Corinth is on the list of possible cities under "Koinon of Corinth". I prepared this before I found it on the list, so you get to see it even...
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I have two Magnentius pieces from Amiens. Here is one: [ATTACH] DN MAGNEN-TIVS PF AVG VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES Two victories, shield with VOT...
Here is a Gallienus zoo series coin: [ATTACH] 20-18 mm. SOLI CONS AVG Bull right RIC 285. Next: bull
I hope this thread will remain active and we continue to post coins from the missing cities. All the possible cities are listed on a spreadsheet...
You came back at just the right time. I wonder if that was the last day anyone had it so easy.
"This article sponsored by the Turkish Tourism Industry" NOT!
@Sallent, that's a nice OP coin! You can read an introduction to the argenteus denomination at my site: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/argenteus/...
Acheloos is going to be a tough one! @Alegandron , if you can do it, you may have to do it yourself!
Oliver Hoover is the author of the multi-volume series "Handbook of the Coins of ..." where "Sicily" is one volume among 8 already published among...
Here is a silver drachm of Lydia [ATTACH] Trajan, 98-117. 19-18 mm. 3.29 grams. ΔHMEΞ YΠATB [second consulship] two lyres, owl above Sear Greek...
@Andres2, that example is wonderful--except for the Hoover coin it is far better than the published SNG examples I cited.
Here is a remarkable coin with four [EDIT: five] types of seafood! [ATTACH] 27 mm. Thick (5 mm). 23.84 grams. A hemilitra. Akragas in Sicily, c....
Oops! @Bing beat me by "a moment ago". We'll go with his choice, Lydia.
Here is a thunderbolt as a type, not just an adjunct. [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius (138-161). Denarius. 18 mm. 3.08 grams Sear II 4103. RIC 80...
Here is a coin of Ariarathes IV, 220-163 of the Kingdom of Cappadocia. [ATTACH] Drachm. Silver 20 mm. 4.12 grams. His diademed head right Athena...
[ATTACH] Viminacium, Gordian III, 238-244 30 mm. 18.91 grams. Latin legend: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FELIX AVG Provincia Moesia (as a female figure)...
[ATTACH] Zeugma, Commagene, Syria Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip I, 244-249) 29 mm. 16.65 grams. Butcher, CRS Zeugma 31b. Sear Greek Imperial 4056.
@GerardV, welcome to ancient-coin collecting. I bought my first ancient over 45 years ago and I still find them fascinating. Every coin type has a...
Judging from the lack of responses to this thread, there must not really be very many. I know wolf-and-twins were minted by several emperors at...
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