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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3052915, member: 56859"]Oooh, I've been unwillingly busy the last few days and have missed a hundred posts! There is a great array of coins shown in this thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Catching up, I'll try not to post every coin that fits <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Hadrian</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Had to have this one because of the rare bear <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Hadrian was an avid hunter and this probably celebrates a successful hunt in this eponymous city.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hadrianbear-jpg.525772/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MYSIA, Hadrianothera. Hadrian</b></p><p>After CE 123</p><p>Æ 16 mm, 2.30 gm </p><p>Obv: AΔPIANOC AYΓOYCTOC; bare head right</p><p>Rev: AΔPIANOΘHPITN; head of she-bear left</p><p>Ref: AMNG 565; SNG France 1091; RPC 1629. Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a no-brainer because of the exceptional rendition of the Osiris canopus.</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_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd%25257Emv2.jpg%2526hash%253D80a8cdf4731d3456bbd841c38bf3c659%26hash%3Dc55bcc3599bbc6113a2210076d5713de&hash=953e87960814e191d0dbecec9f68b296" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian</b></p><p>year 11, CE 126/7</p><p>billon tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.6 gm</p><p>Obv: AVTKAITPAI AΔPIACEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind</p><p>Rev: L ENΔ EKATOV: Canopus of Osiris right</p><p>Ref: Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">J</span></b>... Did we do Julius Caesar under C? I'll put the Julias under their other names. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Justin I</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/justini-sb111-2-jpg.454185/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Justin I </b></p><p>CE 518-527</p><p>AE Pentanummium, Antioch. Diameter of each is ~13 mm.</p><p>Obv: DN IVSTINVS PP AV; pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: Tyche of Antioch, turreted, seated left within columned shrine with half submerged figure of river-god Orontes swimming at her feet; retrograde epsilon to left</p><p>Ref: SB 111, DOC 57</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Justinian I</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_be8d54ab67f3465eb05243c8298bb9f4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Justinian I, CE 527-565</b></p><p>AE half follis, 32 mm, 9.7 gm</p><p>Constantinople mint, struck regnal year XII</p><p>Obv: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield; cross in right field</p><p>Rev: Large K, ANNO to left, cross above, XII (regnal year) to right, officina letter below (E?)</p><p>Ref: SB 165</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Justin II</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_7924cc8f2390464383399046d248d039.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Justin II, CE 565-578</b></p><p>AE 12 nummi, 14 mm, 2.9 gm. Alexandria</p><p>Obv: DN IVSTNVS PP AV, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: Large I-cross-B, mintmark ALEZ.</p><p>Ref: SB 389, DOC 188</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Kleopatra VII Theo Neotera</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]764281[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>EGYPT, Ptolemaic dynasty. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera</b></p><p>51-30 BCE</p><p>AE 40 drachmae</p><p>Obv: Diademed and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: KΛEOΠATPAΣ BΑΣΙΛΙΣΣHΣ, Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; double cornucopiae to left, M (mark of value) to right</p><p>Ref: Svoronos Svoronos 1872; Weiser 184-5; SNG Copenhagen 422-4</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Lucius Verus</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_625%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg&hash=a5c33d5dc47f056e2819229244eed253" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus</b></p><p>year 4, CE 163/4</p><p>tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.51 gm</p><p>Obv: ΛAVPHΛI OVHPOCCEB; bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust left</p><p>Rev: Radiate and draped bust of Serapis-Pantheos right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident behind shoulder; ∆/L in right field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 2360 (4), R1; Köln 2148; Dattari (Savio) 9420; K&G 39.77</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Leo VI "The Wise"</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_20463fd3fb82418aa86f0bad67435346.jpg_srb_p_1000_506_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&hash=886dc41c21b6123b30fc41bf301fa666" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Leo VI (The Wise), CE 886-912</b></p><p>AE follis, 26 mm, 8.5 gm</p><p>Constantinople mint</p><p>Obv: +LEOn bASILEVS ROM*; Leo, crowned and wearing loros, seated facing on lyre-backed throne, holding labarum and akakia</p><p>Rev: +LEOn EnΘEObA SILEVSR OMEOn legend in four lines</p><p>Ref: SB 1728; DOC 5</p><p><br /></p><p>... </p><p><br /></p><p>Oops, must get ready for work. More catch-up later <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3052915, member: 56859"]Oooh, I've been unwillingly busy the last few days and have missed a hundred posts! There is a great array of coins shown in this thread :) Catching up, I'll try not to post every coin that fits :D [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Hadrian[/COLOR][/B] Had to have this one because of the rare bear :). Hadrian was an avid hunter and this probably celebrates a successful hunt in this eponymous city. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hadrianbear-jpg.525772/[/IMG] [B]MYSIA, Hadrianothera. Hadrian[/B] After CE 123 Æ 16 mm, 2.30 gm Obv: AΔPIANOC AYΓOYCTOC; bare head right Rev: AΔPIANOΘHPITN; head of she-bear left Ref: AMNG 565; SNG France 1091; RPC 1629. Rare. This was a no-brainer because of the exceptional rendition of the Osiris canopus. [IMG]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_d6c50b3a3ca24add9f6d16be88795bdd%25257Emv2.jpg%2526hash%253D80a8cdf4731d3456bbd841c38bf3c659%26hash%3Dc55bcc3599bbc6113a2210076d5713de&hash=953e87960814e191d0dbecec9f68b296[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian[/B] year 11, CE 126/7 billon tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.6 gm Obv: AVTKAITPAI AΔPIACEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind Rev: L ENΔ EKATOV: Canopus of Osiris right Ref: Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205 [B][COLOR=#0000ff]J[/COLOR][/B]... Did we do Julius Caesar under C? I'll put the Julias under their other names. [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Justin I[/COLOR][/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/justini-sb111-2-jpg.454185/[/IMG] [B]Justin I [/B] CE 518-527 AE Pentanummium, Antioch. Diameter of each is ~13 mm. Obv: DN IVSTINVS PP AV; pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev: Tyche of Antioch, turreted, seated left within columned shrine with half submerged figure of river-god Orontes swimming at her feet; retrograde epsilon to left Ref: SB 111, DOC 57 [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Justinian I[/COLOR][/B] [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_be8d54ab67f3465eb05243c8298bb9f4.jpg[/IMG] [B]Justinian I, CE 527-565[/B] AE half follis, 32 mm, 9.7 gm Constantinople mint, struck regnal year XII Obv: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield; cross in right field Rev: Large K, ANNO to left, cross above, XII (regnal year) to right, officina letter below (E?) Ref: SB 165 [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Justin II[/COLOR][/B] [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_7924cc8f2390464383399046d248d039.jpg[/IMG] [B]Justin II, CE 565-578[/B] AE 12 nummi, 14 mm, 2.9 gm. Alexandria Obv: DN IVSTNVS PP AV, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev: Large I-cross-B, mintmark ALEZ. Ref: SB 389, DOC 188 [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Kleopatra VII Theo Neotera[/COLOR][/B] [ATTACH=full]764281[/ATTACH] [B]EGYPT, Ptolemaic dynasty. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera[/B] 51-30 BCE AE 40 drachmae Obv: Diademed and draped bust right Rev: KΛEOΠATPAΣ BΑΣΙΛΙΣΣHΣ, Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; double cornucopiae to left, M (mark of value) to right Ref: Svoronos Svoronos 1872; Weiser 184-5; SNG Copenhagen 422-4 [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Lucius Verus [/COLOR][/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_625%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg&hash=a5c33d5dc47f056e2819229244eed253[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus[/B] year 4, CE 163/4 tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.51 gm Obv: ΛAVPHΛI OVHPOCCEB; bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust left Rev: Radiate and draped bust of Serapis-Pantheos right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident behind shoulder; ∆/L in right field Ref: Emmett 2360 (4), R1; Köln 2148; Dattari (Savio) 9420; K&G 39.77 [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Leo VI "The Wise"[/COLOR][/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_20463fd3fb82418aa86f0bad67435346.jpg_srb_p_1000_506_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&hash=886dc41c21b6123b30fc41bf301fa666[/IMG] [B]Leo VI (The Wise), CE 886-912[/B] AE follis, 26 mm, 8.5 gm Constantinople mint Obv: +LEOn bASILEVS ROM*; Leo, crowned and wearing loros, seated facing on lyre-backed throne, holding labarum and akakia Rev: +LEOn EnΘEObA SILEVSR OMEOn legend in four lines Ref: SB 1728; DOC 5 ... Oops, must get ready for work. More catch-up later :)[/QUOTE]
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