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Mother and Son,

RPC Volume: I №: 1568
Reign: Tiberius Persons: Tiberius (Augustus)
City: Thessalonica  Region: Macedonia Province: Macedonia
Denomination: Leaded bronze (22 mm) Average weight: 9.26 g.
Obverse: ΤΙ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ; laureate head of Tiberius, right
Reverse: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ; bust of Livia, right
Reference: Touratsoglou, Tiberius 1–32 (c. 14–20/23)

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Tiberius

Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia
14-37 AD
AE18 (18mm, 5.54g)
O: Bare head of Tiberius right.
R: Zeus Laodicea standing left, holding eagle and staff; ΛAOΔIKEΩN downward to left, ΔIOΣKOYPIΔHΣ downward to right, [KOP] monogram far right.
RPC 2906; SNG Cop 547; Weber 7138
ex Forvm Auctions

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Euboia, Histiaia
AR Tetrobol
Obv.: Head of nymph Histiaia
Rev.: Nymph Histiaia seated on galley holding stylus, IΣTIAIΩN, trident below
Ref.: BMC 36. 2, obverse die match with BCD Euboia 387 (November 2002 / Lanz 111); HGC 4, 1524
Ex Pegasi-Numismatics

 

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48 minutes ago, Phil Anthos said:

Tiberius

Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia
14-37 AD
AE18 (18mm, 5.54g)
O: Bare head of Tiberius right.
R: Zeus Laodicea standing left, holding eagle and staff; ΛAOΔIKEΩN downward to left, ΔIOΣKOYPIΔHΣ downward to right, [KOP] monogram far right.
RPC 2906; SNG Cop 547; Weber 7138
ex Forvm Auctions

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Here is Pythes II for Tiberius at Laodicea ad Lycum:

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Was he later or earlier than Dioskourides during the reign of Tiberius? I'm not sure we could ever know. But these are very fun coins for a few Euros - mine was 6 earlier this month.

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2 hours ago, shanxi said:

Next: seated on galley

 

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Aradus, Phoenicia. AE21. 135-112 BC.

Obv: Bust of Tyche right, wearing turreted crown; palm behind.
Rev: Poseidon, naked to waist, seated left on prow of galley, holding wreath in right hand and resting left on trident; as figure-head, Athena left, holding spear (or thunderbolt) and shield; date and letter in exergue.

 

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Melita - Mummy of Osiris Bronze 218-175 BC Obv: veiled and diademed female head right, wearing earring. Rev: Mummy of Osiris standing facing, head left, holding flail and sceptre, between winged figures of Isis and Nephtys, each with sun disk on their heads and one wing angled inwards; Punic ‘NN above. 12.78 grams. Fair. Provenance Property of a Hertfordshire, UK gentleman; with old envelope. Literature CNS 2; SG Cop (Vol. 😎 458-459; Mayr 2; Sear 6584

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Egyptian iconography?  You betcha 😀
 

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian
year 11, CE 126/7
billon tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.6 gm
Obv: AVTKAITPAI AΔPIACEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Rev: L ENΔ EKATOV: Canopus of Osiris right
Ref: Emmett 827.11, R3; Milne 1205

 

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Next:  keep it going!  MORE Egyptian iconography

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Ooh, that's a stunner!

And don't mind if I do:

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CILICIA. Uncertain. Circa 400-350 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.58 g, 1 h). Female head facing, turned slightly to left, wearing earrings, necklace and flowing hair. Rev. Facing head of Bes. Göktürk 44. SNG Levante 233. SNG France 486. Fine metal and attractive on both sides. Very fine

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34 minutes ago, Ryro said:

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Phrygia, Colossae. Pseudo-autonomous issue AD 117-138. Bronze Æ20

Obv: Bust of Serapis right, modius on head.
Rev: KOΛOC CH-NΩN, Isis standing, holding situla and sistrum.
RPC IV.2, 1903 (temporary)

 

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Isis.

Julia Domna AR Denarius.
IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos on head, standing right, left foot on prow, holding Horus; behind, rudder. RIC 577, RSC 174, BMC 75

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20,2 mm, 2,9 g.
Julia Domna. Augusta 193-211. AR denarius. Rome. 193-196. IVLIA DOMNA AVG, bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right / VENERI VICTR, Venus, with drapery falling below hips, standing with back turned, head right, holding apple in extended right hand and palm sloped to the left in left hand, resting left elbow on column.
RIC IV Septimius Severus 536 (denarius); RSC 194.

Next - a coin with an error - double strike, typo in legends, die clash ..................

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Constantius II
Heraclea Mint
Obv.: CONSTANTIVS AVG, bust right
Rev.: GLORIA EXERCITVS / SMHΓ, two soldiers standing facing, flanking standard in center
Ae, 1,8g, 14mm
180° double struck
RIC VIII, 19

 

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Nero / Hekate

Philadelphia, Lydia
54-59 AD
(19mm, 4.99g)
O: Bare headed and draped bust right; NEPΩN ΣEBACTOC.
R: Hekate standing facing, wearing polos and holding two torches; TI NEIKANOP ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN.
RPC 3041

"I have done everything that I should, but the outcome is in the hand of fortune"
~ Nero

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Celtic. Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci. Circa 100-50 BC. Potin (3.32g). Type with chevrons and "cigarette". Obv: Schematized bust to right, in front, a line coming out of the mouth and following the profile. Rev: Above a line dividing the field, boar to right, below, three chevrons. Ref: Scheers, Treaty, 709; Allen, BMC, 443; DT 532; Gäumann 129. Ex Elsen 152 (9 Sept 2022), Lot 199.

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CELTIC, Central Europe (Rhineland). "Dancing Mannikin" type
65 BCE - CE 1
AR Quinarius, 13 mm, 1.62 gm
Obv: dancing mannikin right, head turned left, holding snake in right hand, torque in left hand.
Rev: horse standing right, head turned left; around, zig zag border.
Ref: SLM 1118. Dembski 73, 396. (I'll have to take the seller's word on that for now. If any of you have a Celtic reference and find this inaccurate, please let me know.)

Next:  dancing?  If I can't find a dance partner, then another Celtic 😁

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That hashish smoking ant coin slays me and fills me with envy every time. Perfect toning ta boot!

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Remi, Electrum quarter stater "aux segments de circles"- 1,39 gram 10mm, minted 80-50BC obv: horse left rev: four segments of circles "Gallia Belgica (or Belgica Prima) was a Roman province located in what is now the southern part of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, northeastern France, and western Germany. The Remi were a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul in the 1st century BC. They occupied the northern Champagne plain, between the rivers Mosa (Meuse) and Matrona (Marne), and along the river valleys of the Aisne and its tributaries the Aire and the Vesle. Their tribal capital was at Durocortum (Reims, France) and they were renowned for their horses and cavalry. The Remi, under Iccius and Andecombogius, allied themselves with Julius Caesar when he led the conquest of Gaul. The Remi tribe remained loyal to him throughout the entire Gallic Wars, the most pro-Roman of all the peoples of Gaul." 

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10 hours.  I continue with Gaul. 

 

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Gaul, Massalia (Marseille)
AR Drachm or Tetrobol
Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis left, bow and quiver over shoulder
Rev.: Lion standing left, raising foreleg; A below raised foreleg, ΛΛ below, MAΣΣA above
Ag, 2.52g
Ref.: Jean Charra 1203, F&P DRM-43-4; Depeyrot, Marseille 43/– (unlisted variety), Same reverse die as CNG Electronic Auction 441, Lot 6
Ex Künker eLive auction 53, Lot 8008

 

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Taras, Calabria

400-390 BC (Period II - Transitional)
AR Didrachm (22mm, 7.74g, 2h).
O: Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding akrostolion in extended right hand; Λ below, all within linear border.
R: Naked ephebe holding small shield in left hand, dismounting from horse cantering left; ΤΑΡΑΣ below, all within linear border.
D'Andrea XX, 317; Vlasto 309; Fischer-Bossert Group 26, 339 (V154/R263); Evans II, type C; Cote 108; SNG France 1708; McGill II, 13; HGC I, 763; HN Italy 849
ex CNG

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BRUTTIUM, the Brettii
216-214 BCE
Æ quartuncia, 13.5mm, 2.06 g
Obv: head of Amphitrite left, wearing crab headdress
Rev: crab; torch above, BPET-TIΩN above and below
Ref: Pfeiler p. 33, 4a; Scheu, Bronze 51; HN Italy 1944; SNG ANS 123–4; SNG Lloyd –; McClean 1579

Next:  let's get crabby 🤣

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Taras, Calabria

290-281 BC
AR Diobol (12mm, 1.13g)
O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla.
R: Herakles kneeling right, wrestling the Nemean lion; crab above, club behind.
D'Andrea XL, 956; D'Andrea Diobols F, 154; HN Italy 976; Vlasto ----; Cote ---; SNG France ----; McGill ---
Scarce
ex Pavlos S. Pavlou

A scarce variety with the crab control mark, unlisted in most major references.

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7 mm, 0,65 g.
Islands off Epeiros, Korkyra. AR obol. Circa 525-490 BC.
Scallop shell / Floral-stellate pattern within incuse square.
SNG Copenhagen 149; HGC 6, 57.

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ISLANDS OFF ATTICA, Aegina
456/45-431 BCE
AR stater; 20mm, 12.32 g
Obv: land tortoise, head in profile, with segmented shell
Rev: large square incuse with skew pattern
Ref: SNG Delepierre 1774ff; BMC Taf. 24.11
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