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And if you are curious about how Jupiter would be looking when you met him in the street, here are some portraits. They are from Alexandria (Zeus Ammon) and from the Lower Danube (a Macedonian Zeus), that would be between Bucharest and the Black Sea.



Egypt. Alexandria, Antoninus Pius AE Drachm. Year IH = 18 = 154/5. Obv. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., seen from behind. Rev. Bust of Zeus-Ammon r., year IH to the right. 34 mm, 23.81 gr. Emmett 1700.



Diocletian, potin tetradrachm Alexandria 292/3. Obv. Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Bust of Zeus right, slight drapery on shoulder, wearing taenia; L ENATOY = RY 9 (AD 292/3) before and behind Zeus. 18 mm, 6.84 gr. Emmett 4086.9.



Thracian imitation by an uncertain issuer from the 350-300 BC period, Lower Danube. Early imitation of a Philip II tetradrachm of Amphipolis. Fourrée (at the edge some giveaway spots). Obv. Laureate head of Zeus t.r., behind it, a leaf. Rev. Jockey and horse riding t.r. Under it, labda over a bucranium. Under the prancing leg of the horse, an A. 24.5 mm, 13.85 gr.

 

T CLOULIS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CLOULIA
AR Quinarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Jupiter right
REVERSE: T CLOVLI, Victory crowning trophy on top of Gaulish captive
Struck at Rome 98 BC
2.1g, 13mm
Cr332/1, Syd 586, Cloulia 2

ANONYMOUS
Æ Semis
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Jupiter right; S (mark of value) behind
REVERSE: Prow right; dolphin before, ROMA below
Rome mint, 88BC
4.33g, 21mm
BMCRR II, p. 589, 10

M. VOLTEIUS M.F. ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS VOLTEIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Jupiter right
REVERSE: Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus with closed doors; thunderbolt on pediment; below, M. VOLTEI. M. F.
Rome 78BC
3.60g, 18mm
Crawford 385/1; Sydenham 774; Volteia 1

L.CORNELIUS LENTULUS & C.CLAUDIUS MARCELLUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CORNELIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Facing head of Medusa in center of triskeles, ear of corn between each leg
REVERSE: Jupiter standing right, holding thunderbolt and eagle; LENT MAR to left, COS to right
Rome 49 BC
3.08g, 18-16mm
Crawford 445/1b; Sear 4; Sydenham 1029; Cornelia 64a

ELAGABALUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP ANTONINVS AVG - Laureate, draped bust right
REVERSE: P M TR P III COS III P P - Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and scepter; eagle to left
Struck at Rome, 220 AD
3.2g, 18mm
RIC 27, S 7532

 

Postumus (260-269 A.D.)
Billon Antoninianus
Colonia Agrippina (Cologne, Germany) mint, (ca. 260-61 A.D.)

Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped &cuirassed bust of Postumus right
Rev: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter walking right, hurling a thunderbolt
RIC 311




Licinius I, AE follis. 313 AD. Siscia. IMP LIC LICINIVS PF AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI AVGG NN, Jupiter standing half left, chlamys hanging from left shoulder, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, eagle with wreath left. Officina letter in right field. (20 variations known, differing rev. breaks; officina letters A, B, gamma, delta and epsilon). Mintmark SIS. RIC VI Siscia 233a.



Claudius II (Gothicus) AD 268-270. Siscia Billon Antoninianus 20 mm., 3,22 g.
RIC V Claudius Gothicus 52
Date Range: AD 268 - AD 270
Rome
Obverse Legend: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG
Type: Bust of Claudius Gothicus, radiate, draped, right

ReverseLegend: IOVI STATORI
Type: Jupiter, nude, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand

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Just a simple thunderbolt on this quadrans, without its owner


Hadrian AD 117-138. Rome Quadrans Æ 18 mm., 2,52 g.
Quadrans or semisDate Range: AD 121 - AD 123

Obverse Legend: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
Eagle standing right

Reverse Legend: P M TR P COS III // S C (in field)
Type: Thunderbolt


Alexander III, AR Drachm, 323-319 BC. Philip III Arrhidaios Struck under Menander or Kleitos. Magnesia ad Maeandrum mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. / AΛEXANΔΡOY to right of Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre. bee left in left field, spear-head in outer right field. Price 1937-1938; Mueller 322-323; SNG Cop. 952.

 

I'm sorry it took so long for anyone to reply. Ordinarily, I would suggest starting a new thread for an introduction post but your coin is a Jupiter and appropriate here. It is NEVER safe to say a coin is genuine just from a photo, especially a fuzzy one. It is often very possible to point out a fake from even a poor photo. Your coin strikes me as probably OK but not a terribly nice example of a common type which is what you might expect from many eBay sellers. I hope you will read many posts here and share again what comes your way next. Meanwhile, practice taking photos. Below is another example of a similar coin of Licinius II.

 

My only Jupiter -

Cornelius Lentulus and Claudius Marcellus, 49 BC
Obv - Medusa head in center of triskeles
Rev - Jupiter rt with eagle, thunderbolt

 

My Jupiter from Neapolis Samaria
Philip 2 / Jupiter

 

I have one sestertius with a Jupiter reverse:

Roman Empire, 222-235 AD
Æ Sestertius
Severus Alexander
222-235 AD, AE Sestertius.
Obv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Rev: IOVI PROPVGNATORI SC, Jupiter advancing left holding thunderbolt in his right hand.
BMC 794. Cohen 79. RIC 628.
An attractive example with a lovely brownish-green patina.
Nice VF
Roma E-Sale 66, Large Lot 1419
18.3 grams



Additionally I found another sestertius of Trajan Decius, the smaller brother of my double sestertius:

RIC 126, 18.6 grams



Here's big brother, at 31.3 grams:

 

Well, since Decius demands it... here are some of my Jupiters:


Roman Republic, moneyer: T. Cloelius, AR quinarius, 98 BC, Rome mint. Obv: head of Jupiter, laureate, r., control mark .C. before. Rev: T.CLOVLI; Victory standing r. crowns trophy with seated captive and carnyx; in exergue, Q. 16mm, 1.9g. Ref: RRC 332/1c.


Titus (under Vespasian), Roman Empire, denarius, 76 AD, Rome mint. Obv: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN, laureate head right. Rev: IOVIS CVSTOS, Jupiter standing left, holding patera and sceptre; altar at left. 19mm, 3.2g. Ref: RIC II Vespasian 863.


Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, denarius, 197–198 AD, Rome mint. Obv: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI; Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and sceptre. 17.5mm, 3.30g. Ref: RIC IV.1 Septimius Severus 130.


Macrinus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 217–218 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed short-bearded bust of Macrinus r. Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI; Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; to left, small figure of Macrinus standing r. 20mm, 3.21g. Ref: RIC IV Macrinus 76b.

 

Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus 88 BC. Rome
Quinarius AR

http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-345.2

Laureate head of Jupiter r.
Victory r. crowning trophy; in exergue, CN LENT