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CARION ISLANDS: RHODES
Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Radiate head of Helios 3/4 facing
REVERSE: Rose with magistrates name above, caduceous left all within uncuse square
Struck at Rhodes 167-88 BC
1.6g; 12mm
Sear 5065v

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Rhodes Ar Stater 250-238 BC Obv Head of Helios 3/4 facing Rv Rose Ashton 206 6.68 grms 20mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin Rhodes

 

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Aigina Ar Stater 480-457 BC. Minted during the period that it was the "eyesore of the Piraeus" Obv, Sea turtle seen from above. Rv Skew pattern HGC 435 Photo by W. Hansen Next coin another "eyesore"

 

I guess it is up to me. Eyesore of the Piraeus Aegina Ar stater 445/4-430 BC Obv Land tortoise seen from above rv. "Skew" pattern HGC 437 12.27 grms 18 mm I just got this coin from the NAC 120 sale Photo by W. Hansen Next coin something new

 

This one arrived just yesterday:


Faustina I, AD 138-140.
Roman AR denarius, 3.19 g, 18.2 mm, 7 h.
Rome, AD 143.
Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, veiled and draped, right.
Rev: PEITAS AVG, Pietas, veiled and draped, standing left, dropping incense on candelbrum with right hand and holding box in left hand.
Refs: RIC 395c; BMC 318; Cohen/RSC 236; Strack 429; RCV --; CRE 118.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patera

Incense and liquids were combined in a patera and then poured over a burning altar in Roman times.

Here's a depiction of a patera.

AE Quarter Follis
Obverse: Bust of Constantius I right, IMP C CONSTANTIVS PF AVG
Reverse: Genius left, holding patera and cornucopia, GENIO POPVLI ROMANI
Reference: RIC VI 167
Mint: Siscia







Next incense poured into a burning altar.

 

Commodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over a lit altar with patera in right hand.
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Sacrifice


RR AR Denarius 3.88g L Pomponius Molo 97 BCE Rome Apollo Numa Pompilius stdng Lituus alter sacrifice goat Cr 334-1 Syd 607

Next: Triga

 

Here's a coin with a triga on the reverse:

Gens: Naevia
Moneyer: C. Naevius Balbus
Coin: Silver Denarius
S.C - Head of Venus right, wearing diadem, earring and pearl necklace
LXXXXI - Victory in triga right, holding reins in both hands
Exergue: C NAE BALB
Mint: Rome (79 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.76g / 19mm / 6h
References:

• RSC 6 (Naevia)
• Sydenham 769b
• Crawford 382/1b

Provenances:

• Ex. E.J. Haeberlin Collection
• Ex. E. Cahn & A. Hess Nachf, 17 July 1933, lot 1923 (part)

Acquisition/Sale: Obolos (Nomos) Online auction Obolos 4 #486 21-Feb-2016



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I love this type -- it'll be my RR denarius # 39, if things work out! It's one of only two Republican coins showing trigas.

I guess this counts as an old provenance:

Galerius, AE Follis, 305-306 AD, Cyzicus Mint (4th Officina). Obv. Laureate head right, IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG/ Rev. Genius, wearing modius on head, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding cornucopiae in left hand and pouring libation from patera in right hand, GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI; mintmark K Δ [K = Cyzicus, Delta = 4th Officina] in exergue. RIC VI Cyzicus 21b & 25a (pp. 582, 584), Sear RCV IV 14546, Cohen 81. 27.8 mm., 9.65 g. 12 h. Ex. Giovanni Dattari Collection (before 1923); Ex. Jesus Vico 2018.



Next: another Dattari Collection coin.

 

There are a couple of varieties of each type - Cr. 299/1a and Cr/ 299/1b have different exergue legends. Cr. 382/1a has a control character before the bust of Venus - I don't seem to have one of those.


Cr. 299/1a - AP·CL·T·MAL·Q·VR


Cr. 299/1b - T·MAL·AP·CL·Q·VR


I have a better Cr. 382/1b, which needs a better photo' - I got the other as this one's only provenance is that I got it from a guy on eBay in 2006.


ATB,
Aidan.

 

Egypt, Alexandria, Gallienus, 253-268 Tetradrachm circa 262-263 (year 10)
Size: 23mm, 10.63g
Obv: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: ΔЄKA/ЄTHPI/CKV/PIOV in four lines within laurel wreath; below, L I
Ref: Geissen 2915 (this coin cited) Dattari-Savio Pl. 272, 5273 (this coin)

Perhaps due to the continual warfare of the times, much of the ancient world was struck with the plague, probably bubonic, in the early 250's. It may have begun among the Germanic invaders or in the slums of Alexandria where, according to Gibbon's estimate, half the population succumbed. The illness reached pandemic proportions among the troops (killing among others the emperor Hostilian), and returned home with the soldiers. At one point five thousand people per day died in Rome. Agriculture was particularly affected by the continual warfare and illness.
- Percival, C.W. (1992), The Age of Gallienus

More context for this coin here.

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Could you please identify the coin you posted?

 

Added above and I will add a Naevius Balbus for the triga pile-on:

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RR Naevius Balbus 79 BCE AR Den Venus SC TRIGA Sulla S 309 Cr 382-1



RR Pulcher Mallius Mancinus Urbinius 111-110 BCE AR Den TRIGA S 176 Cr 299-1a



RR Clodius Pulcher T Mallius AR Den 111-110 BCE ERROR Flipover Double-Strike Roma Triga Cr 299-1b S 176

 

My first ancient coin...

SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Beroea. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ 25mm, 11.16g
O: Laureate head right
R: BЄPOI/AIωN in two lines; B below; all within wreath.
RPC III 3427

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I pulled out a tray of coins last night and took some photos - I don't have any record or recollection of when or where I got some of these, including this.

it's a Probus RIC V, 158 - it seems to have the dreaded bronze disease too.




ATB,
Aidan.

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This could be a warning sign, I too have had this happen - maybe you should see a numismatist, quickly.
Gallienus, 253-268, Antoninianus, Billion, Mediolanum, 266
Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust of Gallienus to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder
Rev: FORT REDVX, Fortuna seated left, holding cornucopia in her right hand and scepter in her left, MS in exergue
Ref: Göbl 1350h

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LOL, spit out my hot tea, LAUGHING!!!

Thank you!