I know this doesn't answer the question of "which," but I like #1 reverse and #2 obverse.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Æ 33mm (75.06 g, 1h). Antioch mint. Struck 169-168 BC. Obv: Laureate head of Zeus...
[ATTACH] Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa. 218-222 AD. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Æ Pentassarion (28mm, 12.99 gm, 1h). Julius Antonius Seleucus,...
Great idea!!!!
CYPRUS, Paphos. Roman Rule. Cleopatra VII? Mid 1st century BC. Æ (16mm, 3.10 g, 12h). Obv: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right. Rev: Zeus...
I should have added the very first sentence of Slocum's paper: "In the general category of Greek Imperial coins, without a doubt the most...
John Slocum wrote in his "Another look at the coins of Hatra," "The reverse type of the large Shamash coins is undoubtedly an inept imitation of...
Keen eye, Doug. I didn't notice the E on my coin, but it is there.....and not mentioned in RPC!
Agreed. Perhaps the author(s) of RPC agonized on this very thing. Perhaps it hinges on what true "independence" was.
They are listed in RPC, so I assumed they fit here as "provincial" coins. Perhaps under a new category of "Kings of..." Perhaps RPC was incorrect...
Archelaus, King of Cappadocia, 36 BC - 17 AD. AR Drachm (3.5 gm, 12h, 20mm). Cappadocia mint. Obv: Diademed head of Archelaus to right. Rev....
KINGS of GALATIA. Amyntas. 39-25 BC. Æ (25mm, 13.67 gm, 10h). Obv: Head of Herakles r., club over shoulder. Rev: Lion walking right; B above,...
KINGS of COMMAGENE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. AD 38-72. Æ (28mm, 14.33 gm, 1h). Obv: BAΣIΛEYΣ • MEΓΑΣ • ANTIOXOΣ, diademed and draped bust right...
Thank you! I've had some for over 50 years. Time to let others enjoy them.
Mesopotamia, Hatra. Early-mid 2nd century AD. AE (25 mm, 12.34 gm, 12h). Obv: Radiate head of sun god Shamash right. Rev: Large inverted S C;...
How do you delete a double posting?
Strange. CNG lists coins (in 2018) from Odessus, Moesia Inferior here:...
Caracalla. 198-217 AD. MOESIA INFERIOR, Odessus. Æ Tetrassarion(?) (26mm, 8.59 gm, 12h). Obv: AVT K M AVP CE ANTΩNINOC (AVΓ), laureate, draped,...
Vespasian. 69-79 AD. TROAS, Assus, Æ 18mm. Obv: Laureate head, right. Rev: Α(ΣΣΙΩΝ). Helmeted head of Athena, right. RPC II, 898. One example...
PHRYGIA, Temenothyrae. Time of Gallienus. Æ (22mm, 4.57 gm, 6h). Obv: KTICTHC THMENOC, Beardless bust of Temenos, the founder, laureate, draped...
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