Ancient: Head on a platter look..

I bought three new beauties last week, came in today's mail. here's the first...

Roman Imperial..
Maximinus ll...312-313..AD..
Ae Follis..
Obv.Laureate bust right..
Rev. Genius standing left,holding head of Serapis in right hand and cornucopia in left head.
Star in right field N/ palm front in left.( delta in right field).
Mint..Alexandria.
19mm x 5.0 g.
Lot's of silvering intact..

 

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Ive always liked these reverse types with the head being held. Its just another thing on my list, near bottom.

 

Very nice.

 

Hadn't seen the type. Nice!

 

Very good detail. love the head on a platter.

 

Absolutely awesome, my favourite West Coast Halibut!! (once again, congrats on the Seahawk victory)

=> *sweet* => that is a beautiful new pick-up

... I love ya, brother!!

 

Thanks for the comments..i have a couple more to posts in the future..

Steve i'm going Fishing in a couple weeks, so i'll be the West Coast Steelhead..yummmm..

 

Always thought the 'head on the platter' look was John The Baptist. Ain't seein' it here so I'll just cut bait.......

 

nice coin ENG, that obverse is sharp as can be. cool head of serapsis reverse also!

 

First thing that came to my mind too.

 

Neat, Eng! I have the Sol companion piece. I never thought of it as 'head on a platter'... but that's hilarious. I admit when I first saw this type I thought.. whoa, Genius decapitated Sol/Serapis and is tossing his head about. Then I read it was really a bust rather than a head... what a letdown.



MAXIMINUS II as Augustus
Reduced Follis (4.65g, 21mm)
Antioch mint, 309-313 AD. RIC 164b.
O: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Head laureate right.
R: GENIO - AVGVSTI, Genius standing l., modius on head, holding head of Sol and cornucopia, ANT in exergue, * - Z in field.
Ex Phillip Davis Collection

 

Its a nice style. cook addition

 

I have an example that I scored from Batman (it's one of my favourite coins)

Maximinus II AE Follis

Date: 308 AD
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Weight: 8.2 grams
Obverse: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES - Laureate bust of Maximinus II
Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCITVS - Mars in military dress, holding transverse spear, shield and trophy over shoulder. X in l. field, B/K in right field
References: RIC 83

 

Zumbly, wow awesome coin, that's my second coin i'll post later, doing a small coin show here locally today..

Steve that a beautie, these coins have great details and are pretty cheap..

 

Have a good show!