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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 3634305, member: 87809&quot;]Don&#039;t need to say that twice<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, will gladly add a few that are not shown previously - though I didn&#039;t have much luck with the pictures<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR Cistophorus, Ionia, Ephesus, ca. 20 - 24 BC</p><p>RIC I 479; RPC I 2215; BMC 694;</p><p>Ob.: IMP CAE-SAR Bare head of Augustus to r.</p><p>Rev.: AVGVSTVS Garlanded and filleted altar; on the front, two stags facing each other</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]974996[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]974997[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>AR “Capricorn” Cistophorus with curved tail, Ionia, Ephesus, struck ca. 25-20 BC</p><p>25 x 26 mm, 11.77 g</p><p>RIC² 477 or 480; RPC I 2213; CBN 916; Sutherland Group VI;</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: IMP• - CAE - SAR Bare head of Augustus to r.</p><p>Rev.: AVGVSTVS Capricorn right, head left, carrying cornucopia on back; all within laurel wreath</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]975004[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]975005[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>Denarius,&nbsp; Uncertain Italian mint (Rome?), 29 – 27 BC</p><p>18 x 19 mm, 3.65 g</p><p>RIC² 264; BMCRE 617; RSC 115; BMCRR 4343; Sear CRI 410;</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: IMP CAESAR in exergue, Octavian, holding branch and reins, driving triumphal quadriga right</p><p>Rev.: Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm branch</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]975006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]975007[/ATTACH]</p><p>Dupondius, Colonia Romula (Sevilla), struck after 14 AD under Tiberius</p><p>33 x 34 mm, 25.52 g</p><p>RPC I 73; SGI 189; Heiss 393, 2; Cohen 169, 3; Vives pl. CLXVII, 2; Alvarez-Burgos 1587; SNG Tubingen 118; SNG Copenhagen 421.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: COL ROM PERM DIVI AVG Radiate head of Divus Augustus right; six-rayed star above, thunderbolt r.</p><p>Rev.: IVLIA AVGVSTA GENETRIX ORBIS head of Livia left, set on globe, crescent above</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]975008[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]975009[/ATTACH]</p><p>and a Diobol, Egypt, Alexandria, after 19 BC</p><p>25 mm, 13.98 g</p><p><br /></p><p>Dattari 9; Geissen 3; RPC 5005</p><p>Ob: ELA - ΣT Head of Augustus, bare, right</p><p>Rev: KAIΣAP Oinochoe-Vase</p><p>An Oinochoe from ancient Greek oînos, &quot;wine&quot; and khéō, &quot;I pour&quot;, plural (oinochoai) is a wine jug, a container for ladling wine from a bowl to cups</p><p><br /></p><p>The mintmark for Alexandria is ALE maybe it was struck inverted on this type. Just thinking,... haven&#039;t read anywhere if this is true. If someone has an explanation for the legend ELA - ΣT it would be great <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]975010[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]975011[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>I am getting carried away by Augustus, so I think I should better stop. Apologies if I have bored you, his coins are just my favorite one&#039;s[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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