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THRACE, Sestos (sometimes spelled Sestus)
c. 3rd-2nd century BCE
AE 16.6, 2.35 gm
Obv: Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos; dotted border
Rev: chelys; ΣH downward in right field; dotted border
Ref: von Fritz, Nomisma 1, 15 (coin 29 on plate 1 in that book)
ex x6 Collection

Next: petasos

 

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Tacitus Alexandrian tetradrachm

(TIF beat me to posting, but still wanted to post... See above for NEXT. )

 

L Papius Denarius Serratus, Papia 1

Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, Harpa
Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, Winged Petasos
Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79.
Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311.
Symbol variety – RRC 150. Babelon 149. BMCRR -.



Next - Mercury

 

Crete, Gortyna. Circa 85-82 BC.
Obverse: Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos.
Reverse: Bull butting left; caduceus above; in exergue: ΓΟΡΤ; all within circle of dots.
Reference: SNG Cop. 461
Very rare.

Next: Any coin from Crete.

EDIT: Ah @maridvnvm beat me in time.

 

MARCUS AURELIUS
AE Sestertius. 29.44g, 31mm. Rome mint, AD 173. RIC 1075; Cohen 535. O: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, laureate head right. R: IMP VI - COS III, Mercury standing left on pedestal, holding caduceus and purse, within a tetrastyle temple with telamons as columns; semicircular pediment containing, from left to right, tortoise, cockerel, ram, winged helmet, caduceus, and purse; S-C in field, RELIG AVG in exergue.

Next: three or more animals

 

Obol from Mysia, Kyzikos, 450 B.C. - 400 B.C.
Obverse: Forepart of boar left, retrograde E on body, tunny fish swimming upwards behind.
Reverse: Head of roaring lion left, within shallow incuse square.
11mm; 0,86g

Next: Hybrid animal/creature (mythology)

 

SIKYONIA, Sikyon
AR Stater. 11.95g, 24mm. Circa 431-400 BC. BCD Peloponnesos 186; HGC 5, 181. O: Chimaera standing left; ΣE below. R: Dove flying left within wreath.
Ex BCD Collection; Ex Joseph J. Copeland Collection

Next: Time of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC)

 

Hybrid animal/creature (mythology) -- a gryphon:


Gallienus, AD 253-268.
Roman billon antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.5 mm, 12 h.
Rome, 4th officina, 10th emission, AD 267-268.
Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head, right.
Rev: APOLLINI CONS AVG, gryphon walking left, Δ in exergue.
Refs: RIC 165K; Göbl 718z; Cohen 77; RCV 10180 var.; Hunter 101; Cunetio1348.
Notes: 88 examples in the Cunetio hoard.

Next: Greek letter in the exergue.

EDITED: Well, never mind. I was too slow in my typing.

 

This has stuck for a half hour now which shocks me since a common Athenian owl would do but I will repeat a Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) period Sikyon with a Greek letter in exergue. You have to look hard to see it because it is a faintly scratched Phi in the obverse exergue. The one on the wings on the reverse is more bold. I am just guessing but I propose that this stater once belonged to a Greek who initial was Phi. No, I can't prove it. What I can prove is that these scratches made the coin cheaper for me while adding interest from my standpoint.


Oh, maybe should not have duplicated the type so I'll throw in another coin from that date period. I know many of us have Classical period owls. I'll show one that people wanted to check for being solid and not fourree. Oops. it turned out is was fourree after all. Too bad. Unfortunately this is a bit too early style to be an official issue of the 'Emergency' 404 BC. It is just an ancient counterfeit. Too, too bad.

Next: a coin with the mark of a previous owner

 

Spade time! Small square foot spade, State of Zhao 趙, City of Anyang 安陽. 350-220 BC, Hartill 3.182, Schjöth 23.



I’d consider the tag glued to the back to be the mark of the previous collector (A German gentleman); it refers to the Schjöth number, the primary reference for Chinese coins in the twentieth century, for this type.

Next: a coin with earthen deposits.

 

This coin was originally intended to show the "mark from a previous owner".

The first frame shows an upside down "7" in scratches that look modern and I've assumed are from someone scratching something off of the coin. The other two little pock marks - one on obverse and one on reverse are not something I can't explain.



Valeria 12a or b C. Valerius Flaccus B.C. 82
Obv: Bust of Victory right, letter X or X-like symbol behind,
Rev: C VAL FLA IMPERAT, legionary eagle between two standards inscribed H (Hastati) and P (Principes) EX S C between them. The H and P reference the first and second lines of infanty.

However that is now off topic as I was slow to post - so here in response to @AnYangMan's request is a coin with Earthen deposits:

Tha'rān Ya'ūb Yuhan'im South Arabia, Himyar AR Quinarius
circa AD 175-215
Obv: Bare head right; monogram behind, all within dotted border terminated by monogram
Rev: Diademed head right; South Arabian legend: T'RN YB' (king's name) above, RYDN below, 'scepter' to right.
Ref: Munro-Hay 3.24i; Huth 449–50
Size: 11mm 1.75g

Next: writing in something other than Roman or Greek alphabets

 

Phoenician lettering. Melqart. 4th century BC.
Next : Eagle with 2 heads.

 

Dirham. Islamic -Ayyubid. Nasir- Din- Mahmud. Next Seljuk Rum.

 

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II, 1236-1245, AR dirham

Next: Full length lion

 

Full Length Lion


Carthage LIBYAN UPRISING Mercenary War 241-238 BCE AR DiShekel Heracles Head in Lion's Head- Lion walking R SNG Cop 240f

Next up: Non-Roman Horse

 

Bascunes
After 150 BC
AR Denarius
Obvs: ИX, Bearded male right.
Revs: IM И, Rider on horse holding sword.
17x18mm, 4.02g
CNH 12

Next: Hispania

 

Castulo half unit

next: bull

 

Byzantion, Thrace ½ Siglos (340–320 B.C.)
Obverse: Bull standing left on dolphin left, ΠY above.
Reverse: Incuse punch of mill-sail pattern.
Reference: SNG BM Black Sea 36–41; SNG Stancomb 14; SNG Copenhagen 478–9.

Next: Odrysian kingdom (Thracian king)

 

Penalty flag... that's a bovine female

Bull:


PHLIASIA (PELOPONNESOS), Phlius
400-350 BC
AR obol, 11 mm, 0.84 gm
Obv: forepart of butting bull left
Rev: large Φ surrounded by four pellets
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 8-9
from Triskeles Auctions, Oct. 2013
ex BCD Collection, not in previous BCD sales.
Handwritten round tag and auction clipping indicates that BCD acquired this coin from Sotheby's, 26-27 May 1976, lot 88, for £55 + 10% VAT

Next: coin type that is illustrated on a bottle of wine (we've had a couple of threads about this and I know some of you have such coins...)

 

And Sev Alex on a wine bottle?!? Who knew?


OK, next theme has to be Sev Alex. Because.