..this coin has been much used, but you can still see Roma's eye..& she carries the scars of several counterstamps as to insure that there's age & reuse here...and no doubt as to who & what is on the reverse.. POST YOUR COINS & COMMENTS PEEPS! . serrated AR denarius, C. Poblicius Q.F. 80BC, Rome, Ob. Roma bust right, Rev. Hercules fighting Nemean Lion. 18mm, 3.47gms
Great capture, @ominus1 ! I think Hercules is losing on mine, he has already lost half his leg... to a Stannard Scoop... RR C POBLICIUS Q f 80 BCE AR Denarius serratus 3.94g Rome Flan wgt control gouge Hercules strnglng Nemean lion club quiver Cr 380-1 Syd 768 Here is one from an earlier relative: RR Poblicius Postumius Albinus Metellus 96 BCE Apollo Roma Seated Shield S 220 Cr 335-1
I've always like the design of this coin. Congrats. Here's my poor example: C POBLICIUS QF ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POBLICIA AR Serratus Denarius OBVERSE: ROMA, draped bust of Roma right, helmeted & decorated with corn ears, control mark letter above REVERSE: C•POBLICI•Q•F, Hercules strangling the Nemean lion, club at his feet Struck at Rome 80 BC 3.88g, 16mm Cr380/1, Syd 768, Poblicia 9
Coingrats on the Roman Republic beauty Omonomithalymus!!! ... and a type I don't have So I'll have to sub with the Greek type from Heraklea and a new RR from SULLA'Sreign(!!!)that I haven't shared... A. Postumus Albinus 81 BC. Denar Serratus An interesting seratus from the republic period. Obverse: Covered head of Hispania. Reverse: Figure with a toga facing left, with an arm raised, between aquila and fasces.VF. Rzeszowski Jan 2021
@Ryro, the Herakleia silver diobol type you've posted was also issued by Taras / Tarentum, Arpi, Tiati, Kailia, Rubi, and Heridonia. Often it's difficult to discern which city issued them, as they are worn and the legends aren't always visible. This diobol type seems to have circulated widely within the southern Magna Graecian region. Even the types issued by Taras have tens if not hundreds of variants.
Here's my example, with the control-letter "V" on both sides. Hercules looks very stoic given where the lion's right hind claw appears to be. @ominus1, is the control-letter a "T" on yours?
Hercules and the Nemean lion: Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Roman provincial Æ 18.6 mm, 4.37 g, 7 h. Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 193-211. Obv: ΑV Κ CΕΠΤΙ CΕΥΗΡΟC Π, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: MAPKIA-NOΠOΛITΩ-N, Herakles standing left, wrestling the Nemean lion. Refs: AMNG I 585 v.; Varbanov 710; Moushmov 397; H&J 6.14.14.5-6; Mionnet Suppl. 2, 126. Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman provincial Æ 16.8 mm, 4.33 g, 1 h. Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 193-211. Obv: IOVΛIA ΔO-MNA CEB, bare-headed and draped bust right. Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Herakles standing right, wrestling the Nemean lion. Refs: AMNG I 606; Varbanov 673; Moushmov 419; SNG Copenhagen --; SNG Budapest --.
