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C. FABIUS C. F. HADRIANUS
Denarius, 102 BC, Rome
Obv: EX A PV, Veiled and turreted head of Cybele right.
Rev: C FABI C F, Victory driving biga right, holding goad; stork before; control N. below.
Ag, 3.95g, 20mm
Ref.: Crawford 322/1b

Next: Cybele

 

Islands off Thrace, Samothrace. AE Trichalkon. 3rd-2nd centuries B.C. Pythes, magistrate.
Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust of Athena to right.
Reverse: ΣΑΜΟ / ΠYΘO Kybele seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre.
Reference: Schönert-Geiss, Samothrake 13. SNG Copenhagen 998.
5.43g; 20mm
From the collection of Jean-Pierre Righetti, inv. no. 10004.

Next: Greek bronze coin from Thrace.

 

Thrace, Islands off. Thasos. 200-1 BC. Æ 20mm. Diademed & draped bust of Artemis right, bow & quiver over shoulder / QASIWN, nude Herakles standing right, drawing bow about to shoot an arrow, lionskin around neck.


Next: Someone other than Artemis shooting a bow.

 

An example from an Eastern bastion of the Empire:

Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III, AE 26 of Singara, 10.7 grams, 12h

MESOPOTAMIA, Singara

Obverse: SAB TRANQVILLINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right

Reverse: AVP CEP KOA CINT APA; veiled bust of Tyche right; centaur Sagittarius leaping right and discharging bow above.

Reference: BMC Arabia p. 136, 14; SNG Copenhagen 258





Another Centaur

 

Here's a biga of centaurs pulling Hercules.

Cr. 229/1.


Next - another biga being pulled by something other than horses

 

BIGA GOATS


RR C Renius AR Denarius 18mm 3.8g Roma 138 BC Helmeted hd Roma r X - C RENI ROMA Juno driving biga goats r whip reins scepter Cr 231-1

Next: NON-Roman Biga / Chariot

 

next: non Roman biga

 

12 hours

Tang Dynasty of China
732-907 CE
AE Cash | 2.95g | 25mm
Obv: Kai Yuan Tong Bao in Late Type calligraphy
Rev: Flat line above, flat line below leaning left
Ref: Hartill#14.8 Unpublished variety

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Next: Another coin east of Mesopotamia

 

Unfortunately this coin is not that great, but it counts:

Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I (c. 160-130 a.C.), Drachm.
Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust right;
Reverse: Athena Alkidemos standing left, holding aegis on outstretched right arm, hurling thunderbolt with left hand;

Next: Another Baktrian or Indo-Greek coin.

 

Kingdom of Baktria Diodotos I 255-235 BC Av Stater. Obv Head of Diodotos right diademed. Rv Zeus Bremetes striding left HGC 233 Baktra mint 8.32 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin another Zeus

 

Kingdom of Macedon. Minted circa 315-294 BCE. Amphipolis mint. Time of Kassander or one of his sons. In the name and types of Alexander III the Great. Silver tetradrachm. 28mm, 17g. Obverse: Head of Herakles right wearing lionskin, knotted at base of neck. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY. Zeus seated left, naked to waist, holding eagle, right foot drawn back. Λ over torch in left field. Δ beneath chair. Cf. Price 458a, Price 446.

Next: A deity other than Zeus/Jupiter sitting on a throne.

 

Baal on Throne


Makedon Alexander III - Alexandrine Babylon Di-Shekel Tet 24mm 16.35g LIFETIME 328-311 Baal - Lion

Next: Baal

 

Maybe not what you wanted but this countermark of a bull is labeled Luy which is Aramaic for Ba'al.


Next: more Ba'al

 

Actually, the countermark makes it WAY COOL for Baal! Heartily approve and agree! Well done.

 

Well, great Ba'als o fire!

Here's a stater depicting a local variant of Ba'al, Baaltar, from Cilicia, Tarsos.

This coin came by way of auction a few years ago. It's a good example, but there are some deposits on the obverse along with a slight double strike or die shift.

10.7 grams




Next: Might as well keep the Ba'al rolling, so another coin depicting Ba'al, or a close relative.

 

fantastic coin @robinjojo, and I cannot keep the Ba'al roling, and given it is >12 hours, I will restart with a different coin from Cilicia.

Cilicia, Aigeai, circa 130-77 BC, AE 20.3mm (5.31g)
Obv: Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right
Rev: ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ / ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ - ΚΑΙ / ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ, bridled horse's head left; monograms right

Next: another coin of an "autonomous" city

 

"Autonomous":


Time of Severus Alexander, AD 231-235.
Quasi-autonomous AE 25.1 mm, 11.60 g, 7 h.
Koinon of Macedon.
Obv: AΛЄΞANΔPOV, diademed head of Alexander the Great with flowing hair, right.
Rev: KOINON MAKЄΔONΩN NЄΩ, Alexander, his cloak fluttering behind him and raising right arm, galloping his horse, right.
Refs: AMNG III 388; cf. BMC Macedonia p.24, 120; cf. Lindgren II 1374.

Next: Koinon of Macedon

 

I would rather have this Koinon in better shape but this one was an obvious purchase with Ο / ΛΥΜ / ΠΙΑ betwen the agonistic urns.


Next: a different autonomous issuing city (not a Koinon)

 

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