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Next: Genuine ancient but not official mint product.

 

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The lead coin on my page about ancient imitations:
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/
Moneyer Q. Minucius Ter. M.F.
Obverse: Head of Mars in crested helmet left. Reverse: Two warriors fighting, the one on the left protecting a fallen comrade.
Sear 197. Crawford 319/1.
Fourree: 19-18 mm. 3.53 grams.
The page has an original of the type, too.

Next: sword or a sword fight

 

What's the next theme, @Valentinian ?

 

Thanks for the reminder. I edited it. It is there now.

 

PAPHLAGONIA, Amastris
Circa 1st century BC. AE21. 8.46g, 21.4mm. SNG BM Vol IX 1311 var (control). O: Helmeted head of Ares right. R: ΑΜΑΣ-ΤΡΕΩΣ, Sword in sheath, crescent in upper left field.

Next: Paphlagonia

 

Sinope, Paphlagonia AE30 Athena / Perseus slays Medusa 85-65 BC (time of Mithradates VI)


Next: Gorgon head

 

GORGON HEAD:


SICILY Kamarina Æ Onkia 13mm 1.5g 420-405 BC-OLDEST Gorgon tongue - KAMA owl r lizard in claw pellet in ex SNG Münch 411

Next Theme: NON-Roman and NON-Ptolemy Eagle

 

Non Roman and non Ptolemaic eagle.

Macedonian Kings, Perseus. 178-168 BC. AE 23mm.
Helmeted head of the hero Perseus right / B-A, eagle standing left on harpa, head reverted; Nike standing left holding wreath & palm before, Ð right. SNGAlphaBank 1143

Next theme: Perseus

 

OK, I know this doesn't qualify as a coin in this thread and I've shown this picture previously, but it's one of my all-time favorite sculptures.

From my trip to Italy, Perseus with the Head of Medusa (in Florence):

 

@IdesOfMarch01, who is the sculptor and what are his dates?

 

Benvenuto Cellini, around 1545. Here's the complete story:

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

The mythology about this event is fantastic. The sculpture is mesmerizing -- it's nowhere nearly as gory as the event it portrays.

 

Fascinating. I recommend the wikipedia story to the rest of you. Medusa turned men to stone and the bronze was erected facing other famous sculptures in, you guessed it, stone.

 

Perseus, 179-168 BC
Macedonia AE 14.8 mm; 2.77 g
Obv: Macedonian shield; wheel-ornament in center.
Rev: ΒΑ-ΠΕ above and below harpa, star below.
Refs: Sear Greek 6809; SNG Cop 1281; Lindren II (Europe) 1339; Gaebler 12.5.36

Next: Coin with a shield

 

Next: Any Byzantine coin

 

Alexios III, Byzantine Empire
AE trachy
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 1195-1203



Next theme: Arab-Byzantine

 

Arab-Byzantine:

Struck at Tiberias, Jund of Jordan, c. 660-680 [According to Foss]
23 mm. 4.35 grams. Foss 81. SICA 587-591.
From 11:00, counterclockwise: THBERIAΔO.
Arabic for Tabariya to right.

Next: Obverse with three rulers.

 

AE Follis, Nicomedia mint.
Obv: Heraclius center, Heraclius Constantine r., Empress Martina l., all standing facing.
Rev: Large M; to left, monogram; above, ANNO & cross; to right, regnal year XS (16); beneath, officina no. B; in ex., NIKO.
Refs: Berk 560; Dumbarton Oaks 165v (unlisted officina); Sear 836

Next: coin struck at Nicomedia

 

Julian II Bull struck at Nicomedia



Bulls

 

THRACE, PANTIKAPAION
AE18
OBVERSE: Head of Pan left
REVERSE: P-A-N, head & neck of bull three-quarters left.
Struck at Pantikapaion 400-300BC
4.0g, 18mm
SNG BMC Black Sea 890

Next: Pan

 

Pan:

Kings of Macedon
Antigonus II Gonatas
AR Tetradrachm
B.C. 277-239(struck 271/0)
17.00 gms, 30.8 - 31.4 mm
Obv: Horned head of Pan left,
lagobolon (pedum) over shoulder,
in the center of a Macedonian
shield decorated with seven
6-pointed stars within crescents.
Rev: BAΣIΛΕΩΣ ANTIΓΟNOY Athena Alkidemos advancing left
brandishing thunderbolt and
holding shield. Helmet symbol
below left and monogram below r.

Next is Athena standing