spear in left hand and clasping right hands with Italia kneeling right before him, holding globe in left hand; SC in exergue.
Refs: RIC 1077; BMCRE 1449-1450; Cohen 538; RCV 4997; MIR 259.

Next: Helping someone up when they are down.

 

Magnus Maximus, 383 - 388 A.D.

AE 2, 24mm 5.7 grams

Obverse: DN MAG MAXIMVS PF AVG
Diademed head right, draped and cuirassed

Reverse: REPARATIO REIPVB
Maximus standing left, crowned by Victory, raising kneeled, turreted figure of a woman

Mintmark: TCON (Arles)

Reference: RIC IX, 26A, Sear 20650






Another turreted crown on an Imperial Roman issue:

 

Maximinus II Persecution issue. AD 310-313.
Obv: GENIO ANTIOCHENI / Tyche seated facing; river-god Orontes swimming below.
Rev: APOLLONI SANCTO / Apollo standing left, holding patera and lyre; A//SMA.
Æ16, Antioch mint, 1st officina.

Next: lyre as main subject.

 

LYCIA. MASIKYTES; LYCIAN LEAGUE
AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right
REVERSE: Lyre, M - A across fields
Masikytes 48-42 BC
1.7 g, 15 mm
RPC I 3301

Next: Lycian League