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LUCIUS VERUS


RI Lucius Verus 161-169 CE AE As 24mm Mars w Trophy

Next: another Lucius Verus

 

LUCIUS VERUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: L VERVS AVG ARMENICACVS, laureate head right
REVERSE: TR P V IMP II COS II, Mars standing right, holding spear & leaning on shield
Struck at Rome, 163-4 AD
3.0g, 16mm
RIC 529 (Marcus Aurelius), C 263

Next: Mars

 

Well, I've got one...

Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D.

Type: AE As, 25.5 mm 12.1 grams, R1 according to ACSearch

Obverse: L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, Bare-Headed Bust Facing Right

Reverse: TRP IIII IMP II COS III, Emperor on Horseback Charging right holding spear, riding down foe.

Reference: TBD, not in Wildwinds - edit: RIC 1404, rare type





Next, another riding-down-the enemy type. I see that I was a hair slow on my post as @Bing beat me to the punch. Next: MARS

 

Trajan, AD 98-117
Roman AR denarius; 2.92 gm, 20.1 mm, 7 h
Rome, AD 114-117
Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate and draped bust, right
Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Mars walking right with spear and trophy

NEXT: Trajan

 

Here's a coin that meets the last 2 criteria:

Trajan, AD 98-117, AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck circa AD 103-111
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right with aegis
Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Mars advancing left, holding victory and trophy
Ref: RIC II 155

and to contribute to the earlier Lucius Verus run:
Cappadocia, Caesaraea-Eusebia, Lucius Verus, AD 161-169, AR didrachm, AD 161-166
Obv: AYTOKP OVHPOC CЄBACTOC (~= IMP VERVS AVG) , bare head of Lucius Verus to right seen from behind
Rev: ΥΠΑΤΟС Β (~= COS II) Mount Argaios surmounted by statue of Sol-Helios, radiate, holding globe in right hand and long scepter with left

All to lead into the NEXT

Next: a didrachm (from any region)

 

Cappadocia, Caesarea. Nerva (Didrachm / AD 97)
Obv: AVTOKPAT NEPOYAC KAICAP CEBACTOC
Laureate head of Nerva right.
Rev: VΠATOY TPITOY
Club of Hercules.

A question about the rules of the game. Is the next topic supposed to relate to the coin posted or can we just make it up?

Next: Nerva the nose

 

@ancientone You can make up anything you like



ugly nose on an ugly coin

next: club of Hercules

 

Club of Hercules


RR Anon AE Litra 230-226 BCE Mars Club Galloping Horse Cr 27-2 S 596

Next: Another Roman Republic Club of Hercules

 

ROMAN REPUBLIC. Ti. Quinctius.
AR Denarius. 3.83g, 20mm. Rome mint, 112-111 BC. Crawford 297/1b; Sydenham 563; Quinctia 6. O: Laureate bust of Hercules left, seen from behind, wearing lion skin across shoulders, club over right shoulder. R: Two horses galloping left; a desultor riding the nearest one; •/X above, rat below; TI and Q; D•S•S incuse on tablet in exergue.
Ex Demetrios Armounta Collection, acquired from Seaby on 12 Sep 1963

Next: Coin with a 1960s provenance (bonus points if you were the one who bought it in the 1960s)

 

1960s provenance!



Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 15.70 g, 27.4 mm, 12 h.
Rome mint, 6th officina, 13th emission, 1st phase, AD 231.
Obv: IVLIA MAMA-EA AVGVSTA, Bust of Julia Mamaea, draped and diademed, right.
Rev: IVNO AVGVSTAE, Juno seated left, holding flower in extended right hand and swaddled infant on left arm.
Refs: RIC 683; BMCRE 759-760; Cohen 33; RCV 8230; Banti 9; ERIC II 54.

Next up: somebody holding a baby!

 

Julia Domna, AR Denarius ca. 201 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right, hair waved vertically and fastened in large bun in back, IVLIA AVGVSTA / Rev. Isis, wearing polos on head, draped, standing three-quarters right, head right, holding the nursing infant Horus in left arm against left breast, with her right hand holding a wreath or other ring-shaped object against her chest, her left foot against prow, right, and her left knee bent with Horus resting on it; to left of Isis, rudder rests against altar; SAECVLI FELICITAS. RIC IV-1 577 (p. 170), RSC III 174 (ill.), Sear RCV II 6606, BMCRE 166. 18x20 mm., 3.35 g., 6 h. Ex. A.K. Collection; ex. CNG Triton XX Auction, Jan. 10, 2017, part of Lot # 614, No. E027.


Next: Another coin depicting Isis.

 

MARCUS AURELIUS
AE19. 3.58g, 19.2mm. THRACE, Serdica, circa AD 161-180. Varbanov 1869 var. (obv legend); Moushmov 4752 var. (same); Corpus Nummorum 8791 var. (same); RPC Online -. O: AY KAI M AYPH ANTΩEIN, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: CEPΔΩN, Bust of Isis right, wearing lotus crown.

Next: Another Marcus Aurelius provincial

 

AE Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, Amphipolis (Macedon), 139-144. Obv: ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΟΥΗΡΟC. Bare head right. Rev. ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛEΙΤΩΝ. Artemis Tauropolis standing left, holding long torch and branch. 17 mm, 3.83 gr. RPC 5020 (4 pcs).

Next: a provincial coin of Aelius

 

AELIUS, Caesar
AE Drachm. 24.89g, 32.9mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, 2nd Consulship = AD 137. Emmett 1351; Dattari 2076; RPC 6226. O: Λ ΑΙΛΙΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ, Bareheaded and draped bust right. R: ΔΗΜ ƐΞΟΥС ΥΠΑΤ Β, Homonoia seated left, holding patera, cornucopiae under throne; OMONIA in exergue.
Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1980.1032)

Next: A provincial with the deity depicted named in the legend

 

On this Trajan drachm of Alexandria both Eirene and Homonoia are named.


I would like to see but am unaware of a Provincial with an Olympian god (not a personification) named. So I won't ask for that to avoid another 12 hour break. They are common on Imperials. Why???

Next: An Alexandrian drachm with any legend in addition to or in place of the date. Zumbly's Aelius above is one so we should exclude it here and ask for others. My coin of the type is a hemidrachm so does not count either. I will also exclude the common Nilometer readings (IS) here.

 

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A thought-provoking question - while I cannot begin to have an answer, I can add the impression that the legends on provincials seem to be more often about place and recognition of location. Roman approach of adapting to local style/tradition perhaps played a role?

and I will offer a coin that may meet your criteria with the name Athena (Athena Nikephoros - Athena the Bringer of Victory) on the reverse with the bust of Athena on the obverse.

Mysia, Pergamon, 159-133 BC, Æ
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, military trophy facing, monogram right of trophy and left of legend
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Next: An Alexandrian drachm with any legend in addition to or in place of the date. Zumbly's Aelius above is one so we should exclude it here and ask for others. My coin of the type is a hemidrachm so does not count either. I will also exclude the common Nilometer readings (IS) here.

 

Alexandrian Drachm - unfortunately didn't surface - 12 hour rule.

Licinius I, 308-324, AE follis, Nicomedia, 317-320
Obv: IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust of Licinius to left holding mappa in his right hand and globe and scepter in his left.
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, palm - A in right field, SMN in exergue, Jupiter, naked but for cloak, standing front, his head turned to left, holding Victory set on globe in his right hand and long vertical scepter with his left
Ref: RIC VII 24 Nicomedia

Next: Another coin of Nicomedia

 

LICINIUS I
AE Follis. 7.41g, 22.8mm. Nicomedia mint, circa AD 311. RIC VI Nicomedia 69a corr. (no eagle at feet). O: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS PF AVG, laureate head right. R: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, chlamys hanging behind, holding Victory on globe and sceptre; A in right field, SMN in exergue.
Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (1853-1923)

Next: A Provincial from Nicomedia

 

Provincial from Nicomedia:


Severus Alexander, AD 222-235.
Roman provincial Æ 20.4 mm, 4.59 g.
Bithynia, Nicomedia.
Obv: Μ ΑVΡ CΕV ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟC ΑV, laureate and draped bust, r., seen from behind.
Rev: ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙC ΝΕΩΚ, aquila between two military standards.
Refs: RPC VI, 3442; SNG Copenhagen 577 var. (radiate bust); Recueil général 329.

Another Severus Alexander Provincial (any city).