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How about Severus Alexander from Nicomedia?
Bithynia, Nicomedia. Severus Alexander AE16. Galley Obv: Laureate bust right.
Rev: ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔƐΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝƐΩΚΟΡΩΝ, Galley with three oarsmen above waves r.

Next: Galley with oarsmen.

 

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CARACALLA
AR Denarius. 3.17g, 18.5mm. Rome mint, AD 201-202. RIC IV 120. O: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right. R: ADVENT AVGG, galley sailing left over waves, aquila at prow, two signa at stern; three oarsman on deck, officer in the middle saluting three seated imperial figures (Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta?).
Ex Stevex6 Collection, CNG E-Sale 352 (3 June 2015), lot 449; ex Dr. George Spradling Collection

Next: Your favorite coin of Caracalla

 

Caracalla Denarius

Obv:– IMP C M AVR ANTONI-NVS PONT AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– SECVRITAS PVBLICA, Securitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding globe on extended right hand, left hand resting on side of throne, fold of drapery falling over side to right
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 198
Reference:– BMCRE 647-649 though with different obverse legend break. RIC 332 (S). RSC 568.

Some die clogging in the legends but a well detailed example.

Who would have though that this young boy would turn out like he did!



Next:- Securitas seated

 

A "Securit Orbis" with Securitas, lounging, languidly, in the carefree world of Caracalla...at 10 or 11 years-old perhaps hard to imagine what his reign would look like.
Caracalla, AR Denarius, Rome, circa AD 198-199, 18.5mm 3.35g
Obv: IMP CAES M AVR ANTON AVG, laureate and draped bust right
Rev: SECVRIT ORBIS, Securitas seated right on throne, resting head upon hand and holding sceptre; lighted and garlanded altar to right
Ref: RSC 571; RIC 22(a); BMC S118;

Next: Any coin expressing HOPE, SECURITY, FELICITY, or PEACE

 

Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 19.91 g, 29.2 mm, 12 h.
Rome, issue 9A, AD 228.
Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right.
Rev: FELICITAS PVBLICA S C, Felicitas standing front, head left, legs crossed, holding caduceus transversely to left, and resting left arm on low column.
Refs: RIC 676; BMCRE 487-92; Cohen 21; RCV 8228.

Next: A figure holding a caduceus.

 

Gordian III Nicopolis / Hermes with cadeuceus


Next: another Hermes

 

THRACE, ABDERA
Tetrobol
OBVERSE: Griffin springing left
REVERSE: Magistrate's name around linear border, within which head of Hermes l., caduceus before; all in incuse square
Struck at Abdera 411-385 BC
2.780g, 15mm
May 279

Next: Griffin

 

The thief of Teos makes an popular return.


Athens New Style Tetradrachm 89/88 BC
Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet
32 mm 16.78 gm Thompson issue (new) 77
Thompson catalogue: Obs:1131 Rev: Not in plates
Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic
Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora
on which month mark B control EΠ below
3 magistrates : APELLICON GORGIAS DIOGE
RF symbol : Leaping Griffin
All surrounded by an olive wreath

NEXT- another Greek coin- not Roman provincial.

 

Here's a diobol from a time when the Romans were a barely noticeable struggling republic. As I post this I am wondering - is this Greek or Thracian?

Thrace, Mesambria, 4th century BC, AR diobol
Obv: Helmet facing
Rev: M E T A, ethnic within spokes of wheel; rays around

Next: another non-Roman coin (not from any Roman controlled regions: republic, empire, or provincial)

 

Kingdom of Elymais
Circa 150 BCE
AE Drachm issued under Phraates | 3.79g
Obv: Bearded bust facing, crescent moon with pellet right and anchor
Rev: Eagle facing left with four crescent moons around
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Next: Another Elymais coin

 

That gets a bit more difficult cos the Romans whilst not overtly being in control of Greek city states did pull the strings on money. It seems ( De Callatay,Meadows,Giovannini) favour the idea of Roman proxy coinage- ie when the chips were down those cities had to mint their own coins and supply them to whom the Romans wished.
eg "More than it would seem" Roman proxy coinage by F. DeCallatay on academia.edu and jstor.

 

Thanks! A "Sullan Tetradrachm" on my list of grail or "white whale" coins.
De Callataÿ, F. (2011). More Than It Would Seem: The Use of Coinage by the Romans in Late Hellenistic Asia Minor (133-63 BC). American Journal of Numismatics (1989-), 23, 55-86

 

Well it is Greek since it is a Greek city (colony), but I understand your thoughts behind it. A part of Thrace (Eastern and Western) was Greek and the other part (Northern) well was Thracian... I guess the word "Thracian" is mostly used for the native (Barbarians) who inhabited the region of Northern Thrace and around. It is always difficult to split ethnicity and geographical region.... Look at Galatia, there were Greek Galatians and Galatians (the Gauls), but both called are Galatians because they were from the geographical area of Galatia.
Nice coin by the way.

 

@TuckHard said; another Alymais coin



next: an early before 500 BC electrum coin

 

This is my earliest coin, a little droplet of electrum stamped at one side with a seal's head, the other side with something indistinct, like a piece of wood or stone.



AV (electrum) 1/24 stater, Phokaia (625-575). Obv. Seal’s head. Rev. Incusum. 7 mm, 0.69 gr. Bodenstedt Em. 2.1.

Next: An electrum coin of a Celtic tribe

 

Well, if this is too difficult:



Very hard to picture this coin. It has an unnaturally coppery gloss. Here's the seller's pic, much better naturally, but it misses the color.



Pictones (around Poitiers). Electrum stater 120-60 BC. Obv. Head of the god Ogmius. Rev. Rider on a human-faced horse. Under it, a hand. 20 mm, 6.23 gr. ef: Latour 4395.

Next: A coin of a Celtic tribe from Gaul

 

Sorry for the awful pic but this is as far as I can tell an imitative ae from Sequani. Maybe someone would know more?

Gaul, Sequani. Imitative AE15
Obv. unknown bust left.
Rev. Boar facing right.
AE15 and 1.3gm.

Next:Barbarous or Imitative.

 

Athens New Style Tetradrachm c 90/9 BC
Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet
29 mm 16.53 gm Thompson issue (new) 75
Thompson catalogue: IMITATION Obs : 1420 Rev : NEW
Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic
Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora
on which month mark A control ? below
2 magistrates : XENOCLES HARMOXENOS
RF symbol : Aetolia ?
All surrounded by an olive wreath


This is an imitation of the Athens New Style seated Roma issue. It has the same magistrates names but Roma has transformed into another representation which highly resembles Aetolia seated on a pile of shields signalling her and her Aetolians victories over Celts/Gauls some years previous. In usurping Roma I believe that this is a political message against the Romans and by inference for Mithradates. Symbols are greater than the written word so they kept the 2 magistrates and this also can be seen as a snub.
The example is obviously barbarous/imitative and rare.

 

Athens New Style Tetradrachm c 91/0 BC
Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet
29.9 mm 16.4 gm Thompson issue (new) 75
Thompson catalogue: Obs 1122 / Rev 1123 NEW
Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic
Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora
on which month mark H/Z control ΣTΕ/ΔΑ below
2 magistrates : XENOCLES HARMOXENOS
RF symbol : Roma seated
All surrounded by an olive wreath




An original seated Roma Athens New Style, compare above.


Next-More Initiatives

 

Elagabalus AD 218-222, 3.28 g, 18.2 mm, 6 h.
Fourrée Denarius, imitative issue, (after AD 250?).
Unknown (Sarmatian?) mint.
Obv: ΛNTONINVS PIVS FEL ΛVG; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: CONCORDIΛ; Two standards between two aquilae; NILIT in exergue (sic, the N backwards and replacing the correct M, and the L looking like an upside-down T).
Refs: imitation of: RIC 187; BMC 275; C 15; Thirion-344.
Notes: See CNG E-Auction 281, June 20, 2012, lot 369 (same dies).

Next: Concordia/Homonoia.