Benefactor DonnaML Posted November 16, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 16, 2023 Just now, expat said: another coin illustrated in RPC online CILICIA. Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Severus Alexander (222-235). Ae. Obv: ΑV Κ Μ ΑVΡ СЄΟVΗΡ ΑΛЄΞΑ, with remaining part of legend ΝΔΡΟС right field inside legend. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: СЄΛЄVΚЄΩΝ ΚΑΛVΚΑΔΝ, with remaining Ω of legend in upper right field. Tyche, holding branch, seated left on rocks between two columns; river god Calycadnum to lower left. RPC VI online 7034. Weight: 13.99 g. Diameter: 29 mm. Online Plate coin: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?q=Severus Alexander&page=109 (AC Search) ex Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann). Auction 79, Lot# 439, 07/07/2019. Purchased from Marti Classical Numismatics, Spain, 2023. NEXT: Augustus provincial A bit too late, I'm afraid. Helios is next. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted November 16, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 16, 2023 Next - a coin that imitates something (lots of options here) 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted November 16, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) This one imitates a Kimon dekadrachm. I bought this in 1990 for $70 figuring it'd be the closest I ever get to a real one. The dealer said it was a BM replica from the late 1800s, but I have no confirmation of that (no RR or BM marks). Replica Syracusan Dekadrachm circa 19th century AD (silver-plated bronze) Cast replica in the style of Kimon Next; let's try seafood one more time Edited November 16, 2023 by Phil Anthos 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted November 16, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 Next: Sicily 8 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted November 17, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2023 Italy, Normans in Sicily. William II, AD 1166-1189. Æ Trifollaro (24mm, 7.64g, 12h). Messina mint. Obv: Lion's head facing. Rev: Palm tree. Ref: Spahr 117; MEC 425; Biaggi 1231. Next: Lion 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted November 17, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 17, 2023 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; something freakin' HUGE 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 17, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Phil Anthos said: Next; something freakin' HUGE 6h rule - but I still want to try. On many Gordianus coins you notice the proportionally long, pronounced nose. But not on all coins. But it is quite extreme on some coins. Either the workshop was unable to produce noses - or Gordianus did have a somewhat more pronounced nose than assumed. Either way, I think it - the nose - is huge. Marcus Antonius Gordianus III; Reign: Gordianus III, Roman Imperial; Mint: Rome; Date: 240 AD; Nominal: Antoninianus; Material: Silver; Diameter: 22mm; Weight: 4.32g; Reference: RIC IV Gordian III 51; Provenance: The Coin Cabinet Numismatics London, Great Britain; Obverse: Bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right; Inscription: IMP CAES GORDIANVS PIVS AVG; Translation: Imperator Caesar Gordianus Pius Augustus; Reverse: Aequitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding scales in extended right hand and corncuopiae in left hand; Inscription: AEQVITAS AVG; Translation: Aequitas Augusti; Translation: Equity of the emperor. And with the young Gordianus and a very early childlike depiction, I would also like to move on to my next desired topic... Gordianus III, RIC 177a, Date 238-239 AD, Silver Antoninianus Antiochia, Aequitas Next: an ancient Roman issue of a ruler with a very young childlike / youthful portrait... Edited November 17, 2023 by Prieure de Sion 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted November 17, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 17, 2023 Constantine II was 6 years old when this coin was struck. and the portrait seems to highlight this. Especially as he looks like he is playing with a toy. 17,5 mm, 3,54 g. Constantine II, Caesar under Constantine I 317-337. Ӕ nummus. Treveri. 322. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate bust to left, wearing ornate trabea, holding Victory on globe in right hand and parazonium in left / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, large globe on an altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; three stars above, •STR• dot in exergue. RIC VII Treveri 382. Next - another coin with an obverse showing a child ruler. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted November 17, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) Licinius Junior IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS AE3/4 Next: Licinius Senior Edited November 17, 2023 by Ancient Coin Hunter 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted November 17, 2023 · Patron Share Posted November 17, 2023 This Licinius was a Saturnalia gift from my Secret Saturn a few years back. Licinius I, AD 308-324. Roman billon follis, 2.71 g, 18.3 mm, 11 h. Heraclea, second officina, AD 317-18. Obv: IMP LICI-NIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust right, holding globe, scepter and mappa. Rev: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, three-turreted gateway of military camp; Λ in right field; SMHB in exergue. Refs: RIC vii, p. 547, 48 var. (bust right); Cohen 145; RCV 15268. Next: Someone holding a mappa. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted November 17, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2023 mappa Licinius I AE Follis. AD 317-320. IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate draped bust left holding mappa, orb and sceptre / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on a globe and sceptre, wreath left, Γ right. Mintmark SMK 17mm, 2.57 gr. Cyzicus, RIC VII 9r NEXT: Left facing obverse 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted November 17, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, expat said: NEXT: Left facing obverse 🙂 I get to post my newest purchase! Early Tiberius AE As. Rome mint. 15-16 AD. Weight: 9.45 g Diameter: 32.50 mm Obverse; TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VII, bare head left. Reverse; PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XVII, Livia seated right, between large S C. Ref; RIC 34. Next; Same theme (Left facing obverse) 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted November 17, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 17, 2023 Taras, Calabria 272-240/35 BC AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.95g) O: Diademed head of nymph Satyra left, wearing triple-pendant earring. R: Nude youth on horseback right crowning horse and holding reins; star of eight rays above, dolphin below, TA beneath raised foreleg. D'Andrea XLIII, 1338; Vlasto 1036-37, Cote 548; McGill II, 131; SNG ANS 1301; SNG Cop 904; HN Italy 1098; Sear 366v ex Praefectus Coins Next: African 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 18, 2023 21 hours ago, Phil Anthos said: Next: African Punic Carthage, Greek Ancient Coins; Mint: Carthage or Sardinia; Date: ca. 300/264 BC; Nominal: Shekel; Material: AE; Diameter: 19.6mm; Weight: 5.24g; Reference: MAA 57x (Carthage); Reference: CNP 252ay (Sardinia); Reference: SNG Copenhagen 151; Pedigree: From the Yves Kolb Collection; Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left; Reverse: Head of horse right; Punic 'ayin to right. Next: The head of an animal, but only the head - not the whole body can be seen 😉 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted November 18, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, Prieure de Sion said: Next: The head of an animal, but only the head - not the whole body can be seen 😉 Pantikapaion, AE18 - Head of Pan left Head and neck of bull left TTAN in field 4.29 gr, 18 mm Ref : Sear #1699 v, MacDonald 67, SNG BM Black Sea 890-3, SNG Cop. 32 Next : Pantikapaion Q 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted November 18, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2023 Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion. Circa 325-310 BC. (AE, 20 mm, 5.58g), Wreathed head of satyr to left. / Rev. ΠΑΝ Bow and arrow. Next: Bow and arrow 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted November 18, 2023 · Patron Share Posted November 18, 2023 Next: Diana/Artemis 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 18, 2023 56 minutes ago, Roman Collector said: Next: Diana/Artemis Greek Ancient Coins; Mint: Massalia (modern-day Marseille), Gallia; Date: 70/50 BC; Nominal: Drachm; Material: Silver; Diameter: 15mm; Weight: 2.70g; Reference: Feugère-Py DRM 56-7; Obverse: Bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder; monogram before; Reverse: Lion walking right; Π in front; Inscription: MAΣΣA KΠA. Next: Ancient Greek coin from colonies (Gallia, Italy, Sicilia or Sardinia)... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted November 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 18, 2023 Syracuse, Fourth Democracy 289-288 BC AE Litra (21mm, 9.57g, 7h) O: Head of Artemis Soteira right, quiver over shoulder; ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ before. R: Winged thunderbolt; ΣΥΡΑΚ−ΟΣΙΩΝ above and below. HGC 2, 1461; Calciati 138; SNG ANS 749; Sear 1207v Scarce ex Roma Numismatics Next: Dionysus 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted November 18, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 next: Roman Republic 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Ryro said: Roman Republic Gaius Julius Caesar; Reign: Roman Republic, Civil War; Mint: Military mint, uncertain, Utica in North Africa or Sicily; Date: 46 BC; Nominal: Denarius; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.90g; Reference: Sydenham 1023; Reference: Babelon Julia 16; Reference: Crawford RRC 467/1a; Pedigree: Ex Niels Bro-Rasmussen Collection; Pedigree: Ex Geremia Bisceglia Collection; Obverse: Head of Ceres right, wreathed with corn ears; around inscription. Border of dots; Inscription: DICT ITER COS TERT; Translation: Dictator Iterum Consul Tertium; Translation: Dictator for the second time, Consul for the third time; Reverse: Emblems of the augurate and the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, jug and lituus; above and below, inscription; on right, letter D or M. Border of dots; Inscription: AVGVR PONT MAX D; Translation: Augurus Pontifex Maximus Donativum; Translation: Augur, Greatest Priest, Largesse issue. For this type, Crawford recorded an estimate of 123 right corners and 137 reverse corners for two varieties (M and D). This type was certainly struck after Caesar's victory over Cato of Utica's Pompeians at Thapsus in 46 BC. On the right, the legend indicates that Caesar is Dictator for the second time. On the other hand, the head of Ceres is often used to symbolize Africa and the grain wealth of the Province. On the reverse, the D in the right field, "donativum" translates to largesse. There is another reverse which differs only by the presence of the letter M, "munus" which means present and indicates the rewards that Caesar paid after his victory in Africa. The reverse also reminds us that Caesar became Pontifex Maximus (Great Pontiff), head of the Roman religion, as early as 63 BC. This office makes its holder sacred like that of tribune of the plebs. Next: a sceat / sceatta coin from England... 8 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted November 19, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 ANGLO-SAXON. Continental Sceattas. Circa AD 715/20-740. AR Sceatt. Series E, Secondary ('Kloster Barthe') phase, sub-variety d. Mint in southern Frisia. Obv: 'Porcupine' right, three lines in body, two annulets to lower right. Rev: Standard with corrupted TOTII legend. EMC 2012.0213; M&OdV variety C, sub-variety d; Abramson 94-10; MEC 8 Series Eg; SCBC 790.Condition: Very fine, dark toning.Weight: 1,19g.Diameter: 11mm. Next: impressionistic art on an ancient 7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted November 19, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 19, 2023 8 hours ago, Prieure de Sion said: For this type, Crawford recorded an estimate of 123 right corners and 137 reverse corners for two varieties (M and D). This type was certainly struck after Caesar's victory over Cato of Utica's Pompeians at Thapsus in 46 BC. On the right, the legend indicates that Caesar is Dictator for the second time. On the other hand, the head of Ceres is often used to symbolize Africa and the grain wealth of the Province. On the reverse, the D in the right field, "donativum" translates to largesse. There is another reverse which differs only by the presence of the letter M, "munus" which means present and indicates the rewards that Caesar paid after his victory in Africa. The reverse also reminds us that Caesar became Pontifex Maximus (Great Pontiff), head of the Roman religion, as early as 63 BC. This office makes its holder sacred like that of tribune of the plebs. Next: a sceat / sceatta coin from England... "Corners"? Is that how Google translates the German word for "dies"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 19, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 19, 2023 6 hours ago, DonnaML said: "Corners"? Is that how Google translates the German word for "dies"? ...no - the first Part is copy & paste from CNG description 😄 from CNG USA. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted November 19, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 19, 2023 I was using a translator once to read an old coin book and was wondering why it kept referring to custard. I finally realized that was the auto-translation for 'flan'. 😄 ~ Peter 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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