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Julius Caesar, 44 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.65g). Rome, January-February 44 BC. M. Mettius, moneyer. Obv: CAESAR IMP; Laureate head right; lituus and simpulum behind. Rev: M METTIVS; holding Victory advancing left on her outstretched right hand, scepter in her left and resting her left elbow on a shield on a globe at her side; in field to left, G. Ref: Crawford 480/3; HCRI 100; Sydenham 1056; RSC 34. Ex Heritage.



More Caesars...

 

MARK ANTONY with JULIUS CAESAR
AR Denarius, Holed. 3.61g, 18.3mm. Military mint moving with Antony in Cisalpine Gaul, 43 BC. Crawford 488/1; Sydenham 1165; Sear, Imperators 118. O: Bare head of Antony right, bearded; lituus behind, M [ANTON IMP] before. R: Laureate head of Caesar right, capis behind, CAESAR D[IC] before.

Next: Marky Marcus Antonius

 

I guess we’re all waiting for a portrait coin and not just a legionary coin

 

The only Antony portrait coin in my collection:


Antony and Octavia.
AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71 gm.
Ephesus, 39 BCE.
Obv: M ANTONINVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, Jugate heads of Marcus Antonius and Octavia to right; he wears ivy wreath.
Rev: III VIR RPC, Cista mystica surmounted by figure of Bacchus, standing to left, holding cantharus and leaning on thyrsus; on either side, coiled serpent.
Refs: SNG Cop. 408; SNG von Aulock 6555; Franke KZR 472; RSC 3; Sydenham 1198; RPC 2202; Sear 1513; BMCRR East 135-137.

Next: Bacchus, Dionysus, or Liber.

 

@Roman Collector ....Nice portrait!
Dionysus.....
Pontos, Amisos. temp. Mithradates VI, c. 105-85 or 85-65 BC. Æ (16mm, 3.98g, 12h). Struck under Mithradates VI.
Obverse..Ivy wreathed head of Dionysos right.
Reverse..Filleted thyrsos, bell attached with fillet, AMI-ΣOY flanking across field, monogram lower right.
Mint..Amisos (Samsun, Turkey)
SNG Black Sea 1192-5; HGC 7, 251. Good VF

Next...Aphrodite portrait

 

CORINTHIA, Corinth
AR Drachm. 2.65g, 15.3mm. CORINTHIA, Corinth, circa 500-450 BC. BCD Corinth 30; SNG Copenhagen 16. O: Pegasos flying right. R: Head of Aphrodite right, in incuse square.

Next: Archaic style portrait

 

ARCHAIC style portrait


Kebren AR Obol Archaic hd Apollo Left - Hd Ram in Incuse sq 5th C BCE 7.65mm 0.64g SNG Ash 1086


Next: SURFING COW

 

Some new to the subject will thing this is a ridiculous request but such coins exist and have been shown here. I don't have one. Cow-abunga.
Edit: Oops, I lied. I forgot about this one.

Byzantion AR hemidrachm Cow on dolphin


Next: another cow surfing OR standing on something else other than the ground as cows are supposed to do

 

New theme,
Commodus/ Jupiter Exsuper
Post a denarius with Jupiter on a non Nero coin!

 

T CLOULIS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CLOULIA
AR Quinarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Jupiter right
REVERSE: T CLOVLI, Victory crowning trophy on top of Gaulish captive
Struck at Rome 98 BC
2.1g, 13mm
Cr332/1, Syd 586, Cloulia 2

Next: Victory crowning someone

 

Victory crowning Sulla


Roman Republic
L. Manlius Torquatus and L. Cornelius Sulla.
82 BCE AR denarius (17 mm, 3.72 g, 12 h).
Military mint moving with Sulla.
Obv: L · MANLI before, PR[O · Q] behind, helmeted head of Roma right /
Rev: L · SVLLA · IM in exergue, Sulla, togate, driving triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and reins; above, Victory flying left, crowning Sulla with wreath.
Ref: Crawford 367/3; Sydenham 759; Manlia 7.
Seller Comments: Nicely toned, light rub on cheek. Very fine.
Ex: Triskeles

Next: Sulla

 

Didn't specify which Sulla

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Pub. Sulla, Rome, 151 BC. AR Denarius
O: Helmeted head of Roma right.
R: Victory, holding whip, driving biga right
Crawford 205/1

NEXT: BIGA driven by a deity other than victory

 

RR denarius of Hostilia - Biga being driven by a Gaul.

next, another RR denarius depicting a violent theme.

 

This is pretty violent:

Roman Republic, Publius Fonteius P.f. Capito, AR Denarius 55 BCE [Harlan: 54 BCE], Rome mint. Obv. Helmeted and draped bust of Mars with slight beard, right, with trophy over far shoulder, P•FONTEIVS•P•F•CAPITO•III•VIR counter-clockwise around / Rev. Helmeted and caped Roman soldier on horseback galloping right, thrusting his spear down at helmeted Gallic warrior crouching beneath horse, holding his shield up with left hand to try to fend off horse, and thrusting sword with his right hand at unarmed captive to left; the captive’s Gallic helmet [and shield, off flan] sailing off to lower right; MN•FONT•TR•MIL clockwise above. Crawford 429/1, RSC I Fonteia 17, Sear RCV I 392 (ill.), Sydenham 900, Harlan RRM II Ch, 22 at pp. 174-175 [Harlan, Michael, Roman Republican Moneyers and Their Coins 63 BCE-49 BCE (2nd Revised Edition 2015)]. 17.8 mm., 3.97 g. (Purchased from Zuzim Inc., Brooklyn, NY, Aug. 2020. Ex: Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 54, Feb. 28, 2019, Lot 558 [see https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5704785]; Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 100, May 29, 2017, Lot 329 [see https://www.biddr.com/auctions/nac/browse?a=131&l=114088]; Ex: Gerhard Hirsch Auction 168, Nov. 22-24, 1990, Munich, Lot 434. Formerly in NGC slab, Cert. No. 4629554-001, Graded Ch. AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface 4/5.)



Next: Another Roman Republican denarius with an "action" scene on the reverse -- nobody just standing or sitting around!

 

Next: another dog (not wolf)

 

Dawg, not Wuff


RR Aes Grave AE Quadrans 269-242 BCE Dog 3 pellets Six spoked wheel 59.8g Craw 24-6a Th-Vecchi 34 ex Sellwood

Next: Hey, I am a Dawg man... more Dogs!

 

Hunting dog:


Trajan Decius. AD 249-251.
Roman provincial Æ 33 mm, 18.78 g.
Cilicia, Tarsus, AD 249-251.
Obv: ΑV ΚΑΙ Γ ΜЄϹ ΚVΙΝ ΔЄΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ, Π Π, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ΤΑΡϹΟV ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄΩϹ Γ Β, Α Μ Κ. Artemis standing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow and arrow; at feet on either side, deer standing left and dog running right with raised paws, head left.
Refs: RPC 1346; SNG Levante 1156 ; SNG France 1754; SNG von Aulock 6065; SNG Cop 33; Ziegler 808.16.33; Lindgren III, 926.

Next: coin from a city visited by Saint Paul.

 

Augustus 27 BC. - 14 AD., Philippi, Macedonia - bare head of Augustus right, AVG behind / two colonists (or priests?) ploughing right with yoke of oxen (3.12 grams, 16/15 mm)

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Paul is believed to have preached for the first time on European soil in Philippi.
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Next: another AE unit of Augustus .. 16mm or less...

 

AUGUSTUS
AE Quadran
OBVERSE: LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS, clasped hands holding caduceus
REVERSE: III VIR A A A F F around large S C
Rome 9 BC
3.0g, 15mm
RIC 420, BMC 200, S 1693

Next: AE Quadran