The Reign of Archelaus

Post coins from the reign of any tyrant you choose

I'm showing 3 examples each of 2 different types of coin. I've developed a habit of collecting 3 of everything. It's okay if you don't have 3 coins from the reign of the same tyrant. One coin per tyrant is okay.

 

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Any tyrant I choose? Well...


Some people say Caesar was a bit of a tyrant. Brutus certainly thought so.



Elagabalus certainly aquired some bad fame and notoriety too.




And just about everyone in antiquity hated this guy...the Roman Senate in particular so much that they supported Gordian I and Gordian II against him, and when they died, turned to Balbinus and Pupienus and Gordian III for salvation from Maximinus' wrath.

 

Three of Nero; an As, a dupondius and a denarius

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Excellent, Mikey! A trifecta of tyranny!

 

Excellent presentation @Deacon Ray !

This guy was just plain bad...

Agothokles took Syracuse by killing 10,000 people in the City...

Here is his write-up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathocles_of_Syracuse

What IS interesting, he was the first to take a War to Carthage's homeland, well before the Romans did...


Sicilia, Syracuse
Agathokles 317-289 BCE
Hemilitron, AE 23mm, 9.8g,
Obv: head of Kore-Persephone left, wreathed with grain (GREEK) SYRAKOSION (weak)
Rev: bull butting left, dolphin left and above, dolphin left below, NI below lower dolphin (not visible)
Ref: SNG ANS 561-571; Sear Greek Vol 1 1195

 

How about 3 Julia Domna coins, does that count?

 

I'm not sure what "tyrant" means in the context of ancient heads of state.

 

It means Tiffy of the Tiphonian CoinEmpire was a Bad-As!

 

Tyrant, eh?

Ummm, sweet ol' Uncle Caligula seemed like a bit of a bad cat ...



=> they even made a cool porno after him!!

 

Tyrants? We could be here all day . I think I'll just say that that's another excellent graphic, Deacon. The top left coin is a really super example!

 

she was a tyranness.><

 

O jezz, i thought i just made that word up, but i just found it in the Dictionary .com(0o0)..gregarious, inventor of terms that already are...

 

TIF would be one your Mother would approve of.

 

...and baby makes 3 (x2is6) three Nero and Augustus koins each

 

Thanks, zumbly! The Archelaus galley coin was a great find. I purchased it from a VCOINS dealer who is not known for Judaean coins.

 

How about Genghis Kahn, who swept through China, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, and was known for wholesale slaughter of the defeated.

 

tis were like grasshoppers..too many to be numbered.. i didn't know he had coins minted kool!

 

@Deacon Ray that is a very nice display as I have come to expect from you.

 

Deacon Ray will work on the background fxs of the next Indiana Jones movie...

 

That's a great set Ray, and once again a phenomenal graphic presentation. Kudos!