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Aphrodite:


Livia, wife of Augustus, and Julia, daughter of Augustus.
Roman provincial AE 17.2 mm, 3.44 g.
Mysia, Pergamon, 10 - 2 BC.
Obv: ΛΙΒΙΑΝ ΗΡΑΝ ΧΑΡΙΝΟΣ, draped bust of Livia as Hera, right.
Rev: ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝ ΑΦΡΟΔΙΤΗΝ, draped bust of Julia as Aphrodite, right.
Refs: RPC I 2359; BMC 15.139, 249; SGI 213; SNG Copenhagen-467; Vagi 370.

And, if Venus counts, I'll throw in one of my favorite sestertii:



Julia Domna, AD 193-217.
Roman oricalchum sestertius, 21.41 gm, 28.8 mm.
Rome, AD 194, issue 4.
Obv: JULIA DOMNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, r.
Rev: VENERI VICTR SC, Venus, naked to waist, standing r., holding apple and palm, resting l. elbow on column.
RIC-842; BMCRE-488; Cohen-195; Sear-6631; Hill-113.

Next up: Livia, wife of Augustus

 

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Augustus and Livia Ephesus AE19 / stag

Next: Any other husband and wife on the same side of a coin

 

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS with JULIA DOMNA
AE Pentassarion. 11.8g, 27.1mm. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis, circa AD 210-211. Flavius Ulpianus, legatus consularis. Varbanov 850 var. (Э on reverse). O: AV K Λ CЄΠ CЄVHPOC IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CЄ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right, facing draped bust of Julia Domna left. R: [V+Λ OV]ΛΠIANOV MAPKIANOΠ[OΛ], Apollo standing facing, head right, with hand on head and holding bow; quiver at feet to left, serpent coiled round tree stump to right, Є in left field.

Next: Another coin from Marcianopolis

 

City/Mint Markianopolis
Size (mm) 16
Weight (g) 2.99
Die Axis 0
Ob. Leg. M OPELLIOC ANTWNINOC
Ob. Desc. Bare headed and draped bust of Diadumenian, right

Meaning Marcus Opellius Antonius
Rev. Leg. MARKIANO-POLEITWN
Rev. Desc. Eros/Thanatos standing left, resting chin on palm, leaning on (extinguished) inverted brand
Meaning (Coin) of the people of Markianopolis – A prince crowned by the gods


NEXT: WINGS

 

Next up: a great beard

 

Tetradrachm of Mithradates II of Parthia 119-109 B.C. Next coin Marcus Aurelius

 

Next: Lucius Aelius Caesar

 

Lucius Aelius Caesar


Next up: Any Julio-Claudian era "Caesar" who died before becoming emperor

 

Britannicus, with Octavia and Antonia


Mysia, Kyzikos, AD.41-55. AE (12mm, 1.29g). NЄOC ΓЄPMANIKOC / K - Y. Bare head of Britannicus right. / AN OKTA. Confronted and draped busts of Antonia and Octavia. RPC 2248. Rare! Former Kairos Numismatik

Next up: rare empress

 

AV Tremissis ND Ravenna Mint
Galla Placidia wife of Constantine III
coin looks way nicer in hand!
Next up: Constantine III coin.

 

Constantine III was too tough apparently. Here's one I bid on but didn't win:



Next: die break

 

Die Break


Etruria Populonia 3rd C BCE AR 20 As 8.1g Metus Blank HN152

Next up: non-Roman Spain

 

Great, I have a lot of Visigoth stuff. But I will go Medieval

AV Ducato ND Valencia Mint
Fernando II of Aragon
Valencia
Struck circa 1504AD
Next topic...coin struck by Visigothic Rulers of Spain

 

Vespasian

(69-79), Denarius, Rome, AD 70; AR (g 3,027; mm 18.1; h 6); IMP CAES[AR VESPASIAN]VS AVG, laureate head r. , Rv. COS ITER - TR POT, Pax seated l., holding branch and caduceus. RIC I 10 = II 29; C 94

Next up: Furrowed brow

 

This Gallienus from Alexandria appears to have some brow wrinklin' goin on up top:



Next up: A Palm

 

PALM


Carthage - Zeugitana AV 1-10th Stater-Shekel 350-320 BCE 0.94g 7.5mm Palm- Horse Head SNG COP 132

Next up: TANIT

 

A Judean Prutah - time of Nero. I don't know much about these coins, but I think it has a fake patina.
next up... Show us your Pupienus ( and I'm talking about your coins!).

 

Electrum stater Carthage 290 B.C. Next coin Carthage

 

CARTHAGE


Carthage Zeugitana 310-270 BCE EL Dekadrachm-Stater 18.5mm 7.27g Tanit Horse 3 pellets in ex MAA 12 SNG COP 136

Next up: NON-Roman Horse

 

Pushkalavati 1.5 karshapana


Next: Pre-Greek India