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Madurai Nayakas.
Goddess Meenakshi, Patron deity of Pandyas.

The statue

The temple complex

Next, non Christian ancient god/goddess still worshiped to this day.

 

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Pratihara Empire of North India
Issued under Mihira Bhoja
836-885 AD
AR Drachm
Obv: Vahara standing and looking right, arms out and bent down
Rev: Two lined inscription

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Next: A ninth century coin

 

Constantinople mint

Michael II the Amorian and Theophilus, AE Follis, 23 mm 6.2 grams, glossy black patina

820-829 A.D.

Michael supported iconoclasm, which disallowed the use of icons in favor of script and and related artistic themes which almost certainly was a reflection of the influence of Islam on Byzantine art. Nevertheless, coins featuring the visage of the rulers were still struck.





Next another 9th century Byzantine coin.

 

next: 8th Century Byzantine coin

 

12 Hour rule. Just sold this one recently

Commodus
Struck 191-192 AD
Obv: L AEL AVREL COMM
AUG P FEL, Commodus as
Hercules right wearing lionskin
Rev: HER-CVL, RO-MAN, AU-G,
club of Hercules in wreath
AR Denarius 16.8mm 2.18 grams
RIC III 251 Rome

Next: a coin you sold recently

 

Twelve hour rule. How about some Byzantine gold?

Constantine X Ducas, 1059-1067. He was the founder and first ruling member of the short-lived Doukid dynasty. During his reign, the Normans took over much of the remaining Byzantine territories in Italy while in the Balkans the Hungarians occupied Belgrade. He also suffered defeats by the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan. Somewhat unhealthy throughout his reign, he died in 1067 at the age of 61.


AV Histamenon Nomisma. (AV, 28 mm, 4.41 g, 5 h), Constantinople. +IhS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTҺIm Christ, nimbate, seated facing on square-backed throne, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rev. +KωN RAC Λ O ΔOVKAC Constantine X standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. DOC 1a. SB 1847.



Next: Another Nomisma

 

I sold this one at AMCC last month!



Next: Domna silver

 

@bcuda beat me by a few seconds....next, a coin you recently sold...Heck @Roman Collector beat me, too. Next a Domna silver

 

DOMNA


RI Julia Domna 193-195 CE AR Den Vesta Palladium
Ex: @dougsmit

Even Domna's AS!


RI Julia Domna 196-211 CE AE As Hilaritas cornuc RIC IVa 877


Next: Silver BCE Carthage

 

Hope this fits in the Silver BCE Carthage if not sorry , plus it is another coin I sold recently.




Carthago Nova,
Ancient Spain, 235-220 BC
Barcids, AR 1/4 shekel
Obv: bust of youthful Herakles
or Hannibal with club left.
Rev: Elephant walking right.
Sear 6566; Burgos 374;
Robinson 6c, 6d: Muller 17-18
*Burgos 487, 1.76 grams

Next: Another Silver BCE Carthage

 

Awesome.

 

12 hour rule:

Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D.

Type: AE As, 25.5 mm 12.1 grams, R1 according to ACSearch

Obverse: L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, Bare-Headed Bust Facing Right

Reverse: TRP IIII IMP II COS III, Emperor on Horseback Charging right holding spear, riding down foe.

Reference: TBD, not in Wildwinds - edit: RIC 1404, rare type





Another emperor riding-down-foe type

 

Probus, silvered billon Antoninianus, Serdica [Sofia, Bulgaria] Mint, 3rd Officina, 4th emission, 280-281 AD [Gysen]. 277 AD (Sear). Obv. Cuirassed bust left wearing radiate helmet, holding spear and shield, transverse leather strap across chest, IMP C M AVR PROBVS PF AVG / Rev. Probus on horseback, shield in left hand, galloping right, about to slay an enemy with a lance held in right hand; the enemy is on his knees under the horse's front hooves with his hands thrust upwards, his shield on the ground under the horse, VIRTVS PROBI AVG; in exergue, KA•Γ• (Serdica Mint, Officina 3) (KA= XXI =[20/1 copper/silver ratio of alloy]. RIC V-2 Probus 877G( Γ) (p. 113); Cohen 917; Probuscoins.fr 2667 (https://probuscoins.fr/coin?id=2667); Pink [Karl Pink 1949], 277, 4th emission; P. Gysen type: VIR-1 [Philippe Gysen, New data concerning the Serdica workshop during the reign of Probus, in Revue belge de numismatique , CXLVI, Brussels, 2000] (re-dating Serdica Emission 4 at 280-281 AD). 24.31 mm., 3.26 g.



Another Probus on horseback.

 

PROBUS
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: ADVENTVS AVG, Probus on horseback left, holding sceptre & right hand held high in return salute; at left, under hoof, a captive looks on, R-thunderbolt-Z in ex.
Struck at Rome, 279 AD
3.3g, 21mm
RIC 155

Next: Another example with captive(s)

 

Aurelian
Oriens Aug, Sol stepping on captives.

Next, coin featuring someone hurting a person.

 

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Next: another Heraclea coin

 

My only coin from Heraclea actually came from one of the hoards from Sri Lanka among other imitative coins!
My guess is Constans.
ex Alex Fishman

Next- a coin with some history behind it.

 

Not a huge amount of history, but I bought this somewhat recently from Savoca, and it was described as being from the "Tareq Hani collection"



Next: Vabalathus

 

next: Aurelianus

 

Aurelian is fun to collect. I like the long-necked ones!


Aurelian, AD 279-275.
Roman billon antoninianus, 3.61 gm, 20.6 mm, 12 h.
Milan, 3rd emission, autumn 271 – autumn 272.
Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, wheel under seat; S in exergue.
Refs: RIC 128; MER/RIC 1466; CBN 452; Sear 11539; MIR 16, Hunter p. cx.

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