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Islands off Caria, Rhodos, Rhodes, circa 88-84 BC, AR Drachm, ‘Plinthophoric’ coinage, Euphanes, magistrate
Obv: Radiate head of Helios right
Rev: P-O, between a rose with bud to left; EYΦANHΣ above, Isis crown (Headdress of Isis) to lower right
Ref: Jenkins, Rhodian, Group E, 240

Next: Crown (Headdress) of Isis

 

Hi All,

Not your usual headdress of Isis on a Ptolemaic AE of Cleopatra. The reign attribution is based on the idea that these latter Ptolemaic AEs were shoddily made and could have started with Ptolemay IX - XII and further minted by Cleopatra. For more on the metrology (but NOT any reign attributions) see D Wolf "A Metrological Survey of Ptolemaic Bronze Coins III. Cyprus 1st and 2nc C. BC" in Revue Belge Numismatique (RBN), 2020



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- Broucheion

 

Are they wearing a house on their heads?

 

Not something I've shown previously I think


Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, AE35 - Cyprus.
AVT K T AIL ADP ANTWNINOC CEB E, laureate head right
M AVPHLIOC KAICAP VIOC CEBAC, laureate, draped bust of Marcus Aurelius right
27 gr, 35 mm
Ref : Sear #1523

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next: VIC PAR

 

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Next up: husband and wife

 

Philip I and Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249.
Roman Provincial Æ Pentassarion; 12.50 g, 26.1 mm, 7 h.
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Legate Prastina Messallinus, AD 244-246.
Obv: ΑVΤ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC ΑVΓ Μ | WΤΑΚ CЄΒ-ΗΡΑ CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, vis-à-vis diademed and draped bust of Otacilia left.
Rev: VΠ ΠΡΑCΤ ΜΕCCΑΛΛΕΙΝΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟ | ΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Sarapis wearing kalathos, standing left, extending arm and holding scepter; E (denomination) in left field.
Refs: AMNG I 1194; Moushmov 852; Varbanov 2082 (die match); Hristova & Jekov 6.41.6.1; SNRIS Marcianopolis 75.

Next: Serapis standing.

 

next: Caracalla denarius

 

Can't believe I got this posted in time:
Antoninus "Caracalla"
Caesar, A.D. 195-198
Augustus, A.D. 198-217
Silver Denarius
Rome mint, A.D. 213
Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
Rev: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P - Serapis, togate, wearing polos on head, standing, facing left, raising right hand and holding transverse scepter in left
RIC 208(a)
19mm, 3.1g.

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NEXT : lion

 

Greek Ionia, Miletos.
AE Hemiobol, 3.35 g, 18.3 mm, 12 h.
Aeschylinos, magistrate, ca. 200 BC.
Obv: Apollo Didymeus standing right, holding small stag and bow; monogram below.
Rev: Lion seated right with head turned to left, star above, monogram right, ΑIΣXΥΛΙΝΟΥ in exergue.
Refs: Deppert 941-56 var; Marcellesi 56.

Next: Miletos.

 

MILETOS


Ionia Miletos; probably Mylasa, in Caria, AR Tetartemorion 5.6mm 0.2g Roaring Lion Hd - Bird Klein 430 SNG Kay 941

Next: Tetartemorion

 

IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. AR Tetartemorion. Head of griffin left / Incuse punch. Cf. SNG Kayhan 514–6 (hemidrachms) and 1428 (diobol). It is possible that this issue may belong to Abdera or Teos, both of which also issued early silver coins with griffins on the obverse.
0,18 g, 7 mm

Next - coin with unsure attribution (but like this one also, NOT because of condition)

 

coin with unsure attribution


CILICIA Uncertain Early-mid 4th C BCE AR Tetartemorion 5mm 0.17g Persian king running dagger and bow - Crowned hd Achaemenid king CNG E239 Troxell Kagan 4

Next: Another Unsure Attribution

 

I have several coins from the city of Uncertain in Asia Minor - like this:

Silver Obol (?)
Obv.: Head left
Rev.: Uncertain object within incuse square
Wt./Size/Axis: 0.60g / - / -
Acquisition: Agoracoins eBay
Notes: May 11, 10 - I believe this is from Asia Minor, possibly Mytilene (Lesbos), but will gratefully listen to any ideas.



Next - another unsure attribution

 

I've got this coin that was sold as unidentified and remains as such to this day. I haven't been able to locate the coin in my collection to weigh/measure it but it is pretty sizeable, maybe 25-30mm wide. My best guess is that it is some princely state from India or maybe Afghanistan/Pakistan region and maybe 1600-1850 AD period. I haven't been able to identify it despite my best efforts, however, so that is definitely an unsure attribution.

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"Unidentified Small Greek Bronze".....

Vardanes I (40-47 AD)
AE Chalkous 11mm/1.8gr..
Obverse- Bust left with short beard, wearing diadem and spiral torque; hair in three distinct waves with earring visible; diadem pendants shown as three lines; circular border of pellets.
Reverse- Monogram ΜΤΘ; legend as dashes
Mint- Mithradatkart-Near modern Askabad in Turkmenistan.
Ref- Sellwood 64 type variant (ΜΤΘ monogram) This is quite a rare type

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