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Roman Republic. L. Memmius. 109-108 BC. AR Brockage Denarius (19mm, 3.89g, 12h). Obv: Male head right, wearing oak wreath; denomination mark below chin. Rev: Incuse of obverse. Ref: Crawford 304/1 and Memmia 1 for type. Very Fine, toned.

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Here's an IMPERIAL Roman brockage:



Faustina II, AD 147-175.
Roman Æ dupondius, 13.10 g, 24.8 mm, 12 h.
Rome, c. AD 161-165.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust, right, wearing stephane.
Rev: Brockage of obverse.

Next: Bronze brockage.

 

Lydia, Hierokaisareia
Brockage
Pseudo-autonomous issue
First half of the second century
Obv: draped bust of Artemis Persica right, with quiver at left shoulder, bow and arrow at breast
Rev.: incuse image of the obverse
AE, 3.15g, 16mm
Ref.: possibly the obverse of RPC online, Volume 3, 1863


Next: bow and quiver

 

next: Rat or mouse

 

Here's my favorite ever Ti. Quinctius (sadly now foolishly sold) plus the photos of it that I recently found in the "(Richard) Schaefer Binders" of the ANS Roman Republican Die Project (and thanks Rasiel Suarez, I forget if you have a username here to "@", for keeping Coryssa going! EDIT: There he is: @Suarez ).

Ti. Quinctius. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.89 g, 9h). Rome mint, 112-111 BCE.
Obv: Laureate bust of Hercules left, seen from behind, with club over shoulder.
Rev: Two horses galloping left; a desultor riding the nearest one; •X above, rat below; incuse D•S•S on raised tablet in exergue.
Ref: Crawford 297/1b; Sydenham 563; Quinctia 6.
Prov: Ex-Imperator (August 2012) [Ill. in ANS RRDP "Schaefer Binder" 18]; CNG 285, 281 (22 August 2012) [Ill. in "Schaefer Binder" 18]; Sold 2 December 2012 [Coryssa-COINVAC # 35123].



Next: Herakles/Hercules

 

RR Ae quadrans 214 BC Hercules / bull trampling snake.

next, coin RR coin with snake...

 

Roman Republic, L. Procilius L.f., AR Serrate Denarius, 80 BCE. Obv. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goatskin headdress; behind, S•C downwards / Juno Sospita wearing goatskin headdress, standing in biga right with galloping horses, holding figure-eight style shield [prob. an allusion to the mythological Shield of the Salii priests, or ancilia] in left hand and brandishing spear in right hand; coiled snake below horses; in exergue, L•PROCILI•F. Crawford 379/2, RSC I Procilia 2 (ill.), Sear RCV I 307 (ill.), BMCRR Rome 3150, Sydenham 772, Harlan, RRM I Ch. 4 at pp. 19-22 [Michael Harlan, Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins, 81 BCE-64 BCE (2012)]. 20.05 mm., 3.97 g. (Purchased from Marc Breitsprecher, Oct. 2020.) [Footnote omitted.]



Next, another female figure (who isn't Athena/Minerva) brandishing a spear.

 

CARIA, Mylasa. GETA as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE Medallion (22.95 gm; 38 mm). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tetrastyle temple of Zeus Labraundus, cult statue of Artemis within, holding labrys and spear; tresses hanging from each hand. Round shield with two supporters in pediment.
Akarca 90; BMC 38; Price & Trell 442.

Next: Ae30 or larger provincial.

 

My largest provincial just fits the request


Cilicia, Tarsos
Otacilia Severa, 244-249
30 mm 12.2 g
ΩΤΑΚΙΛ ϹƐΥΗΡΑΝ ƐΥΤ ƐΥϹ ϹƐΒ, diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, r. / ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛƐΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ, Athena standing l., holding spear and shield resting on ground
RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 3230)

Next - 3rd century provincial - portrait of a lady ruler.

 

Cilicia, Tarsus. Herennia Etruscilla, AE29
Obv: EΡEΝΝΙΑΝ ΑΙΤΡΟΥCΚEΙΛΛΑΝ CE Diademed and draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla to right, resting on a crescent.
Rev: ΤΑΡCΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛEΩC, Α / Μ / Κ - Γ / Β Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos in right hand and thyrsos in left; at feet to left, panther.
RPC IX 1371.

Next: another 3rd century Empress.

 

Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249.
Roman AR antoninianus, 4.49 g, 23 mm, 5 h.
Rome, fourth officina, AD 248.
Obv: OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right, on crescent.
Rev: PIETAS AVGG: Pietas, draped, standing left, raising right hand over lighted altar and holding perfume box in left hand; Δ in left field.
Refs: RIC 115; RSC 39; RCV 9157; CRE 531.

Next: Delta (Δ) in the field.

 

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Next: Your first fallen horseman

 

next: another one

 

Roman Empire, Constantius II Fallen Horseman, Constantinople 348-351 CE. Overweight specimen (7.67g, 25mm, 12h).

Coin-in-hand video: LINK
Roman Imperial. Constantius II (Augustus, 337-361 CE) AE Centenionalis (7.67g, 25mm, 12h). Struck in Constantinople, 348-351.
Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust, surrounded by border of dots. Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO // Γ to left // CONSЄ* in exergue. Soldier standing left, holding long oval shield with circular boss, and spearing fallen horseman; bearded horseman astride fallen horse, turning and reaching back with left arm (FH3), wearing short-brimmed Scythian helmet, ornate tunic, and trousers. "Centering dot" between soldier and horse. Dotted border.
Ref: RIC 82-E, LRBC 2026; cf. RIC 81 (FH4). NVMMVS BIBLE II NBD N° 61536 (this coin; LINK).
Prov: Ex-Bertolami Fine Arts Auctions 37 (19 Sept 2017), Lot #689 (corr. RIC 81) & e-92 (2 Oct 2020), Lot 1554 (corr. weight as 7.70g, RIC 81).
Note: Based on the weight distribution provided for "Large AE2" in RIC VIII, only 2 of 405 specimens are as heavy or heavier than this one (7.7g & 8.2g). One Constantius Gallus Fallen Horseman weighing over 8.10g is reported in ACSearch (Roma 13, 939); Doug Smith has reported a 9.5g (!) Cyzicus FH in his collection, c. 1997.​

NEXT: Another OVERWEIGHT SPECIMEN (any type of ancient coin)

 

next: another overweight coin

 

Here is a large and heavy follis. The heavy examples, struck after the lighter introduced follis, ranged from around 16-18.5 grams. This example is slightly heavier.

Anastasius, 491-518 A.D.

Type: Large AE Follis, 39 mm 19 grams

Obverse: DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, Diademed draped and Cuirassed bust right, star on right shoulder (rare)

Reverse: Large M, Epsilon below. Cross above M, star in left field, Mintmark CON





Another "heavy" follis, or an even heavier one if you have an example.

 

I do have a 19g (18.76g, but only 32.5mm) Anastasius Follis, but my extra large Justinians (RY 12-15) are heavier. This one isn't the heaviest (c. 21g) or nicest, but it has the largest diameter at 45mm:


NEXT: More Justinian

 

Justinian follis. Nikomedia

next... one of Justin.

 

Fantastic, such a clear horseman motif on the shield and little "ringlets" of hair under the crown. Nikomedia has a very distinctive style even year-to-year, I've got an RY 15 that must be the same engraver.

 

Justin II and Sophia (565-578), Æ 40 Nummi, Constantinople, year 4 (568/9)
Obv: Nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre
Rev: Large M; date across fields; Christogram above; Γ//CON
Ref: DOC 40b; Sear 360

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