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Ionia. Ephesos circa 500-420 BC.
Diobol AR 11 mm., 0,92 g
Karwiese Series VI, 2A; SNG Kayhan 124

Next - Hadrian travel series

 

another Hadrian travel coin

 

Hadrian visiting Alexandria, Egypt.

Æ Drachm, 36mm, 22.1g, 11h; Alexandria, Year 15 = 130/1 AD.

Obverse: AVT KAI - TRAI AΔPIA CEB; Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right.

Reverse: Alexandria kisses the hand of the arriving emperor; he is laureate and togate, stands left, extends right hand to Alexandria and holds scepter in left; she stands right wearing elephant skin headdress, guides the emperor's hand to her mouth with her right hand, and holds two wheat ears downwards with her left hand; in lower field L - IE.

Reference: Cologne 1034; Emmett 964/15.





Another Hadrian travel coin, non-Egypt

 

Hadrian Ar Denarius Rome 134-138 AD Obv Head right laureate. Rv Emperor togate standing raising kneeling Gaul RIC 324d RIC II/3 1580 2.82 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin another coin featuring a Roman province

 

“Another coin featuring a Roman province”


Trajan Decius, Antoninianus ( 22 mm, 4.16 g), Rome. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Decius/ Rev. PANNONIAE The two Pannoniae standing front, looking left and right; the one on the l. holding standard, the one on the r. raising her r. hand in salute and holding vexillum in her l. RIC 21b

Next: Reverse with two female figures

 

Magnentius, AD 350-353.
Roman billon heavy maiorina, 4.68 g, 20.1 mm, 6h.
Arles, AD 352.
Obv: D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust; A behind.
Rev: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, two Victories holding wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X and surmounted by chi-rho; I//PAR.
Refs: RIC viii, p. 217, 184; RCV 18823; LRBC II 441; Bastien 272.

Next: Another from Arles/Arelate mint.

 

Two coins from Arles:

Crispus Caesar (son of Constantine I), Billon reduced Centenionalis, Arelate [Arles] Mint (3rd Officina) 321 AD. Obv. Laureate bust right, CRISPUS NOB CAES / Rev. VOT • V in three lines within laurel wreath, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM. In exergue: T [Crescent] A. RIC VII ARLES 235 (p. 260), Sear RCV IV 16747, Cohen 30. 20 mm., 2.73 g.



Julian II (nephew of Constantine I), AR Siliqua. 360-361 A.D, Arles [Constantina/Arelatum] Mint, 1st Officina. Obv. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, DN IVLIAN-VS P F AVG / Rev. VOTIS/V/MVLTIS/X in four lines within wreath. In exergue: PCON [PRIMA CONSTANTINA = First officina in Arles]. RIC VIII Arles 295, RSC V 16, Sear RCV V 19132. 17 mm., 2.2 g.



Next: A coin from the Sirmium Mint. Here's one to start:

Julian II, AE Centenionalis, 361-363 AD, Sirmium [Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia] Mint, 2nd Officina. Obv. Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, spear in right hand, shield in left, D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG / Rev. VOT/X/MVLT/XX in four lines within wreath. In exergue: BSIRM [BETA SIRMIUM = Second officina in Sirmium] RIC VIII Sirmium 108, Cohen VIII 151, Sear RCV V 19172. 20.3 mm, 3.393 g.

 

Crispus (317-326 A.D.), AE-3 Follis, Sirmium, RIC VII 049, -/-//•SIRM•, ALEMANIA DEVICTA, Victory advancing right,
Obv FL-IVL-CRISPVS-NOB-CAES-5-B1, Laureate head right.
Rev: ALEMANI-A-DEVICTA, Victory advancing right, stepping on captive, holding trophy and palm.
Exergue: -/-//•SIRM•, diameter: 19-19,5mm, weight: 2,75g, axis: 0h,
mint: Sirmium, date: 324-325 AD., ref: RIC-VII-49-p475

Next - a coin celebrating a conquer.

 

Claudius II "Gothicus", Antoninianus - Cyzicus mint, AD 269.
IMP CLAVDIUS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
VICTORIAE GOTHIC, Two captives leaning besides a trophy.
3.08 gr
Ref : RCV # 11381; RIC V pt. 1 # 252; Cohen # 308
This antoninianus comemorates Claudius II' victory against Goths at Naissus, thus becoming "Gothicus"

Next : his brother, Quintillius

Q

 

Quintillus
Alexandria
Tetradrachm
Obv.: A K M A KΛ KVINTIΛΛOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: L–A (year 1), Eagle standing right, head left, holding wreath in beak
AE, 8.42 g, 20.5 mm
Ref.: Dattari 5419, Milne 4298, Geissen 3050


Next: Late Alexandrian Tetradrachm

 

Next: Late Alexandrian Tetradrachm


Dioclétien (20/11/284 - 01/05/305)
Tétradrachme de l'atelier d'Alexandrie, officine A - AD 292-293
ΔΙΟΚΛHΤΙΑΝΟC CΕΒ, Buste lauré et drapé à droite, vu par l'avant
L - ENATOY, Nike volant à droite tenant une couronne (9° année de règne), A à l'exergue
7.91 gr
Ref : Emmett # 4064/9 (R3), Kampmann #119/89

Next : another tetrarch's (Maximianus) alexandrian tet

Q

 

Maximianus Herculius, Billon tetradrachm

Obv:– MAXIMIANOC CEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– None, Herakles, standing facing, holding Nike in right hand with club and lionskin in left.
Minted in Alexandria (S / L | *). Year 6. A.D. 290-291
Reference:– Milne 4980. Emmett 4130(6) R1. Curtis -.



Next:- Another Herakles from Alexandria

 

That's 12, folks. Looks like I need to work on my Alexandrian game...

Next up: a coin that you are literally thrilled to own/ and or is the dopest coin you own

Speaking of dope. I am literally thrilled (ok, ok. Literally thought it was far out, man) to see, above, that I'm the first post on this amazing thread's 420th page!

 

I was really lucky to find this coin from the Sethupatis of Ramnad, a South Indian princely state that was independent for a brief time (1600s-early 1700s) before coming under the British rule. So any coins from that principality is rare, I’ve never seen a record of a western site ever selling them, and only Indian auction houses have them rarely.
So when I came across this coin right around the time when I was looking for them last year, I grabbed it in an instant, it also has all the Tamil legends reading the word Sethupati, as almost every coin I saw online had only half of the letters!
next, a coin you had to chase up!

 

Here's something I had my eye out for for awhile before I found this one that I really liked. It's not ancient, but it's of quite ancient appearance and production. It was formed by casting by the Korintji (Kerinci) tribe or people of the interior of West Sumatra. They were first shown by Millies in his 1871 work, shown in plate #210 and 211. The type with bumps like mine and Millies are quite uncommon within Korintji anye rings, most were more plain later on.

Korintji (Kerinci) People of West Sumatra
c. 1700-1900 AD
AE Brass Anye Ring (Ringgeld)
2.38g | 22mm wide | 3mm tall
Ref: Millies#210-211

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Next: Same topic, a coin you were picky about and hunted

 

Took me a couple of years to find this one, nice and affordable:



next Janushead

 

Roman Republic, M Fovri L.f. Philus, AR Denarius 119 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Janus, M•FOVRI•L•F around / Rev. Roma with Corinthian helmet standing left holding scepter, crowning trophy surmounted by helmet and flanked by carnyx and shield on each side, Gallic arms around; star above, ROMA to right, PHLI in exergue. RSC I Furia 18 (ill.), Crawford 281/1, Sydenham 529, Sear RCV I 156 (ill.), BMCRR Italy 555. 20.13 mm., 3.66 g. [According to Crawford (Vol. I p. 297), this reverse probably refers to "the defeat of the Allobroges and Arverni and the triumphs of 120."]


Another Janus head, but not from the Roman Republic.

 

I am not sure if my coin qualifies because it has a Janiform head but not showing the Roman god Janus. The head is in the countermark.
Aspendos stater


Since I may be cheating, I'll leave this at:
Next: Another Janus head, but not from the Roman Republic.
...and hope someone here has one of the Imperial uses of the god. I know of two but own neither.
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=334952
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=800368

 

Before posting my question, I did quick searches on OCRE and RPC, and learned that there are around a dozen Imperial and Provincial coins showing Janus. I wanted to make sure that it was at least possible to provide a response! And no, I don't think you cheated.