Random Ancient

Post a random ancient
I went to random.org to pick the random folder ( I have my ancient is 3 groups) and which coin to post.
http://www.random.org/



Numerian Æ Antoninianus. Rome mint. IMP C NVMERIANVS P F AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right / VNDIQVE VICTORES, Numerian standing left, holding globe & sceptre, KAS in ex. Cohen 121. RIC 422 scarce type

 

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Figures a lady.

 

Well, I entered 1 and 257 and then hit "random number generator" ...

=> it came-up with #147 ... which is Domitian & Minerva on my coin list ...





=> cool idea, coin-dude

 

I wish I had an idea of what I own, let alone having them numbered. Maybe in a couple of years after I get my den squared away and the two boys are out of diapers.......

 

Out of my nearly 300 attributed coins, #255 it is:

Justinian I, Byzantine emperor
AE Decanummium
Obv: DN IVSTINIANVS P AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe in left hand and shield in right hand
Rev: Large I, star in left and right fields, all within wreath
Rome mint, struck 547-549 AD
Ref: SB 308, MIB 228, Rare

 

i have one more ancient but not sure what the date is either 200-300 ad

 

Post it. Hopefully one of us on here will figure it out for you. But if its help in id'ing your coin you seek, it would be better to start your own thread for it.

 

I hit byzantine as well..

 

What a surprise!

Because I don't have an organized list of everything, I just counted the coins posted to my website. The random number was 34:



Roman Republic, C. Postumius
74 BC, Rome
AR denarius, 18.74 mm, 3.6 gm
Obv: bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder
Rev: hound running right, spear below; C. POSTVMI, TA in exergue
Ref: Crawford 394/1a
currently in the TIF Pink Floyd Animals collection; track 2, "Dogs"

 

As long as its random, use any method

 

Mine is coin #536, a Julia Domna under Caracalla with later portrait and Mater Deum reverse. This is a bit of a surprise since I have vastly more earlier Severans but random is, after all, random.

 

8th century Afgan. Random ya know.

 

Cool idea! My random search using the link you provided Randy, generated #36. I've got my collection listed chronologically in the order I purchased them. 36 happens to be Severus Alexander, purchased a year ago today...how's that for random?

Severus Alexander; AD 232
AE Sestertius, 29mm/20.4g
OBV: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG , Laureate bust right with draped far shoulder
REV: PROVIDENTIA AVG , Providentia standing front holding two grain ears over modius and cornucopiae. (RIC V 642, Cohen 503)

 

Mine was 438:

MAXIMIANUS AE Fraction
OBVERSE: IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: CONCORDIA MI-LITVM, Emperor standing right holding Victory on globe with Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre. Lower centre: delta (A, B, Gamma, Delta). Mintmark: ALE
Struck at Alexandria, 305-6 AD
3.5g, 22mm
RIC VI 59b

 

#206 for me, celebrating Caracalla and Plautilla's wedding.



CARACALLA
Denarius
3.3g, 19mm
Rome mint, 202 AD
RIC 124b; Sear 6794; C 23.
O: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla standing left, holding roll & clasping hand of Plautilla standing right.

 

Mine was #408.

I don't have my coins organised in a way to be able to index easily but I do have some galleries that would allow me to find the nth entry.

It led me rather unsurprisingly to a Sept. Sev. from Emesa...

Septimius Severus denarius - RIC 426
Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:– VICT AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath in both hands
Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194 - 195
References:– RIC 426 (Rated Rare), RSC 675d. BMCRE 401
Ex- Barry Murphy coll., ex Roger Bickford-Smith coll.

 

here it is

 

Austyn, that's a mighty small and dark picture and the reflections from the plastic make it impossible to see the obverse.

That said, I suspect it is a bronze of Alexander the Great, with bow case and club on the reverse. Something like this example from wildwinds (there are many variations):



Can you remove it from the 2x2 and take better pictures?

 

Thats the coin it has those marks on the back so at least i know its not a dryer out piece of gum like it looks like.