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M. Aemilius Lepidus, 58 BC, AR Denarius
Obv: Veiled head of the Vestal Virgin Aemilia right
Rev: View of the Basilica Aemilia
Ref: Crawford 419/3a; Aemilia 26
As you can see from this photo by Andrew Kuchling - long gone.


Next: a building - here or gone

 

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next: coin with a building/temple in Rome

 

IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII CENS
Laureate head of Vespasian right

VESTA SC
Doomed temple of Vesta in the Forum, showing four columns and containing statue of the goddess on pedestal

Rome 73 AD

9.48g

RIC 601 (R); Sear 2365; BMCRE 664

Rare
Still there but highly restored

Next another building either still around or lost

 

City view of Regensburg circa 1700/ all around today/ might as welll see a more recent coin....

next up: A cathederal/ church

 

Well it is now a church the Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda but I know it as the Temple of Antoninius and Faustina. Ar Denarius of Faustina Senior as Diva. 141-142 A.D. Rv. Facade of the hexastyle temple of Diva Faustina RIC 388 2.81 grms 17 mm As it looks today Next coin another building

 

Probus, with Roma within temple (ex. Doug Smith)



Let’s move away from buildings for a bit; a coin that belonged to another CT member.

 

I didn't know who TC was when I bought it... but I have several of Terrence's coins in my collection now.


RIC 1495 Domitian denarius

CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS
Laureate head right

FIDES PVBL
Hands clasped over caduceus, two poppies and two corn ears

Uncertain eastern "O" mint

76 AD

3.21g

RIC 1495 (R)

Ex-Den of Antiquity; Ex-TC collection, Ex-Calgary Coin

Next another ex-Terrence Cheesman collection coin or TC can post one that's still his

 

In case this happens again Some of my coins were sold as the Maple Leaf Collection. Byzantion Av Stater 250-240 B.C. In the name and Types of Lysimachos. Obv Defied head of Alexander right Rv Athena seated left. 8.50 grms 20 mm Photo by W. Hansen One minor point There is only one R in Terence and the next coin Alexander

 

Sorry Terence, not sure why it auto corrected with two r's.

 

Alexander the Great AR obol


Next: another tiny silver coin that is more commonly seen as a tetradrachm

 

Very nice!
How could I not follow this up with the kid sister of the most popular of all tets???

Attica, Athens. Ca 480-460 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.62g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig behind, AΘE to right. Kroll 13; Svoronos pl. 8, 42. Former Kairos Numismatik
Next up: more tiny Greek silver

 

Miletos, Ionia, Anonymous, AR Obol, c.525-475 BC
Obv: Forepart of lion left
Rev: Stellate pattern in incuse square
Size: 1.1g 10mm

Next: large Greek silver

 

Large 34mm


Thasos, Thrace Tetradrachm
Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy

HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ
Heracles standing facing, head left, right hand resting on club, lion skin in left
Monogram in left field

34mm, 16.82g
Thasos
c. 148-90/80 BC
SNG Copenhagen 1040

Next: Sculpted muscles

 

Maximian, Billon tetradrachm
Obv:– MAΞIMIANOΣ ΣEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– None, Herakles, standing, head to his left, right hand rests on club, left arm extended, on which is draped a lions skin, with apple in palm. Star in left field.
Minted in Alexandria (L | Z).
Reference(s) – Curtis 2086, BMC 2548v, Milne 5027



Next:- Star in field

 

Elagabalus, star in right field, SACERD DEI SOLI ELAGAB


Next: Another coin that uses the emperor's 'nickname' on the coin

 

Taking PIVS to be a "nickname," I offer this:



Next: Annona with three or more of the following attributes: Grain ears, modius, cornucopiae, prow.

 

Sestertius of Nero with Annona reverse and all the aforementioned attributes.

Next... the scales of Aequitas.

 

Septimius Severus AR denarius Alexandria mint / AEQVITAS II

Next: Justice with scales

 

Not a follow on in the spirit of the thread as I don't have any Justitia types with scales unless we are willing to accept Dikaiosyne, which I don't think is in the spirit of the request.

Doug had posted an interesting Alexandrian piece and this is a type that I have acquired several of over the years (I think that my last count was 6) all bought for a variety of reasons but none of them has as complete a set of legends on both sides as Doug's example. I think that this alone makes this example remarkable. None of my coins come from either of these dies.

It is probably also worthy to note that the same reverse type was produced in Alexandria for Julia Domna.

Reference:– BMCRE Page 86. RIC IV 607a. RSC 3a.

BMCRE, RIC and RSC all refer to the same coin in Vienna which is queried as being plated, which is incorrect. Curtis Clay has inspected the Vienna specimen and has confirmed that it is a "regular, solid-silver coin".

Bickford-Smith, Mint of Alexandria, unpublished typescript (1993), p. 91: four specimens known to him, in Vienna, Berlin, Basel, and Tbilisi

Sorry for breaking the spirit of the thread and posting something that isn't next.