We had a nice thread on wolf-and-twins coins which emphasized Roman Republican and imperial pieces. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-many-wolf-and-twins-coins-do-you-have.299450/ But, quite a few Roman provincial coins had that theme too. Here is a recent acquisition: Diadumenian (son of Macrinus, 217-218), struck at Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria (Syria) 30-29 mm. 16.73 grams. The white is lead in the flan. M OP ANTONINOS NOB CAES Bare-headed draped and cuirassed bust right ROMAE above wolf and twins, FEL below. Lindgren and Kovacs 2099 [same obverse die, different reverse die] Sear Greek Imperial -- BMC Greek --. Laodicea 97-98 is this type for Macrinus. SNG Copenhagen --. Syria 365 is this type for Caracalla. Weber --. McClean --. SNG Switerland 2 Sammlung Righetti -- (2121 is this type for Macrinus)
Here is a wolf-and-twins provincial coin of Gordian III (238-244) from Antioch in Pisidia: A sestertius-sized 34 mm coin. 25.9 grams. Antioch in Pisidia as a Roman colony: COL CAES M ANTIOCH, SR in exergue Wolf and twins right, tree behind. Obverse legend in Latin: IMP CAES ANT GORDIANVS AVG Unidentified countermark at 11:00. Sear Greek Imperial --, Mabbott 2014, Weber 7376, SNG Copenhagen VI Pisidia 69. BMC Greek, Pisidia 103-105.
I do not know the Empire coinage as well. Would this be considered Provincial during this time period? RI Commem Urbs Roma AE Follis Thessalonika 330-333 CE She-Wolf Rom-Rem stars S 16516R
There are some great wolf and twins coins in the provincial coinage. In my W&T quest I've chosen to limit myself to imperial only as it would be too big a task to hunt for them all Great acquisition ! Q
Judging from the lack of responses to this thread, there must not really be very many. I know wolf-and-twins were minted by several emperors at each the two cities already posted, Laodicea ad Mare and Antioch in Pisidia. Does someone have one from a different city?
It has not been all that long since we showed these but I forget who had what. Maximinus AE31 Ninica Claudiopolis I do not have them but there are Alexandria (Egypt and Troas) W&T coins. My others are Lao and Antioch.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ho...-coins-do-you-have.299450/page-2#post-2792548 Found it. There were no other cities posted.
That's a regular Imperial issue. By the time that coin was minted, around 335 C.E. or so, the minting of provincial issues had ceased.
