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Septimius SeverusAe 28 (tetrassarion)
Obv. Laur, dr + cuir bust r., IMP L SEP - SEV[...] round.
Rev. Demeter stg facing, wearing radiate crown, long torch in r hand, round the bottom of which twine two snakes, cornucopia in l arm, MVNICI - STOBEN round.
Moush. ---- (but see Moush. 6558 for rev type).
Josifovski 142 (V28, R28), citing one specimen in a private collection.
11.82 gm, 28 mm7 comments01/03/10 at 12:11Noah: sensational coin...stunning emerald patina

Burma, Pyu kingdomAr Tanka, c.250-600 AD, 9.4 gm, 33 mm

1 comments01/03/10 at 12:10Noah: Although I know nothing about this coin, it is dif...

Alexander III tetradrachmTetradrachm, Amphipolis mint, lifetime issue, c.336-334, Price 9 (same obv. die.), 17.0 gm, 25.5 mm

This was the first expensive Greek coin I bought, just over 30 years ago when I was still a student. It strained my food budget for some time, but i just had to have it.1 comments01/03/10 at 12:09Noah: splendid toning!

RIC 20Antoninianus
Antioch Mint, 4th officina, 275 AD
Obv. Dr & diad bust r on crescent, SEVERINA AVG round
Rev. Concordia stg 3/4 l, holding standard in each hand, Q by foot at l, CONCORDIAE MILITVM round, XXI in ex.
3.5 gm, 24 mm1 comments01/03/10 at 12:09Noah: beautiful patina

RIC 61Antoninianus
Ticinum Mint, 2nd officina, 276 AD
Obv. Rad, cuir & dr bust r, IMP C M AN FLORIANVS P AVG round
Rev. Felicitas stg 3/4 l, caduceus in r hand, patera in r hand, altar in lower l field, FELICITAS AVG round, S in ex.
3.4 gm, 23 mm1 comments01/03/10 at 12:08Noah: good portrait and a desirable coin IMO

RIC 030Antoninianus
'Mint of Gaul' (Lyons ?), 2nd officina
Obv. Rad, cuir & dr bust r, IMP CL TACITVS AVG round
Rev. Mars walking r, trophy over l shoulder, spear in r hand, B-* [B reversed] at sides, MARS VICTOR round.
4.6 gm, 22 mm1 comments01/03/10 at 12:08Noah: sylistically a nice coin for sure

RIC 227Antoninianus
Siscia Mint, 1st officina, 271-72 AD
Obv. Rad cuir + dr bust r., IMP AVRELIANVS AVG round.
Rev. Emperor l, Jupiter r, facing, IOVI CONSERVATORI round, *P in ex; signs of clashed dies.
3.43 gm, 22 mm1 comments01/03/10 at 12:07Noah: bold portrait

RIC 508Antoninianus
Ticinum mint, 4th officina
9th emission, 281
Obv. Rad bust l, in consular robes, eagle tipped sceptre in r hand, IMP C PROBVS AVG round
Rev. Mars walking l, olive branch in r hand, spear and shield on l arm, I in l field, QXXI in ex, MART-I P-ACIF round.
4.20 gm, 23.5 mm
Part of Ticinum EQVITI series II (First 'I')1 comments01/03/10 at 12:06Noah: an overall beauty...this is my favorite coin of yo...

RIC 213Antoninianus
Rome Mint, 6th officina
5th emission, 280 AD
Obv. Rad + cuir bust r., IMP PROBVS PF AVG round
Rev. Victory advancing l, wreath in raised r hand, trophy over l shoulder, R[wreath]S in ex, VICTO-RIA AVG round.
3.98 gm, 23 mm1 comments01/03/10 at 12:06Noah: nice full strike

RIC 183Antoninianus
Rome Mint, 4th officina, 279
Obv. Rad bust l wearing consular robes, and holding eagle-tipped sceptre, IMP PRO-BVS AVG round
Rev. Roma seated in hexastyle temple, ROMAE-AETER round, R[thunderbolt]Δ in ex.
2.93 gm, 23 mm1 comments01/03/10 at 12:06Noah: lovely temple reverse

RIC 104Antoninianus
Lyons Mint, 1st officina
6th emission, 278-79 AD
Obv. Rad & cuir bust r., IMP C PROBVS PF AVG round
Rev. Felicitas stg r, spear in r hand, cornucopia over l arm, TEMPOR FELICI round, I in ex.
3.7 gm, 24 mm1 comments01/03/10 at 12:05Noah: nice silvering

Milne 4534Billon tetradrachm
Alexandria, year 2 (277-78)
Obv. Laur & cuir bust r., A K MAVP ΠP-OBOC CЄB round
Rev. Elpis stg l, flower in raised r hand, l holds robe behind, LB [=yr 2] in l field
6.80 gm, 20 mm1 comments01/03/10 at 12:05Noah: awesome high relief...it is fabulous

Julia Domna
Stobi, Macedonia
2 Assaria
Obv. Dr bust r, IVLIA · AV-GVSTA round
Rev. Nike walking r, palm over l shoulder, wreath in raised r hand, wheel at her feet, MVNICIP - STOBENSIV round.
5.08 gm, 23 mm5 comments01/03/10 at 12:04Noah: stellar coin

r1300_2Ae 28 (tetrassarion)
Obv. Laur, dr + cuir bust r., IMP L SEP - SEV[...] round.
Rev. Demeter (Josifovski calls the deity Victory) stg facing, wearing radiate crown, long torch in r hand, round the bottom of which twines a snake, cornucopia in l arm, MVNICI - STOBEN round.
Moush. ---- (but see Moush. 6558 for rev type).
Josifovski 142 (V28, R28), citing one specimen in a private collection.
11.82 gm, 28 mm2 comments06/11/07 at 20:41whitetd49: Pretty nice Gallery! Very Happy

r1300_2Ae 28 (tetrassarion)
Obv. Laur, dr + cuir bust r., IMP L SEP - SEV[...] round.
Rev. Demeter (Josifovski calls the deity Victory) stg facing, wearing radiate crown, long torch in r hand, round the bottom of which twines a snake, cornucopia in l arm, MVNICI - STOBEN round.
Moush. ---- (but see Moush. 6558 for rev type).
Josifovski 142 (V28, R28), citing one specimen in a private collection.
11.82 gm, 28 mm2 comments06/10/07 at 21:11Manzikert: My first attempt with a new camera - rather closer...

Cilician ArmeniaTank, Levon I (1198-1219)
Bedoukian 705
6.8 gm, 28.5 mm1 comments04/13/07 at 22:47lv88: Nice one! scarce variety with steps below cross.

Not in RIC (?)Antoninianus
Rome Mint, 6th officina
6th emission, 281
Obv. Rad, helmeted + cuir bust l., shield on l shoulder, spear over r shoulder, IMP PROB-VS AVG round
Rev. Emperor riding l, r arm raised, sceptre in l arm, R[thunderbolt]S in ex, ADVEN-TVS AVG round
3.55 gm, 23 mm1 comments03/05/07 at 13:36maridvnvm: I believe it to be RIC 157 Bust Type G

Septimius SeverusAe 28 (tetrassarion)
Obv. Laur, dr + cuir bust r., IMP L SEP - SEV[...] round.
Rev. Demeter stg facing, wearing radiate crown, long torch in r hand, round the bottom of which twine two snakes, cornucopia in l arm, MVNICI - STOBEN round.
Moush. ---- (but see Moush. 6558 for rev type).
Josifovski 142 (V28, R28), citing one specimen in a private collection.
11.82 gm, 28 mm7 comments01/06/07 at 16:33Pscipio: I think what we see at the top is part of the torc...

Septimius SeverusAe 28 (tetrassarion)
Obv. Laur, dr + cuir bust r., IMP L SEP - SEV[...] round.
Rev. Demeter stg facing, wearing radiate crown, long torch in r hand, round the bottom of which twine two snakes, cornucopia in l arm, MVNICI - STOBEN round.
Moush. ---- (but see Moush. 6558 for rev type).
Josifovski 142 (V28, R28), citing one specimen in a private collection.
11.82 gm, 28 mm7 comments01/06/07 at 10:04Jerome Holderman: Another Green with envy!!!!! Pscipio, isn't there ...

Septimius SeverusAe 28 (tetrassarion)
Obv. Laur, dr + cuir bust r., IMP L SEP - SEV[...] round.
Rev. Demeter stg facing, wearing radiate crown, long torch in r hand, round the bottom of which twine two snakes, cornucopia in l arm, MVNICI - STOBEN round.
Moush. ---- (but see Moush. 6558 for rev type).
Josifovski 142 (V28, R28), citing one specimen in a private collection.
11.82 gm, 28 mm7 comments01/04/07 at 19:39Pscipio: Yes, the deity (Josifovski calls her Victory) is w...

Septimius SeverusAe 28 (tetrassarion)
Obv. Laur, dr + cuir bust r., IMP L SEP - SEV[...] round.
Rev. Demeter stg facing, wearing radiate crown, long torch in r hand, round the bottom of which twine two snakes, cornucopia in l arm, MVNICI - STOBEN round.
Moush. ---- (but see Moush. 6558 for rev type).
Josifovski 142 (V28, R28), citing one specimen in a private collection.
11.82 gm, 28 mm7 comments01/03/07 at 19:29Jerome Holderman: Am I mistaken or does demeter appear to have wings...

Septimius SeverusAe 28 (tetrassarion)
Obv. Laur, dr + cuir bust r., IMP L SEP - SEV[...] round.
Rev. Demeter stg facing, wearing radiate crown, long torch in r hand, round the bottom of which twine two snakes, cornucopia in l arm, MVNICI - STOBEN round.
Moush. ---- (but see Moush. 6558 for rev type).
Josifovski 142 (V28, R28), citing one specimen in a private collection.
11.82 gm, 28 mm7 comments01/03/07 at 18:27whitetd49: I'm green with envy! This is Josifovski 142 (V28,...

Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine, and HeraclonasSolidus, Constantinople, 10th officina, 638-641 AD
S. 769; DO 43
4.34 gm, 20 mm1 comments01/01/07 at 10:28Jochen: Nice obverse!

CrusadersAu bezant, imitating Fatimid dinar of al-Amir
Struck in Acre (?), c.1187-1250
Metcalf 136-139
3.86 gm, 22 mm
1 comments01/01/07 at 07:26Tanit: Very nice coin

RIC 531Antoninianus
Ticinium, 1st officina
6th emission, 279 AD
Obv. Rad & cuir bust r., IMP C PROBVS PF AVG round
Rev. Concordia 3/4 l, holding two standards, CONC-ORD-MILIT round, AXXI in ex.
3.77 gm, 22 mm1 comments12/29/06 at 11:11Noah: good detail for this type

Julia Domna
Stobi, Macedonia
2 assaria
Obv. Dr bust r, IVLIA - AVGV[STA] round.
Rev. Nike walking l, palm over l shoulder, wreath in raised r hand, wheel at her feet, MVNICI STO - BEN round.
5.57 gm, 23 mm
Cohen IV 266-267, BMCG 81 comments04/24/05 at 19:38whitetd49: NIke/Nemesis advancing left, wheel at her feet, Co...

Julia Domna
Stobi, Macedonia
2 assaria
Obv. Dr bust r, IVLIA - AVGVSTA round.
Rev. Nike walking r, palm over l shoulder, wreath in raised r hand, MVNIC - S - TOBEN round
6.05 gm, 23 mm
Cohen IV 269, SNG Cop 332, Josifovski 212, same dies (V63, R68), citing Vienna 9885 [from whitetd49]2 comments04/24/05 at 19:29whitetd49: Cohen IV 269, SNG Cop 332, Josifovski 212, same di...

Julia Domna
Stobi, Macedonia
2 assaria
Obv. Dr bust r, IVLIA - AVGVSTA round.
Rev. Nike walking r, palm over l shoulder, wreath in raised r hand, MVNIC - S - TOBEN round
6.05 gm, 23 mm
Cohen IV 269, SNG Cop 332, Josifovski 212, same dies (V63, R68), citing Vienna 9885 [from whitetd49]2 comments04/23/05 at 15:11Jericho: Very nice..... good portrait, wonderful reverse.

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