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Mark Antony Legionary denarius- XX

Next, post a denarius from legion XIX

 

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MARCUS ANTONIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow
REVERSE: LEG XIX, eagle between standards
Patrae 32-31 BC
2.2g, 16mm
RSC 27

Next: Named Marcus Antonius Legionary denarius

 

Leg XVI

RImp
Marc Antony
Legio XVI
AR Den 18mm 3.4g
Mil mint 32-31 BCE
Praetorian Galley
Aquila 2 Stds LEG XVI
Cr 544-31 RSC 48
Ex: @John Anthony

Next: [EDIT] Another Named Marcus Antonius Legionary denarius (ala @Bing ) named legion such as Classica or Antiqua, etc.

 

I guess I wasn't clear. I meant a named legion such as Classica or Antiqua, etc.

 

It's been 12 hours, so I will change the next topic. But before I do, here is an example of a named MA Legionary denarius:

Marcus Antonius CHORTIS SPECVLATORVM

Next topic: Any coin from the Second Triumvirate

 

Here's a denarius of Antony's rival and colleague, Octavian
Next: another denarius of Octavian with a different reverse

 

ANTONY and OCTAVIAN


RImp Antony-Octavian Julius Caesar AR Denarius 41 BCE 3.65g 18.7mm Military mint Syria star Craw 528-2a Sear 1507

Next: NON- Roman traveling military mint

 

New theme, since today’s Thanksgiving, I’ll post a coin from Turkey
Ottoman empire-Mehmed II, Constantine mint, 1471.
The English term ‘Turkey’ for the country Turkey was attested in Chaucer, 1369. So, post any coins from Turkey after that year!

 

That is one of my better Countries/ have 40 AV coins from Ottoman Empire.
AV Cedid Mahmudiye AH 1223/23 (1831/2) Kostantiniye Mint
Sultan Mahmud II 1808-39 (Ottoman Empire)
Next theme: More Ottoman Empire

 

Ottoman Empire
Suleiman the Magnificent
CE 1520-1566
AV Sultani
Constantinople mint 1520
19mm 3.5g

Next: SAMNIUM

 

No Sam I am, but here is a classic l Claudius:

Next up: rockstar Athena

 

Sigeium, Troas. AR drachm. 400-300 BC. 16mm, 3.09 g. Helmeted head of Athena facing three-quarters right. / ΣIΓE, owl standing right, head facing, crescent behind head.


Next: Non-Athenian Owl

 

Sophytes Ar Tetradrachm 305-294 BC Obv Head of Athena right (Kind of masculine looking) Rv Owl standing right head facing In upper left field Prow, HGC2 17.08 grms 25 mm Photo By W. Hansen Next Coin Something east of the Med.

 

Here's something pretty new to my collection.

Safavid Dynasty of Persia
Abbas I | 1596 - 1629 CE
AR Abbasi | 7.62g | 20mm
Qazvin Mint


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Next: Something east of Persia

 

Habbari dynasty of Sindh (near Indus river) 855-884 AD,
A silver 'damma' of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Habbari amirs were the first Islamic campaigners from Abbasid caliph on their way to India but however they couldn't get past the Hindu Pratiharas, so they settled in Sindh. At first, they were under the control of the Abbasids, but later they split and started ruling autonomously. This coin only weighs half a gram!

Next, post a coin from the East of Indus.

 

East of Indus; Dehli Sultanate/ parts of it are west.

AV Tanka ND Hadrat Dehli
Firuz III bin Tughluq 1351-88
Dehli Sultanate/ in his reign/ 80 % of India was ruled by him/
Next/ coin from S. India

 

India, Imperial Cholas, Raja Raja, c. AD 985-1014, AE kahavanu
Obv: King seated right, holding up a lotus; Devanagari legend Raja, Raja to right
Rev: King standing facing, holding up a lotus, flanked by lamp and orbs
Size: 20mm, 4.63g
Note: This type was introduced during the Chola occupation of Ceylon, c. 1007-1014 AD

Next: Any coin from west of the River Tigris

 

EL Myshemihekte ND 600-550BC/ Kyzikos Mint
Ionia/ Mysia

obv: Forepart of tuna
rev: Quadripartite Incuse Square

nextup: East of the Tigris/ coin

 

Antimachos I Tetradrachm Baktra. Obv Bust right didemed and draped wearing Kausia Rv Poseidon standing facing HGC 106 c 174-165 BC 16.81 grms 30 mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin Poseidon or Neptune

 

I don't think I've posted this one before:

Agrippa (d. 12 BCE), AE As, Memorial issue struck by Caligula, 37-41 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown, M AGRIPPA L - F COS III / Rev. Neptune standing left, holding trident in left hand and dolphin in right hand; S - C on either side of Neptune. RIC I Caligula 58, Sear RCV I 1812, Cohen Agrippa 3. 31 mm., 11.0 g.



I wish I could see the dolphin he's supposed to be holding, but I can't figure out what part it is of what's in his hand!

Next: Germanicus.