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Quadrans of Roman republic.Hercules / prow.

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PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHOS
AR Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: Diademed head of Ptolemy II right, wearing aegis around neck
REVERSE: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ], eagle standing left on thunderbolt, to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram
Tyre 285-260 BC
25 mm., 14.14 grams
Svoronos 644; SNG Copenhagen 482-3
ex. JAZ Numismatics

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Triens of Roman republic obv and rev thunderbolt.

next , another Triens...

 

Ah modern Chieti.
The museum of this town,
Archaeology Museum d’ Abruzzo Villa Frigerj Chieti, has the unpublished portion of the Poggio Pincenze Hoard IGCH 2056. I was trying to get permission to publish the New Styles from it only to be told that a scholar had some time ago been granted permission to publish. That was 17 months ago!
Most of the tetradrachms could be attributed via Thompson, de Callatay, Morkholm and Price etc whilst the Triobols could be attributed via Thompson, Boehringer and Jennifer Warren.
If I know that, not being a scholar, than what is the problem? They have had their portion of the hoard since 1954.
Please see my considered rant on academia under my real name of John Arnold Nisbet-The odyssey of the Poggio Pincenze Hoard IGCH 2056.
Does anyone live near CHIETI and like to hurry them along or take better photographs?

 

What has that hoard to do with a Triens ?
nice collection of Tetradrachma owls though.

Triens:



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Another Triens


RR Anon AE Triens 211-206 BC Minerva Prow Cr 56-4 S 911

Next: non-silver Achaemenid

 

Octavius had a coin from Chieti above when it was called Tiate in older times and I thought...I'll take a chance cos I got an interesting rant about modern Chieti and museums.

 

NewStyleKing, I think that hoard deserves his own thread, this thread is a coin game.


next: another Achaemenid coin

 

AV Daric ND Sardes Mint
Time of Artaxerxes II/ Xerxes II 420-380BC
Persian Empire

My peeve: For such a mighty Empire, maybe they should have hired Greeks to design their coinage. Also why not mint larger gold coins like 10 Darics?

Next: coin from Greek City State under Persian rule.

 

to late

 

Makedon
Alexander I 498-454 BCE
AR Obol 10mm 0.75g
Horse -
Quadripartite incuse square
SNG ANS 32 Rare

Wikipedia:
"A year after Darius I of Persia (r. 522–486 BC) launched an invasion into Europe against the Scythians, Paeonians, Thracians, and several Greek city-states of the Balkans, the Persian general Megabazus used diplomacy to convince Amyntas I to submit as a vassal of the Achaemenid Empire, ushering in the period of Achaemenid Macedonia.[note 3] Achaemenid Persian hegemony over Macedonia was briefly interrupted by the Ionian Revolt (499–493 BC), yet the Persian general Mardonius brought it back under Achaemenid suzerainty.[22]

Although Macedonia enjoyed a large degree of autonomy and was never made a satrapy (i.e. province) of the Achaemenid Empire, it was expected to provide troops for the Achaemenid army.[23] Alexander I provided Macedonian military support to Xerxes I (r. 486–465 BC) during the Second Persian invasion of Greece in 480–479 BC, and Macedonian soldiers fought on the side of the Persians at the 479 BC Battle of Platea.[24] Following the Greek victory at Salamis in 480 BC, Alexander I was employed as an Achaemenid diplomat to propose a peace treaty and alliance with Athens, an offer that was rejected.[25] Soon afterwards, the Achaemenid forces were forced to withdraw from mainland Europe, marking the end of Persian control over Macedonia.[26]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)

Next: Another Greek State under Achaemenid Rule...

 

Ephesus/ Karia
AV 1/8 Daric ND/ Halikarnassus Mint
Pixodarus/ Satrap of Karia 341-338BC

Next up: another Greek City State under Persian Rule

 

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AX


INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vima Takto (Soter Megas).
Æ Tetradrachm, 21mm, 8.5g, 12h; c. AD 80-100.
Obv.: Radiate and diademed bust right, holding scepter; tamgha behind.
Rev.: BACIΛЄV BACIΛЄVΩN CΩTHP MЄΓAC; Vima Takto on horseback right, holding axe; tamgha to lower right.
Reference: Senior B17.1vT

Next: Another AX

 

NERO
AE
OBVERSE: NERWN KLAYDIOS KAISAR GER, draped bust right
REVERSE: QYAT-EIRH/NW-N, labrys (double axe)
Struck at Thyateira, Lydia, 55AD
2.97g, 17mm
RPC 2381; SNG von Aulock 3216; BMC 58; SNG Copenhagen 595;
SNG Munich 612; Weber 6931; Mionnet VII 596; Lindgren I 834

Next: Nero

 

Nero, Roman Empire
Billon tetradrachm
Obv: ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ, radiate head right
Rev: AYTO-KPA, draped bust of Serapis right, LI ([year] 10) before
Mint: Alexandria
Date: 63-64 AD
Ref: Milne 222



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Good one!

 

12 hour rule

Srivijaya Kingdom of Sumatra
Recovered from Musi River, Palembang
AV 1/32 Massa; 0.16 g
Obv: Sandalwood flower
Rev: 'ma' in Nagari script


Next: Unpublished denomination​

 

It has been more than three days. In the interest of still wanting to play, I'll post this one. It's a new addition to my collection.


Probus AD 276-282.
Roman billon tetradrachm, 7.62 g, 20.2 mm, 11 h.
Egypt, Alexandria, AD 276/7.
Obv: A K M AVΡ ΠΡOBOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: LB, Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.
Refs: BMC 2412; Geissen (Köln) 3127; Dattari (Savio) 5527; Milne 4521; Kampmann & Gunschow 112.7; SNG Cop 913; Emmett 3979.

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