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CN. BLASIO C. F. ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CORNELIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Scipio Africanus the Elder right., CN. BLASIO CN.F. before, palm behind
REVERSE: Juno, Jupiter being crowned by Minerva; monogram in field, ROMA in ex
Struck at Rome 112-111 BC
3.8g, 18mm
Crawford 296/1; Cornelia 19

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Domitianus
AR-Denar AD 93-94
Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TRPXIII, laureate bust right
Rev.: : IMP XXII COS XVI CENS PPP, Minerva standing r. on prow, holding spear and shield; at her feet owl.
Ag, 3.18g, 17.2x18.8mm
Ref.: RIC² 762, RIC176, C 284, Kankelfitz 12

Next: Owl

 

SICILY, Kamarina
AE Tetras or Trionkion. SICILY, Kamarina, circa 420-405 BC. 3.39g, 14.8mm. Westermark & Jenkins Period 3, 204; CNS 40; HGC 2, 550. O: Helmeted head of Athena left; olive spray to left. R: [K-A-]MA, Owl standing facing, wings spread, grasping lizard; three pellets (mark of value) in exergue.
Ex Camerata Romeu Collection

Next: From a city near Kamarina

 

GELA, SICILY
AR Litra
OBV: Naked horseman galloping left holding spear & shield
REV: Forepart of man-headed bull right
Struck at Gela, Sicily, 425BC
0.36g; 13mm
SNG Cop 275, BMC 52, Jenkins 405; HGC 2 374

Next: man faced bull

 

CAMPANIA, Neapolis
AR Didrachm. 6.87g, 19.7mm. CAMPANIA, Neapolis, circa 290-270 BC. cf. SNG France 917; cf. Sambon 490. O: Head of nymph Parthenope left, hair bound with band, wearing earring and necklace; uncertain symbol behind (Helle on a ram, trophy, shield?). R: Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowing bull; NEOΠOΛITΩN in exergue.
Ex Cardinal Joachim Meisner Collection, acquired from Friedrich Redder, Leipzig

Next: Another MFB

 

next: another MFB

 

The ram is a part of the prow. I assumed NSK was making a funny by switching 'ram' meanings from 'male sheep' to 'hull opener'.

 

@dougsmit: I think you post is out of order. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

Looks like a box on the prow. Sheep crap looks like rabbit pellets.

 

Man Faced Bull


Sicily Selinus Litra 400 BCE AR 10mm 0.67g Nymph on rock touching serpent Selinon leaf - Man-faced bull Mildenberg 27

Next: Another MFB

 

It's not in a great state, but it is what it is lol


Campania, Cales, AE21
Struck 265-240 BC
Obverse: CALENO, laureate head of Apollo left; behind, cock standing right.
Reverse: Man-headed bull standing right; lyre above, Δ below.
References: SNG Morcom 75 var, HN Italy 436, SNG ANS 175 var, Laffaille 12 var, BMC 14
Size: 21mm, 6.36g

Next: a small lyre that is not a central motif in the design

 

LYRE, not part of the central design


Roman Imperatorial
P Clodius Mf Turrinus
AR denarius 2
0mm 3.6g
Rome 42 BCE
Laureate hd Apollo R lyre -
Diana Lucifera torches
Cr 494-23 CRI 184 Syd 1117

Next: Another Lyre device, not part of the central design

 

Gordie. Apollo with Lyre supported by left hand, reclining on a chair.





Another not-so-prominent Lyre.

 

POPPAEA
AE17. 3.3g, 16.7mm. PHRYGIA, Acmoneia, circa AD 62. Loukios Servenios Kapito, archon, with his wife Ioulia Severa. RPC I 3175. O: ΠOΠΠAIA CEBACTH, Draped bust of Poppaea to right, wearing wreath of grain ears; before, forepart of lion to right. R: CEPOYHNIOY KAΠITΩNOC - KAI IOYΛIAC / CEOYHPAC – AKMONEΩN, Artemis advancing right, holding bow in her left hand and drawing arrow from quiver with her right; to left, monogram; to right, monogram above lyre.

Next: Provincial of an empress

 

Empress Poppea [EDIT] LYDIA from Egypt Province


RI
Poppea-
Nero
BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria
LI yr10 63-64 CE
Milne 217 RPC 5275


[EDIT] UGH! I realized that @zumbly posted a nice Poppea, and I should had posted another Empress, instead...

LIVIA - Provincial

R Alexandria Livia, w Augustus Diobol CE 1-2 Æ 23.5mm 7.46g. Rev. Athena holding Nike Sheild ex Dattari-Savio Pl. 3 60-this coin RPC pag. 692-5-this coin R


Next: Another Provincial of an Empress

 

Empress Provincial.


Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249.
Roman provincial Æ 27.3 mm, 10.85 g, 5 h.
Ionia, Metropolis, AD 244-249.
Obv: ΜΑΡ ΩΤΑ CЄΥΗΡΑ, diademed and draped bust right.
Rev: ΜΑΡ CΤΡ ΑΠΡΩΝΙΑΝȣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄΙ-ΤΩΝ, Tyche standing l., holding figure of Ares and cornucopia; at her feet, lighted altar.
Refs: BMC 25; SGI 4011; SNG Von Aulock 2070; SNG Copenhagen --; SNG München --.

Next: Ionia.

 

Ephesos (Circa 50-27 BC)
Jason, magistrate
Obv.: Ε - Φ, Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow; hound at her feet
Rev.: ΙΑΣΩΝ, Cock standing right with palm over wing within laurel wreath.
AE, 10.88 g, 25 mm.
Ref.: SNG Copenhagen 344

Next: cock

 

ROOSTER


Campania Cales 256-240 BC AE 18 Athena Cock Star

Next: Another Rooster

 

I'm going to cheat, flagrantly. But it seems justified to me, somehow!



Next, a swan (or as close as there is to such a thing on an ancient coin!):



(The two sides of my Corinthian globular aryballos, dating to the late 7th or early 6th century BCE.)

 

SWAN


Sicily, Kamarina.
AR litra,
11mm, 0.56g, 9h;
c. 461-440/35 BC.
Obv.: Nike flying left; below, swan standing left; all within wreath.
Rev.: KAMAPI-NAION; Athena standing left, holding spear; at her feet, shield.
Reference: Westermark & Jenkins series 2C; SNG ANS 1212-6.

Next: Numidia