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Celts, Eastern Europe. 2nd Century BC. AR Tetradrachm. Types of Philip II. Zeus facing left / horseman
12.22g

Next theme: Electrum

 

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Uncertain city in northern Ionia, electrum hekte, c. 625-600 BC. 2.53g, 9mm. Raised swastika pattern/Quadripartite incuse square punch.


Next theme: incuse punch

 

CARIA, Kindya
AR Tetrobol. 1.93g, 11.7mm, CARIA, Kindya, circa 510-480 BC. Kagan & Kritt 1; SNG Ashmolean 295–315 (uncertain mint); SNG von Aulock 2340 (uncertain mint); SNG Keckman 920 (uncertain mint); SNG Kayhan 810. O: Head of Ketos left. R: Incuse geometric pattern.

Next theme: sea monsters!

 

I've always wanted one of those sea monster coins. Remember everybody, you can always post the same coin (TIF). If nobody posts within 12 hours I might post a monster that you can see.

 

Here's a pentassarion of Caracalla from Archialos with the emperor driving a biga of hippocampi (the hippocampus being the quintessential sea monster). I'm not 100% convinced they are not merely serpents, but it was sold as hippocamp.

 

Sea monster. Does half fish, half goat count?


Mysia, Parion. Bust of Parios AE22. Capricorn.
Obv: Youthful male head r. of founder Parios.
Rev: CGIHP / Capricorn r., holding globe, behind cornucopia.
Time of Valerian (253 to 260 A.D.)

Next theme: Valerian

 

Heya, did you mean to post another coin? That one's from Hadrianopolis, and it's Triptolemos in a biga of winged snakes. Cool coin, btw!

 

Very cool coin! However, that's not the emperor on the reverse, it is Triptolemos and those aren't hippocamps, they're serpents.

I'll take that ugly coin off your hands if you now want to get rid of it

 

VALERIAN
AE21
5.62g, 21mm
TROAS, Alexandria Troas, 253 - 260 AD
SNG Cop 191 var (obv legend).
O: IMP LICI VALERIAN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: COL AVG TRO, horse grazing right.

Next theme: TROAS

 

Troas


Troas, Alexandreia. Valerian I
Obv: IMP LIC VALERIANVS AV, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev: COL AVGO TROA, eagle standing facing on bucranium, wings spread, head right.

Next: Eagle

 

Roman Emperor Philip I c.246 AD
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.10 g, 6h). Struck AD 246. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; S C across field; MON VRB in exergue. McAlee 899; Prieur 308. toned.

Next theme Syrian Tetradrachm

 

This isn't my collection focus, but this coin was a gift from my father.

Nero AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Syria. AD 63. ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ΕΤΟΥΣ ΒΙΡ.Ι, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings spread, palm to right. Prieur 89; RPC 4189.



Next them: Eagles with Thunderbolts

 

Eagle with thunderbolt..



Next up: Alexandria

 

Heraclius
Mint: Alexandria
610 to 641 AD
AE 12 Nummi
Obvs: Draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross within crescent. Eight-rayed star to left, crescent to right.
Revs: Large IB, cross on globe between. AΛЄΞ
18mm, 6.38g

Next ANY NUMMI

 

Trophy

 

OCTAVIAN (AUGUSTUS)
AR Denarius (3.84 g.) Brundisium & Rome (?) ca. 29 - 27 B.C. RIC 265a
Bare head of Octavian right; rev. IMP - CAESAR military trophy, base crossed w/rudder and anchor set on prow right

Next theme: Roman emperor with a beard

 

Roman emperor with a beard


Bithynia, Nicomedia. Marcus Aurelius AE27.
Obv: AVT K M AVR ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right.
Rev: MHTR NEWKO NEIKOMH, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, two corn-ears at neck.

Next theme: Marcus Aurelius

 

Dupondius, issued June-Dec. 174 (RIC 1117)


Next: visibly orichalcum

 

I can do "visibly orichalcum" on the co-ruler with Marcus--Lucius Verus:

Sestertius. 31 mm. RIC 1319.
FORT RED (in exergue) TR POT II COS II
Struck 161-2

Next theme: Fortuna

 

Fortuna is one of my favorite Roman gods, since in contrast to most modern understanding of the word "fortune," Fortuna could bring good luck OR bad luck, and represented the capriciousness and randomness of life. Thus the phrase "... having the great good fortune..." is not redundant.



GAIUS (CALIGULA) 37 - 41 A.D.
AE Sestertius (28.56 g.) Rome c. 37 - 38 A.D. RIC 33
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Laureate bust l. Rev. AGRIPPINA – DRVSILLA – IVLIA Sisters standing: Agrippina as Securitas holds cornucopiae; Drusilla as Concordia holds patera and cornucopiae; Julia as Fortuna, holds rudder and cornucopiae. In exergue, S·C. From the Gasvoda collection.

Next theme: Concordia