Phil Anthos Posted February 19 · Member Share Posted February 19 (edited) Taras, Calabria 276-272 BC Æ21 (21mm, 8.04g) O: Laureate head of Zeus right. R: Nike standing right, holding thunderbolt; [TA]PANTIN[ΩN] to right. D'Andrea 1300; Vlasto 1799; Cote 220; Laffaille 35; Sear 607 Rare ex Praefectus Coins Next: a coin from an island Edited February 19 by Phil Anthos 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientOne Posted February 20 · Member Share Posted February 20 Lesbos, Mytilene. 2nd-1st c. BC. Æ16. Obv: Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane and with her quiver and bow over shoulder. Rev: M-Y/T-I Kithara. Next: More islands. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted February 20 · Member Share Posted February 20 Samos, Ionia 400-365 BC AR Obol (8mm, 0.54g) O: Lion scalp facing. R: Forepart of bull right. SNG Klein 492; Sear 4650 ex Andre Cichos Next: why not? More islands 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted February 20 · Member Share Posted February 20 Thasos 10 mm, 0,73 g. Islands of Thrace, Thasos. AR trihemiobol. Circa 404-340 BC. Satyr kneeling left, holding kantharos / ΘAΣIΩN, amphora. Le Rider, Thasos 27; SNG Copenhagen 1029. Next - a vessel - kantharos, amphora or something else 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted February 20 · Member Share Posted February 20 Thebes, Boeotia 426-395 BC AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 2.51g) O: Boeotian shield. R: 0E - BH on either side of kantharos, club above, all within incuse square. SNG Cop 296; SNG Delepierre 1359; Sear 2385; BMC 8,78 ex Vaughn Rare Coin Gallery "The god commands us to expel from the land of Thebes An old defilement we are sheltering. It is a deathly thing, beyond cure; We must not let it feed upon us longer." ~ Kreon (Aeschylus, Oedipus Rex) Next: mounted warrior 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted February 20 · Supporter Share Posted February 20 3 hours ago, Phil Anthos said: Next: mounted warrior Roman Republic, moneyer: M. Sergius Silus, AR denarius, 116–115 BC, Rome mint. Obv: EX·S·C ROMA; helmeted head of Roma, r., denominational mark X. Rev: Q M·SERGI SILVS; one-armed horseman (Marcus Sergius Silus) l., holding sword and severed head in l. hand. 17mm, 2.84g. RRC RRC 286/1. Next: elephant 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted February 20 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 20 Next: countermark 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted February 20 · Member Share Posted February 20 27,7 mm, 14,97 g. Syria, Seleucia Pieria, Antioch. Otho. 69 AD. Ӕ. IMP M OTHO CAE(S) AVG (clockwise), laureate head of Otho, r. / S C, inscription in a laurel wreath of eight leaves. Countermarked - Howgego 245 - Athena facing right with shield and spear. RPC I 4318; BMC 207; 209–11; McAlee 321c. Next - a provincial coin, from an emperor difficult to obtain in Imperial coinage. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted February 20 · Patron Share Posted February 20 Caligula 37-41 CE. Roman provincial Æ 28 mm, 11.17 g, 1 h. Spain, Carthago Nova, 37-38. Obv: C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. P.M. TR.P. COS., laureate head of Caligula, r. Rev: CN. ATEL. FLAC. CN. POM. FLAC. II. VIR. Q.V.I.N.C., head of Salus r., SAL AVG across field Refs: SGI 419; Heiss 272, 35; Cohen 247, 1; RPC 1, 185; SNG Cop 503. Next: Salus. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted February 20 · Member Share Posted February 20 Next; snake 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted February 21 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 21 hopefully a winged serpent counts: Next: mythological creature 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted February 21 · Member Share Posted February 21 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 ex MRB Coins Next: a different mythical beast 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted February 21 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 21 CARIA, Halikarnassos (reassigned from Kindya) 499-497 BCE AR hektai, 1.78 gm, 11 mm, Milesian standard Obv: head of ketos right Rev: geometric pattern within incuse square Ref: Konuk Next: more mythological creatures 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted February 21 · Member Share Posted February 21 A teacup chimaera... Corinth, Corinthia 345-307 BC AR Stater (21mm, 8.15g) O: Pegasos with pointed wing flying left; koppa below. R: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; chimaera behind. Ravel 1010v; Calciati 1, 262; Sear 2630v (Nike behind) ex Harlan J. Berk Next: a crown without a head 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted February 21 · Patron Share Posted February 21 (edited) Hadrian 117-138 CE. Roman orichalcum as, 8.88 g, 22.1 mm, 5 h. Rome mint for use in Syria, 124-125 CE. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right, seen from rear. Rev: COS III S C, Griffin springing right. Refs: RIC II.3, 754; RPC III, 3759; BMCRE --; Strack 624; McAlee 549; Sear --. Next: More mythology. Edited February 23 by Roman Collector 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted February 21 · Patron Share Posted February 21 Oops. Phil cross-posted. We're on "crown without a head." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted February 21 · Supporter Share Posted February 21 3 hours ago, Phil Anthos said: Next: a crown without a head Can do that: Imperial City of Cologne, civic issue, AR bracteate heller, 1974–1493 AD, Cologne mint. Obv: civic coat of arms: three crowns above five flames. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 14.5mm, 0.31g. Ref: Noss 31. Ex Ernst Otto Horn Collection. Next: a coin that makes you laugh 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted February 21 · Supporter Share Posted February 21 A jolly Agrippa... Agrippa, died 12 BC. Æ As (26mm, 6.45g, 5h). Barbarous copy of a Rome mint, posthumous issue struck under Gaius Caligula, AD 37-41. Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS [III]; Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown. Rev: S-C across field; Neptune standing facing, head left, holding small dolphin and trident. Ref: cf., RIC 58. Said to be ex-Frank Robinson but no ticket. Next: Early Imperial Bronze 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted February 21 · Member Share Posted February 21 Bronze AE As Weight: 9.45 g Diameter: 32.50 mm Mint : Rome Tiberius Bare head left., Livia seated right on throne, holding sceptre and patera. Next; same theme 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted February 21 · Member Share Posted February 21 Claudius / Minerva 41-42 AD AE As (26mm, 10.22g) O: Bare head left; TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP P P. R: Minerva advancing right, wielding javelin and holding shield; S-C. RIC 116 / Cohen 84 / BMC 149 / Sear 639 ex Francis J. Rath Next: Republican bronze 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted February 21 · Supporter Share Posted February 21 5 hours ago, Phil Anthos said: Next: Republican bronze Republic, Sextans - Rome mint, circa 211-206 BCE Head of Mercury right, wearing petasus, two pellets above helmet ROMA, Prow of galley right, surmounted by a victory right 5.11 gr Ref : RCV #1218 Next : Mercury, but not a dime this time 😉 Q 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted February 21 · Member Share Posted February 21 (edited) 21 mm, 4,16 g. Gallienus 253-268. Billon antoninianus. Rome. 267. GALLIENVS AVG, bust of Gallienus, radiate, cuirassed, right / FIDES AVG, Mercury, nude except for cloak draped over left arm, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand. Exergue: PXV. RIC V Gallienus 607; MIR 1667k; RSC 219. Next - a coin showing a deity on reverse but with the reverse legend NOT naming the deity, but something else (like this example, Mercury with legend Fides) Edited February 21 by ambr0zie 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted February 21 · Member Share Posted February 21 Byzantion, Thrace late 3rd - 2nd century BC AE 25 (25mm, 11.45g) O: Veiled head of Demeter right, wreathed in grain. R: Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding aphlaston in raised right hand and trident over shoulder in left; KAΛXA to left and BYΞAN to right. SNG COP 530 ex Heritage Auctions; ex Forvm Ancient Coins Next: something flying 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted February 22 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 22 Next: bird that's not an eagle nor an owl 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted February 22 · Supporter Share Posted February 22 11 hours ago, Ryro said: Next: bird that's not an eagle nor an owl Vitellius, Denarius - Rome mint, July - December 20, 69 CE A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head of Vitellius right XV VIR SACR FAC, Tripod-lebes with dolphin lying right on top and raven standing right below 3.43 gr, 16-18 mm Ref : RCV # 2201var, Cohen cf # 110 et suiv, RIC I # 86 (this example illustrated in Wildwinds) Next : Vitellius Q 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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