New coins and video. C. Mamilius Limetanus, AR Denarius, Rome mint, 82 BC, Babelon (Mamilia) 6, Crawford 362/1, RBW 1370 var. (differing control letter), Sydenham 741 (3.74 g, 19 mm) Obverse: Draped bust of Mercury to right, wearing winged petasos; behind, I; above, caduceus. Reverse: C•MAMIL - LIMETAN. Odysseus standing right, holding walking stick in his left hand and extending his right toward his dog Argus who is barking in greeting on the right. Ionia, Kolophon, AE Unit, ΠΥΘΕΟΣ magistrate, 50-30 BC, SNG Copenhagen 186-187; SNG von Aulock 2017 (6.74 g, 20 mm) Obverse: ΠΥΘΕΟΣ, Homer seated left in himation, holding scroll and resting chin upon hand (the thinker pose) Reverse: KOΛOΦΩNIΩ[N], Apollo standing right, holding kithara and phiale Ionia, Smyrna, Bronze Homerium, c. 75-50 BC, Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) mint, Milne 359; SNG Copenhagen 1207 (9.21 g, 21 mm) Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right; laurel wreath border Reverse: ΞMYPNAIΩN. The poet Homer seated left in himation, right hand raised to chin, left holding volume on his knees, transverse staff behind
All neat, but I particularly like the serrate denarius. Bankers' marks notwithstanding, it has a wholesome and appealing look.
