ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

Probus:

 

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Philip I AR Antoninianus
247 AD
Diameter: 20-23 mm
Weight: 3.3 grams
Obverse: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I
Reverse: SAECVLARES AVGG - She-wolf suckling twins, II in exergue
Reference: RIC 15

 

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria, Philip I
Æ 8 Assaria
AD 244-249
Antioch mint
Diameter: 30 mm
Weight: 16.39 grams
Obverse: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right
Reverse: Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right; above, ram leaping right, head left; Δ-Є and S-C across field
Reference: McAlee 990
Other: 6h … earthen green patina, areas of light roughness

 

MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis.
Philip II. As Caesar Æ Pentassarion
AD 244-247
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 13.73 grams
Obverse: Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip II right, facing draped bust of Serapis left, wearing calathus
Reverse: Serpent coiled left; E (mark of value) to right
Reference: H&J 6.44.22.2; Varbanov 2100
Other: 2h ... green-brown patina

 

A sestertius-sized bronze of Philip I, Moesia Superior, Vimanacium...

 

This is sort of cheating, but it's Pan, from Panticapaeum...

 

brutal ... what a stinkin' cheater!!





Man, I should have used that trick when we were on "A" for Athena!!

=> just jokes, my friend (again, there really aren't too many rules since there are zero-prizes being dished-out at the end of this marathon thread!!) ..... sweet coin!!

 

Postumus AR Antoninianus
260-269 AD
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 3.58 grams
Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right
Reverse: LAETITIA AVG, galley left with four rowers & pilot
Reference: RIC 73, RSC 167

 

Postumus Ant.
Obv:- IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev:- VICTORIA AVG, Victory, walking left, holding wreath and palm, at foot captive.
Ref:- RIC 89 Bust Type C

Very strong portrait and somewhat weak reverse strike as it typical of the type

 

Here is another Postumus (this was one of my very first ancients ... oh, and my very first home coin-photo!! ... I apologize for the slightly suspect effort/result!!)

 

Phillip the Arab / Felictas / 245 AD

 

Sassanian Kingdom, Peroz I AR Drachm
Date: 459-484 AD
Diameter: 28.1 mm
Weight: 4.1 grams
Obverse: Bust of Peroz
Reverse: Fire altar with attendants at sides

 

Ummm ... eh-heh-heh ... *awkward*

apparently, Probus was also amongst my early purchases ....

=> again, my bad for the poor quality home-photos!! (enjoy, dawgs!!)

 

Here is my Probie !!!
Terraum presenting wreath to Probus. 276-282 AD

 

Today we'll be switching to "Q-Coins" ...

Sadly, I'm pretty sure that I don't have any Q's or R's ... so I'm gonna be a mere spectator of this thread for the next few days!! (man, I gotta buy some more coins!!)

 

Sorry folksfor having been almost missing the "P" days but was at urge to leave for a couple of days...
Here's my only Q coin :


Quintillus, Antoninianus
Mediolanum mint, AD 270
IMP QUINTILL[VS AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
[M]ARTI PACI, Mars standing left, holding olive branch and spear
2.8 gr
Ref : RCV # 11447,

Q

 

Quietus Antoninianus

 

Quintillus Antoninianus

 

I dont have any R rulers either (but I do have Roma and Ravenna coins though, perhaps they'd be allowed?)