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Theme: Incuse square


Sicily, Selinus. 480-466 BC BC. 25-22 mm. 8.01 grams
Selinon (parsley or celery) leaf, veins marked.
Selinon leaf in incuse square, ΣEΛI around
Sear Greek Coins 731.

Neat theme: leaf or tree.

 

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Phrygia, Apamea. Demos AE24
Obv: ΔΗΜΟϹ / bare head of the Demos (youthful), r.
Rev: ΑΠΑΜƐΩΝ / tree

Next theme: Phrygia

 

Porcius Festus Coin, the famous Procurator who tried St. Paul. Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of mine available.
Next theme: Coins from Roman province of Judea

Edit: Too late

 

APAMEIA, PHRYGIA
AE23
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Zeus right
REVERSE: APAME to the right, cult statue of Artemis Anaïtis standing facing, magistrate HRAKLEI EGLO to left
Struck at Pergamon 133-27 BC
8.38g, 22mm
SNGCop 183.1; BMC Phrygia p. 77, 48

Next: Artemis

 

Faustina Jr, AD 147-175
Roman provincial AE 25.1 mm, 8.88 g
Thrace, Augusta Traiana
Obv: ΦΑVCΤΕΙΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: ΑVΓΟVCΤΗC ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗC, Artemis standing right, holding bow, drawing arrow from quiver, hound at her side
Refs: Similar to SGI 1729; BMC 3.177.1

Next: hound/dog

 

Roman Republic, C. Antestius, 146 B.C.

Silver denarius, SRCV 95/1, Sydenham 411, Crawford 219/1e, RSC I Antestia 1, VF, Rome mint, weight 3.971g, maximum diameter 17.3mm, die axis 90o, 146 B.C.; obverse head of Roma right in winged helmet, C ANTESTI behind, X below chin; reverse Dioscuri riding right, puppy with both fore feet raised below, ROMA in a linear frame in ex, linear border


Next: A different RR Denarius with a Dog.

 

ROMAN REPUBLIC
Lucius Caesius
Denarius. 3.81g, 20mm.Rome mint, 112 - 111 BC. Crawford 298/1; Sydenham 564; Caesia 1. O: Youthful, draped bust of Vejovis left, seen from behind, hurling thunderbolt, ROMA monogram to right. R: Two Lares seated right, each holding a staff; nice-looking (Laconian?) hound standing between them, head of Vulcan and tongs above, LA on left, monogram on right, L. CAESI in ex.
Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.24953.

Next: Leftie bust

 

SICILY, KAMARINA
Æ Tetras
OBV: Helmeted head of Athena left
REV: KAMA, owl standing left, head facing, grasping lizard; three pellets in exergue
Struck at Kamarina, Sicily, 420-405 BC
2.9g; 15.2 mm
Calciati 33; BMC 40; SNG ANS 1229; SNG Cop 169

Next: Tetras

 

TETRAS:


Sicily Kainon AE Tetras 20mm 6.7g Griffin - Horse Prancing SNG COP 133


SYRACUSE 2nd Democr 466-405 BCE Æ Tetras 2.7g 15mm c.425 BCE Arethusa dolphins - Octopus 3 pellets SNG ANS 376 Calciati II.21.1

Next Theme: 2 or more PELLETS

 

Next: European mediaeval

 

FRANCE, FEUDAL, Valence, Bishops of Valence and Die,
Denier
OBVERSE: Stylized angel facing, +VRBS VALENTIAI
REVERSE: Cross annulet in fourth quadrant, +S APOLLI NARS
Struck at Valence, FR, 1157-1276
1.18g, 19mm
Boudeau 1021

Next: Angel

 

Next: Chi Rho

 

Magnentius double-centenionalis, Amiens:


Next theme: huge eye(s)

 

I also recently acquired this coin, courtesy of @Valentinian. I never thought a crappy LRB would be one of the stars of my collection! This may well be the earliest occurrence of a Chi-Rho on a coin... and it's on Crispus's shield! (Pretty significant, if you recall the story of Constantine's victory in Rome...) We know it was issued in 326 at the absolute latest (because that’s when Crispus was executed), and RIC puts it even earlier at 322-23.



Next theme is still huge eye(s).

 

One of the most easily spotted diagnostics for RR coins from Etruria are their bug-eyed stares as seen on this sextans with a staff/sceptre on the reverse above the prow.


Next theme: staff/sceptre

 

HADRIAN
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right, draped far shoulder
REVERSE: P M TR P COS III, Clemency standing left, holding patera over altar and staff, CLEM in ex.
Struck at Rome, 124 AD
2.9g, 18mm
RIC 117c, S 3463

Next: Clemency

 

Theme: Clemency

Hadrian, 117-138, as. 26-24 mm.
Sear 3677, this coin.
CLEMENTIA AVG COS III PP
Struck 132-144

Next: bare head

 

Next: A branch

 

BARE HEAD:


RI MARCUS AURELIUS AR Den as Caesar TR POT VI COS II - Genius stg at altar hldg standard

Next up: Tessera

 

Thrace, Bizya. Marcus Aurelius AE25.
Marcus Aurelius, AE25 of Bizya, Thrace.
Obv: M AVRHLIOCOV HROC KAICAP, bare head right.
Rev: BIZY HNWN, Herakles standing facing, head r. holding club on ground and lionskin.

Next: Hercules standing.

Dang it! Late again.