Ryro Posted Monday at 01:34 AM · Supporter Author Share Posted Monday at 01:34 AM (edited) Sicily, Akragas. Tetras 10.35 g), ca. 420-406 BC. AKPA, eagle right, head lowered to devour hare held in talons; in left field, crab right. Reverse Crab; below, three pellets above crayfish left. CNS 50; SNG ANS 1037; HGC 2, 140. Glossy dark chocolate brown patina. Purchased at Salt Lake coin show 2017. Next: let's get another 5th century coin from Sicily Edited Monday at 01:35 AM by Ryro 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted Monday at 01:54 AM · Supporter Share Posted Monday at 01:54 AM (edited) Edited because once again I didn't turn the page! 5th century Sicily: Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy c. 425 BCE Æ tetras, 13 mm, 1.9 gm Obv: Female head right (Arethusa?); XXX before; X behind Rev: Hippocamp right, octopus below Ref: CNS 30; SNG ANS 1382; rare Next: same thing, 5th c. Sicily Edited Monday at 01:57 AM by TIF 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted Monday at 02:59 AM · Member Share Posted Monday at 02:59 AM Syracuse, Second Democracy 415-405 BC AE Hemilitron (16mm, 4.59g) O: Head of Arethusa left, hair in ampyx, wearing necklace and sphendone. R: Quadripartite incuse, eight-rayed star within incuse at center. HGC 2, 1481; Sear 1185; CNS II, 16; SNG ANS 398 ex Aegean Numismatics Arethusa was the Goddess of the local spring at Ortygia, the heart of Syracuse. Next: more Syracuse 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted Monday at 07:56 AM · Supporter Share Posted Monday at 07:56 AM Dionysios I Sicily, Syracuse 405 - 367 BC AE Hemilitron Obv.: Head of Athena wearing corinthian helmet, ΣYPA to left Rev.: Hippocamp left, with curled wing AE, 6.67g, 18.8mm Ref.: SNG ANS 434-446 Next: Hippocamp 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted Monday at 10:52 AM · Supporter Share Posted Monday at 10:52 AM Trying to remember which hippocamps I've already posted in this thread 😆. ROMAN REPUBLIC Moneyer Q. Crepereius M.f. Rocus 69 BCE (revised from Crawford's 72 BCE) AR serrate denarius; 3.99 gm Obv: draped bust of Amphitrite seen from behind, with head turned r.; behind, sea anemone; horizontal I to right of right shoulder (only partly visible on this coin) Rev: Neptune in biga of hippocamps right, holding reins and brandishing trident; above, I and below, Q·CREPER·M·F / ROCVS Ref: Crawford 399/1b; Babelon Crepereia 1. Sydenham 796a. Rare. from HJB BBS 200, October 2016 ex NAC 78 lot 1828, from the JD Collection of Roman Republican Coins Next: serrate denarius 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted Monday at 03:11 PM · Supporter Share Posted Monday at 03:11 PM NEXT: More serratus 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted Monday at 07:57 PM · Member Share Posted Monday at 07:57 PM 20 mm, 3,74 g. Roman Republic. Mn. Aquillius. AR serrate denarius. Rome. 71 BC. VIRTVS / III VIR, helmeted, draped bust of Virtus / MN AQVIL / MN F MN N / SICIL, warrior, holding shield and raising up fallen figure (or the consul Man. Aquillius raising Sicilia). Cr. 401/1; RSC Aquillia 2; BMC 3364. Next - shield 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted Monday at 08:10 PM · Supporter Share Posted Monday at 08:10 PM Domitian, AD 83., AE23 of Caesaria Maritima, Judea. 10.88 gr. 23mm IMP DOMITIANVS CAES AVG GERMANICVS, laureate head left / No legend, Minerva standing left, holding shield and spear, placing helmet on trophy consisting of cuirass, two shields and spears, two crossed greaves at bottom. Hendin 1455, Meshorer TJC 392, RPC II 2305, SNG ANS 492-494. NEXT: More shields 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted Monday at 08:20 PM · Member Share Posted Monday at 08:20 PM 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: more weaponry 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted Monday at 10:29 PM · Supporter Share Posted Monday at 10:29 PM The Roman Republic L. Procilius. Denarius, AR 3.48 g. Rome 80BCE. Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, S•C. Rev. L•PROCILI / F Juno Sospita standing r., holding shield and hurling spear; at her feet, snake. Babelon Procilia 1. Sydenham 771. RBW 1406. Crawford 379/1. NEXT: Head of Jupiter 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted Monday at 11:19 PM · Supporter Share Posted Monday at 11:19 PM (edited) Here's a head of Jupiter from a very fun mixed lot purchased ~11 years ago. These little victoratii may not have the most exciting designs but I think the portrait is attractive. Could use a sodium thiosulfate treatment, perhaps. Roman Republic, anonymous AR victoriatus 211-208 BCE, Sicily? 15 mm, 3.2 gm Obv: laureate head of Jupiter right Rev: Victory standing right, crowning trophy; ROMA in exergue Ref: Crawford 67/1 Next: a non-denarius silver coin from the Roman Republic Edited Tuesday at 01:06 AM by TIF 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted Tuesday at 12:13 AM · Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 12:13 AM Roman Republic. M. Cato. 89 BC. AR Quinarius (13mm, 1.74g, 3h). Rome mint. Obv: Head of Liber right, wearing ivy wreath; uncertain symbol (caduceus or bipennis?) below; M • C(AT)O downward behind. Rev: Victory Victrix seated right, holding palm frond and patera; VIC(TR)IX in exergue. Ref: Crawford 343/2a; Sydenham 597; Porcia 7d. Next: another silver non-denarius from the Roman Republic 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted Tuesday at 12:32 AM · Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 12:32 AM 17 minutes ago, Edessa said: Next: another silver non-denarius from the Roman Republic Republic, Sestertius - Rome mint, ca 211-208 BCE Head of Roma right, IIS behind Dioscuri riding right, two stars above, ROMA at exergue 1.06 gr, 13 mm Ref : RCV # 46, RSC # 4 Next : off center, but not detracting from the coin Q 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted Tuesday at 01:26 AM · Patron Share Posted Tuesday at 01:26 AM Off center: Q Minucius M f Thermius, 103 BCE. Roman AR denarius, 3.90 g, 18.3 mm, 8 h. Rome, 103 BCE. Obv: Head of young Mars, left, wearing crested helmet. Rev: Two warriors in combat, each brandishing sword and shield, one on left protecting a fallen comrade below; Q•THERM•MF (partially ligate) in exergue. Refs: Crawford RRC 319/1; Sydenham CRR 592; BMCRR Italy 653; RSC Minucia 19; Sear RCV 197. Next: Combat. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted Tuesday at 01:54 AM · Supporter Author Share Posted Tuesday at 01:54 AM Next: cool shield 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted Tuesday at 02:25 AM · Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 02:25 AM KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III struck under Philip III Arrhidaios, Magistrate Nikokreon c. 323-315 BCE AE half unit, 15 mm, 3.82 gm, 11 h Obv: Macedonian shield with facing Gorgoneion in central boss Rev: Macedonian helmet; kerykeion lower lt; NK monogram lower rt; B A across upper field Ref: Price 3162 Saturnalia gift from @Ryro 23 Dec 2021, from Savoca Next: a coin given to you 7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted Tuesday at 03:28 AM · Supporter Author Share Posted Tuesday at 03:28 AM Caria, Iasos 250-190 BCE AE 17 mm, 5.78 gm Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right (looking remarkably like the remarkable Ryro) Rev: Hermias swimming with dolphin Ref: SNG Tubingen 3397; Klein 520. Saturnalia 2021 gift from @TIF Next: coin depicting sad mythological story 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted Tuesday at 03:43 AM · Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 03:43 AM Septimius Severus Arkadia, Orchomenos Diassarion (2 Assaria) Æ Obv.: [...]CEOVHP[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev.: [ΟΡΧΟ]ΜΕΝ[ΙΩΝ], Artemis expels Callisto: Artemis standing facing left, her head to right, holding bow (?) with her right hand and extending her left to Callisto right, who holds a bow. AE, 23 mm, 5,50 g Ref.: - Next: Unusual depiction of Artemis 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted Tuesday at 08:44 PM · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted Tuesday at 08:44 PM 6 hour rule. I have no unusual depictions of Artemis, so I'll just go with an ordinary one: Diadumenian Caesar, AE Tetrassarion (4 Assaria), 217-218 AD, Nicopolis ad Istrum [Nikyup, Bulgaria] Mint, Moesia Inferior, Statius Longinus, Consular Legate. Obv. Bareheaded bust of Diadumenian right, draped and armored, seen from behind, M OPEL DIADOV-MENIANOC K (OV ligate) [ = Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus, Caesar] / Rev. Artemis, wearing short chiton, walking right, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver in right hand, hound jumping behind her left foot, VΠ CTA ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I / CTPΩ in exergue [ = Consular legate Longinus, (Governor) of the residents of Nikopolis on the (river) Istros]. AMNG I/I 1843 [Pick, Behrendt, Die antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands Vol. I/I (Berlin, 1898) at p. 467]; Varbanov I 3743 [Varbanov, Ivan, Greek Imperial Coins And Their Values, Volume I: Dacia, Moesia Superior & Moesia Inferior (English Edition) (Bourgas, Bulgaria, 2005) at p. 308]; Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.25.13.3 [Hristova, H., H.-J. Hoeft, & G. Jekov. The Coins of Moesia Inferior 1st - 3rd c. AD: Nicopolis ad Istrum (Blagoevgrad, 2015)]. Next: Diadumenian. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Posted Tuesday at 08:54 PM · Member Share Posted Tuesday at 08:54 PM DIADUMENIAN, As Caesar Sestertius Rome, AD 217-218 S 7453 - C 7 - RIC IV 211 (Macrinus) M OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIANVS CAES, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right PRINC IVVENTVTIS, Diadumenian, bareheaded and wearing military attire, standing left, holding signa in right hand and cradling scepter in left arm; two signa to right; S C in exergue. Next: Macrinus, Sestertius 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted 18 hours ago · Member Share Posted 18 hours ago It's been over 6 hours Phoenicia, Arados Today's Island of Arwad, Syria Year 94 = 166/165 BC O: Zeus bust right with small dots border R: Prow left and above Phoenician letters "Nun" left and "Aleph" right, year 94 below Weight: 3.6 grams Size: 15.4mm - 16.8mm - 2.8mm Posted to Zeno.ru 329591 Next: another island coin, not Sicily 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted 18 hours ago · Member Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Anonymous gold Kahavanu from Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Type III-B 20 mm, 4.28 g. Period of Chola invasion (970-1070 AD) Obverse: The depiction showcases a standing king facing right, adorned with a pointed crown. The king holds a lotus in his right hand and points at the Shrivatsa symbol with his left hand. A degenerate coconut palm tree is situated on the far left. The king is attired in a wavy Dhoti, characterized by two curved lines on either side and one line in between the legs, resembling tentacles and earning the moniker 'octopus man.' The king stands on a lotus plant stalk with a small circle in the center, concluding on the left in a conch shell and featuring a lotus bud on the right. Five pellets to the right, Five pellets to the right, meaning 'Pala-Panca', Panca meaning 5, denoting 5 Pala coins weighing 1.10g each. While 5 of those coins weigh more than the Kahavanu itself, earlier types have only 4 dots, that would make 4 Palas equal 1 kahavanu (Probably a result of inflation). Reverse: Seated king facing right, with his left hand resting on his left leg and his right hand holding a conch shell. His right leg rests on a couch or bed-like throne known as asana. On the right side of the field, a Devanagari legend is inscribed in three lines, reading Sri Lan Ka Vi Ha. In these coins, Viha denotes the value, equivalent to 20 Silver Massas. Next- your avatar coin. Edited 18 hours ago by JayAg47 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted 18 hours ago · Supporter Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Mysia, Pergamon AE 21, 200-133 BC Obv.: laureate head of bearded Asklepios Rev.: ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, snake coiled around omphalos, without monogram, countermark owl AE, 10.6g, 20.5mm Ref.: SNG France 1815 (with countermark) Next: AE owl Edited 18 hours ago by shanxi 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted 17 hours ago · Supporter Share Posted 17 hours ago PERGAMON (Mysia) AE16. Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with 8 pointed star. Reverse: AΘHNAΣ / NIKHΦOPOY. Owl standing facing on palm frond right, with wings spread. Monograms ΓΑ and ΑΡ either sides of owl in fields. Wildwinds online “plate” coin SNG Leipzig 1102-1103. Pergamon mint, ca. 200-133 BC. 2,9 g - 16 mm. NEXT: another AE owl 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted 17 hours ago · Member Share Posted 17 hours ago Kingdom of Saba, Arabia Felix Circa 1st century BC O: Roman-style bust right within a wreath R: Athenian-style owl standing left on an amphora, 𐩺𐩬𐩰 'YANAF or YNF' monogram to right, divine symbol of Almaqah to left Weight: 0.22 grams Size: 7.8mm - 9.1mm - 1.1mm Unpublished. Posted to Zeno.ru 329548 Ex. Alex Fishman of NumisMall Next: any owl not from Greece region 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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