Edessa Posted September 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 Roman Egypt, Alexandria. Julia Augusta (Livia), AD 14-29. Æ Diobol (23mm, 7.68g, 12h). Dated RY 41 (?) (AD 11/12). Obv: Draped bust right. Rev: Athena standing left, L-M[?] across fields. Ref: RPC 5065(?); Emmett 53 (R2). Next: Roman Egypt 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientOne Posted September 11, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 11, 2023 Alexandria. Vespasian AE35 Drachm. Winged bust of Nike Winged bust of Nike. L IB. Emmett 208 Next: Bust of Nike. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 11, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Next: one of your first RR coins 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted September 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 Mid-1992. Roman Republic. C. Egnatuleius C.f. 97 BC. AR Quinarius (16mm, 1.74g, 12h). Rome mint. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo; C•EGNATVLEI•C•F• downwards; Q (mark of value) below. Rev: Victory standing left, inscribing shield attached to trophy; Q between; ROMA in exergue. Ref: Crawford 333/1; King 36; Sydenham 588; Egnatuleia 1; RBW 1193. Next: Apollo 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted September 11, 2023 · Patron Share Posted September 11, 2023 Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman Æ Sestertius, 20.01 gm, 28.2 mm, 11 h. Rome, 5th officina. 9th emission, AD 241. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: PM TRP IIII COS II PP SC, Apollo seated left, holding laurel branch and resting left arm on lyre. Refs: RIC 302; Cohen 252; Sear --; Banti 72. Next: third century sestertius. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 11, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 11, 2023 Severus Alexander / Jupiter 222-231 AD AE Sestertius (27mm, 19.30g) O: Laureate head right, slight drapery over left shoulder; IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG. R: Jupiter standing left, holding lightning bolt and sceptre, Alexander at his feet; IOVI CONSERVATORI, S-C. RIC 558 / Cohen 74 / BMC 692 / Sear 2246 Next: usurper 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 Usurper of a usurper... Allectus 'Quinarius', 293-296 Londinium. Bronze, 19mm, 2.28g. Bust of Allectus, radiate, cuirassed, right; IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG. Galley with mast, rowing left; VIRTVS AVG; QL in exergue (RIC V.1, 55). Found in Kent in the 1980s. Next: Britannic Empire 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted September 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 49 minutes ago, John Conduitt said: Next: Britannic Empire Carausius, Antoninianus - Colchester mint ? IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate bust right MONITA (sic) AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia 3,64 gr Ref : RCV # 13629v, Cohen # 178 var, RIC, cf #867 Next : spelling error Q 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 ΚƐϹΑΡΑ instead of KAICAP Maximus Caesar Kilikia, Coropissus AE28 Obv.: Γ Ι ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΟΝ ΚƐϹΑΡΑ (sic), radiate and draped bust of Maximus, r. Rev.: ΚΟΡΟΠΙϹϹƐΩΝ ΤΗϹ ΚΗΤΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛƐΩϹ, front view of distyle temple, within which turreted Tyche of the City seated on rock, l., in pediment, wreath AE, 11.99g, 28 mm. Ref.: RPC VI, 6926 (temporary), SNG France 773, Levante 591 Next: another spelling fault on a roman provincial or greek coin 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted September 11, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 11, 2023 25 mm, 5,26 g. Troas, Alexandreia. Severus Alexander 222-235. Ӕ. M AV S ALEXANDRV (sic), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, r. / COL ALEX AVG TROA, Apollo nude standing, l., placing foot on pedestal, holding laurel branch. RPC VI, 4031 (temporary); Bellinger A334. Next - 3rd century provincial 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted September 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, ambr0zie said: Next - 3rd century provincial Plautilla, Bronze - Pautalia, Thrace PHOYL TTLAVTILLA CEBA, diademed and draped bust right HTE CIKI KLAPOV OVATTI TTAUTALIAC, river god seated left 12,4 gr Ref : Ruzicka, Pautalia # 771a, G&M #134/1849, same obverse die Next : something Pautalia Q 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 11, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Septimius Severus (193-211 AD). AE Tetrassarion (29 mm, 12.66 g). Thrace, Pautalia. Obv. ΑΥΤ Κ Λ CΕΠ CΕΥΗΡΟC Π, Laureate head to right. Rev. ΟΥΛΠΙΑC ΠΑΥ/ΤΑΛΙΑC, Aesculapius riding winged serpent right, holding serpent-entwined staff. Ruzicka 345; Varbanov 4687. Green patina. Fine to very fine. From the François Righetti Collection. Purchased from Auctiones GmbH Sept 2021 next: mythical creature 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 11, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 11, 2023 Teos, Ionia 320-294 BC AR Diobol (10mm, 0.92g) Mentor magistrate. O: Griffin seated right, with left forepaw raised. R: Lyre; MENTΩP (magistrate) downward to right. Kinns 95; SNG Kayhan 611v; Imhoof 126A Next: dagger 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Phil Davis Posted September 11, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 11, 2023 Crawford 109/1, Uncertain Mint, c. 211-208 BC Next: Another Roman Republican denarius or silver fraction with a symbol; i.e., a late 3rd century BC "anonymous" coin, not a later coin with a control mark. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted September 12, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) It's been > 6 hours, and I have no late 3rd century anonymous denarii. Instead, here's a fairly early example of a denarius with a different kind of symbol or monogram, reflecting the re-tariffing of the denomination from 10 to 16 asses ca. 141 BCE. Roman Republic, Q. Marcius Philippus, AR denarius Rome 129 BC. Obv. Head of Roma right with winged helmet; behind, large * [X with bar through it = XVI monogram] / Rev. Horseman galloping right, wearing Greek armor and high-crested helmet, holding reins in left hand and lance in right; behind, Macedonian helmet with goat horns; below, Q • PILIPVS; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 259/1; RSC I [Babelon] Marcia 11; BMCRR Vol. I 1143; Sydenham 477. 17 x 19 mm., 3.86 g. Purchased from Künker Auction 377, 20 Oct. 2022, Lot 5524, ex The Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (with old collector’s envelope).* *“The moneyer is doubtless the grandson of Q. Marcius Philippus, Cos. 186 and 169.” See Crawford Vol. I at p. 285. See also BMCRR Vol. I at p. 175 fn. 1, pointing out that Q. Marcius Philippus was sent as an ambassador to the Macedonian king Philip V in 183 BCE, and campaigned in Macedonia against Philip’s son Perseus in 169 BCE. Crawford continues his discussion of this type at p. 285: “The helmet with goat’s horns on the reverse seems to be the distinctive headdress of a Macedonian king . . . . It doubtless alludes, by way of the Macedonian monarch who made the deepest impression on the Roman mind, Philip V, to the moneyer’s cognomen, Philippus. The origin of this is of course unknown and unconnected with the Macedonian royal house. But this allusion is entirely intelligible . . . ; the moneyer may have thought of it because of his family’s friendship with Philip V. The horseman on the reverse, whose helmet is completely different from the helmet with goat horns, is perhaps more likely to be divine than human; he resembles one of the Dioscuri and it is just worth recalling that this issue is contemporary with the plebiscitum reddendorum equorum, by which Senators were forbidden to retain the equus publicus . . . , and that the Dioscuri were the patrons of the Equites.” Next, a choice, to make things easier. Because this is the worst time of day to get a response within 6 hours, either from North America or Europe! So: another Roman Republican coin, either with some kind of Macedonian-related symbology, or issued by a moneyer belonging to the gens Marcia. Edited September 12, 2023 by DonnaML 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted September 12, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 12, 2023 Winged ROMA, METELLVS•Q•F around Macedonian shield with the head of the elephant, with chopmarks. 127 BC. Next- Crude style Roma, like the one in this coin with just lines for nose and lips. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 12, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 Lucius Postumius Albinus Denarius, 131BC Rome. Silver, 18mm, 3.57g. Helmeted head of Roma right, apex behind, mark of value below chin. Mars driving galloping quadriga right, holding trophy, shield, and spear; L POST ALB/ROMA (RRC/Crawford 252/1). Found near Lavenham, Suffolk, in 2018. Portable Antiquities Scheme: SF-C5FD5D. Next: East Anglia. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 12, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) Perhaps too obscure. Ecen Unit, 35-43 Iceni Tribe, East Anglia. Silver, 16mm, 1.13g. Two outline crescents back to back; two pellets between crescents; crescents between two parallel lines; lines and rows of pellets extend perpendicularly from the two lines. Horse right with outline head, daisy above horse, pellets below horse and under the tail, ECEN below (ABC 1657). Next: crescents Edited February 3 by John Conduitt 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 12, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 12, 2023 Here are a pair, the first a Vlasto plate coin, the second the last coin i purchased... Taras, Calabria 302-228 BC AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.25g) O: Scallop shell with seven teeth, within linear border. R: Two crescents back to back, with two pellets above and below. Vlasto 1791 (this coin); SNG France 2258-60; Cote 181; HN Italy 926 Very scarce Next: left facing portrait 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 12, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 Constantius II Follis, 324-325 Londinium. Bronze, 20mm. 2.99g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left; FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C. Campgate with two turrets; star above; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; mintmark PLON (RIC VII, 298). Next: Campgate 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 13, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 Next: fancy outfit 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 13, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 13, 2023 Aegis with snakes: quite dangerous and fancy Traianopolis Asia Minor, Phrygia Pseudo-autonomous issue AE16 Time of Hadrian, AD 117-138 Obv: Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis. Rev: ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Facing statue of Artemis Ephesia AE, 16mm, 3.11g Ref.: RPC III 2479; Lindgren I 1049. Next: fancy hairstyle 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filolif Posted September 13, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 13, 2023 2 hours ago, shanxi said: Next: fancy hairstyle ANCIENT GREECE. BITHYNYA. Nicomedes IV. Tetradrachm (c. 92-74 BC). A/ Diademed head to right. R/ Zeus left with crown and sceptre, before eagle on beam of rays, in field monogram and date GKS; BASILEWS/EPIFANOUS/NIKOMHDOU. AR 14.35g 29.8mm 650 see SBG-7276 vte. Next: fancy animal 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 13, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) Pretty fancy haistyle Faustina Sr AR Denarius, RIC 361, RSC 101a, BMC 417, SEAR 4583. DIVA FAVSTINA, with elaborate hairstyle and draped bust right / AVGV-STA, Ceres standing left, long hair tied behind, raising right hand & holding long torch with left. Rome mint, A.D. 141. 3,0 g - 15 mm NEXT: Denarius with Empress Edited September 13, 2023 by expat 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted September 13, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 13, 2023 Since I saw a reddit post today showing a very bad Orbiana fake, here is one her coins that's not very special, but is at least genuine 17 mm, 2,68 g. Orbiana. Augusta 225-227. AR denarius. Rome. 227 AD. SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, bust of Orbiana, diademed, draped, right / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand. RIC IV Severus Alexander 319; BMC 287-290; RSC 1. Next - a denarius of her husband 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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