expat Posted October 10 · Supporter Share Posted October 10 M. VOLTEIUS M.F. Denarius (78 BC). Rome.Head of young Hercules right, wearing lion skin / Erymanthian Boar right, M VOLTEI M F in exergue. Volteia 2 Sear5 #313, Syd 775, Cr385/2. ( 3.48 g. 17.8 mm ). Next: Lionskin 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 10 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 10 Lydia, Maeonia. Pseudo-autonomous, time of Septimius Severus. AE. (Bronze, 4.41 g. 19 mm.) 193-211 AD. Lydia, Maeonia. Pseudo-autonomous, time of Septimius Severus. AE. (Bronze, 4.41 g. 19 mm.) 193-211 AD. Obv: [MAIO]NΩN. Head of bearded Heracles, l. Rev: ƐΠI ΔAMA. Omphale advancing, r., wearing lion skin, carrying club over shoulder. Ref: SNG von Aulock 3012; SNG Cop. 224–225; BMC 21–23. Next: more ancient cross dressing 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted October 11 · Supporter Share Posted October 11 This reverse clearly shows Vespasian dressed as ISIS. Vespasian Alexandria AE Diobol Obv.: [AVT]OK KAIΣ ΣEBA OVEΣΠ[AΣIANOV], laureate head rigt Rev.: LΓ, year=3, bust of Isis (looking like Vespasian) right, lotus flower atop head AE, 9.80g, 25mm Ref.: RG 287, D 379, RPC 2430 Next: weird looking god or goddess 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted October 11 · Member Share Posted October 11 Hermes looks like a gansta rapper here 13 mm, 1,58 g. Aeolis, Aigai circa 200-27 BC. Ӕ. Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Forepart of goat right; monograms above and to right. SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen 14; SNG von Aulock -. Next - Hermes/Mercury 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 11 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 11 C. MAMILIUS LIMETANUS. Serrate Denarius (82 BC). Rome. Obv: Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing petasus; to left, control letter [N] above caduceus. Rev: C MAMIL / LIMETAN. Ulysses advancing right, holding staff and extending hand to his dog Argus. Crawford 362/1. Condition: Area of weakness, otherwise Very fine. Weight: 3.66 g. Diameter: 20 mm Next: a coin referencing the Iliad or Odyssey 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted October 12 · Supporter Share Posted October 12 (edited) The author of the Iliad and the Odyssey Smyrna, 105-95 BC magistrate Kratinos, son of Kratinos Obv.: laureate head of Apollo right Rev.: IMΥΡNAIΩN / ΚΡΑΤΙΝΟΣ / ΚΡΑΤΙΝΟY, Homer seated left, clad in himation, right raised to his chin, volume on his knees in left Ref.. Milne.290a AE, 18.2 mm, 7.83 g Next: artist Edited October 12 by shanxi 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted October 12 · Member Share Posted October 12 Probably not 100% accurate for the request, but here is the artist Apollo not just holding the lyre, but also a plectrum and preparing for a solo. 17 mm, 2,80 g. Commodus 180-192 AD. AR denarius. Rome. 190-191 AD. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head right / APOL PAL P M TR P XVI COS VI, Apollo standing facing, head to right, holding plectrum and lyre resting on column. RIC III 218; BMCRE 292; RSC 25. Next - a musical instrument 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted October 13 · Supporter Share Posted October 13 Apameia Asia Minor, Phrygia AE17, 133-48 BC Obv.: Turreted head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder Rev.: ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ, Marsyas walking right on maeander pattern, playing flute; magistrate's name ΠANKΡ / ZHNO behind AE, 3.99g, 17mm Ref.: BMC Phrygia p. 85, 91 Next: another instrument 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted October 13 · Supporter Share Posted October 13 Posted this many times before, but love the image of Apollo modelling with the lyre NEXT: More musical images 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 13 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 13 Next: Apollo 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted October 13 · Supporter Share Posted October 13 2 minutes ago, Ryro said: Next: Apollo P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus,, Denarius - Rome mint, 42 BCE Laureate head of Apollo to right; behind, lyre. P•CLODIVS / M•F• Diana standing front, head to right, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lighted torch in each hand. 3.87 gr - 20 mm - 5 h Ref : HCRI # 184, Crawford # 494/23, RBW # 1727, RCV # 492, Albert # 1583 Next : lighted torch (be it Diana or any other) Q 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 13 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 13 Next: MSC (Macedonian shield coin) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted October 13 · Supporter Share Posted October 13 NEXT: Gorgon 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 13 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 13 Next: mythological monster 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted October 14 · Supporter Share Posted October 14 Lydia, Sardeis AE 17, after 133 BC Obv.: Wreathed head of young Dionysos right Rev.: Mythical creature walking left, head facing, broken spear in mouth; ΣΑΡΔΙ/ΑΝΩΝ above, monogram below. AE, 17 mm, 4.47g Ref.: SNG Cop 464-465var, (monogram) Next: Head/bust of Dionysos 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted October 14 · Member Share Posted October 14 Thasos, Thrace after 148 BC AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.86g) O: Head of young Dionysus right, wreathed in ivy and flowers. R: Herakles standing nude left, holding club and lion's skin; ΣΩTHPOΣ left, HPAKΛOYΣ right, ΘAΣIΩN in ex. SNG Cop 1040; Sear 1759 Next: your favorite coin 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted October 15 · Member Share Posted October 15 Favorite coin is a tough one, but I think mine would be this. The history behind it in great, and still relevant to today's geopolitical tensions. I've been trying to add my collection to some online databases so this coin is currently on Zeno.ru and Numista, but I also added it to a few Wikipedia articles! I think it's a good way to introduce numismatics to other people who are interested in history. It's lasted a few months so I do not think Wikipedia moderators mind a bit of numismatic evidence alongside their articles. See Koxinga and Kingdom of Tungning. This ruler, Koxinga, was a Chinese general under the falling Ming Dynasty who then resisted the incoming Qing Dynasty and became a military ruler in the so-called Southern Ming Rebellion. He fought along the Chinese southeastern coast. Upon the growing Qing threat, he and his forces fled China for Taiwan, displacing the Dutch who had started trading colonies there, and Koxinga allied with local Taiwanese aboriginal people who were generally unhappy with Dutch rule. Then, apparently realizing China had been lost to the Qing, Koxinga turned his attention eastward into the ocean and launched attacks from Taiwan into the Philippine Islands and threatened the Spanish colonialists there. Koxinga and his forces were planning a largescale attack to uproot the Spaniards from Manila when he suddenly passed away and the plans were tossed. Supposedly, if they did attack, the Koxinga forces would have likely succeeded in ridding the Philippine Islands of the Spanish which would have led to higher Sinification of the Philippines and less European powers in the area. The US probably never would have gained them as a colony, and much of the following history would have been altered. It's a big historical "what if". Somewhere in all of this, was a faction of Japanese support to Koxinga to thwart the Qing. The Japanese supporters actually minted these coins in Nagasaki for export to Taiwan for Koxinga's kingdom. It's a confusing web of the Chinese-Japanese-Taiwanese-Dutch-Spanish-Philippine history stuffed into one coin. Southern Ming Rebellion of China Kingdom of Tungning, on the Island of Taiwan Issued by the ruler Koxinga by the Japanese mint of Nagasaki 1651-1670s AD AE 2 Cash O: Yong Li Tong Bao, seal script R: Blank with wide rims Weight: 5.49 grams Size: 28.1mm - 1.4mm Hartill #21.81, posted to Zeno.ru 328992, listed as an example on Numista Next: a coin involving at least 3 peoples/kingdoms, and how 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted October 15 · Member Share Posted October 15 (edited) I think this coin fits your description, although the 'how' part of your request is a bit lengthy, which I've described previously here: A short summary of this particular coin, These are usually attributed to Uttama Chola (alias Madurantaka Chola), the great uncle of Rajendra Chola. This coin commemorates the Chola conquest of the neighbouring kingdoms of Chera, and Pandya, depicted as the royal emblems- Cholan tiger in the center, flanked by the Pandyan twin fish to its right, and the Cheran bow behind the tiger, all under the single rule symbolised by the prasaol. On the reverse, the legends states Uttama Chola, now this is where the confusion arises, even though it explicitly states the name, it is highly unlikely that Madurantaka (who was more of an administrative rather than a military guy) managed to bring down his neighbours, since his niece Raja Raja Chola who came after Madurantaka was the king who for the first time held the title Raja Raja, meaning king of kings, after the subjugation of other kingdoms. His son Rajendra also holds the title of Uttama Chola, now he was the Trajan of Chola empire, bringing it to the maximum extent, and to me it makes more sense that these coins were minted under his rule for paying the military as well as the naval complex. Uttama Chola (or) Rajendra Chola Silver Drachm 4.15g, 20mm. 970-985 AD (or) 1014-1044 AD. Next- an iconic coin from an empire or kingdom (Excluding Roman/Athens/Macedonian) Edited October 15 by JayAg47 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted October 15 · Supporter Share Posted October 15 Kingdom of Elymais Kamnaskires-Orodes Æ Drachm Obv.: bearded bust with side tufts, anchor right Rev.: bust of Belos, Legend around AE, 3.50g, 14.9mm Ref.: Van´t Haaff Type 12.2, Subtype 1-1D Next: emperor or king facing 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Posted October 15 · Member Share Posted October 15 MEHERDATES (49-50) Drachm S.67 - (Very rare variant where the two loops of the diadem are replaced by two points) 3.70 g - 22.5 mm Next: an effigy with a rare variant 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted Wednesday at 08:27 AM · Supporter Share Posted Wednesday at 08:27 AM (edited) rare hairstyle Faustina II AR-Denar, Rome Obv.: FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, unusual hairstyle Rev.: CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left holding flower, resting elbow on cornucopia, which is by her chair; under chair globe. Ag, 18mm, 3.49g Ref.: RIC III 502a3 var., CRE 167 var. EDIT: Next unusual hairstyle Edited Wednesday at 02:42 PM by shanxi 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted Wednesday at 01:42 PM · Member Share Posted Wednesday at 01:42 PM Next? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted Thursday at 02:39 AM · Patron Share Posted Thursday at 02:39 AM Faustina's Type 8 hairstyle is rare. Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 26.73 g, 32.2 mm, 11 h. Rome, late AD 161 – early 163. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right; Beckmann Type 8 hairstyle. Rev: IVNONI REGINAE S C, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter, peacock at feet. Refs: RIC 1651; BMC 921; Cohen 142; RCV 5277; MIR 19-6/10a,b. Notes: Obverse die match to BMCRE 921. Heritage Select Auction 232238, lot 64276, 21 September 2022. Next: Juno. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted Thursday at 08:02 AM · Member Share Posted Thursday at 08:02 AM Another Juno on a contemprary sestertius 30 mm, 20,6 g. Lucilla. Augusta 164-182. Æ sestertius. Rome. 164-169. LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / IVNO, Juno seated left, holding patera and sceptre, S C across fields. RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1746. Next - another Roman lady from 1st or 2nd centuries, but not Faustina I or II. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted Thursday at 08:12 AM · Member Share Posted Thursday at 08:12 AM I just shared this over in the Wildwinds thread, but here is my digital plate coin on Wildwinds and Numista Roman Empire Empress Lucilla 164 to 180 AD, or soon after AE Limes Denarius O: Lucilla right, hair waved and in a bun, LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F R: Vesta left, holding a simpulum and palladium, to the left a lit altar, VESTA Weight: 2.6 grams Size: 18.0mm - 16.6mm - 1.8mm RIC III #788 (Limes), Digital plate on Wildwinds and Numista, posted to Zeno.ru 333889 Next: a contemporary counterfeit, limes, fouree, etc 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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