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Next up: more Roman Republic

 

Here is another RR:


L. Roscius Fabatus, 59 BC. Denarius. Rome.
Obv: L•ROSCI Head of Juno Sospita, wearing goat-skin headdress;
Rev: FABATI Female standing right, feeding from her dress a serpent.
18 mm, 3.79 g, 6 h
Babelon (Roscia) 3. Crawford 412/1 (cf. pl LXIX, 186 for the control marks). RBW 1491 (different control mark). Sydenham 915.
Leu Numismatik. Aug 2021

Next: Another Roman Republic with snake

 

Roman Republican bronzes, especially the struck ones, can be very boring. Janus with prow reverse as, blah blah. This is slightly more interesting, I hope - a snake coiled round the top of an altar set in the middle of the Janus head.

Moneyer: L.Rubrius Dossenus
Obv.: Laureate head of Janus with garlanded altar with snake coiled round top set in centre
Rev.: L RVBRI / DOSSEN - Prow right; before, mark of value
Mint: Rome (87 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 11.81g / 26mm / 0h
References:

• Sydenham 709
• Crawford 348/5
• Babelon Rubria 5

Provenances:

• From a German Collection

Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online auction NN Live 65 #378 30-May-2021



Next - another Roman Republican bronze.

 

LITRAE (BRONZE)

Half-Litra

Roman Republic
Anon
234-231 BCE
AE 1/2 litra
15mm 2.2g
Rome mint
Laur Apollo -
ROMA in ex horse rearing
Craw 26-3 Syd29


Litra

Roman Republic
Anon
AE Litra
241-235 BCE
Mars Beardless
Horse Head
Craw 25-3 Sear 594


Double-Litra

Roman Republic
Anon
AE Double-Litra
275-270 BCE
Apollo
Lion
Sear 590 Craw 16-1a

next: more RR AE

 

Happy to oblige:

Next: does anyone has a RR Ar pre 211 BC?
If that is too far-fetched, then any RR Ar coin.

 

Here's a pre-211 BC RR silver coin -

Silver Didrachm
Obv.: Head of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet; control mark behind (wing)
Rev.: ROMANO - Victoria with wreath right, palm branch to the right; symbol K
Mint: Rome (ca. 265-242 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 6.00g / - / -
References:

• Sydenham 21
• Crawford 22/1

Acquisition: Gorny & Mosch Online Auction e-auction 251 #4729 15-Oct-2017


Maybe this video of a few more will work:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SC2DwD9hgUp2ufxp8

Next - Victory

 

Tetradrachm of Side, Pamphylia

Next up : Athena

 

Troas, Sigeion, c. 335 BC.
Greek Æ 12.2 mm, 2.37 g, 5 h.
Obv: Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple crested helmet and necklace.
Rev: ΣΙΓΕ, owl standing right, head facing; crescent to left.
Refs: BMC 17.86,7-10; SNG von Aulock 7637; SNG Ashmolean 1214–6; SNG Copenhagen 496–8; Sear 4145.

Next: Crescent moon.

 

LYKAONIA, Laranda (ca 324-323 BC) AR obol
Baaltars seated left, holding grain ear, bunch of grapes, and scepter
Rev: Forepart of wolf right; crescent above; all within circle of pellets.
Göktürk 82; SNG France 443 (uncertain Cilician mint); SNG Levante 225 (uncertain Cilician mint).
0,49 g, 11 mm

This coin type was previously attributed to an uncertain Cilician mint. Göktürk, in “Small coins from Cilicia and surroundings” reattributes it to the town of Laranda in Lykaonia.

Next - wolf; but not the Roman she wolf with twins.

 

next: double ax

 

Carian Dynasts. Pixodaros, Satrap, 340-334 BC. AR Didrachm (18mm, 6.98g, 12h). Obv: Halikarnassos mint. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, drapery at neck. Rev: ΠIΞΩΔAP[OY]; Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding double axe (labrys) and lotus-tipped sceptre. Ref: SNG Copenhagen 597; SNG von Aulock 2375; Weber 6608. Good Very Fine, toned. Ex CNG eAuction 9 (June 2001), Lot 62813.

Next: Apollo

 

My latest addition, A lifetime bronze half-unit of Alexander the Great, uncertain Macedonian mint. Obv- Apollo, Rev- Prancing horse with AΛEΞAN above, 336-323 BC, Price 356.

Next, another lifetime issue of Alex iii

 

next: club of Heracles

 

Another coin showing on reverse just the club of Heracles



Lydia. Blaundos circa 200-0 BC.
Bronze Æ
12 mm, 2,04 g
Obv: Head of Herakles right, bearded / Rev: MΛAYNΔE ΘEOTIMIΔO (or MΛAYNΔEΩN ΘEOTIMIΔO); club
IMHOOF LS S50,4(1) / COLL IMHOOF(1) ; BMC 16 S42,5(1)
Next - a coin with Heracles on obverse

 

AR drachm of Philip III Arrhidaeus.

Next up : a coin with graffito

 

M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. Denarius - Rome mint, c. 69 BC
Male head right (Mercury ?) with flowing hair. Behind symbol
M·PLAETORI – CEST·EX·S·C Winged caduceus
18 mm, 3,86 gr
Ref : RCV #344, RSC Plaetoria # 5, Sydenham # 807, RBW # 1453, Crawford # 405/5
From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection

Next : another ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection

Q

 

Here's an ex-Clain-Stefanelli coin.

Moneyer: C. Numonius Vaala
Obv.: C·NVMONIVS – VAALA - Male head right
Rev.: Soldier rushing left, attacking wall defended by two soldiers
Exergue: VAALA
Mint: Rome (43 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.17g / 21mm / -
References:

• RSC 2 (Numonia)
• Sydenham 1087
• Crawford 514/2
• RBW 1792

Provenances:

• Ex. E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection

Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online Auction NN Live 34 #469 17-Sep-2017


This is a rare enough coin and interestingly Kuenker have put forward the theory that the head on the obverse is that of Cassius - https://www.kuenker.de/en/information/presseinformationen/aktuelle-mitteilungen/86 - possibly in an effort to boost interest in their sale, of course!

I have a poor fourrée example of the "other Brutus" coin of the same year. I saw a lovely solid silver example in another thread earlier - http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/121828.php

Anyway, next subject - a coin depicting the bust of uncertain/disputed person.

 

obverse: Apollo as Donna thinks or Menestheus of Athens as I think



next: Apollo

 

Gordian III, A.D. 238-244

AR Antoninianus, 24mm, 4.9 grams

Rome mint, A.D. 241-243

Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Reverse: PM TRP III CIS II PP; Apollo seated left, holding laurel branch and leaning on lyre

Reference: RIC IV 114





Another Apollo