Ryro Posted October 5, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 5, 2023 Diocletian Heraclea, 295-298 AD. Æ antoninianus, 21 mm 2.98 g. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA MILITVM emperor standing right, holding parazonium, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, holding scepter; HH between. RIC 13. next: another ruler you are a fan of, but only have one coin of 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted October 5, 2023 · Patron Share Posted October 5, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ryro said: next: another ruler you are a fan of, but only have one coin of Next: 1st C. sestertius Edited October 5, 2023 by Roman Collector 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted October 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 5, 2023 33 mm, 24 g. Titus 79-81 AD. Ӕ sestertius. Rome. 80-81. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, head of Titus, laureate, right / FELICIT PVBLIC S C, Felicitas standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae. RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 143; Old RIC II Titus 89. Next - Flavian bronze 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 5, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 5, 2023 Here's one stuck under Vespasian: Next: tyche 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted October 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 5, 2023 Apameia, Phrygia 3rd Century AD Pseudo-autonomous AE15 (15mm, 2.27g) O: Draped and turreted bust of Tyche right; AΠA-MEIA. R: Hekate Triformis standing facing, wearing polos and double chiton, and holding 4 torches and 2 patera; CΩTEI-PA. SNG von Aulock 3475; SNG Cop 195-96; BMC 110-13 ex Gert Boersema Next: Poseidon 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 5, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 5, 2023 (edited) The dorks at the auction house took the pic of the rec sideways L. Rubrius Dossenus 87 BC. Rome Quinarius AR (1.65 Gr. 14mm.) Laureate head of Neptune right, with trident over shoulder; behind, DOS. Rev. Victory standing right, holding wreath and palm branch; before, garlanded altar with snake coiled round top. Next: RR Quinarius Edited October 5, 2023 by Ryro 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted October 6, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 6, 2023 My only one 14 mm, 1,65 g. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus. AR quinarius. Rome. 88 BC. Laureate head of Jupiter r. / Victory r. crowning trophy; in exergue, CN LENT. Crawford 345/2; RSC I Cornelia 51a (ill.); BMCRR 2443-2444; Sear RCV I 255 (ill.); Sydenham 703; RBW Collection 1313. Next - any coin from 1st century BC 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted October 6, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, ambr0zie said: Next - any coin from 1st century BC NEXT: Iberian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 6, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 next: sphinx 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted October 6, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 6, 2023 Troas, Gergis. Circa 4th-3rd Century BC. AE12mm, 1.28 g. Head of Sibyl Herophile right, three-quarters facing / ΓEΡ, Sphinx sitting right. SNG von Aulock 1515; SNG Ashmolean 1147; SNG Cop 338. NEXT: Man headed bull 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted October 7, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 7, 2023 Campania, Neapolis. Circa 300 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.19g, 3h). Obv: Diademed head of nymph to right; four dolphins around. Rev: Man-headed bull walking to right, head facing, crowned by Nike flying to right above; OYIΛ below, NEΩΠOΛITΩN in exergue. Ref: HN Italy 576; Sambon 458; SNG ANS 338-9. Next: Dolphins. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted October 7, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 7, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 11:26 PM, Phil Anthos said: I'm much more of a Greek guy, but that is a beautiful coin Dafydd! ~ Peter Thank you Peter, I need to take another photograph as this image was lifted from the original auction catalogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted October 7, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 7, 2023 6 hours ago, Edessa said: Next: Dolphins. 6h rule - and I can give you only one dolphin 🙂 Titus Flavius Domitianus, Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus; Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period 82 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.18g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC II Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 96; Provenance: Leu Numismatics Winterthur, Switzerland; Obverse:; Laureate head of Domitian to right. The Inscription reads: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M for Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus (Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus, High priest); Reverse: Dolphin coiled around anchor. The Inscription reads: TR POT COS VIII P P for Tribunicia Potestate Consul VIII Pater Patriae (Tribunician power, Consul for the eighth time, Father of the Country). Next: Another coin with a sea animal... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted October 7, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 7, 2023 A diversion from ancients, the reverse of this showing a seahorse is one of my favourite images on a world coin NEXT: Another sea creature 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted October 7, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 7, 2023 Dolphin, hippocamp, scallop and octopus, a regular seafood platter... Taras, Calabria 500-490 BC AR Didrachm (17mm, 7.82g) O: Taras riding dolphin right, holding octopus in right hand, left hand extended. R: Hippocamp right; TAPA-[Σ] beneath, scallop shell below. D'Andrea II, 22; Fischer-Bossert group 2, 34; cf McGill II, 3; Vlasto ---; HN Italy 827; SNG ANS 837; SNG Cop 772-773 Scarce ex ACR Auctions; ex Praefectus Coins Next: bird 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 7, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Next: chocolate brown patina 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted October 7, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 7, 2023 Gordian III / Pax 238-244 AD AE Sestertius (32mm, 26.38g) O: Laureate bust right; IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG. R: Pax standing facing, head left; PAX AVGVSTI, S-C. RIC 256a / Cohen 175 / Sear 2493 ex Francis J. Rath Next: animal facing head 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 7, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Hekatomnos Satraps of Karia, AR Hemiobol. Circa 395-377 BC. Forepart of lion right, head reverted left / Forepart of facing lion; trident head below. SNG Keckman 837-840; SNG von Aulock 1819 (Miletos). 0.42g, 7mm, 3h. Very Fine. Well centered and toned. Ex: Savoca blue 2020 Next: coin you bought that just looked too cool to pass up/ spoke to you 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted October 7, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 7, 2023 This was an impulse buy. I saw it live in the auction and initially I thought it's wear/corrosion/deposits on a Rhodes coin but I quickly realized it is a superimposed eagle. Way too cool to leave it! 16,7 mm, 1,95 g. Caria, Mylasa. Imitating Rhodes coinage. AR drachm. Circa 170-130 BC. Facing head of Helios; to left, eagle standing right, superimposed on cheek / Rose with bud to right. Ashton, Mylasa 69d; SNG Copenhagen 721; SNG Kayhan I 833-4. Next - facing bust/head 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted October 8, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2023 Kingdom of Elymais Phraates Early-Mid 2nd Cent AD Æ Drachm Obv.: Facing Bust in Tiara with left & right Pellets in Crescent; 1 Crossbar Rev.: Eagle with spread wings ;Talons foreward Æ, 3.41 g, 15 mm Ref.: Van't Haaff Type 14.2, Subtype 1-3a THIS COIN Ex Van't Haaff Collection Next: Elymais 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted October 8, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2023 3 hours ago, shanxi said: Next: Elymais Orodes III with Artemis on the reverse...more here: https://www.sullacoins.com/post/wabi-sabi-embracing-imperfection Next: a wabi sabi coin 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted October 8, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Sulla80 said: Next: a wabi sabi coin ??? 😋 4 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted October 8, 2023 · Patron Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) I like this one, not despite its squarish flan, flan crack, and encrustations, but because of these characteristics. I think it fits @dougsmit 's notion of a wabi sabi coin. That's what makes it ancient! Faustina II, 147-175 CE. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.87 g, 32.5 mm, 11 h. Rome, late 162 to early 163 CE. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust of Faustina II, right (Beckmann Type 7 bust). Rev: LAETITIA S C, Laetitia standing facing, head left, holding wreath in right hand and vertical scepter in left hand. Refs: RIC 1654; BMCRE 924-27; Cohen 149; RCV 5279; MIR 21. Note: Issued to commemorate the birth of Marcus Annius Verus in late 162 CE. Discussed here also. Edited October 8, 2023 by Roman Collector Correction of obverse description 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted October 8, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 8, 2023 What is the next theme? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 8, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 CARIA. Mylasa. Eupolemos (Circa 295-280 BC). Ae. Half Unit (rare Denomination) Obv: Three overlapping shields, with spearheads on bosses. Rev: EYΠO / ΛEMOY. Sword-in-sheath; monogram below. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 2.09 g. Diameter: 14 mm. Next: rare in type of denomination 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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