ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

Aemilian from Antioch Pisidia

 

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Nice one Doug

 

Augustus:


Antoninus Pius:


Alexander the Great:



Agathokles:

 

Antigonos II Gonatas tet, Amphipolis


Alexander the Great drachm, Sardes

 

Dear Posters:
'A' has been easy but I believe there are a few letters that may give more trouble since the native languages of most of our coins did not use 26 letters in the alphabet. I suspect a few people will get used for more than one letter. Start thinking now about what you want to do for I/J and a few others.

 

ANTONIUS PIVS

1. AE Sestertius from Rome
OBV: DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right
REV: CONSECRATIO, four tiered funeral pyre surmounted by Antoninus in a quadriga, SC in ex.
Struck 161 AD
25g, 31mm
RIC 1266 (Marcus Aurelius)


2. AR Denarius from Rome
OBV: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head right
REV: TR POT XIX COS IIII, Annona standing left with corn ears & modius set on prow
Struck 155-6 AD
3.1g, 17mm
RIC 249


3. AE 25 from Laodikeia ad Mare
OBV: AVTO KAI TI AIL ADRI ANTWNINOC CEEBV, laureate head right
REV: IOVLIEWN TWN KAI LAODIKEWN, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right; QE-HP P in fields
Struck 140-1 AD
9.28g, 25mm
SNG Copenhagen 350 var, BMC 57

 

Aureolus Antoninianus from Mediolanum
OBV: IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus right
REV: VIRTVS EQVIT, Virtus advancing right, holding transverse spear and shield; T in ex.
Struck 268 AD
3.17g, 19mm
RIC V 388

 

Edit to my prior post:

That Alexander III drachm was minted under Antigonos I Monophthalamos, 320-319 BC, so it's a two-fer.

 

Bing, that's a beautiful provincial Pius. Love those provincials!

 

Man, I got stuck on "B"!!! (*sigh) ... B, I, Q, R, U, W, X, Y, Z are all difficult for me ... maybe I'm just being blind?

=> actually, "J" shouldn't be too difficult once I get into my Roman rulers
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Aurelian

1. Antoninianus from Serdica
OBV: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REV: ORIENS AVG, Sol standing left with hand raised, foot on one of two bound captives, XXIP in ex.
Struck 274 AD
3.4g, 23mm
RIC 63f


2. Antoninianus from Mediolanum
OBV: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REV: FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left on wheel, holding rudder & cornucopiae, T in ex.
Struck 274-5 AD
3.30 g, 20 mm
RIC 128


3. Antoninianus from Antioch
OBV: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate bust right
REV: RESTITVT ORBIS, female on the left presents a wreath to Aurelian, holding a sceptre, Gamma in ex.
Struck 270-5 AD
3.6g, 22mm
RIC V 386


4. Tetradrahm from Alexandria, Egypt
OBV: AUT K L D AURHLIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wreath in beak, D/L (year 4) left, star right
Struck 29 Aug 272 - 28 Aug 273 A.D.
7.73g, 21mm
Dattari (Savio) 5470-1

 

Allectus

1. AE Antoninianus from Londinium
OBV: IMP C ALLECTVS PF AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: SALVS AVG, Salus standing right, feeding serpent held in arms
Struck 293-6 AD
2.4g, 20mm
RIC V 42


2. AE Antoninianus from Camulodunum
OBV: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right
REV: VIRTVS AVG, galley rowing left, QC in ex.
Struck 293-6 AD
1.2g, 16mm
RIC V 128

 

Alex The Great (lifetime)


Agathokles



Antigonos II

 

Antiochos VI


Antiochos VIII



Antiochos IV

 

Augustus & Agrippa Dupondius



Augustus Quadrans



Agrippa Prutah

 

Apollodotos - King of Bactria 80-60 BC.

 

Antoninus Pius (AE Drachma)



Antoninus Pius (Sestertii)

 

Aurelian (AE Silvered Antoninianus)

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about prutot. They're not fabulous examples but I like 'em anyway.

Coponius prutah, CE 6/7, Judaean procurator under Augustus


Marcus Ambibulus prutah, CE 8/9, Judaean procurator under Augustus

 

Anastasius (the last Roman pre-reform):


Abhimanyugupta of Kashmir:


Ardashir (Sasanian):



...and my final offering is that prolific producer of just about everything:
Anonymous (pagan of Antioch from officina A with reverse Apollo c.310 AD)