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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2830260, member: 56859&quot;]<b>Selene</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_511712208cf2410296452349553cc95f%7Emv2.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_625%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_511712208cf2410296452349553cc95f%7Emv2.jpg&amp;hash=7ae1c08a8331d07d09405a998af71f8e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Diocletian</b></p><p>year 11 (?), CE 294/5</p><p>tetradrachm, 19 mm, 7.6 gm</p><p>Obv: ΔIOKΛHTIANOCCEB; laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Draped bust of Selene right, crescent before; L IA behind</p><p>Ref: Emmett 4080.11, R5</p><p><i>The date looks odd, more like L IE rather than L IA. It can&#039;t be L IE (year 15) because production of tetradrachms in Alexandria ended in 297. Per Emmett, this reverse was only issued year 11. Could it be and unpublished L IB, with the right side of the B missing? Possibly, but it&#039;s probably just a somewhat blundered A.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Silenus</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%25257Emv2.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_625%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%25257Emv2.jpg%2526hash%253D1ca0643e4b9946ae6b3be1ff95f7ab1f%26hash%3Df7b7c3a7ca632b41aeb888fc2a0ea19a&amp;hash=2081d23a7491d02f2f094bcd9b4a67f1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CORINTHIA, Corinth</b></p><p>345-307 BCE</p><p>AR stater, 8.65 gm</p><p>Obv Pegasus flying left, qoppa below</p><p>Rev: helmeted head of Athena left wearing necklace; mask of Silenus behind</p><p>Ref: Ravel 1046. Calciati 408. Scarce variety.</p><p>from Heritage Auctions, June 2013</p><p><i>This scarce variety was chosen to represent Corinth staters, #23 in Harlan J. Berk&#039;s book, &quot;100 Greatest Ancient Coins&quot;.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_c2531bf482334eedb37350c8988118fd.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_960%252525252Ch_476%252525252Cal_c%252525252Clg_1%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_c2531bf482334eedb37350c8988118fd.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D6f88fb7063477b72db9df3f5e1641465%252526hash%25253D576d25d12ab9fcd9bdc3ef63be169b7e%2526hash%253Deb58ecdee9ec701d73db058872dcc9e7%26hash%3Df68c5642415d1c68762bd4451ca37a2f&amp;hash=c4e9186d372530867dfe86da4f3a77b8" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]666975[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE), Republican period. Transitional bronze issue</b></p><p>c. 167-165 BC</p><p>Obv: Facing mask of Silenus, wearing ivy wreath</p><p>Rev: MAKE ΔONΩN legend In two lines; D above; all within ivy wreath</p><p>Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1324-6</p><p><i>(Yeah, I&#039;m a hog.&nbsp; Recently I bought the second because the portrait was nicely creepy and the price was good.&nbsp; I hope none of you were vying for it.)</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sol</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cloacinasolreshoot-1000-jpg.353146/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome</b></p><p><b>L. Mussidius Longus, 42 BCE</b></p><p>AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.8 gm. Rome mint.</p><p>Obv: Radiate and draped bust of Sol facing</p><p>Rev: Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOAC and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left; L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS around above.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 494/43b; CRI 189a; Sydenham 1094a; Kestner 3758-9 var. (CLOACIN); BMCRR Rome 4252-4; Mussidia 7a.</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-deity-worthy-of-respect.251682/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-deity-worthy-of-respect.251682/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-deity-worthy-of-respect.251682/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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