Top 9 for '17

Peloponnesian coins first, the rest are in no particular order.

Achaea, Arcadia, Caphyae. Septimius Severus Æ22 Obv: Laureate head right.
Rev: KAΦYI ATΩN / Artemis, with veil billowing, running left, head right, holding torch and bow.
22mm., 5.2gm.
BCD Peloponnesos 1385.


Achaea, Achaea, Patras(Patrae). Sabina Æ20 Obv: SABINA AVG / Draped bust of Sabina, r., hair coiled and piled on top of head above triple stephane.
Rev: COL A A PATREN / Man naked running l. to altar, looking back, holding box in his l. hand.
BCD Peloponnesos 552.5


Argos, Argolis. AR Hemidrachm Obv: Forepart of wolf left.
Rev: A in shallow square incuse; below, pellet.
468-421 B.C.
SNG Cop 2

Phrygia, Apamea. Demos AE24
Obv: ΔΗΜΟϹ / bare head of the Demos (youthful), r.
Rev: ΑΠΑΜƐΩΝ / tree


Constantine I, AD 306-337. SARMATIA DEVICTA Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right
Rev: SARMATIA DEVICTA, Victory advancing right, holding trophy on right arm, branch in left hand, spurning captive seated on ground right, head turned back,
PTR(cresent) in ex.
Trier 323-4 AD


Syria, Laodicea ad Mare. Elagabalus AE18. Obv: Laureate head right.
Rev: Turreted bust of Tyche in distyle arched shrine.
BMC 101, Lindgren I 2100A .



Pisidia, Termessos Major. Æ30
Obv: TEΡMHCCEΩN AVTONOMWN Θ, laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev: TΩN MEIZONΩN, Tyche standing left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopiae, Θ in left field.
AD 238-268.


Licinius I. AE Follis. 315 AD. Alexandria. Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS PF AVG, laureate head right.
Rev: IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing left,
chlamys across left shoulder, holding Victory on
globe and sceptre, eagle with wreath left.
Wreath over H over N in right field
Mintmark ALE.
RIC VII Alexandria 10, R2.




Gaul, Massalia, Marseille. Æ12.
Obv: MAC / Laureate head of Apollo r.
Rev: NM / Dolphin on trident.
After 49BC.

I sold this coin close to 20 years ago and reacquired it in 2016. It was finally identified this year on Forvm. If you rotate the reverse counter clockwise it resembles a Capricorn.

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Wow! What are the chances you could reacquire a coin you sold 20 years ago? Was that hard to arrange?

I like your favorite coins @ancientone. They're beautiful!

 

That is an unusual and intriguing reverse on the Sabina Patrae... the guy looks like he's absconding with the sacrifice! And I'd love to hear more of the story about the small Massalia bronze! Slam dunk on the provincials this year, eh?

 

Wow, that Constantine Sarmatia Devicta is great.

 

Thank you @LaCointessa. Both transactions were via E-bay so it was just luck.

@Severus Alexander: RPC identifies the Patrae as a man holding a box. I would love to know who he is.

 

Nice color on that Constantine I, cool toned wolf, totally dig demos/tree and how cool is it you ran into an old friend again?!

 

A very cool group! I like The argos hemidrachm a lot.

 

Nice coins anchientone. I'm really enjoying these top for the year lists.

 

What an excellent list! The wear and toning of the Argolis hemidrachm makes it more attractive than many of these you see, at least in my eyes. It’s also so cool that you reacquired and then attributed that Marseille from 20 years ago. My favourite is probably the Sabina Patrae... it has a great look and an intriguing reverse.

 

I love the reverse on the Elagabalus from Laodicaea!

 

A terrific group---each with individually specific visual appeal....and the 'Patrae' example is my favorite. Who is that naked man holding the box?!?

 

NICE snares Oh Great and @ancientone ! A cat-of-nine-tails of Ancients! I would take the ALL! Even those Empire ones.

How cool is that! You captured your own coin back into your collection! Did it escape? Run away? How could let a coin get away...

I really like the Phrygian AE. I only have one Phrygian coin, but I showed it recently... How about a Phrygian DOG?


RR Anon AE Half-Litra 234-231 BC Roma Phrygian Dog Sear 598 Cr 26-4

 

Interesting and eclectic series

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You got some really interesting coins Ancientone! I like the one with the wolf! Pretty neat....I seems amazing to get a coin back that you sold 20 years ago

 

@lordmarcovan: After finding out it was you on the reverse I took it to my dealer. He informed me that "nude lordmarcovan carring donut" types are are very common and not worth a lot.

When I was a seller/collector I let it go probably because it was unidentified. Now I just collect. Please don't address me as "oh great and ancientone". You left out magnificent.

Thanks to everyone for the kind replies!

 

Since you mentioned rotating a coin, have you noticed that if you rotate the obverse of the Argos hemidrachm 180°, it looks like a squirrel?

 

See the squirrel?? Sorry, I'm in a particularly silly mood today.