Two heads are better than 1

Let's see those two headed coins, heads on 2 sides or 1, Greek or Roman or whatever.

Here’s a recent arrival for me.



Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. AD 138-161. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.52 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / Bare head of Marcus Aurelius right. RIC III 417a; RSC 15. VF, lightly toned.

 

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Great portraits, top coin.

 

Nice piece!

 

Great coin! But how do you tell the obverse and reverse apart?

Thanks,
Jacob

 

How about three heads?

Vespasian, with his sons Titus and Domitian.

 

Claudius Denarius-Claudius and a very young Nero


Caligula Denarius-Caligula and his mother Agrippina

Theophilos solidus- Theophilos with his father Michael and son Constantine

 

I guess it’s by seniority, the father is the head and the son is tails

 

Some interesting examples here. Unfortunately I have nothing to share... but instead something to add to my wishlist!

 

A great type. Cool addition

 

Orfew shows that you win more coin tosses with Byzantine. Here's 4 heads.


Leo IV (775-780) follis. Obv: Leo IV with Constantine VI. Rev: Leo III with Constantine V.

 

Surprised this one hasn't shown up yet:

Vabalathus and Aurelian
Billon Antoninianus
Antioch mint
Obv?: VABALATHVS VCRIMDR - Laurate bust of Valabathus, draped
Rev?: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG - Radiate bust of Aurelian, cuirassed
A in exergue
RIC (Aurelian) 381
20mm, 3.9g.

And two Constantines:

Treveri (Trier) mint, A.D. 310-313
RIC 890
Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI - Radiate bust of Sol, right
(No mint mark)
23 mm, 4.4 g.


Treveri (Trier) mint, A.D. 310-313 (313-315?)
RIC 884
Obv: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Rev: MARTI CONSERVATORI - Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Mars, right
(No mint mark)
19 mm, 2.9 g.
Note: Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC), volume VII, does not include this reverse type--or the bust of Sol reverse--in the issue of coins minted between A.D. 313 and 315, yet the weight of this coin suggests that it was probably struck during this later period. See footnote 2 on page 150 of RIC, vol.VII.

 

That’s a nice A-Pi/MA, h8.

I think I’ve seen someone here show a 5-header before. Mine has just 4.



SAPAEN KINGS OF THRACE
Rhoemetalces I
AE28 (13.51g, 28mm)
Late 1st century BC - 12 AD.
RPC I 1708; Youroukova 182-4.
O: BASILEWS ROIMHTALKOU, Diademed head of Rhoemetalces and draped bust of Pythadoris, conjoined right.
R: KAISAROS SEBASTOU, Heads of Augustus, laureate, and Livia, conjoined right; to right, capricorn right, holding globe.

 

Wonderful posts everyone!!!

I'll pile on with a 'double-header' including Augustus and a youthful JC ---followed by Antony and Caesar.

 

Nice AP-MA @H8_modern !

I have a FOUR-Head to offer:


RR M Furius ERROR DOUBLE-STRIKE AR Den 119 BC 3.8g 20mm Janus Trophy Carnyx S 156 Cr 281-1

It is supposed to look like this:

 

There is always the Alexandrian variant of the Imperial Aurelian and Vabalathus from above

Billon tetradrachm
Obv:– AYT K Λ Δ AYRHΛIANOC CEB, Laureate and draped bust of Aurelian right
Rev– I A C OYABAΛΛAΘOC AΘHN Y A [C R or VT S RW], Laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right
Minted in Alexandria, Alexandria Year 1 of Aurelian (L | A), Year 4 of Vabalathus and Zenobia (L | Δ), 270 AD
Reference:– Geissen 3054; Dattari 5422; BMC 2386; Milne 4308

 

Or another Emperor/Deity combo

Probus, Billon tetradrachm
Obv:– A K M AVR PROBOC CEB, Laureate draped bust right
Rev:– None, Bust of Serapis right
Minted in Alexandria Egypt. L - E | _ Year 5. A.D. 279-280
Reference:– Milne 4605. Curtis X-1889, Emmett 3993(5) R4. BMC -. Dattari 5544

6.79 gms

A rare type for Probus

 

Or even a double deity.

L. Cassius Q.f. Longinus, denarius
Obv:– Head of Liber / Bacchus right, wearing ivy wreath; thyrsus over shoulder
Rev:– L CASSI Q F, head of Libera (Proserpina) left, wearing vine-wreath
Minted in Rome from . 75 B.C.
Reference:– SRCV I 317, Sydenham 779, Crawford 386/1, RSC I Cassia 6

20.99 mm. 3.96 g. 315 degrees.

 

Which way is up?

Istros, Silver stater
Obv:- Facing male heads, left inverted
Rev:- ΙΣΤΡΙΗ, sea-eagle grasping a dolphin with talons, A below dolphin
Minted in Istros, 400 - 350 B.C.
Reference:– AMNG I 416, SNG Cop 192 var (right head inverted), SGCV I 1669

 

Or an accidental one

Septimius Severus denarius (Brockage)
Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:– Brockage image of obverse
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194-195