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Macedon Koinon
3rd century AD (in the time of Severus Alexander? Gordian III? Caracalla? This type was minted during several reigns)
AE27, 13.5 gm
Obv: (in theory...) AΛEΞANΔPOC; head of Alexander right (flowing hair? lion skin? helmeted?)
Rev: KOINON MAKEΔONΩN [somethingNEsomething]; Alexander standing right, naked except for chlamys which flies behind him, taming his horse Bucephalus who rears left before him
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1357?

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Worn but I love it.....
Castulo, Spain AE As. 30 mm, 22g. 76-45 BC.
ISCER SACAL, youthful male head right.
CAST SOCED, sphinx right.
Burgos (2008) 709; Ripolles 905; Villaronga 14.

Next... A coin minted in Spain..

 

Koinon of Macedon 238-244 A.D. Time of Gordian III Ae 26 Obv Head of Alexander the Great with flying hair. Rv.Athena seated left Unknown mint 11.65 grms Out of order sorry Next coin Coin minted in Spain

 

Next: Horseman with spear

 

CALABRIA, Tarentum
AR Didrachm. 7.50g, 20.2mm. CALABRIA, Tarentum, circa 325-281 BC. Fischer-Bossert 870c (this coin); Vlasto 607; SNG Copenhagen 849; SNG France 1800 (same obverse die). O: Nude rider on horse galloping to right, stabbing with spear held in his right hand and holding two other spears and shield with his left; below, ΣΑ. R: TAPAΣ, Phalanthos riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and trident in his left; below, little dolphin leaping left; K in left field.
Ex Schweizerischer Bankverein 29 (28 January 1992), lot 12

Next: Riding something else other than a horse or dolphin.

 

MN FONTEIUS CF ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo Vejovis right, M FONTEI CF behind, thunderbolt below, ROMA monogram below chin
REVERSE: Infant winged Genius (or Cupid) infant Genius riding goat right, , caps of the Dioscuri above, filleted thyrsos below
Struck at Rome 85 BC
3.87g, 20mm
Cr353/1a; Fonteia 9

Next: filleted thyrsos

 

GREEK, UNKNOWN
AE15. 2.43g, 15.1mm. Uncertain mint (in Greece or Asia Minor, circa 3rd-2nd centuries BC?). O: ΠΑΤΙ / ΚΩΝ (?) in two lines within wreath. R: Filleted thyrsos; legend.
Ex BCD Collection of Incerta

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Another Macedonian under Rome


RR Roman Occupied Macedonia Gaius Publilius, Questor Amphipolis Mint As AE26 As ROMA Griffin MAKEDONWN TAMIOV GAIOV POPAILIOV oak wreath BC 148-146 SNG COP 1318

Next: Another Macedonian under Rome Rule

 

Ummm...that was like 8 coins ago.

 

I refreshed my screen, nothing popped up, then I posted. THEN they all showed up! Surprised and frustrated me as I had refreshed before posting.

 

1st time I've really looked at this thread . . .
Here's a coin that may be familiar since I picked it up quite some time ago from the SteveX6 collection:

After I bought it I came across this thread
Sogdiana
I'm stumped with not a shred of experience in this type coin so here it sits.
-d

Next: See @Alegandron 's post 3rd above

 

Oh, why not.

MACEDONIA, Roman Protectorate
AR Tetradrachm. 16.84g, 32.7mm. MACEDONIA (as Roman Protectorate), First Meris, Amphipolis mint, circa 167 - 149 BC. SNG Cop 1313; Prokopov 127. O: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield. R: Club; monogram above, two monograms below, MAKEΔONΩN above, ΠPΩTHΣ below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left.

Next: Alexander III tetradrachm, Amphipolis mint

 

Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III The Great, 336 - 323 BC. AR Tetradrachm.
Amphipolis Mint, early posthumous issue, Struck c. 323-320 BC.
Obv: Head of Alexander right in the guise of Herakles wearing lion-skin headdress.
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; Macedonian helmet in left field.
25 mm, 16.88g. Toned aXF
Price 113
Ex. Stacks, June 14 1993; Lot 62

Next: any coin with a bow EDIT: — ok never mind I think I’m playing wrong. Supposed to play off my coin so how about coins with helmets.

 

Tetradrachm of Alexander III Amphipolis 332-326 B.C. Price 29 Troxell Issue B 7 17.16 grms 25 mm Next coin Alexander from any mint

 

ANTONINUS PIUS, Posthumous
AR Antoninianus. 4.86g, 22.6mm. Rome mint, AD 250-251, commemorative issue struck under Trajan Decius. RIC IV 90 (Trajan Decius). O: DIVO PIO, radiate head right. R: CONSECRATIO, lighted altar.

Next: CONSECRATIO of another emperor (bonus points if it's also from the Trajan Decius 'Divi' series)

 

Here's a DIVO TRAIANO from the Trajan Decius series.

Silver Antoninianus
DIVO TRAIANO - Radiate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder
CONSECRATIO - Large altar
Mint: Rome (250-251 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.10g / - / 6h
References:

• RIC 86b (Trajan Decius)
• RSC 665

Next - your favourite Trajan.

 

another Draco head

 

Dooooooaaaahhhh, NICE @zumbly !

 

I was hoping to see another one of these.
But, as it's past 12 hours and I have no Draco head to list, the closest I've got is...

L. Cosconius M.f.
118 BCE. AR Serrate Denarius (17 MM, 3.53g, 6h). Narbo mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / Gallic warrior (Bituitus, king of the Averni?)driving galloping bigaright, hurling spear and holding shield and carnyx. Crawford 282/2; Sydenham 521; Cosconia 1

Next up: I think I need more Carnyx in my life... Unless some has a Draco