COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

I'll see if I can get away with this one:


CARACALLA
AE30
OBVERSE: M AΥT AΥΡHΛ - ANTΩNEINOΣ, Laureated head right
REVERSE: AΥΓOΥΣTHΣ - TΡAIANHΣ, Gate camp, flanked by two towers, a third view back to the center
Struck at Augusta Traiana, Thrace 211-17 AD
30.02mm, 14.24g
Varbonov1099

 

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and where is Perge?

 

HELENA
AE4
OBVERSE: FL IVL HE-LENAE AVG, draped bust right wearing ornamental mantle, necklace and broad hairband
REVERSE: PA-X PV-BLICA, Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre
Struck at Trier, 337-40 AD
1.36g, 13.91mm
RIC 90

 

TETRICUS I
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate draped bust right
REVERSE: SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing left holding flower and raising hem of skirt
Struck at Treveri, 272-274 AD
3.9g, 19.1mm
RIC 136


TETRICUS II
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES, radiate, draped bust right
REVERSE: SPES AVGG, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising skirt
Struck at Treveri, 272-273 AD
2.5g, 19mm
RIC 270v

 

SEVERINA
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: SEVERINA AVG, diademed, draped bust right on crescent
REVERSE: PROVIDEN DEOR, Fides with standard and Sol with globe standing facing each other
Struck at Ticinum, 275 AD
3.6g, 22mm
RIC 9


TACITUS
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: PROVIDE AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe & transverse sceptre, Q in ex
Struck at Ticinum, 275-6 AD
3.6g, 23mm
RIC 152f, C 90

 

Roman Republic
Province of Macedonia
Thessalonika Mint
Quaestor Aesillas (BC 90-70)
AR Tetradrachm 28 mm x 16.50 grams
Obverse: Flowing hair bust of Alexander the Great, Greek legend, MAKEDONWN (Macedonians) TH mint mark behind bust
Reverse: Club of Hercules center, Coin Chest left field, Quaestor's chair right field. Surround be a wreath.
Ref:BMC 81-83; Dewing 1224-1225

 

Do we have to get Cameron Diaz out here again?

 

India, ThamiNadu
Thanjavur
AR Kasu (Kahavanu)
20 mm x 4.26 grams
Uttama Chola (970-985 AD)
Obverse: Tiger (Chola symbol) seated right faces towards two upright fishes (Pandyan symbol): bow (Chera symbol) behind: all under an umbrella above.
Reverse: Uttama / Chola - in Devanagari script
ref: Mitchiner #713-725 ; Biddulph #26

 

Tarsus, Mersin
I think Tarsus was more of a district than a city, or maybe a trade stop within the vast Adana-Mersin city.

 

OK

 

Wow, gang => man, we really do have some pretty fantastic coins, eh? (awesome thread, Z-Bro)

Cheers

 

BOO!!

 

T is for Thasos:


THRACE, Thasos
AR Obol
435 - 411 B.C.

0.50 grams, 8 mm
Obv: Two dolphins swimming opposite
directions with pellet above & below
Rev: Quaripartite incuse punch
Grade: gF to a VF
Other: Rosen Collection 146, Lockett 1224, Ex (Lewis Egnew Collection) Superior 30 May 1995 lot 7224,
Ex Harlan Berk, from Allen Berman
Dec 2014.

 

Two Tets from Thasos

 

Another modest Bronze of Aurelian from Ticinum:

 

Italy Campania Teanum Sidicinum (Teano) Æ20
Date: 265-240 BC
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Weight: 7.05 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena left
Reverse: TIANO, Rooster standing right, star behind
Reference: SNG ANS 626
Other: a splendid example from a rare city.
Ex Coin Galleries auction April 10,1991 lot 0182 with tag

 

Cilicia, Tarsos, AE22
Circa 100 BC
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 9.78 grams
Obverse: Turreted head of Tyche right, Countermark: Radiate head of Helios right (CM: Howgego 11? Hierapolis Phrygia circa 50AD)
Reverse: "TAPSEWN" Pyre of Sandan in the form of a pyramid, Sandan on a lion within



Radiate head of Helios right (very cool countermark) ...




CILICIA, Tarsos, Æ18
164-27 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.42 grams
Obverse: Club; MH-TPO (in monogram form) flanking; all within wreath
Reverse: Zeus Nikephoros seated left; star-in-crescent to left

 

I thought there was a lot of SSSSS, seens like the TTTTT are right up there..

Constantine l 322- 325 AD.
Ae3 follis..
Obv. bust of Constantine l right.
Rev. wreath Vot X X Crescent.
Mint T T Ticinum.
18mm x 3.38g.
Some silvering

 

Constantine l ..322-325 AD.
Ae 3
Obv. Constantine l bust right.
Rev. wreath VOT X X Crescent.
Mint T T Ticinum
18mm x 2.63g.
Some silvering