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IVLIA MAESA AVG, bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas, draped, standing left, extending her right hand over a child and holding cornucopiae in left hand
RIC IV Elagabalus 249

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Hi All,

Lead Julia Maesa of Alexandria.



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- Broucheion

 

Chutas of Banavasi ..
Rajno Mulanandasa....Lead double Karshapana 30mm and 13.40gr...AD 125-345
Obverse..2 tiered hill of small arches surmounted by a large arch (8 arched
Chaitya,stupa)?, river flowing below. Brahmi legend around..'Rano
Mulanandas'.(Elongated LA)
Reverse..12 Railed tree with Triratana to the right.
Mitchiner ACW 4971 - 4972




Next.....Another lead coin..

 

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Next: A coin series or variety which you feel is very poorly documented/studied

 

The coinage of the Pandyan dynasty, their coins are really underrated compared to their neighbouring Cholas, and given the former were subjugated by the later for nearly 300 years, the coins of Pandyas are scarcer. Although I wish there are more guides and info on their issues which span nearly 1500 years.

Sangam Pandyas of Madurai
Square shaped copper coin showing an elephant on obverse and their royal symbol fish (stylized) on the reverse.
2.02g
Circa 150 BC.


Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I
1251-1268
Obv-Standing king with pellets and their royal symbol fish to the top right.
Rev- Sundara Pandya in Tamil, with a crescent above and a conch below.
1.4g
Next, a coin from an underrated niche.

 

I think the coins of present-day Indonesia are a really interesting niche which is generally overlooked by the wider Western collecting world, although that seems to be changing fairly fast. Here is a Javanese cash coin which copies the classic Chinese copper cash coins with the square hole but instead add in a hexagon hole. The meaning of the reverse character is unknown but has been suggested to be a mintmark, copying another Chinese numismatic tradition.

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Next: Another coin imitating something from far away, whatever that means

 

Here's a Macedonian shield not from Macedon (Lydia):

Next up: girthy club

 

Welcome to the club...

Denarius of Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius
Obv.: Q. METELL / SCIPIO IMP - Head of Africa right, wearing elephant's skin, corn stalk before, plough below
Rev.: EPPIVS / LEG. F. C. - Hercules standing facing, naked, hand on hip, leaning on club set on a rock
Mint: Africa (ca. 47-46 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.90g / 17mm / 0h
References:

• RSC 50 (Caecilia)
• Sydenham 1051
• Crawford 461/1
• HCRI 44

Provenances:

• Ex. Clain-Stefanelli Collection

Acquisition: Mike Vosper Online shop 15-May-2018
Notes: Jun 26, 21 - Coin struck in the names of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, commander of the Pompeian forces in Africa and Marcus Eppius. The inscription "LEG F. C." is probably best translated as "LEGATUS FISCI CASTRENSIS" - Legate of the camp treasury. The coin was struck in 47 or early 46BC. The Pompeians were badly defeated in the Battle of Thapsus in February 46BC and Scipio committed suicide in its aftermath. Eppius survived to strike coins in Spain for Sextus Pompey.

This coin is illustrated on page 60 of Elvira Clain-Stefanelli's "Life In Republican Rome On Its Coinage".




Next - another denarius

 

next another Hercules

 

Lydia. Blaundos circa 200-0 BC.
Bronze Æ
12 mm, 2,04 g
Obv: Head of Herakles right, bearded / Rev MΛAYNΔ ΘEOTIMIΔO (or MΛAYNΔEΩN ΘEOTIMIΔO); club
IMHOOF LS S50,4(1) / COLL IMHOOF(1) ; BMC 16 S42,5(1)

Next - Hercules on obverse

 

next: large thunderbolt

 

12 hrs
A denarius with the bust of Julius Caesar with his namesake comet above commemorating the Secular games, 17 BC.

Next, a DIVI FILIVS issue.

 

next: Tiberius bronze

 

Hi All,

My only Tiberius bronze:



Next: Another Tiberius from Egypt.

- Broucheion

 

12 hours. Here's his mom


Next up: another Livia portrait

 

Livia (+ AD 29), Dupondius - Rome mint, AD 22-23 under the reign of Tiberius
SALVS AVGVSTA, draped bust of Salus (Livia) right
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG P M TR POT XXIIII, around large S C
13.90 g, 27 mm,.
Ref : RCV # 1740 (450), Cohen # 5 (6), RIC I, 47.
Ex Auctiones.GmbH

Next : red patina

Q

 

Next up: creepy looking coin

 

next: Hadrian sestertius

 

Hadrian adventus sestertius...

next, sestertius of Hadrian's predecessor...

 

TRAJAN
98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.50 gm). Struck circa 112-115 AD. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / ARAB ADQVIS in exergue, Arabia standing facing, head left, holding branch and bunch of cinnamon sticks?; to left, forepart of camel standing left. RIC II 614; Jan 2021 Elkowicz

Next up: emerald green patina