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Next: the legend says SALVS but the figure is someone else

 

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And the same coin (well, not sure of the emperor) overstruck by the Vandals (or such):


"SALVS" visible on both.

Next: another coin pair, an overstrike and the coin overstruck

 

Coin pair overstrike made a THIRD coin for me!

I have one if those Hieron II / Sicily Sextans overstrikes also. 2nd Punic War in Sicily. I posted this before:


RR AE Sextans-Hieron II Overstrike 214-212 BCE S1211 Cr69-6
At a show, a dealer had this labeled as a Janiform head!
It was a Sextans size. @ancientcoinguru helped identify that this was an overstike over an Hieron II Trident. Both are Sextans (Sicily) sized

Made from:

Hieron II


Sicily Syracuse Hieron II 275-215 BCE AE20 Poseidon Trident Dolphin

Plus:

Sextans


B) Anonymous.AE-Sextans, 5.21 g. Sicily, 211-208 BC.
Head of Mercury right wearing winged petasos; • • above. Rev. Prow of galley right; grain ear above, IC before, ROMA below.
Crawford 69/6b; Sydenham 310d; BMCRR 280

Next: more overstrikes with the over and under struck coins

 

This incredibly rare very late post-Sullan New Style appeared on the bay-incredible.These are the original photo's, very crusty.


Hygieia is the personification of personal cleanliness and I gave her a scrub -up and she came out lovely clean and fresh for a gal who is somewhat over 2000 years old.

Interestingly the first magistrate DIOKLES is known to have been a priest which sort of dates the coin, and Diokles To Dey means Diokles for the 2nd time. Indeed there are 3 coin issues of this Diokles so at least we can put them in some sort of order.

Athens New Style Tetradrachm c 47 BC
Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet with tri-partite earings
27mm 17.04gm Thompson (new) issue 105
Thompson catalogue: Obs: I260 Rev:NEW
Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic
Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora on
which month mark A: control ΣΩ below
2 magistrates : DIOKLES TO DEY MEDEIOS
RF symbol : Hygieia
All within a surrounding olive wreath

 

Whoops sorry you were too fast for me. Apologies!

 

Here's a recycled denarius of Faustina struck over a previous issue.


Faustina Sr, AD 138-141
Roman AR denarius; 3.83 g, 18.2 mm
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust, right
Rev: AETERNITAS, Fortuna standing left, holding globe and rudder
Refs: RIC 348; BMCRE 360; Cohen 6; RCV 4577.

If I rotate the reverse 90 degrees counterclockwise, you can see a throne and what I think may be a cornucopiae beneath it. Coming down from Fortuna's face is a roughly spiral-shaped vertical object I think is a goddess's shin:



I postulate it was a CONCORDIA AVG issue of Sabina:



Another example:



Next: cornucopiae not being held in hand.

 

Not one but two! And with fillets too! A lovely reverse strike. I'm sure though that you only meant Roman coins!

Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet
28mm 16.50g Thompson issue 45
Thompson catalogue: Obs 543 : Rev f/g (not in plates)
Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic
Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora
on which month mark Δ control ΔΙ below
3 magistrates : APHRODiSI DIOGE PHILOX
RF symbol : Double Cornucopia with Fillets
All surrounded within an olive wreath

 

So what is the next topic?

 

err......Something with fillets

 

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: Roma monogram

 

Here's another of the ubiquitous Cr. 340/1 denarii - with a ROMA monogram on the reverse.



Next: a horseback rider

 

Horseback Rider


Makedon Philip III Arrhidaeus-Alex IV AR Drachm Amphipolis mint 259g 13mm Apollo-Youth horse RARE SNG ANS 621 Le Rider123

Next: Riderless Horse

 

Thessaly, Larissa
AE Hemichalkon or Chalkous
Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC
Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa left.
Reverse: ΛAPIΣ/AIΩN, horse standing right, preparing to lie down; Δ to right.
References: BCD Thessaly II 392.4, Rogers 304
Size: 12.5mm, 2.32g
Ex: BCD Collection (w/ tag) –
T/ne ex Thess.,
Jan. 88, 1500 drs.

Next: Another ex-BCD coin

 

EX BCD


ARGOLIS. Argos. Circa 490-470 BC.
AR Triobol, 14mm, 2.9g, 12h.
Obv.: Forepart of wolf lying down right.
Rev.: Large A; two small incuse squares above, pellet below crossbar; all within shallow square incuse.
Reference: BCD Peloponnesos 1009. Rare
Ex-Coin Galleries, Ex-BCD

Next: MORE ex BCD

 

This little obol is from the BCD collection.

Obv. Horse trotting right
Rev. Φ-ΑΡ-ΚΑΔ - Athena standing right, holding spear and shield; all within incuse square
(5th-4th C. BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 0.71g / 11mm / 3h
References:

• HGC 4, 297
• BCD Thessaly II 606 var.

Provenances:

• Ex. BCD Collection

Acquisition/Sale: CNG Online auction E-auction 417 #155 28-Mar-2018



Next - another Athena standing

 

CAPPADOCIAN KINGDOM: Ariarathes V
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Diademed head of Ariarathes V right
REVERSE: Athena standing left, holding Nike & resting hand on grounded shield, HDI monogram in outer left field, PAFI monogram in inner left field, HF monogram in outer right field, date GL in exergue
Struck at Cappadocia, Year 33 (= 130 BC)
4.2g, 18mm
SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 673–678. Simonetta p. 24, 20b

Next: Cappadocian Kingdom

 

King of Cappadocia. Ariobarzanes. Silver Drachm Athena on reverse. BMC 17.

Next: Phoenician Temple

 

Tyre- Semi-Autonomous issue. Melkart on obverse, with octastyle Phoenician temple on reverse. Time of Septimius Severus. Rouvier: 2246.
Next : Another Phoenician Temple.

 

Phoenicia, Byblos. Elagabalus AE28
Obv: AV K M AVP ANTWNINOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right.
Rev: IEPAC BYBLOY, hexastyle temple with central arch, Astarte standing facing within, foot on prow, holding sceptre, being crowned by Nike on column to right.
SNG Cop 145

Next: 28mm or larger provincial