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Double-faced coins - are my favorite ones!

 

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm

 

A Lysimachos with the depiction of Alexander is something definitely on my want-list...but with a budget under $500, it seems that nearly all are a few $hundred out of my range.

 

A few of my Tets:


Seleucid Seleucus I 312-280 BCE AR Tet 14.46g Seleucia on Tigris. Zeus - Athena driving a quadriga of 4 horned elephants SC 130


RR Makedon occupation Aesillas Quaestor AR Tet


Syracuse Tyrant Gelon 458-478 BCE AR Tet 24mm 16.7g Slow Biga Victory Artemus-Arethusa 4 dolphins Sear-Greek 914


Egypt Ptolemy IV 221-205 BC AE Tet 40mm 7.2mm thick 69.5g Zeus Ammon Eagle


Thrace Thasos 146-50 BCE AR Tet Dionysos Herakles Club Lion skin


RI Carinus 282-285 CE Potin Tet Alexandria Egypt 19mm Athena Seated holding Nike


RI Otho 69 CE BI AR Tet 23mm Egypt Helmeted Roma Emmet 186


Makedon Alexander Lifetime Tet Myriandrus mint-Alexandria near Issus


Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd Le Rider 102


Egypt Ptolemy I Soter Tet Delta bankers marks

 

I forgot about my Indo-Scythian!


Azes I/II, Indo-Scythians, BC 57-12/AD 5-35
AR, tetradrachm, 8.76h, 24.5mm;1h
Obv.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΞΟΥ; Great king on horseback right, bow on back, right arm raised holding (?), whip in left, monogram of Karosthi letter left field
Rev.:Karosthi legend; Poseidon standing right holding trident and extending right hand, monogram left, Karosthi letter right (?)

 

some great lookin' tets!

don't forget about the eastern flavor!



Azes (II?), Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Ar Tetradrachm, 1st century BC

O: King mounted on horse right, holding whip, Kharoshthi letter at right, Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY R: Pallas Athena standing right, holding right hand outstretched, holding spear in left, monograms at left and right, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa / ayasa 24 mm, 9.6 g Reference: MIG 848k, Sen 98.374T

ahh.. @Jwt708 beat me to it while i was doing my post!

 

This one is cool... technically it is a Di-Shekel, which makes it a Tet...


Makedon Alexander - Alexandrine Babylonia Di-Shekel Tet LIFETIME 328-311 Baal-Lion

And the proverbial Attica Tet:

Athens Owl AR Tet 17.3g 22.9mm x 6.8mm thick crud

 

My favorite tetradrachm was a wedding gift from my wife. She thinks medieval coins are boring because they all look identical and wanted to get something that looked nice.
Athens New Style Tet 120-119 BC 29mm 16.63g


I've also managed to collect a number Tets of Seleukos I Nikator.

 

My God, those are stunning! The pinnacle of numismatic art.

 

Nice run of tets folks !
A few more


Nero and Poppaea, tetradrachm Alexandria mint, AD 63-64
NERO KLAY KAIS SEB TEP AY, radiate head of Nero right
TTOTTTTAIA SEBASTH, draped bust of Poppaea right, LI in right field
12.3 gr
Ref : RCV # 2002 v, Emmett # 129



Caracalla, Tetradrachm struck in Laodicea ad Mare in 209- 212 AD
AVT KAI ANTWNEINOC CE, Laureate bust of Caracalla right
DHMARX EX VPATOC GO G, Eagle facing, holding wreath in beak, a star between legs
12.08 gr
Ref : Sear #2659 var, Prieur # 1176_028



Philippus I, Tetradrachm Antioch mint 244 AD
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΑ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CΕΒ , Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥCΙΑC, Eagle facing, head left, holding wreath in beak, tail left. SC at exergue
10,66 gr, 27-28 mm
Ref : Prieur # 319, Mc Alee # 887



Diocletian, Tetradrachm Alexandria mint, year 9 (AD 292/293)
DIOKLETIANOCCEB, Laureate and cuirassed bust right
L - ENATOY, Nike flying right, A in exergue
7.91 gr
Ref : Emmett # 4064 (R3)

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Wow => man, we have some fricken gorgeous coins, eh? (you guys rock!!)

I have a bunch of sweet "AR" Tets as well ... wanna see 'em?

 

... ooops, I forgot my AR Elagabalus ...



=> hurry-up, don't get lost ... ya creepy little ruler

 

COOL Eagle on the Philippus!

 

Three Flavians.


Vespasian
AR Tetradrachm, 14.95g
Antioch mint, 69-70 AD
RPC 1944 (4 spec.)
Obv: AYTOKPAT KAIΣA OYEΣΠAΣIANOY; Small bust of Vespasian, laureate, l., with drapery on far shoulder, above eagle standing l., l. wing extended
Rev: T ΦΛAYI OYEΣΠ KAIΣ ETOYΣ NEOY IEPOY; Head of Titus, laureate, r.; in l. field, lituus; in r. field, B
Ex CNG E354, 1 July 2015, lot 367.


Titus
AR Tetradrachm, 13.49g
Alexandria mint, 80-81 AD
RPC 2467 (31 spec.)
Obv: AYTOK TITOY KAIΣ OYEΣΠAΣIANOY ΣEB; Head of Titus, laureate, r.
Rev: OMONOIA; Homonoia seated, l.; date LΓ to l.
Acquired from Nova Coins, eBay, June 2016.



Domitian
AR Tetradrachm, 14.44g
Antioch mint, 88-89 AD
RPC 1978 (7 spec.)
Obv: AYT KAIΣAP ΔOMITIANOΣ ΣEB ΓEPM; Bust of Domitian, laureate, r., with aegis
Rev: ETOYΣ NEOY IEPOY H; Eagle with wings spread on thunderbolt to r.; in r. field, palm branch
Acquired from Münzhandlung Ritter, April 2015.

 

Agreed... CREEPY. This is where I would have no problem being Palpatine with some of those nasty Roman Emperors...

 

I only have 2. I already posted the Alexander tet in the other thread, so here is the other 1.


Egypt, Alexandria. Dattari. Gallienus, 253-268 Tetradrachm circa 267-268 (year 15), billon 23mm., 9.51g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Eagle standing l., holding wreath in beak; behind, palm. Geissen 2944. Dattari-Savio Pl. 273, 10547. Extremely Fine. From the Dattari collection.

Naville Numismatics 29 February 26 2017 Lot # 438

 

Cucumbor, always rock-solid!

 

Awesome!

 

Agreed, Tets are awesome

 

Yo steve, is the 3rd one Philip II of Macedon? Interestingly enough I took a class on ancient civilization the other semester, and the professor taught about some of the rulers through numismatic items (how cool of a class is that?). I distinctly remember him talking about how Philip II essentially used his coins as propaganda pieces...he thought of himself as such a good chariot racer that he often included images of it on the back of his coins

A coin like that might make a good 1st tetradrachm pick, whaddya think?