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Raised barley corn

Incuse barley corn

Metapontom, 440-510 BC

7.72g

Tight flan series NOE 243-256; HN Italy 1485

Ex-DM collection, Ex-HJB, Ex-Calgary coin


Next: A Roman coin with both the name and goddess Italia

 

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Denarius of Hadrian 136 A.D. Rv. ITALIA Italia stg left
RIC 307 a 3.08 Grms
Next coin another of Hadrian's travel series coins

 

Hadrian's travel series: GERMANIA.

Next: A victory against the Germans

 

GALLIENUS
Billon Antoninianus. 3.24g, 23.6mm. Cologne mint, AD 258-259. RIC 49; Cohen 1065; MIR 874m. O: GALLIENVS P F AVG, radite and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left, holding spear over his left shoulder and shield decorated with gorgoneion. R: VICT GERMANICA, Victory standing right on globe, holding trophy over her left shoulder and wreath in her right hand; two captives flanking globe.

Next: Dressed up for a fight

 

Constans is all dressed up for a fight... with this kid in his boy scout tent apparently

Next: A Roman portrait with a weird t-Rex arm holding something (like mine above)

 

MAXIMIANUS, as Senior Augustus
AE Follis. 10.17g, 29.6mm. Abdication Issue. Aquileia mint, AD 305-306. RIC VI Aquileia 63b (Scarce). O: D N MAXIMIANO BAEATISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust right, wearing imperial mantle, holding olive branch and mappa. R: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing right, receiving olive branch from Quies standing left, holding scepter; S - F in fields, AQS in exergue.

Next: Reverse with two deities

 

Caracalla Tomis 4 assaria Dioscuri seated

 

What's the next theme, Doug?

 

Sorry, next: A coin of very young ruler

 

There are a lot of coins with young children as caesar, but as actual augustus, Elagabalus is one of the younger ones, assuming sole power on the throne at the age of 14.



Elagabalus, AD 218-222.
Roman AR Antoninianus, 5.17 g, 21.3 mm.
Rome, AD 219.
Obv: IMP ANTONINVS AVG, radiate and draped bust, right.
Rev: P M TR PII COSII P P, Fortuna enthroned left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae; wheel below seat.
Refs: RIC 18; BMCRE 94; Cohen 148; RCV 7495.

Next: a rudder with a deity other than Tyche/Fortuna.

 

Faustina II, Wife of Marcus Aurelius
AR Denarius, Struck under Antioninus Pius 145-161 AD, Rome mint
Obverse: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, band of pearls round head, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right.
Reverse: VENVS, Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dolphin, which coils round it, in left.
References: RIC III 517c

Next coin: apple

 

next: triskeles

 

Pamphylia. Aspendos
370-330 BCE
Stater AR
22mm., 10,17g.
Two wrestlers grappling; AΦ between / EΣTFEΔIIVΣ, slinger to right, triskeles in right field.
very fine
SNG France 83

Next up: Olympic's coin

 

Next: another olympic coin

 

In honour of Steve's OCD I feel obliged to point out that that thar ain't no apple. So here's an apple or two to fill in.


Carry on. An olympic coin.

 

ELIS, Olympia
AR Hemidrachm. 2.28g, 17.6mm. ELIS, Olympia, Hera mint, 111th-114th Olympiad, 336-324 BC. HGC 5 -; Seltman, Temple, p. 104, pl. XII, 25; BCD Olympia 336.8. O: Head of Hera right. R: Eagle standing right, head left; thunderbolt to right, FA to left.

Next: Another coin struck during the reign of Alexander the Great

 

This guy ALMOST killed Alexander...

"A rather seldom seen monetary issue of this Persian satrap of some historical importance; particularly nice here is the well-centered, expressive obverse portrait. Spithridates was one of the tragic heroesof the first of four great battles won by Alexander the Great as he progressed eastward from Western Asia Minor, through the Persian realm, all the way to India. Although the veracity of historical accounts purporting to depict pitched battle minutiae can always be brought into some question, Arrian's chronicle of [the Battle of] Granicus easily captures the imagination, valiantly thrusting the Macedinonian king into center field at the helm of his troops, cutting down opposing leaders while barely escaping their own mortal blows... The closest of the latter calls was apparently a deadly swing of Spithridates' scimitar aimed at Alexander, negated in the last moment through a nifty move by Cleitus, son of Dropides... The rest was, as they say - history, and regardless of whether one believes that Spithridates was truly within a hair of irrevocably changing it [Western History], he did earn his place in it - as should this fine piece in a collection of any historically-minded ancient coin enthusiast." [Brackets and BOLD are my editing for some clarity.]



Persian Empire
Spithridates, Achaemenid satrap of Sparda (Lydia and Ionia)
ca 334 BC
AE10, 1.20g
Obv: Head of satrap r., wearing Persian headdress
Rev: Forepart of galloping horse r., monogram above, Greek PI below
Ref: VA 1823, Klein 367, Cop 1538
Comment: VF+ / VF , rev. bit o/c, highlighted olive green-brown patina, scarce

Next up: Another NON-Makedonwn (Non-Macedonian) coin that is contemporary to Alexander III

 

I love the story but I didn't know dude who almost cleaved ATG had a coin?!?!? One more for the NEED list.
Anyway...


Ionia, Ephesos. Ae (c.375-325 BC). Female head (Artemis?) left, wearing stephane. / E - Φ, Bee .(9mm-1.04g). SNG von Aulock 1839; SNG Copenhagen 256; BMC 68. Former Kairos Numismatik

Next up: goddess wearing stephane

 

C NORBANUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS NORBANA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: C• NORBANVS, head of Venus right, wearing stephane, earring, and necklace; XVIIII behind
REVERSE: Prow-stem, fasces, caduceus and grain ear.
Rome 83 BC
3.9g, 18mm
Crawford 357/1a. Sydenham 740. Norbana 1

Next: A different example from Gens Norbana

 

Good luck! I remembered his story from over 40 years ago as told by Prof J Rufus Fears. I had been browsing several sites, looking for Achaemenids, just looking.

BAMM! I saw the name! ...and... Captured!

Next!


I like this Siglos as it was minted and/or circulated during the Last Achaemenid Shahanshah of Persia’s lifetime. Perhaps this coin helped finance that Battle of Granicus or others during the Fall of Persia...


Persian Achaemenid Type IV Artaxerxes II to Darios III 375-336 BCE AR siglos 15.2mm 5.45g kneeling-running stance right holding daggar and bow incuse BMC 172ff rev

Ooops, I pontificated. And interrupted.

Pardon me @Bing , next up: Gens Norbana (like he said!)