shanxi Posted Thursday at 09:47 AM · Supporter Share Posted Thursday at 09:47 AM (edited) Faustina II Mule, Probably fouree denarius Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA (all round legend) , bust right Rev.: …..COS III, uncertain goddess standing left, holding sceptre AR, 2.53g, 16.5mm Ref.: - Note: surface cracks Next: another fouree Edited Thursday at 09:48 AM by shanxi 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted Thursday at 12:01 PM · Patron Share Posted Thursday at 12:01 PM Orbiana fourrée. Orbiana, 225-227 CE. Roman fourrée denarius, 2.45 gm, 18.7 mm. Unknown forger's workshop, after 232 CE. Obv: SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust, r. Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas seated l., reaching out to child. Ref: Reverse of a denarius of Julia Mamaea, RIC 332, issued in 232 CE. Next: Empress exiled or executed by her husband. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted Friday at 01:11 AM · Supporter Author Share Posted Friday at 01:11 AM Posthumous Coinage of Augustus Julia Daughter of Augustus by his first wife Scribonia. Born 39 BC, she was the wife of Marcellus, Agrippa and Tiberius, respectively. Banished by her father to the island of Pandataria in 2 BC, she remained there 5 years and then was allowed to reside in Rhegium, where she died in 14 AD. Livia and Julia under Augustus. Bronze 10-2 BC, Pergamum/Mysia. LIBIAN HPAN XAPINOS Draped bust of Livia (as Hera) to r. Rev.( IO)YLIAN (AFP)ODIT(HN) Draped bust of Julia (as Venus) to r 18 mm,. 3,79 g. BMC 248. RPC 2359. Vagi 370. rare Next: Mysia 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted Friday at 02:43 AM · Member Share Posted Friday at 02:43 AM Kyzikos, Mysia 480-450 BC AR Hemiobol (9mm, 0.34g) O: Forepart of running boar left; tunny fish upwards behind. R: Head of roaring lion left, star above, all within incuse square. SNG Cop 49; Sear 3850v; BMC 15,35 ex Tom Cederlind Next: a coin from an island 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted Friday at 07:31 AM · Member Share Posted Friday at 07:31 AM (edited) Sri Lankan imitation of the fallen horseman type, circa 5th to 7th century AD, 0.89g. Next- one of your ‘high priority’ coin. Edited Friday at 07:32 AM by JayAg47 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted Friday at 01:14 PM · Member Share Posted Friday at 01:14 PM For me this was a top priority 19 mm, 2,60 g. Trajan 98-117 AD. AR denarius. Rome. 112-114. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Column of Trajan surmounted with a statue of Trajan; two eagles at base and a wreath with spirals and dots on column. RIC II Trajan 292; RSC 558. Next - same theme, a very important coin for you and you managed to add it in your collection 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted Saturday at 01:12 AM · Patron Share Posted Saturday at 01:12 AM This denarius completed my set of the first coins issued for Faustina the Elder, minted before Antoninus Pius received the title of Pater Patriae. I had been working on this set for several years. Faustina I, 138-140 CE. Roman AR denarius, 3.39 g, 18.5 mm, 6 h. Rome, 11 July 138-28 February 139 CE. Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: VESTA, Vesta seated left, holding palladium and scepter. Refs: RIC 334c; BMCRE 37; Cohen 285; Strack 393; RCV 467; CRE 149. Note: Double die match to British Museum and Gemini Auction specimens. Next: Coin from a ruler's first issue. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postvmvs Posted Saturday at 02:31 AM · Member Share Posted Saturday at 02:31 AM Victorinus 269 - 271 antoninianus, Trier ("Mint I"), first emission, struck 269 Obverse: IMP C M PIAVVONIVS VICTORINVS P F AVG bust of Marius, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: PAX AVG Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre Cunetio 2513, AGK 12a (rated R3) Very rare first emission with the full name of Victorinus and bust of Marius. AGK rates this type as R3 (8 specimens listed) Next: coin from ruler's last issue 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted Saturday at 08:11 AM · Member Share Posted Saturday at 08:11 AM Much of Chinese history had emperors issuing a single coin type in their name with many calligraphic varieties which could date them to early/later periods of their reign. The Northern Song Dynasty, however, had emperors issuing a handful of different coin inscriptions for different 'eras' of their reign. This emperor, Renzong, for example, issued six reign titles: Tian Sheng (1023-1031 AD), Ming Dao (1032-1033 AD), Jing You (1034-1038 AD), Huang Song (1039-1054 AD), Zhi He (1054-1055 AD), and Jia You (1056-1063 AD). There are a few other rarer iron titles, but these six are the main bronze issues of Renzong. Some other dynasties did this method too so it is not exclusive to the Northern Song. This coin is from the last era of Renzong, the Jia You 嘉祐 era which means "Praised Protection", 1056–1063. Northern Song Dynasty of China Emperor Renzong 1056 to 1063 AD AE Cash O: Jia You Tong Bao, with gooseneck Tong variety R: Blank Weight: 3.6 grams Size: 24.4mm - 1.1mm cf. Hartill #16.153, posted to Zeno.ru 330741 Next: a holed coin OR an 11th century coin 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted Saturday at 08:38 AM · Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 08:38 AM holed coin AND 11th century Emperor: Shenzong, 神宗 Av:Yuan Feng Tong Bao 元豊通寶 Running script Rv: empty Value: 2 Year: 1078-1085 Material: AE, 7.37g, 29.3mm Ref.: Hartill 16.249, S556 Next: stylish legend 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted Saturday at 09:10 AM · Member Share Posted Saturday at 09:10 AM I think my seal script Ming Dao is my favorite calligraphy cash, but that's a tough one. Northern Song Dynasty of China Emperor Renzong 1032 to 1033 AD AE Cash O: Ming Dao Yuan Bao in seal script R: Blank Weight: 3.2 grams Size: 25.1mm - 1.0mm Ex. Andi from Palembang Hartill #16.82, posted to Zeno.ru 332776 Next: nice calligraphy or other interesting inscription 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted Sunday at 08:07 AM · Member Share Posted Sunday at 08:07 AM This coin was not bought for calligraphy, but for the curious obverse, but the reverse is also nice. Too bad I was not able to find an exact translation although I think the full ID is correct 22 mm, 2,91 g. Seljuq of Rum. Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II 1236-1245. AR dirham. Siwas mint. AH 639 = 1241 AD. Lion advancing right, three stars around, above, personification of sun above / Arabic legend. Album 1218. Next - sun 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted Sunday at 09:25 AM · Supporter Share Posted Sunday at 09:25 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, ambr0zie said: Next - sun Dombes, 1641 - Gaston d'Orleans (1627-1650), Jeton, laiton Atelier de Trévoux (Rose) GASTON . DE . FRANCE (croix de l'Ordre de St Esprit) FRERE . VNIQVE . DV . ROY. Ecu d'Orléans couronné entouré des colliers des ordres du roi FRATERNA . LVCE . REFVLGET . Le Soleil au-dessus des nuages à droite, éclairant le croissant de la lune ; au-dessous, des nuages et des montagnes. A l'exergue . 1641 . Laiton 6,36 gr,- 27 mm Ref : Feuardent # 10852a, Sirand cf p. 64 Next : 17th century Q Edited Sunday at 09:25 AM by Qcumbor 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted Sunday at 09:28 AM · Supporter Share Posted Sunday at 09:28 AM Freiburg im Breisgau Kreuzer 1624 Obv.: MONE : NO : FRIBVRG : 1624, Head of raven Rev.: SALVE REGI MISERICOR, Coat of arms Ref.: Berstett 243 Next: Southern Germany 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted Sunday at 01:35 PM · Patron Share Posted Sunday at 01:35 PM Trier isn't Bavaria, to be sure, but it's south of Germany's midline. Maximian, 1st Reign, 286-305 CE. Roman billon follis, 10.96 g, 27.2 mm, 12 h. Trier, 298-99 CE. Obv: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head, right. Rev: GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius, nude but for chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; A/*//TR. Refs: RIC vi, p. 186, 277b. Notes: Typically, the reverse legend is broken GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI. Next: Genius. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted Sunday at 02:17 PM · Supporter Author Share Posted Sunday at 02:17 PM Fonteius. Mn. Fonteius C.F. Denarius. 85 BC. Auxiliary mint of Rome. (Ffc-717). (Craw-353/1a). (Cal-589). Anv.: Laureate head of Vejovis right, mongram (of ROMA?), below chin, thunderbolt below head. MN. FONTEI. C.F. (MN y NTE interlace), behind. Rev.: Infant winged Genius seated on goat right, caps of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus below, all within laurel-wreath. Ag. 3,68 g. Centered struck. Almost VF. Purchased from Tauler & Fau 4/2021 The moneyer is perhaps the brother of the moneyer M. Fonteius (see Crawford 347) and not inconceivably the tribune featured on the reverse of Crawford 429/1 (see the coin of P. Fonteius P.f. Capito below).The reverse recalls that the god Jupiter was suckled by the she-goat Amaltheia on Mt. Ida during his infancy, and depicts a statue that was within the Temple of Vejovis in Rome Next: Thunderbolt 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted Sunday at 02:33 PM · Supporter Share Posted Sunday at 02:33 PM 14 minutes ago, Ryro said: Next: Thunderbolt Antoninus Pius, Sestertius - Rome mint, 140/144 CE ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM, winged thunderbolt, S - C in field 25.86 gr, 31 mm Ref : Cohen #682, RCV # 4208, RIC III # 618 Next : Providentia Q 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted Sunday at 02:46 PM · Supporter Author Share Posted Sunday at 02:46 PM Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD). AE Sestertius (32,4 mm, 23.08 g), Rome, 165/166 AD. Obv. M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M, Laureate head to right. Rev. TR POT XX IMP III COS III / S-C, Providentia standing left, pointing with wand at globe and holding scepter. BMC 1279; RIC 923 Next: Marcus Aurelius 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted Sunday at 02:51 PM · Supporter Share Posted Sunday at 02:51 PM (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ryro said: Next: Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius, Antoninianus - Rome mint, 250/251 CE DIVO MARCO ANTONINO, Radiate head of Macus Aurelius right CONSECRATIO, Eagle facing, wings open 3.34 gr Ref : RIC IV # 91b, RCV # 9477, Cohen # 1057 Next : Consecration coin Q Edited Sunday at 02:51 PM by Qcumbor 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted Sunday at 08:41 PM · Member Share Posted Sunday at 08:41 PM 18 mm, 3,59 g. Diva Mariniana. Died before 253 AD. AR Antoninianus. Rome. Struck 256-257 AD. DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled, diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent / CONSECRATIO, peacock, with tail in splendor, standing facing, head to left. RIC 3; RSC 2. Next - Roman lady, 3rd centiry 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordianAppreciator101 Posted Sunday at 09:21 PM · Member Share Posted Sunday at 09:21 PM Empress Salonina (253-268) FELICITAS PVBLICA from Colonia, 903c in MIR Next: Any member of her family 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postvmvs Posted Sunday at 09:44 PM · Member Share Posted Sunday at 09:44 PM (edited) Valerian II, son of Gallienus and Salonina, 256-258AD, as Caesar, fourree antoninianus Obverse: VALERIANVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: IOVI CRESCENTI, Jupiter as a child riding goat right Next: your best goat coin Edited Sunday at 09:45 PM by Postvmvs 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted Sunday at 10:10 PM · Supporter Share Posted Sunday at 10:10 PM Not difficult to choose my best goat coin as I only have one AR denarius (3,87 g. 17 mm.). Rome, 138 B.C. C Renius Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet and 5 drop earring; behind, X designating value/ C•RENI below, ROMA in exergue, Juno Caprotina, holding crook, reins and scepter, driving biga of goats right. Crawford 231/1; Sydenham 432; Renia 1. NEXT: More goats 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeady Posted Sunday at 11:40 PM · Supporter Share Posted Sunday at 11:40 PM OK - here's a goat: State, City: Cilicia, Kelenderis Coin: Silver Stater A - Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing left ΚΕΛΕΝ / A - Goat kneeling left, head right Mint: (ca. 430-420 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 10.64g / 20mm / 2h References: SNG Von Aulock 5618 Casabonne Type 2 Provenances: Ex. Euclidean Collection Ex. Roma Numismatics E-Sale 79, lot 336 Acquisition/Sale: The Coin Cabinet Online auction Ancients Auction 10 #80 30-May-2024 Next - horseman 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted yesterday at 12:15 AM · Supporter Author Share Posted yesterday at 12:15 AM PHRYGIA, Kibyra. Circa 166-84 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.65 g, 11h). Helmeted head of male (Kibyras?) right / Horseman, holding couched spear and palm, riding right; O below. HGC 7, 706; SNG Ashmolean 996 var. (O below). VF Next: a beautiful coin that's unfortunately off flan 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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