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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 3128740, member: 44357&quot;]Here&#039;s my first Euro-centric attempt, largely off the top of my head so this is by no means comprehensive (and I&#039;m using colloquial terms for many coin types: let me know if any are unclear). </p><p><br /></p><p>I took the HJB &quot;100 Greatest&quot; list and consolidated it generally by region or type, i.e. no need for multiple entries for Cleopatra or a separate entry for Euainetos/Kimon dekadrachms.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also removed or generalized some of the unique/impossible to collect examples. I&#039;ve deliberately not included a run of emperors, just a handful of specific ones, but it might be worth fleshing this out as we have space (currently at 148).</p><p><br /></p><p>In no particular order:</p><p><br /></p><p>Greece:</p><ul> <li>Striated or blank electrum</li> <li>Phanes electrum</li> <li>Poseidonia incuse stater</li> <li>Croesus</li> <li>Cyzicus stater</li> <li>Alexander the Great</li> <li>Delphic tridrachm</li> <li>Cos Discus Thrower stater</li> <li>Demareteion dekadrachm</li> <li>Athens tetradrachm or dekadrachm</li> <li>Euainetos or Kimon dekadrachm</li> <li>Naxos coinage (tetradrachm or other)</li> <li>Aegina sea turtle/land tortoise</li> <li>Knossos labyrinth</li> <li>Thebes stater</li> <li>Melos stater</li> <li>Akragas tetradrachm/dekadrachm</li> <li>Syracuse tetradrachm (archaic)</li> <li>Elis Olympic stater</li> <li>Camarina</li> <li>Gela tetradrachm</li> <li>Larissa drachm</li> <li>Arethusa 100 litrai</li> <li>Carthage coinage (Tanit/Hannibal/5 shekel)</li> <li>Clazomenae coinage</li> <li>Rhodes</li> <li>Amphipolis</li> <li>Philip II</li> <li>Metapontum</li> <li>Pantikapaion</li> <li>Tarentum nomos/stater</li> <li>Corinth stater</li> <li>Lysimachos tetradrachm</li> <li>Demetrius Poliorcetes tetradrachm</li> <li>Ptolemaic kingdom (octodrachm or silver tetradrachm)</li> <li>Flamininus gold stater</li> <li>Pharnaces I of Pontus</li> <li>Perseus Zoilos tetradrachm</li> <li>Eucratides/Bactria</li> <li>Cappadocia</li> <li>Tyre shekel</li> <li>Daric/Siglos</li> <li>Kyrene</li> <li>Lampsakos</li> <li>Lucania</li> <li>Mithradates</li> <li>Olynthus</li> <li>Celtic coinage</li> <li>Pyrrhus</li> <li>Rhegium</li> <li>Sikyon</li> <li>The sphinx</li> <li>The griffin</li> <li>Sybaris</li> <li>Thrace</li> <li>Lydian trite</li> <li>Terina</li> <li>Selinus</li> <li>Abdera</li> <li>Acanthus</li> <li>Ainos</li> <li>Antinoos</li> <li>Mende</li> <li>Messana</li> <li>Ptolemy I Soter</li> <li>Ephesus/Ionia tetradrachm (bee/stag)</li> <li>Nektenebo</li> <li>Athens gold</li> <li>Gortyna</li> <li>Bithyan kingdom tetradrachm</li> <li>Pergamon</li> <li>Seleucid kingdom</li> <li>Cyme/Myrina tetradrachm</li> <li>New Style Athens tetradrachm</li> <li>Caria facing portrait</li> <li>Aspendus stater</li> <li>Tarsus stater</li> <li>Neapolis man facing bull</li> <li>Thrace satyr nymph</li> <li>Olbia dolphin</li> <li>Chois tetradrachm</li> <li>Persian satrap</li> <li>Tenedos tetradrachm</li> <li>Chois tetradrachm</li> <li>Chersonesos hemidrachm</li> <li>Antigonos tetradrachm</li> <li>Agathokles coinage</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>Rome:</p><ul> <li>Aes Grave</li> <li>Oath Scene</li> <li>Republican gold (Mars/eagle)</li> <li>Sulla</li> <li>Cleopatra</li> <li>Caesar portrait</li> <li>Octavian</li> <li>Brutus coinage (Eid Mar or other)</li> <li>Labienus coinage</li> <li>Sextus Pompey</li> <li>Cistophorus</li> <li>Tribute Penny denarius</li> <li>Three Sisters sestertius</li> <li>Port of Ostia sestertius</li> <li>Clodius Macer</li> <li>First Revolt shekel/Bar Kokhba</li> <li>Judea Capta coinage</li> <li>Colosseum sestertius</li> <li>Trajan architectural coinage (bridge, column, forum)</li> <li>Provincial Labors of Hercules</li> <li>Noah&#039;s Ark</li> <li>Circus Maximus</li> <li>Elagabalus Emesa stone</li> <li>Philip I Millennial Games</li> <li>Double sestertius</li> <li>Constantine the Great </li> <li>Justinian solidus (Christ portrait)</li> <li>Aegypto or Armenia Capta</li> <li>AQUA MAR denarius</li> <li>Capitoline temple denarius</li> <li>COL NEM</li> <li>Claudius IMPER RECEPT</li> <li>Hadrian&#039;s Travel</li> <li>Romulus &amp; Remus</li> <li>Roman civil wars (Vindex)</li> <li>Zodiac</li> <li>Four Seasons</li> <li>Quadrigatus</li> <li>Pharos at Alexandria</li> <li>Serrate denarius</li> <li>Social War</li> <li>Severan &quot;family portrait&quot;</li> <li>Trajan Restoration coinage</li> <li>De Germ/De Brit</li> <li>AD LOCUTI sestertius</li> <li>Muse denarius</li> <li>Gladiator depiction</li> <li>Augustus DIVVS IVLIUS denarius</li> <li>Late Roman Bronze</li> <li>Fourree</li> <li>Temple of Janus</li> <li>L Platutius Plancus gorgon denarius</li> <li>Marcus Aurelius</li> <li>Prutah (including the Menorah depiction)</li> <li>Pontius Pilate</li> <li>Nabataean</li> <li>Marc Antony</li> <li>Commodus</li> <li>Caracalla</li> <li>Caligula</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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