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Lion attacking bull, and a tiny, sweet turtle.
I love this coin.


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Perdikkas II

Next up: turtle (like me, too slow)

 

Srivijaya of Sumatra
c. 800-1300 AD
Tin Unit | 5.11 grams
Obv: Turtle
Rev: Anku (elephant goad)
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Next: Island coin

 

Ionia Samos AE13 Circa 350 BC, 13.07 mm/3.08 grams
Obverse: Head of Hera left
Reverse: Lion's scalp facing
SNG Copenhagen 1694

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LESBOS, Islands. Hemiobol. 400-300 AC. 6mm

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next: seafood

 

Seafood...



Sicily, Syracuse AR Litra
ΣYPA
Diademed head of Arethusa right.

Octopus.

0.65 g

c. 466-460 BC. Second Democracy

Boehringer 421; SNG ANS 131.


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next: Athens tetradrachma "" new style ""

 

Athens AR New Style Tetradrachm 120-119 B.C. 16.632g, 29.0mm
Obv: helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right, triple-crested helmet decorated with curvilinear ornament on the shell, a griffin right above the raised earpiece, and protomes of horses above the visor.
Rev: A−ΘE / AΦPO−∆IΣI / ∆IO/ΓE / OΠA/ΣY, owl standing right on amphora on its side, filleted double cornucopia on right, B on amphora, ΣΦ below, all within olive wreath.
Thompson Athens 546a

Next: A bird of any type

 

next: eagle on globe

 

Divus Augustus Æ As. Commemorative by Tiberius.
Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head left, thunderbolt before
Rev: Eagle standing on globe facing, wings spread, head right, S C at sides.
RIC 82 [Tiberius]

Next: more eagle on globe.

 

12 hrs
Lysimachus drachm

Next, Lysimachus

 

next: Lysimachos bronze

 

Lysimachos bronze (2 denominations)


Thrace - Lysimachos 305-281 BCE AE14 Lysimacheia mint 2.7g Young Mail Helmeted - Forepart Lion SNG Cop 1159 var



Thrace - Lysimachos 305-281 BCE AE20 Sysimachia mint 4.64g 19.5mm Athena - Lion SNG Cop 1153 Muller 76


Next: Lysymachos AR (Silver) Fractional

 

31 hour rule.

Still, a Lysimachos. But, to keep @Alegandron happy, only fractionally silver.



Next: a Greek fourree.

 

ELIS, Olympia. 131st-135th Olympiad. 256-240 BC. Fouree
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev: Thunderbolt within olive wreath.
AR(fourre) Hemidrachm

Next: Elis

 

Bad pic, but this is an Elis hemidrachm.

Obv.: Head of Hera right
Rev.: FA - Eagle standing right on rock, wings closed, head left; thunderbolt in right field
Mint: Elis ca. 336-324 BC (111th-114th Olympiad)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.50g / 16mm / 12h
References:

• Seltman pl. XII, 25

Acquisition: Sayles & Lavender Vcoins 31/8/2008


Next - Eagle and thunderbolt

 

LOL

 

Eagle / Tbolt


RR Plaetorius Cest 67 BC AR Den Helmeted Vacuna Sabine goddess quivr cornu S-C Eagle tbolt S 349 Cr 409-1


Next: Raven

 

Looks like I've got 3 coins with ravens - Cr. 489/2, 489/3 & 489/4 - here's the fairly rara avis, Cr. 489/2 denarius (the others are quinarii):



Lepidus (Imperator)
Obv.: M ANTON IMP - Lituus, capis and raven
Rev.: M LEPID IMP - Simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest's bonnet
Mint: Gaul (43-42 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.62g / 18mm / 8h
References:

• RSC 4 (Lepidus)
• Sydenham 1156
• Crawford 489/2

Provenances:

• Andrew McCabe

Acquisition: Roma Numismatics Online Auction May Auction #1286 21-May-2013

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