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Licinius I AE Follis. 20mm dia/ 3.2gr
Obverse- IMP LIC LICINIVS PF AVG, laureate head righReverse- IOVI CON-SERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding victory and sceptre, eagle at foot with wreath in its beak,gamma to right.
Mintmark SIS. RIC VII 8G (Siscia oficina3)



Next a swan...

 

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While this coin is in now way ancient, I gotta post it here! The style just screams ancient. It is a coin from Rajas of Sivaganga, a South Indian pre-independennt state, features The god Siva as in the form of Lingam on obverse, on the reverse there is Saraswati (goddess of wisdom) seated on swan!
1743-1801
3.4g

I want to see an actual ancient coin featuring swan, so keeping the theme going!

 

too late

 

Swan (?)(... with broken neck?)

ROMAN REPUBLIC. L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi.
AR Denarius. 3.97g, 18.8mm. Rome mint, 90 BC. Crawford 340/1. O: Laureate head of Apollo right. R: Naked horseman galloping right, holding palm branch; above, swan and below, L PISO FRVGI / ROMA.
Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection

Next: Something else from the Social War (91–87 BC)

 

Roman Republic. Anonymous. Circa 91 BC. Æ Semis (21mm, 6.91g, 5h). L.P.D.A.P. series. Rome mint. Obv: Laureate head of Saturn right; S (mark of value) to left. Rev: Prow of galley right; L•P•D•A•P above. Ref: Crawford 338/2; Sydenham 678a; Type as RBW 1237. About Fine, olive patina, complete letters above prow. Ex-Amphora Coins. This coin is an RBW duplicate, originally purchased by RBW from Classical Cash in 4/1997 for $70.



To steal a note from a ROMA auction of Andrew McCabe's coins: Crawford notes that the letters displayed on the reverse of this coin probably stand for Lege Papiria De Assis Ponder and refer to the Papiria Law on the weight of bronze coins of 90 BC. Introduced the following year, the law authorized the minting of bronze asses on a Semuncial standard (1/24 to the Roman pound). As such, the initial series of this new denomination were marked with the letters L•P•D•A•P. Vendors and customers haggled over the value of the new and old asses leading to its rejection and eventual abandonment at the outbreak of the Social War.

Thank you to Professor Michael H. Crawford and Andrew McCabe for teaching us about coins and history.

Next: More Roman Republican Bronze.

 

ROMAN REPUBLIC BRONZE


Roman Republic
Bronze 1/5 unit,
1.606g, maximum diameter 14.6mm, die axis 0o
Carthago Nova mint, weight , 209 - 206 B.C.
Obv: bare male head (Scipio Africanus?) left
Rev: horse head right
Ref: SNG BM Spain 129, Burgos 556
VF, rough,
rare
Ex: Joe Sermarini, Ancient Forum Coins
Comment: In order to force Hannibal to retreat from Italy, Scipio Africanus attacked Carthaginian Spain and took Carthago Nova in 209 B.C. References most often identify this type as Punic, struck before 209 B.C., but they also note that the head is "Roman style." Some authorities believe, as we do, that this type was struck after 209, under Roman rule. Carthaginian coins sometimes depicted Barcid generals. This coin possibly depicts the Roman general Scipio Africanus

Next: Roman Republic BRONZE​

 

@Clavdivs , I think youre right , Jupiter it is.



next: RR Uncia or Semuncia

 

Roman Republic. Anonymous. Circa 215-212 BC. Æ Uncia (22mm, 8.46g, 9h). Rome mint. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right; • (mark of value) behind. Rev: Prow of galley right; • (mark of value) below. Ref: Crawford 41/10; Sydenham 108. Ex-Goodman collection, with his ticket, which indicates Ex-Scullard via Wadell '81. Goodman ticket notes "wild look". Ex-ORC.



Next: Toned RR Denarius.

 

Next: another toned RR denarius

 

This one's not exactly MS-67 but it has old cabinet toning and even some iridescence.


L. Mussidius Longus.
Roman Republican AR denarius, 3.5 gm, 17.0 mm.
Rome mint, 42 BC.
Obv: Bust of Marc Antony's 3rd wife, Fulvia, as Victory, r., draped.
Rev: L MVSSIDIVS LONGVS, Victory in biga, r., holding reins.
Refs: Sear 1517; BMCRR 4229; RRC 494/40; Sydenham 1095; RSC Mussidia 4; Banti Mussidia 613.

Next: Victory/Nike on the obverse.

 

A humble example, but with a little flying Nike on the obverse:


Illyria, Dyrrhachium, AR drachm, ca. 52 BC, magistrates Meniskos and Kallonos. Obv: MENIΣKOΣ, cow standing r. with suckling calf; Nike flying r. above. Rev: ΔYP-KAΛ-ΛΩ-NOΣ; around double stellate square. 18mm, 3.05g. Ref: Maier 256; Ceka 322.

Next: Illyria

 

Next: couple of cows

 

Does this count as "a couple of cows" in a loose sense. I think they are technically oxen, but none the less members of the Bovidae family.

next , a coin of Octavian.

 

next: another Octavian

 

NEXT: A coin in your collection you think might be a fake, but you are still not sure

 

Am pretty certain the coin itself is legit, but am always leery of the "sandy patina" and question Livia's patination


Next up: more Livia Augusta portraits!

 

LIVIA
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: IVSTITIA, draped bust of Livia as Justitia right, wearing stephane
REVERSE: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG REST, around large SC
Restoration issue under Titus.
Rome, AD 80-81
9.9g, 27mm
Cohen 9, RIC II 424 (Titus), BMC 289 (Titus), Komnick 15
Modern stamp, 7 over 36 on obverse

Next: Example of coin with a modern stamp

 

Bought this cutie just for her scares:

Next up: fun hairdo

 

I'd be likely to say, AEthelred II, 'Long Cross' issue, with 11th-c. imitations in Frisia and both sides (north and south) of the Baltic, but someone is likely to do better than that before I find the .jpgs.

 

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