I'm enjoying every ones lists and decided to join the crowd. I've been fortunate this year to acquire some scarcer provincials. The Magnetes, Synaus and Mytilene's are new cities for me. Lesbos, Mytilene. AE20, ca AD 250-268 Mytilene, Lesbos. AE20, ca AD 250-268, time of Valerian to Gallienus. 2.4gm. Head of Zeus Ammon right with horn of Ammon / MUTILH-NAIWN, bearded herm of Dionysos facing, on prow, bunch of grapes at lower left. BMC 184 Thrace, Coela. Commodus AE20. Prow Commodus AE20, 3.51g; 20mm, 176-192 AD. Obv: CM COMMOC AV, bare-headed, draped, young bust right. Rev: AIL MV NIC COILA, star and cornucopia above. RPC Online 9386 temp. Thessaly, Magnetes. Antoninus Pius AE22 Obv: ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΝΤωΝƐΙΝοС / Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, r. Rev: ΖƐΥС ΑΚΡΑΙΟС ΜΑΓΝΗΤωΝ / Nude Zeus Akraios standing, r., holding long sceptre and thunderbolt. 22mm., 7.4gm. Cop 865 var. Arabia Petraea, Petra. Septimius Severus AE22 Obv: Laureate bust right. Rev: Tyche seated l., on rock outcropping, extending hand and holding trophy. Lesbos, Mytilene. Antoninus Pius AE18 Obv: ΑVΤ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝƐΙΝ[ΟС?] / Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, r. Rev: ΜVΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ / female figure (Tyche?) standing, facing, head, l., holding patera and transverse sceptre RPC IV, 2627 Constantine I AE Follis. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev: SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI, Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe, right hand raised. Mintmark: RS. RIC VII Rome 57 Phrygia, Synaus. Æ18. Asklepios facing Obv.: ΘЄOΝ CΥΝ - ΚΛΗΤΟN, draped bust of Senate right. Rev.: CΥΝΑ - ЄΙΤΩΝ , Asklepios standing facing, raising himation with his right hand and holding serpent-entwined staff in his left hand. 18mm., 3.92 g. Late 1st Century. Forni 514, SNG Leypold II 1749 Thrace, Philippopolis. Domitian AE22. Ares Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PERP P, radiate head right. Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN, Ares, in full armor, stg. l. with shield at his feet. Varbanov III, no. 691. Stratoniceia, Caria. AR Hemidrachm. Hekate/Nike Obv: ANTIOXOC, Laureate head of Hekate right, crescent above. Rev: STPA around Nike advancing right; all in incuse square. Antiochos, magistrate. 14mm., 1.5g. Rusopulos n. 3924 Tf. XLIV Uncertain Palladium AE24 Obv: Bearded bust of Demos? r. DEMOC? Rev: Statue of Pallas Athena(Palladium) standing facing head r., holding spear aloft in right hand, preparing to strike, circular shield on left arm. 24mm., 12.2g.
I am pleased someone is collecting Roman provincial coins by city. I have a paper map of the ancient world pinned to a cork board on my wall and I put pins in to locate cities. My understanding of geography is getting better!
A lonely choice for a hobby focus that I will never achieve, but would not have it any other way. Only 400 more to go. Great idea with the map, hard to find a good one with Roman mints. BTW, Thank you for the Magnetes, one of my favorites.
Wow, excellent stuff, ancientone! The provincials here are all very interesting and desirable, but particularly the Mytilene with the herm on the prow, the Septimius from Petra (that bust style is wild!), and the Synaus with the facing Asklepios.
