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Lyre


RImp Octavian 27BC-14AD AR DenEnarius mint 32-31 BC Bare head, CAESAR DIVI Mercury lyre RIC 257

Next: Mercury

 

Here's Mercury with a marsupium and caduceus on one of Gallienus:


Gallienus, AD 253-268.
Roman silvered billon antoninianus, 4.25 g, 21.3 mm, 11 h.
Antioch, AD 267.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: FIDES AVG, Mercury standing right, holding marsupium (purse) and caduceus; PXV (=TR P XV) in exergue.
Refs: RIC 607F; Göbl 1667k; Cohen 219; RCV 10212; Hunter p. lxx.

Next: Caduceus being held by a deity OTHER than Mercury/Hermes

 

Type: Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 12.7 grams, mint of Alexandria year 96-97 A.D.

Obverse: Bust of Nerva facing right, KAIS SEB AVT NEPOVAS

Reverse: Agathodaemon serpent coiled with head right, holding caduceus and grain ear within coils, wearing the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt. In exergue, LA.

Reference: Milne 542, Dattari 638

This coin is listed as "rare".



Next: ISIS

 

Very cool, @ancient coin hunter !

 

next: parazonium

 

Here's an Indian imitative aureus; the prototype is of Nero (cf. RIC 25, 31, 36, 40).


NERO CAESAR AVG IMP - Bare head right
PONTIF MAX TR P ? / EX-SC in fields - Mars, Virtus or Roma standing left, holding parazonium and spear, foot on cuirass
Mint: (54-68 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 7.23g / 19mm / 6h

The reverse legend is blundered.



Next - another imitative coin.

 

another imitative coin


Imitating Octavian-M. Porcius Cato AR quinarius 13.89 mm 1.29g imitating Octavian r blundered legend - Victory seated r patera Cr 343-462 RARE

Next: TriShekel

 

sorry couldn't help myself...

Next: TriShekel

 

LOL! Well played!!!

 

Post of the day right there my man!
I will post a third of the type in the last 2 pages:

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: Athletic or Olympic coin

 

Here's one with a nude athlete I've not posted on CT before:


Gordian III, AD 238-244.
Roman Æ Pentassarion, 13.30 g, 27.1 mm, 7 h.
Thrace, Anchialus, AD 238-244.
Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: ΟVΛΠΙΑΝWΝ ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕWΝ, Nude athlete standing facing, head right, holding palm branch and wreath.
Refs: AMNG II, 632.3, p. 276; Mionnet Suppl. 2, 136; Corpus Nummorum Thracorum 21318.

Next: Pentassarion

 

Ae Pentassarion
Philip II
Ex Bing coin


Next : a father and a son on the same coin.

 

Point of order... a Triskeles is NOT a TriShekel...

 

I kinda noticed that as well

 

Sorry guys Minor epic fail on my part here...
Next up: trishekel

 

Penalty shot, @Ryro: ya gotta go GET one.

Referee Call: continue on.

 

I like to call it a mulligan

 

We all know he just wanted to see this again ..



Next: TriShekel

 

LOL, that just cracks me up.