3 Uglies from eBay - Domitian from Ephesus, Victorinus, a Barbaric Barbarous Radiate

I just got this batch from eBay, three uglies but I had a lot of fun tracking down attributions. They were all listed as "unidentified" and the photos were poor. The Domitian from Ephesus I thought was a Trajan semis! All three of them were a hair over $10 total.

The Domitian is from Ephesus and is rather scarce from what I can find online - any information (or other examples) would be appreciated (my stab at an attribution is below - corrections, as always, appreciated).

The Victorinus is unexceptional, but that Barbarous Radiate has a very dramatic double-strike on the reverse (die clash?) - it is truly barbaric.

Any other cheap, fun, uglies out there? I'd like to see 'em.







Domitian Æ 21 (c. 81-96 A.D.)
Roman Prov. - Ephesus
ΔOMIT[IANOC KAICAΡ CEBAC]TOY [YE]IOC, laureate head right / [EΦECI] ΩN, Stag standing left. BMC 216; SNG Cop 380
(7.08 grams / 21 mm)

Gallic Empire - Victorinus Æ Antoninianus
Southern Mint (269-271 A.D.)
IMP [C VICTOR]INVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right / [SA]LVS AVG, Salus stdg. left, feeding serpent rising from altar. RIC 71; Cohen 118.
(2.08 grams / 18 mm)

Barbarous Radiate Æ Antoninianus
Gaul / Northern Europe (c. 274-300s A.D.)
V I S A (?), cuirassed and radiate bust right (Tetricus?) / APTE retrograde C, unidentified goddess standing (reverse double-struck). (0.84 grams / 16 mm)

 

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Hey, I like that barbarous coin, I still have "funky looking unoffical coin" on my to get list.

Here's my ugliest Victorinus, I got you beat!



Here my ugly Ebay coin that nobody paid any attention that is pretty to darn cool. Anybody else got a Lysanias coin? They are pretty rare.




Tetrarchy of Chalkis, Coele Syria, Lysanias, 40 - 36 B.C.

O; female bust, R: double cornucopia, flanked by ligatures, 22 x 24 mm, 5.4 g

 

As a former cleaner of uncleaned ancient coins, I have plenty of uglies that I could share. But here's one of my favorites:

Vitellius
Imperator, 69 A.D.
Bronze As
Spanish (Tarraco?) mint
Obv: A VITELLIVS - IMP GERMAN
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTI - Victory, with shield inscribed S P Q R, between S and C
RIC 46
29mm, 8.4g.

 

Cool group of cheap uglies, @Marsyas Mike. That barbarous radiate takes the prize, for me. I'm surprised this thread received so few contributions. What's a coin collection without some uglies, right?

One of my first coins was this incredibly ugly Elagabalus provincial.


Another cheap ugly, a Constantius II anepigraphic obverse with some mild surface issues .


One of my favorite uglies is this $6 bronze of Himera, Sicily.


I may be pushing the cheap label a little with this $10 Domna hybrid fourree, but it comes with two illustrious pedigrees... ex Doug Smith and ex A.K. collections.

 

Here's my ugly coin:


Elagabalus
AE22, Tripolis, Phoenicia
Dated local year 532, AD 220-221
Obverse: (AYT K M AVR ANTWNINOC), laureate head right.
Reverse: (TRIPOLITWN), Temple of Astarte, consisting of central arch and two wings with four columns; statue of Astarte under arch.
Exergue: [date]
References: BMC 120, Rouvier 1764; Babelon 1964; Mionnet V 456

 

Nice uglies everyone! Thanks for sharing.

 

Here's my Victorinus...ex the Dr. W. Wruck collection, Berlin. Cost about $25 so a good deal