Featured Follow the coin theme GAME - ancient edition - post ‘em if you got ‘em

I love this coin Warren. I have my eye on one at the moment. I like the contrast between something like "Arabia Acquired" and the Germania or Ivdea "Capta" coins.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Battle scene ( at least between 2 people ).



next up - a coin with a dog.

 

I got this for my Dog, Blue.


RR C Mamilius 82 BCE AR Den Serrate Mercury caduceus Ulysses Dog Argos Sear 282 Craw 362-1

Next: Cow (NOT a Bull)

 

Illyria, Dyrrhachion, circa 229-100 BC, (AR, 16mm., 3.00g), ΜΕΝΙΣΚΟΣ, magistrate's name above cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf, torch before, hound running right below / ΔΥΡ ΦΙΛΩΤΑ, legend around double-lined quadrilateral containing stellate pattern.

Next: Another coin from Illyria

 

Korkyra Stater 350-290 B.C. Meadows CH 236 This Coin. HGC 36 Obv Cow suckling calf Rv Double stellate pattern 10.53 grms 21mm Next coin Coin from Southern Greece

 

Southern Greece


ARGOLIS Argos 490-470 BC AR Triobol 14mm 2.9g Forepart of wolf lying - A 2 incuse sqs pellet crossbar within shallow sq incuse BCD Peloponnesos 1009 RARE

Next: Danube Celts

 

LOWER DANUBE CELTS
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Stylized head of Herakles with wild hair, right
REVERSE: Stylized Zeus seated left holding an eagle, kantharus to left
Struck by the Lower Danube Celts, 2d-1st Century BC
2.9g, 20mm,
CCCBM I 217, Kostial 896
ex JAZ Numismatics

Next: Eastern Celts

 

Eastern Celts
AR Drachm (15-16 mm, 2.02 g), 2nd to 1st century BC. Imitation of Philip II of Macedon, ’Kapostal’ Type.
Obv. Celticized head of laureate Zeus to right.
Rev. Celticized horseman to left; large crest above head, crescent to right. Göbl OTA pl. 39, 503/1; Kostial 821.
Very fine. Former: AuctionesGmbH

Next up: another Celtic stylized/imitation coin

 

EASTERN CELTS, DACHREITER TYPE
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Celticized head of Zeus right
REVERSE: Celticized horseman riding left; wheel of four spokes above
Struck by the Skordoski in Syrmia, 2d Century BC
1.87g, 14mm
OTA 188/2-3

Next: Wheel with spokes

 

Wheel with 8 spokes



Elagabal
Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis
Obv.: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, Laur. bust right
Rev.: VΠ ΝΟΒΙΟV ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙTΩΝ Exergue: POC ICT PΩ, Nemesis/Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopia, wheel with spokes at feet
AE, 12.12g, 25.8mm


Next: Nemesis

 

Nemesis is one of my favorite goddesses, as you can tell. Here she is on a coin of Smyrna, struck during the time of Commodus.


Time of Commodus
Quasi-autonomous AE 26.1 mm, 8.01 g, 5 h
Ionia, Smyrna, Strategos Kl. Stratoneikianos, AD 182-184
Obv: ΙЄΡΑ ϹVΝ [ΚΛΗΤΟϹ], draped bust of Senate, right
Rev: CΤΡ•CΤΡΑΤΟΝЄΚ[ΙΑΝΟV СΜVΡΝΑΙΩΝ], Winged Nemesis of Smyrna, advancing right, plucking chiton and holding bridle
Refs: RPC IV 278 (temp); Klose XV B a; SNG Cop. 1304.

Next: Smyrna

 

CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS
AE Antoninianus. 3.0g, 23.7mm. Smyrna mint, circa end AD 268 - early 269. New RIC V/1 Online temp #859 (this coin cited). O: IMP C M AVR CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. R: SALVS AVG, Salus standing right, feeding snake held in right hand from patera held in left hand; SPQR in exergue.
Ex Finn Johannessen Collection (purchased from Alan Gingles, 21 Mar 2006)

Next: Another Claudius Gothicus

 

Very nice! I didn't even know the conqueror of Goths made such nice coins!

Claudius II Gothicus
268-270 CE. Antoninianus(20.5mm, 3.02 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. 4th emission, circa mid-September AD 270. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; [•] below / Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; to left, eagle standing left, head right. Green and sandy patina

Next up: Jupiter

 

next: another Jupiter

 

Septimius Severus denarius

Obv:– IMP CA L SE SEV PER AV COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:– IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter, seated left, holding Victory and sceptre
Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194-195
References:– RIC -, RSC -, BMCRE -

3.05g, 17.93mm, 0o

Unusual obverse legend variety with shortened forms from the normal legend. Scarce reverse type.



Next:- An eastern mint Severan coin

 

An eastern mint Severan coin


RProv AE18mm 4.3g Elagabalus CE 218-222 Thrace Philippolis Moushmov 5423

Next Up: Honorius

 

This one was formerly attributed to Emesa, but the exact location of the eastern mint has been called into question, and the British Museum now classifies it as "minted in: Eastern Roman Empire."


Julia Domna, AD 193-217.
Roman AR denarius, 3.40 g, 17 mm, 12 h.
Eastern mint, AD 194-195.
Obv: IVLIA DO MNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: BONA SPES, Spes standing left, holding flower and lifting fold of skirt.
Refs: RIC 614; BMCRE 412-13; Cohen/RSC 8; RCV 6575; CRE 387.

Too late! Next -- Honorius, as above.

 

next Arcadius

 

Arcadius -- Cyzikus mint



Next: Another Cyzikus mint issue

 

LICINIUS I
AE Follis. 5.91g, 26.5mm. Cyzicus mint, AD 308/9. RIC -; cf. RIC VI 42 (for Galerius). O: VAL LICINNIANVS LICINNIVS P F AVG, laureate head right. R: GENIO A-VGVSTI, Genius standing facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopiae; A in left field; MKV in exergue.

Next: "Not in RIC"