COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

I know, I felt like the ostrich who had just heard Commodus had arrived......

 

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Chersonesos, Thrace


Euboea, Chalkis. Drachm
Date 338-308 B.C.
Denomination: AR Drachm
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 3.66 grams
Obverse: Head of nymph Chalcis r., hair rolled
Reverse: Eagle flying r., carrying serpent in talons and beak, caduceus beneath



CARTHAGE Æ20
Circa 300-264 BC
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 4.79 grams
Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left
Reverse: Horse’s head right; palm tree before, pellet below



SPAIN, AE AS CASTULO
CRESCENT CASTELE SERIES. SPHINX
180 BC
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 15,77 gm
Obverse: Bust diademed right, crescent before
Reverse: sphinx right, star before. In exergue legend Iberian Castele



SPAIN, Celsa. Augustus. Æ As
L. Baggius and Mn. Flavius Festus, duoviri
27 BC-AD 14
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 11.40 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Bull standing right, head facing



TIBERIUS AE As
Clunia, Spain
Tiberius – Caesar 8-14 AD
Tiberius – Augustus 14-37 AD
Diameter: 28 MM
Weight: 13.9 GRAMS
Obverse: TI CAESAR AVG F AVGVSTVS IMP, laureate head right, countermark of bull rushing right on Tiberius' neck
Reverse: L IVL RVF T CALD CON T POMP LON P IVL NEP IIII VIR, Bull facing left, CLVNIA above, countermark of eagle's head on bull



Nerva AR Didrachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea-Eusebia
AD 96-98
Struck AD 98
Diameter: 20 x 22 mm
Weight: 6.64 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Club set on ground; date in legend



Constantinopolis Commemorative



... sweet, eh?



Wow => I managed to pile all of my C-coins into one post!! (very tidy, eh?)

 

Ooops => I forgot a classic lil' sweetie ...

VANDALS IN CARTHAGE, Æ 21 NUMMI
SOLDIER / HORSE HEAD
Attribution: MEC 45
Date: 523-533 AD
Obverse: Soldier standing facing
Reverse: Head of horse left, XXI in exergue



=> how do ya like dem apples, Jango?!!

 

I think that's it?





... now I'll merely wait quietly in the reeds for TIF to correct my posts ...

 

I'm correcting you folks out of love

You can relax now, Steve. A+ on the last series

 

Ummm, I may not have any Cameron Diaz photos, but I do have this sweet ol' Charo photo from the 70's (man, it's now almost an ancient itself, eh?)

=> Cuchi Cuchi, Bing!!

 

the first "C" city coin pic i ran into in my photobucket album...

caesarea, cappadocia





elagabalus
220 ad

 

Caria is a region not a city!

 

Challenge accepted.

(All are from Carthage)

Hilderic, Vandal Kingdom
AE nummus
Obv: HILD [REX], pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: Cross potent within wreath, ring above
Mint: Carthage (struck 523-530 AD)
Ref: BMC Vandals 9



Hilderic, Vandal Kingdom
AE nummus
Obv: HILD [REX], pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: Cross potent within wreath, ring above
Mint: Carthage (struck 523-530 AD)
Ref: BMC Vandals 9



Gelimer, Vandal Kingdom
AE Nummus
Obv: GEILAMIR , pearl-diademed, draped bust right
Rev: Monogram of Gelimer within wreath
Mint: Carthage (struck 530-534 AD)
Ref: MEC 1, 28-30; BMC Vandals 4-6



(Anonymous), Vandal Kingdom
AE 4 nummi
Obv: Diademed, draped, bust left, holding palm branch
Rev: Bar over N over IIII
Mint: Carthage (struck 498-534 AD)
Ref: BMC Vandals 12

 

Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine Empire
AE Decanummium
Obv: D N MAVRC TIb P P AVG, crowned, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield
Rev: Large I, ANNO (year) to left, regnal year XXI (21) to right
Mint: Catania (struck 602 AD), Mintmark: CAT
Ref: SB 308, MIB 228

 

Claudius Gothicus, Roman Empire
AE Antoninianus
Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: VICTORIAE GOTHIC, two bound captives seated at base of trophy
Mint: Cyzicus (struck 268-270 AD)
Ref: RIC 252

 

Nice, VK. I was just wondering where all the Cyzicus coins went. And of course, what would "C" be without a whole raft of coins from Carthage .

 

C is for Corinth (and Carson City ):

CORINTHIA, Corinth
AR Stater ca. 400 B.C.

8.29 grams, 21 mm
Obv: Pegasos w/ artfully pointed wing
flying left
Rev: Head of Athena left wearing
Corinthian helmet, porpoise above
and palmette behind.
Grade: aVF with beautiful toning and
unusual fine style on both obverse
& reverse. Athena, porpois, and
palmette are strong. Pegasos is
softly struck possibly from worn dies
Other: Ex Christies Oct 1983 lot #25
From Dr Saslow coins Nov 2011.

 

I'm absolutely astounded at all the fantastic posts !!!

Kudos to all!!

My God, I don't think I've ever seen a coin that thick

Hmmm, no C's either---Well, that use to be a good thing decades ago in University

 

I never get tired of seeing that most awesome gold Byzantine.

 

Here are our "C" stats. Nice showing from some cities, but Carthage dominated...

Caesarea, Cappadocia (7)
Calagurris, Spain (1)
Camulodunum (1)
Carthage (19)
Castulo, Iberia (9)
Catania (1)
Celsa, Spain (1)
Chalkis Euboea (1)
Chersonesos, Thrace (9)
Clunia, Spain (1)
Cologne (1)
Colonia Patricia (Cordoba) (2)
Commagene (2)
Constantinople (8)
Corinth (8)
Cyrene, Cyrenaica (1)
Cyzicus (3)

Total cities shown : 17
Total coins shown : 75

 

On to "D"!!

I have a serious dearth of "D" city coins in my collection. In fact, I've got the sum total of 1. Tiny, almost jet black, and absolutely annoying to try and photograph...

DARDANOS

TROAS, Dardanos
Circa 4th century BC
AE9
1.15g, 9.6mm
BMC 11 var (race-torch behind cock)
O: Horseman wearing chiton, chlamys and petasos, on horse galloping right, right hand raised.
R: ΔΑΡ, Cock standing right.

 

I have an even more serious dearth of Ds-- none! Looking forward to seeing what appears today.

 

Caracalla Tetradrachm - Damascus -
Obv:- ΑΥΤ ΚAI AN-ΤΩΝΙΝΟC CΕ, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right seen from the rear
Rev:- ∆ΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟCΤΟ ∆, Eagle standing facing, head left, wings open, wreath in beak, ram's head left between legs
Minted in Damascus (Syria). A.D. 215-217 (Prieur)
Reference:- Prieur 1209 (5 examples cited)

 

For a real dark coin, you did a good job!