Famous Rulers Alphabetically, Let's do our ABC's!

..your coin has cast a spell of love over me...i rejoice when i see it and mourn because it eludes me.. ah, to be in love

 

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i've been waiting to put me Neros in here ..and almost missed the boat...(i thought about posting in the E's by doing the old nEro trick, but naw) just dupondius n asses here...^^

 

O is for Otho

 

While we each play this our own way, I prefer to show coins that have not already been shown in this thread. Otho was taken with the same coin I have but I think I might be first with two P's from the 193 crowd.

Pertinax / OP DIVINI TRP COS II denarius Alexandria mint - a common coin for him


Pescennius Niger / VICTOR IVST AVG 194 AD denarius Antioch mint - a common coin for him

 

..193 crowd?....phone# prefix?...

 

Orou, a local dynast in archaic Caria. An eBay find. The winged man-headed bull looks more like a man-faced mosquito.


CARIA, Uncertain ("mint G"). Orou. Local dynast, 450-400 BCE
AR 1/16 Stater, 9 mm, 0.7 gm
Obv: Forepart of winged man-headed bull right
Rev: Female (?) head right within dotted border; all within incuse square; inscription behind head (OFOV?)
Ref: I'm not sure but seems to match this CNG coin whose reference is Konuk, Orou2.3; SNG von Aulock 8474

Orontes, satrap of Mysia


MYSIA, Kisthene
Orontes, satrap of Mysia, c. 357-352 BCE
AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol; 13 mm, 2.75 gm
Obv: Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready
Rev: Forepart of winged boar right
Ref: Troxell, Orontes 4; SNG France 1164A (Lampsakos); SNG von Aulock
Very rare.
ex X6 Collection

Octavian

Emmett lists this as Augustus but the supposed date of striking was before he became Augustus.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Octavian
80 drachmai (diobol); 26 mm, 14.2 gm
First series, struck circa 30-28 BCE
Obv: bare head right
Rev: eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π to right
Ref: Emmett 1; RPC I 5001

Pharnabazos


MYSIA, Kisthene. Pharnabazos, satrap
413-374/3 BCE
AE, 9 mm, 0.75 gm
Obv: Bearded head right, wearing bashlyk.
Rev: KIΣ.; forepart of winged boar right.
Ref: Troxell, Orontes 7

Philip II of Macedon


KINGS OF MACEDON, Philip II. 356-336 BCE
AR tetradrachm. 24mm, 14.20 gm, 12h
Pella, 342-336 BCE
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, youth, holding palm and reins, on horseback right, thunderbolt below, N in exergue
Ref: Le Rider 222-306. SNG ANS 385-95
ex Colosseo Collection

Philip III of Macedon


KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios
struck circa 322-319/8 BCE, Sardes mint
AR drachm in 14k bezel
Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, TI above bee
Ref: Price P97; ADM I Series XIV

Philip V of Macedon


KINGS OF MACEDON, Philip V
221-179 BCE
Tetrachalkon (AE 22 mm, 8.37 gm, 12 h), struck circa after 186
Obv: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
Rev: BA / Φ Two goats recumbent right; below, grain ear
Ref: Mamroth, Bronzemünzen 14c. SNG Alpha Bank 1090. SNG Copenhagen 1250.

 

huh...so pigs DO fly...

 

Oh, WOW! I did not even THINK of this... I will post mine too. They be pretty cool:

K for KAY KHURSRAW II

SELJUQ OF RUM Kaykhusraw II 1236-1245 AR dirham Siwas AH 639 A-1218 lion sunface star L

 

Ptolemy I Soter

In his satrapal days:


EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter
satrap of Tyre, dated RY 32 of king Azemilkos (318/7 BC).
AR tetradrachm, 27 mm, 16.9 gm
Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ||–= ЧO (date [year 32]) to left
Ref: Price 3283; Newell, Dated 35; DCA 737

In Egypt, before he declared himself king:


EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter
AR tetradrachm, 27 mm, 17.0 gm (Attic standard)
Alexandreia mint, struck 313/12 BCE
Obv: Head of the deified Alexander III to right, wearing mitra (headband) of Dionysos and elephant skin headdress, with aegis around his neck, and with horn of Ammon on his forehead
Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Athena Alkidemos advancing right, hurling spear with her right hand and with shield over her extended left arm; to right, eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt to right with ΔΙ below
Ref: Svoronos 33; Zervos series D, issue XIII; SNG Copenhagen 14; BMC 7

And as king:


PTOLEMIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter
Struck c. 300-285 BCE, Alexandreia mint
AR tetradrachm, 28 mm, 13.92 gm
Obv: diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, tiny Δ behind ear
Rev: eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram
Ref: Svoronos 252; SNG Copenhagen 69; Noeske 40

(I'll forego posting bunches of subsequent Ptolemy bronzes)

Poppaea


EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero
year 10, CE 63/4
tetradrachm
Obv: NEPΩKΛAYKAIΣΣEBΓEPAY; radiate head right
Rev: Bust of Poppaea right; ΠOΠΠAIAΣEBAΣTH; LI
Ref: Emmett 128(10) R1, Milne 217

Philip I "The Arab"


THRACE, Deultum. Philip I "The Arab"
CE 244-249
AE16, 3.05 gm
Obv: PHILIPPVS IMP M I; laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield
Rev: C-F P-D in two lines across fields, beehive on a base
Ref: Varbanov 3041 corr. (rev. description; Varbanov describes the beehive as on a temple, similar to the known type of Philip II, but on this coin it appears to be a simple base or stand)
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-honey-of-a-coin-philip-i-provincial-with-beehive.263409/

His son Philip II


EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II as Caesar
Regnal year 4 of Philip I, CE 246/7
billion tetradrachm, 22 mm, 12.8 gm
Obv: MIOVΦIΛIΠΠOCKCEB; cuirassed bust right, bare head
Rev: Hermanubis standing facing, head right, winged caduceus in right arm and palm branch in left hand; jackal (looking more like Disney's Pluto) left at feet; L-Δ
Ref: Emmett 3592.4(Caesar); Milne 3676; Dattari-Savio pl. 264, 5079

Postumus


Postumus
CE 260-269
antoninianus, 20 x 22 mm, 3.0 gm
struck CE 263
Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, leaning on a column, holding a scepter in her right hand and a cornucopiae in her left; at her feet to left, globe
Ref: RIC VII 81, Cologne [supposedly; I certainly don't know this for a fact]; AGK (corr.) 70. Cunetio -. Elmer 334. Gilljam -

 

PTOLEMY the ____ (Insert Number Here...)

The Man

Egypt Ptolemy I Soter Tet Delta bankers marks CELATOR DELTA called out

The Two'fer

Egypt Ptolemy II 285-274 BC AE Obol 20mm 6.7g Alex III Eagle Tbolt SV 601

The Third:

Egypt Ptolemy III AE Tet 41mm 7.2mm thick 67.5g Zeus Ammon Eagle

The Quattro:

Egypt Ptolemy IV 221-205 BC AE Tet 40mm 7.2mm thick 69.5g Zeus Ammon Eagle

The Itty-Bitty:

Egypt Ptolemy III Euergetes 246-222 BCE AE Chalkous 12.0mm 2.0g Zeus-Ammon Eagle Svoronos 840 ex Righetti Collection

 

Really? Everyone knows the five from 238 AD and the five from 68-69 AD but you don't care in the least about 193 AD? Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus and Septimius Severus. If Commodus was still warm after midnight, we could count him as six.

 

PERTINAX:


RI Pertinax 193 BC AE Sestertius rome mint LAETITIA RIC 17 C 21
Roman Empire -
Pertinax (193 A.D.)
AE sestertius. Rome mint, 19,60 grs. 28 mm
Obv: LAETITIA TEMPORVM COS II.
IMP (CAES P HELV - PERTINAX AVG) Head, laureate, to right..
Rev: LAETITIA TE -MPORVM COS II / S - C Laetitia standing l. holding wreath and sceptre.
Ref: RIC 17. C. 21.

PHILIP II:

Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd Le Rider 102


Celtic Imitation Philip II AR Drachm Kugelwangel type- Agora auction

 

ah, the, at that time, "year o de 5.."

 

O is also for Orbiana and Otacilia Severa:


Orbiana, AD 225-227
Roman AE Sestertius, 20.02 gm, 28.5 mm
Rome mint, AD 225
Obv: SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM SC, Alexander r. and Orbiana l., standing, facing each other, clasping r. hands
Refs: RIC 657; Sear 8194; BMCRE 229; Cohen 6.



Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249
Roman orichalcum sestertius; 17.26 g, 27 mm, 12 h
Rome, AD 245-46
Obv: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG SC, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae.
Refs: RIC 203a; Cohen 10; RCV 9164; Hunter 14-16.

 

P is for Porcius Festus:


Porcius Festus, Procurator under Nero, AD 59-62
Roman provincial Æ Prutah; 2.51 g; 16.2 mm
Judea, Caesarea, AD 58-59
Obv: NЄPѠNOC in 3 lines, surrounded by wreath.
Rev: Palm branch surrounded by KAICAPOC, LЄ (year 5).
Refs: Hendin 653; Meshorer TJC 345

 

P is for Plautilla:


Plautilla, AD 202-205
Roman AR Denarius, 3.56 g, 19.2 mm, 1 h
Laodicea, AD 202
Obv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, bare-headed and draped bust right
Rev: CONCORDIAE, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae
Refs: RIC 370; BMCRE 734, Cohen 7; RCV 7067; CRE 426.

 

Mysia - Pergamon
Philetairos, r. 282-133 B.C.
AE14, 13.16 mm x 2.3 grams
Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev.: ΦIΛE / TAIPOY. Strung bow




Imperial Rome
Plautilla, r. 202-205 A.D.
Rome Mint, AR Denarius, 18.82 mm x 3.15 grams
Obv.: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE. Draped bust right, hair coiled in vertical ridges and fastened in bun on back
Rev.: CONCORDIAE AETERNAE. Caracalla standing left, clasping hands with Plautilla standing right
Ref.: RIC IV-1 Caracalla 361, p. 269


Kingdom of Judea (under Roman Rule)
Pontius Pilate as Prefect, r. 26-36 A.D.
AE Prutah, 15.53mm x 1.8 grams
Obv.: Three ears of grain, the outer two droop
Rev.: Simpulum (a libation ladle)


Imperial Rome
Probus, r. 276-282 A.D.
Cyzicus mint, AE Antoninianus, 22.76mm x 4.0 grams
Obv.: IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev.: CONCORDIA MILITVM, Victory standing right, holding palm and presenting wreath to Emperor, standing left, holding spear. P in lower center. Mintmark XXI MC in ex


Ptolemaic Egypt
Ptolemy II Philadelphus, r. 282-246 B.C.
Cyprus Mint AE27, 27.7 mm x 17.8 grams
Obv.: Diademed head of Zeus right
Rev.: [ΠTO]ΛEMAIOY [BAΣIΛEΩΣ]. Eagle standing left, wings open, Σ over shield over X before, A between legs

 

I accidently hit ‘post’ early! Gotta add these two:


German States, Cologne
Archbishop Philipp von Heinsberg, r. 1167-1191
AR Denier, 3rd type, 18.05 mm x 1.4 grams
Obv.: HITARCH EPICOV, Archbishop with mitre, crosier, and bible seated on lion throne
Rev.: EIACOLONIA PAICHAI, Three towers over wall and gate, likely representing the Cathedral of St Peter, Cologne


Italy - Venice
Pietro Zani, r. 1205-1229
AR Grosso, 19.79 mm, 1.9 grams
Obv.: [·+·]P·ZIANI· ·S·M.VENETI outside (Z retrograde), D/U/X down banner held between doge and St. Mark facing
Rev.: [I¯C] X¯C across field, Christ enthroned facing

 

O is for "o wow, lovely Otacilla Sest.

 

that is a lovely coin (imma sucker for a purdy face^^)