Alphabet game

Domitian Denarius:



Domitian (81-96 AD). AR Denarius (3.56 g, 19 mm, 6h). Rome Mint, January 1 – September 13, 92 AD. IMP CAES DOMIT A[VG GERM P M] TR P XI, laureate head right / IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing front, head to left, holding thunderbolt and spear; round shield set on ground to right. RIC II 732; RSC 272.

 

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D for Delmatius


FL DELMATI - US NOB CAES
GLOR IAEXERC ITUS :: SCONST
A.D.333-334 RIC VII 398 1.42 gr 15.55 mm

 

Draped and damned


A damnatio memoriae was undertaken against Carinus after his death, removing his name and image from as many works of literature and art as possible while also destroying statues of him.

 

This is from Dordrecht

 

A follis of Diocletian, minted in Antioch

 

D is for Dioscuri...


and Dog

 

What about Elagabalus, now?

 

You are early again, lol. 9PM Spanish time each 48 hours I post an intro. But as you started................
Everyone enter your extremely entertaining examples of everlasting entertainment. Excruciating events, eye candy or Emperors and Empresses. Enjoy everything E

 

Here is Herennia Etrucilla
Antoninianus
HER ETRUSCILLA AVG
PVDICITIA AVG
RIC IVc 58b ; Rome; 3.80 gr ; 22.63 mm

 

EASTERN CELTS, DACHREITER TYPE
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Celticized head of Zeus right
REVERSE: Celticized horseman riding left; wheel of four spokes above
Struck by the Skordoski in Syrmia, 2d Century BC
1.87g, 14mm
OTA 188/2-3

 

MARCUS ANTONIUS
Ionia Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, head of Antony right, wreathed in ivy, lituus below, all within wreath of ivy and grapes REVERSE: III VIR R P C, bust of Octavia right on cista flanked by snakes
Ephesus 39 BC
11.8gm, 26mm
RPC I 2201, Sydenham 1197, Sear 262

 

Eyeing this Example of Elephant on Antiochos IV Epiphanes coin as Exhibit E for your Enjoyment



Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC). Serrate AE (15 mm. 3.22 g, 1h).
Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Struck 175 to circa 173/2 BC.
Diademed, veiled and draped bust of Laodike IV right; monogram behind. / BAΣIΛE[ΩΣ] ANTIOXOY, head of elephant left with monogram above trunk; below right, prow left.

 

Erfurt This is a Scherf.
0.15 g
Only 3 collectible.

 

From East Frisia, the Emden mint
2.75g
Schulten 2555

 

Felicitations fans of far off foreign fiefdoms, fat flans and flagrantly fraudulent usurpers. Fill in the following two days with a frivolous and flamboyant fiesta of anything F. Fun for all.

 

F for Florianus

A.D. 275 - 276 ; Serdica ; Antoninianus
IMP C M ANN FLORINAUS AVG
PRO - VIDEND-EOR / /*/ KA TRIANGLE
RIC Va 111 ; 3.74 gr ; 21.84 mm

 

For F, Featuring Felix & Festus, Familiar Figures From the Fifth book of the New Testament:



Judaea. Procurators. Antonius Felix (52-59 AD). AE Prutah (16 mm, 3.13 gm).
Dated year 14 of Claudius, 54 AD.
ΝEΡW ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙCΑΡ (Nero Clau[dius]), two crossed oblong shields over two crossed spears. / ΒΡΙΤ (Brit[annicus]) (younger son of Claudius) above, L-ΙΔ K-AI (year 14 of Caesar) in fields, six-branched palm tree bearing two bunches of dates.
Meshorer 340; Hendin 1348.




Porcius Festus, procurator of Judea under Nero, 59-62 AD, AE Prutah.
NEP WNO C (of Nero) within wreath tied at bottom with X. / LE KAICAPOC (year 5 = 58/59 AD, of Caesar), palm branch.
Hendin 1351.

 

@sky92880 That is the nicest Florianus I can remember seeing. One RARE bird. Thanks for sharing

 

A piece of gold from Frankfurt.
3.24g Schulten 850

 

A Double Briquet Flanders.
3.00g GH 34-3c