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ATTICA ATHENS
AR Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor & a spiral palmette on the bowl; eye in profile
REVERSE: AQE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig & crescent behind
Struck at Athens 350-300 BC
16.9g, 22mm
Sg2537

Next: A new style Attica Athens AR Tetradrachm

 

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next: an Athens Tet with a testcut(s)

 

testcut(s)


Next: an Athenian tet with a testcut applied from the obverse side

 

Not sure if this counts, but the intention of these marks are to test the coin:


Athens Owl 16.8g 22x6-5mm Late Classical 393-300 BC, Sear 2537, SNG Cop. 63

Athena gets slammed in the face two times. The owl gets it typically between the eyes. These test cuts were probably whacked outside the Greek World. The Greeks would not elicit the ire of Athena...


Next: ANOTHER Athenian tet with a testcut applied from the obverse side

 

I'm gonna take advantage of this 24 hour lul to take us far away from Athens, tets, test cuts and even silver for that matter, to post my most recentish Macedonian shield coin. This one a rarity, won on a bit of luck, for a steal really (or "for a song" as the ole sports say.
In Liampi's 1986 study, probably the most comprehensive on this coinage to date, she says,
"Of particular interest is the type, which is found in a numerically small imprint, with omphalos as a shield midfield (nos. 160 ff.). The reverse image (Gorytos, Club, ear of grain, K) is identical with the reverse images of those imprints which depict the Heracles head on the obverse (Nos. 134 ff.). Parallel to this type of averaging exists another variant of the verse, which retains the characteristic of this series helmet with the letter K and the ear as an example."
I believe this is an reference to the fact that this type very well may have been during Alexander's lifetime, despite missing the BA. Check it out!

Alexander III 'the Great'
336-323 BC Ae. Uncertain mint in Asia Minor.Obv: Macedonian shield w/ omphalos boss. Rev: K. Bow in bow-case, club and grain ear.Price -; Liampi M 11; AMNG I 207-8 (Kallatis).
Diameter: 15mm
Weight: 2.16gr
Condition: Very Fine
Provenance: From a Private UK Collection. Ex: Ares numismatics

Next up: New coin that you are just geeked to the max about

 

Geeked to the MAX about this as of Faustina II with a left-facing bust! So geeked I had to do die-studies and other geeky things!



Faustina II, AD 147-175/6.
Roman Æ as, 9.85 g, 26.0 mm, 6 h.
Rome, AD 147-150.
Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina II, draped, with band of pearls, left.
Rev: VENVS S C, Venus standing right, drawing veil from shoulder with right hand and holding up apple in left hand.
Refs: RIC 1410b (l.); BMCRE 2165; Cohen --; Sear --.

Next: Bust variety facing the opposite way than usual for the issue.

 

A left facing Domitian.

Next: a denarius of Domitian that does not have a Minerva reverse.

 

Domitian
81-96 CE. Denarius, 3.44g. (h). Rome, 81 AD. Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M Head laureate right. Rx: TR P COS VII - DES VIII P P Wreath on curule chair, the legs of which terminate in lions' paws. RIC 48 (C ). BM 18. Paris 17. Cohen 570 (2 Fr.). Not a common coin: just five specimens in RekaDevnia hoard. Good VF

Next up: An RR with a curule

 

Claudius I AR Denarius. Lugdunum, AD 41-42. TI CLAVD CAESAR•AVG GERM P M TR P, laureate head right / CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, Constantia seated left on curule chair, feet on stool, raising right hand. RIC 14 (Rome); BMCRE 13; RSC 6. 3.69g, 19mm, 1h.

Next: Al-Ma'mun with Al-Rida as heir

 

*Wonderous coin! Though the "RR" denoting "Roman Republic" coin.

 

P. FURIUS CRASSIPES ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FURIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Turreted head of Cybele (Tyche) right, behind, foot pointing upwards, AED.CVR behind head
REVERSE: Curule chair inscribed P FOVRIVS; CRASSIPES in exergue
Rome 84 BC
3.88g. 19Mm
Cr 356/1c; Syd 735b

Next: Cybele on the reverse

 

I can't resist! I'm geeking out about THIS new one, too!



Faustina II, AD 147-175/6.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.49 g, 29.0 mm, 11 h.
Rome, AD ca. 174-176.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: MATRI MAGNAE S C, Cybele seated right, holding drum in left hand on left knee; to left and right of throne, lions, seated right.
Refs: RIC 1663, BMCRE 932-935; Cohen 169; Sear 5281; MIR 25; ERIC II 205.

Next: two or more lions on one coin.

 

Gordian III
Cybele between two lions

Next : 3 different animals on one coin.

 

Der. RR. Regulus

4 animals... Bear, lion, panther , human.



next.. member of imperial family on coin but not emperor of empress.

 

NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS
AE Sestertius
OBVERSE: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP - Bare head left
REVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TRP IMP Exe: SC - Claudius seated left, holding branch; weapons on floor
Rome 41BC-2 AD
28.6g, 36mm
RIC 93

Next: Coin of Drusus' adoptive brother

 

Tiberius Ar Denarius Rv Pax seated right RIC 26 15-18 A.D. 3.74 grms 18 mm Next coin Augustus

 

Germanicus Caesar ( son of the above Drusus , husband of Antonia and father of emperor Claudius) ,was the adoptive brother of Drusus Julius Caesar - son of Tiberius.



Next up , child of Germanicus - not Caligula.

 

I think I may be mixing my Drusi up.
anyway ...



Next up , child of Germanicus - not Caligula.

 

Agrippina II was a daughter of Germanicus and sister of Caligula:


Claudius, AD 41-54 and Agrippina II, AD 50-59.
Roman provincial Æ 20.2 mm, 5.81 g, 10 h.
Lydia, Thyatira, AD 50-54.
Obv: ΤΙ ΚΛΑYΔΙΟC CЄΒΑCΤΟC, bare head of Claudius right.
Rev: ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑΝ CЄΒΑCΤΗΝ ΘΥΑΤΙΡΗΝΟΙ, draped bust of Agrippina right.
Refs: Sear 507; RPC I 2380; BMC 22. 301, 57; SNG München 611; SNG von Aulock --; SNG Copenhagen --; Mionnet --; Wiczay --.

Next: Provincial coin of her crazy son.

And if you're interested, here's how to replicate her hairdo:

 

Nero



Nero
Alexandria
Billon-Tetradrachm
Obv.: NEΡΩ KΛAΥ KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEΡ AΥ LIΔ, radiate bust left wearing aegis; L IΔ below year 14 (67/68)
Rev.: HΡA AΡΓEIA, veiled bust of Hera Argeia right, wearing stephane, star in front
Billon, 12.21g, 23x23.5mm
Ref.: Milne 297, Curtis 126, RPC I 5315, BMC Alexandria 133, Geissen 200


Next: another Hera