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GALERIUS
AE Follis
OBVERSE: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, laureate head right
REVERSE: GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing left pouring liquid from patera and holding cornucopiae, dot HTG dot in ex.
Struck at Heraclea 308-309 AD
6.4g, 27mm
Heraclea
RIC VI 41, Γ

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Although I don't have a temple coin from Rome, I do have this Madurai Nayakas Sri Vira coin from the 1500s depicting the goddess Meenakshi standing in her sanctum!

The actual statue
The temple complex

Next, an architecture on a coin that is STILL IN USE.

 

Here are three coins issued for the dedication of the temple to Diva Faustina in AD 143.


Faustina I, AD 138-141.
Roman AR denarius, 3.44 g, 18.7 mm, 7 h.
Rome, AD 143.
Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: DEDICATIO AEDIS, hexastyle temple on stepped podium, above, a quadriga, Victories as acroteria.
Refs: RIC 388; BMCRE 306; Cohen 191; Strack 426; RCV 4596; UCR 434; CRE 127.


Faustina I, AD 138-141.
Roman AR denarius, 3.55 g, 17.4 mm, 7 h.
Rome, AD 143.
Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: PIETAS AVG, hexastyle temple on stepped podium, above, a quadriga, Victories as acroteria.
Refs: RIC 396; BMCRE 319-21; Cohen 253; Strack 432; RCV 4599; UCR 435; CRE 129.



Faustina Senior, Augusta AD 138-141.
Roman AR denarius, 3.27 g, 17.5 mm, 5 h.
Rome under Antoninus Pius, AD 150.
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right.
Rev: AED DIV FAVSTINAE, hexastyle temple on podium; statues to right and left and seated figure of Faustina in center; statues of Victory at corners of pediment.
Refs: RIC 343; BMCRE 341; Cohen 1; RCV 4573; CRE 126.

The building still survives in the Roman Forum, enclosing the church of S. Lorenzo in Miranda.



Next: Temple still in existence.

 

Faustina Maior As Diva Augusta Ar Denarius 141-146 AD Obv Bust right draped. Rv Facade of the hexastyle temple of Diva Faustina RIC 388 2.81 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin Faustina Senor or Junior or.....Annia

 

Now yours looks purdy, @Terence Cheesman !

Faustina-Jr

RI Faustina Jr 161-175 CE Ar Denarius m Marcus Aurelius 17mm 3g AVGVSTI – PII FIL Spes stndg L flower and raising skirt RIC 93

Next: Aelia Eudoxia

 

Next: Aelia Eudoxia

Aelia Eudoxia AE 18mm. AEL EVDO-XIA AVG, diademed draped bust right being crowned by hand of god / Victory seated right, supporting shield on column.

Next: Aelia Flaccilla

 

Aelia Flacilla
Syria, Antiochia
Obv.: AEL FLACCILLA AVG , Draped bust right
Rev.: SALVS REI PVBLICAE Aelia Flacilla standing facing head right, ANTE
Ae, 5.55g, 21.7mm
Ref.: RIC.62 pl. 14/17

Next: empress with SALVS REIPVBLICAE legend

 

All I have are Eudoxia and Flacilla. Of the two, this the the most photogenic:

Aelia Flaccilla, AD 379-386.
Roman AE Maiorina (AE 2), 4.78 gm, 21.55 mm, 6 h.
Antioch, AD 383-386.
Obv: AEL FLACCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated r., inscribing chi-rho onto shield set on cippus. T in field r, ANTЄ in exergue.
Refs: RIC 61.3; Sear 20616; Cohen 4; c.f. LRBC II 2747.

Next: Pearls around the head.

 

Pearly Head


ROME
Arcadius, AD 395-408
AR Siliqua, 16mm, 1.1g, 12h.
Obv.: DN ARCADI-VS PF AVG; Pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: VIRTVS RO-MANORVM; Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear

Next: MAMERTINI / MAMERTINOI / MAMERTINES

 

next: soldier with shield

 

Roman Empire
Honorius
406-408 AD
AE Follis | 1.28g | 14mm
Antioch Mint
Obv: DN HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed bust right
Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM, three emperors standing forward, each holding spears, outer two holding shields, middle emperor holding a globe, ANT below
Ref: RIC X 153

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Next: A "late" coin from any issuer

 

AV Florin de Bourgondie ND Antwerpen Mint
Charles the Bold 1467-77
Burgundy/ Brabant
Charles was wiped out at the Battle of Nancy in 1477 vs the Armies of Rene II Duke of Lorraine and the Swiss Confederacy. Thus would end the House of Burgundy/ when Maria of Brabant married Maximilian I Habsburg/ Holy Roman Emperor/ next: more late issues

 

In 1127 AD the Northern Song Dynasty capital city of Kaifeng was sacked by the Jin Dynasty, forcing the Song court to move south where it became known as the Southern Song Dynasty.

Northern Song Dynasty of China
Emperor Huizong
1119-1125 CE
AE Cash | 3.18g | 26mm
Obv: Xuan He Tong Bao, Li script, Tong in Regular script
Rev: Plain
Ref: Hartill#16.485


As a bonus, here is a coin from the Jin Dynasty that with a map that shows the now-Southern Song Dynasty in relation to the Jin​

Next: A kingdom forced to move the capital due to war

 

The Pandian kingdom had Madurai as their capital for more than 1500 years, until they had conflict with the Delhi Sultanate in the mid-14th century which weakened them, and subsequent invasions from Vijayanagar kingdom made them shift their capital to Tenkasi some 82 miles south west.
Standing king on obv, with seated king, Fish (royal symbol), and a scepter to its right on the rev. 13-14th century.

Next, scepter.

 

next: another scepter

 

Constantius I Chlorus. Minted circa 296 CE. AE Post-Reform Radiate. 20mm, 2.86g. Antioch mint, second officina. Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, radiate and draped bust right. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM. Emperor standing right, scepter in left hand, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, scepter in left hand. Star over Β in middle field. ANT in exergue. RIC VI Antioch 61a.

Next: deity, creature, or person standing on a globe

 

Constantius II (337-361AD)
AE3 - 2.73 gram - 17 mm

Antioch mint, struck 348-350 AD

Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, cuirassed and draped bust right

Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Phoenix, radiate, standing right on globe, star in right field, ANB in exergue

Reference: RIC VIII 129 var



Another figure standing on globe

 

From Nurnberg circa 1700
Quarter Dukat Klippe
Pascal Lamb on Globe
next: another coin with "Globe"

 

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