Since the exodus from CT, it's been mighty slow. So Just to keep the wheels at least running in order for them not to freeze up, Let us show our oldest coin in our respective collections. Perhaps, we can continue in another thread with the next oldest or the youngest. We'll see. To begin, this hemiobol is the oldest coin in my collection APOLLONIA PONTIKA AR Hemiobol OBVERSE: Anchor, A in field REVERSE: Gammadion with two parallel lines in each quadrant Struck at Apollonia Pontika, circa 500BC .28g, 6.54mm SNG BM 149; Moushmov 3146 ex. Aegean Numismaics
My collecting interests start with the late 3rd century A.D. So, the oldest coins in my collection are from A.D. 289- 290-- the coded series from Siscia that spell out Hercules and Jupiter issued for Diocletian and Maximianus. My most recent acquisition is a bust type not listed in RIC. Maximianus A.D. 289- 290 Ӕ Antoninianus 22mm 3.6g IMP C M A VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust left. CONSERVATOR AVGG; Maximianus holding sceptre, and Hercules, leaning on club; standing face to face, sacrificing at altar. In ex. •A•XXI•HP• RIC Vii Siscia 580 http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/CONSERVATOR/
Hello group, My oldest 'just ' makes it into the 5th century B.C.E. but I believe it represents nicely the celator's art. J.T.
I believe that 42 B.C.E. is the furthest my lineage goes... Roman Republic AR denarius P. Clodius Turrinus Rome mint, 42 BC Laureate head of Apollo right; lyre to left / Diana Lucifera standing facing, head right, bow and quiver on her shoulder, holding lighted torch in each hand; M • F at left, P • CLODIVS at right 3.5 g, 19 mm Crawford 494/23; Syd 1117
My oldest Divus Augustus AE As. Struck 34-37 AD by Tiberius. DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head left / S-C, winged thunderbolt. RIC 83 (Tiberius); Cohen 249.
Electrum Trite from an unknown mint circa 600 BC Obv, Geometric design consisting of a cross surrounded by a collapsing box. Rv. Incuse square with a "fishbone" pattern within Rosen 12 Part of the 1999 Hoard 4.65 grms 11 mm Photo by W. Hansen As little is known about these coins it is difficult to make much of an assessment of them. One source suggest that they came from Ephesos It is clearly a part of a series as larger denoms as well as smaller are known. The hekte is generally seen as a denomination that comes somewhat later, however the higher gold content of this Trite does give one some confidence that it is earlier.
Nice coins all. My oldest is probably my Themistokles! IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum Themistokles, AR Hemiobol, struck ca. 465-459 BC Dia.: 8 mm Wt.: 0.24 g Obv.: Head of Hephaistos right, wearing laureate pilos; Θ-E flanking / Rev.: ΘE monogram in dotted square border within incuse square. Ref.: Nollé & Wenninger 5a; Cahn & Gerin 8 = SNG München 585; SNG Copenhagen; Very rare. Ex Plankenhorn Collection of Ionian Coins
This archaic owl is probably the oldest coin in the collection, and clearly eligible for social security. This coin is my Seltman Group H owl, which dates it around 525-510 BC, issued by Hippias, from the "Civic Mint". I would put this coin closer to 510 BC. Athens was experimenting with different designs for the reverse, and this owl has the general design that was adopted for subsequent issues, with the city's ethnic to the right of the owl and olive leaves to the left straight through the intermediate owls of the 4th-3rd centuries BC. After 480 BC a crescent moon was added to the owl's left, next to the olive leaves. 17.46 grams
