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CILICIA, Tarsos. Valerian I
253-260 CE
AE 32 mm, 19.06 gm
Obv: AVKΛΙΠOVΛΙOVAΛЄPIANOCCЄ; Π - Π; radiate, draped, and cuirassed (?) bust right.
Rev: TAPCOVMH TP OΠOΛЄΩC; A/M/K - Γ/Γ in fields; KOINOBOVΛION ЄΛЄVΘЄ__ in exergue; Athena seated left on throne, holding cornucopia and dropping a voting pebble into amphora to left; shield below.
Ref: SNG Levante 1193; SNG BN 1821-2 (I do not have these reference books; references taken from similar ex CNG coin)
ex Doug Smith

Next: a coin with at least three lines of legends on the reverse (up, down, across, around-- any combination.) Bonus points if it isn't a Seleukid

 

Multi-line reverse legend:


Cleopatra Thea, Queen of Syria, with son Antiochus VIII.
Seleucid AR tetradrachm, 15.85 gm, 27 mm.
Antioch mint, 125-121 BC.
Obv: Jugate busts, r.
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Zeus Nikephoros seated l., holding lotus-tipped scepter; IE outer left, A under throne.
Refs: SNG Spaer 2437; c.f. Sear 7135.
Notes: Ex-Henry Clay Lindgren. An obverse die match to an example sold in Baldwin's, Dmitry Markov and M&M Numismatics New York Sale IX, January 13, 2005.

Next: Jugate busts

 

Zeugitania, Carthage, 175-150 BC
BL Trishekel, Utica Mint
Obverse: Jugate and laureate heads of the Dioscuri right; each surmounted by star.
Reverse: Two horses advancing right. [Punic legend] above.
References: SNG COP 428, Müller 341, MAA 109
Size: 28mm, 12.0g
Notes: The billon of this issue has extremely low silver content, such that nearly all examples appear to be bronze.

Next coin another Trishekel

 

It's a super simple phone app called mug life. It works best with forward facing busts.
PS, Sure looks like Apollo to me.

 

Thank you!!.. downloaded.. looks like fun.
Yes my guess is Apollo as well.. but I had some doubt.

 

It has been a day, more or less, and no one has posted a trishekel so I'm going to cheat and post this 5x trishekel to move this thread again .

15-shekel:


ZEUGITANA, Carthage
early 2nd century BCE
AE 15-shekel, 45 mm, 95 gm
Obv: wreathed head of Tanit left
Rev: horse standing right, left foreleg up; Flying Spaghetti Monster solar disk with uraei above
Ref: Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l'Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L'Ancienne Afrique, 131; Luynes 3782; Jenkins GK and Lewis RB (1963) Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, Royal Numismatic Society, London, pl. 28 12

Next: Carthage must die be posted

 

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Maximianus. Carthage standing and holding fruits on reverse.Next:Julian II

 

Yes he is. Bearded and with engraved name. Now What's Next ?

 

Griffins it is!!!


Gallienus, AD 253-268.
Roman billon Antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.5 mm, 12 h.
Rome, AD 267-268, 4th officina, 10th emission.
Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head, right.
Rev: APOLLINI CONS AVG, griffin walking left, Δ in exergue.
Refs: RIC 165K; Göbl 718z; Cohen 77; RCV 10180 var; Cunetio 1348.

Next: an APOLLINI CONS AVG of Gallienus but with a different reverse-type.

 

Julian as Caesar was beardless, styled like Constantius II and nominally Christian. The bull and Apostate came after he was Augustus.
Centaur


Next: Still Gallienus; still zoo but not Apollo and not a mythological animal

 

GALLIENUS
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
REVERSE: DIANAE CONS AVG, antelope walking left
Struck at Rome, Sole Reign, 267-268 AD
2.6g, 19.5mm
RIC 181

Next Gallienus without an animal or mystical creature reverse

 

Gallienus
253-268. Denarius (Bronze), Rome, 264-265. IMP GALLIENVS AVG Laureate head of Gallienus to right. Rev. VBERITAS AVG Uberitasstanding left, holding a purse in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. MIR 664t. RIC 358var. (VBERTAS AVG and Uberitasdescribed as holding bunch of grapes). Scarce. A good example with a lovely tone.

Next up: mullet (business up front with the party in the back)

 

Yours has mullet, combed up front, sticking out the back. I thought that was was enough to fit the request... Plus I love usurpers and one hit wonders.