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Trajan (AD 98-117) AR Drachm of the Koinon of Lycia, AD 98/9
Obv: AYT KAIC NЄP TPAIANOC CЄB ΓЄPM, laureate head to right
Rev: ΔHM ЄΞ YΠAT B, two lyres; above, owl standing to right
Rev Translation: Dhmarsikos Exousias Upatos B - Tribunician Power Highest 2nd Year (B=2) equivalent to Latin "TR P COS II"
Ref: RPC III 2676

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Human-headed owl carrying two spears...

Moneyer: L.Valerius Acisculus
Obv.: ACISCVLVS - Head of Apollo right, hair tied with band; above, star; within laurel wreath
Rev.: Helmeted human-headed owl right, carrying shield and two spears
Exergue: L.VALERIVS
Mint: Rome (45 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.67g / 19mm / 5h
References:

• RSC 18 (Valeria)
• Sydenham 999a
• Crawford 474/2b
• HCRI 91A

Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online auction NN Live 58 #454 14-Jun-2020



Next - again, two of something

 

that's a hard one to come by, is there an emoticon for pangs of jealousy? Here are two snakes from Tralles (Lydia):

Cistophori: Romans in Asia Minor

Next: three of something

 

Three people on reverse, even though two are babies


Fausta, AE3 - Trier mint
FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust right
SPES REIP VBLICAE, Fausta standing, holding Constantinus II and Constantius II in her arms,PTR crescent at exergue
3.0 gr
Ref : LRBC # 36, Cohen # 15v

Let's go for four now

Q

 

four pillar temple



next: 5 pillar temple

 

Cologne, Archbishop Piligrim (1021-1036 AD), under Conrad II (1027-1039 AD). AR Pfennig (1,52 g). Obv: [+CH]VONRA[DVS IMP]; Cross with PI-LI-GR-IM in angles. Rev: SANCTA [COLONIA]; Church with five pillars. Ref: Dannenberg 381; Hävernick 222. Very Good. Ex-WAG 55, Lot 1110.

Next: Six pillars.

 

Maxentius AE Follis, Rome. AD 306-312...23/25mm diameter..6.92gr
Obverse..IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, laureate head right.
Reverse..CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated front, head left, shield at her side, within hexastyle temple, holding globe and sceptre, wreath in pediment, knobs as acroteria.
Mintmark RBS. RIC VI Rome 210; Sear 14987.

Next...Another temple.

 

Next: Maximianus Augustus

 

Maximianus AE Antoninianus.
Obv: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right.
Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM, Jupiter presents Victory on a globe to Maximianus.
Mintmark XXI.

Next: Another co-emperor.

 

Marcus Aurelius:


next: Lucius Verus

 

Next: Mt. Argaeus.

 

Mount Argaeus as a countermark!

Britannicus AE of Cappadocia, Caesaraea-Eusebia. Octavia and Antonia on reverse. 20mm, 5.87g. (Coin-in-hand video here.)

Host Coin: Sydenham Caesarea 61, RPC (I) 3656; Countermark: Howgego GIC 424, RPC Countermark 546 (found on almost all known specimens of this coin):



NEXT: An RPC countermark you find interesting
(Hint, you don't have to know the Howgego number or anything, most countermarks on Roman coins count as Provincials)

 

Lydia, Characa. Drusus AE18. Amphora countermark
Drusus Caesar (Son of Germanicus, Brother of Caligula and Nero Caesar)
Obv. DPOVSOS KAISAP, Juvenile head of Drusus.
Rev. MENOFANTOY KAPAKI..., Caduceus.
18mm., 4.2gm.
Sylloge of Ancient Unedited Coins of Greek Cities and Kings, 1837, p. 79
Howgego 369.

"This coin, evidently of Asia Minor, but particularly of that part situated about the Maeander and Hermus, is probably of a place called Characa, mentioned by Strabo as situated on the road from Tralles to Nysa, and at equall distances. Stephanus speaks also of a city of Charax in Lydia, which he identifies with Tralles." J. Millingen, Sylloge of Ancient Unedited Coins of Greek Cities and Kings ... 1837, p. 79 (pl. 4, 56 (*).
Howgego 369, amphora countermark

http://books.google.com/books?id=BZ...BS66gHon4zATjk-DVDg&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Next: Unknown city location or Amphora.

 

Great countermark, hadn't seen that before! Looks like Howgego 369 is RPC Countermark 489, with a few more examples here: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/countermark/489

 

Thanks for that! I had not used RPC's countermark pages.

 

Amphora


Chersonesos
AR Hemi-Drachm - TriObol
Lion
X-dot amphora
Seaby-Sear Vol I 1606

Next: archaic TriObol

 

NEXT: Quadripartite reverse(as on this coin)

 

Silver Diobol
Obv:– Forepart of winged boar; A behind
Rev:- Quadripartite incuse square
Minted in Klazomenai, Ionia. Circa 5th Century BC.
Reference:– SNG Cop. 8



Next:- Boar / Winged Boar

 

Apulia, Salapia. Ae20. Zeus/Boar
Obv: ΣΑΛΑΠΙΝΩΝ. Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev: ΠΛΩTIOY. Boar advancing right; wreath above.
Plotios, magistrate.
c. 225-210 BC
SNG ANS 736-7; HN Italy 691.

Next: Southern Italy.

 

(Haeberlin 70, Thurlow 275)

Next: another quatrunx or triens.