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ROMAN EMPIRE, PROBUS. Silvered AE Antoninianus of Rome. Struck A.D.276 - 282.Obverse: IMP PROBVS P F AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus facing right.
Reverse: IOVI CONS PROB AVG. Jupiter standing facing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left. In exergue, R  B.
RIC Vii : 173
SCARCE*Alex12/07/17 at 10:13XLi: Very nice Probus series!
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. AR DiobolCALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 1.19 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet decorated with hippocamp / Herakles kneeling right, holding club, battling the Nemean Lion. Vlasto 1297 (this coin); HN Italy 911. VF, toned, obverse off center. Good metal.Leo09/16/14 at 08:35XLi: beautiful one,nice get~
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Thrace, MesembriaObv: No legend, crested helmet facing.
Rev: META in the four corners of a radiate wheel.
Silver Diobol, Mesembria mint, c. 450 - 350 BC
1.3 grams, 11.38 mm
GCV 1673 (var.)Matt Inglima12/07/11 at 08:56XLi: I also bid for this pretty coin~
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Tarsos; Head of Athena right/ B [A] around Boeotian shield; AR 9CILICIA, Tarsos. 333-326 B.C. Balakros, satrap; 9mm, 0.7g. Obverse: helmeted bust of Athena right. Reverse: B [A] around Boeotian shield. Göktürk 28 SNG France 489a. Ex areich. Photo credit areichPodiceps11/12/11 at 14:05XLi: Lovely~
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GREEK, MACEDONIAN KINGDOM, Alexander III, Postumous TetradrachmDate: 311-305 BC
Mint: Babylonia
Obverse: Head of Herakles with lion skin at right.
Reverse: BASILEWS [A]LEXANDROU. Zeus seated at left, with eagle on his right hand. Engraver's mark.04/07/10 at 12:08XLi: Great ！！！
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Cilicia, Olba ÆCilicia, Olba Æ
c. 1st C. AD
3.61g
Obv: Temple of Zeus Olbius.
Rev: Thunderbolt.
Interesting countermark of Griffin??mihali8412/20/09 at 08:17XLi: My be it was issued by Perge,Pamphylia.I think the...
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Commemorative URBS ROMA / She Wolf and Twins Attribution: RIC 257 (RIC VII)
Mint: Lyons
Date: 332 AD
Obverse: VRBS ROMA, Helmeted and cuirassed bust left
Reverse: She-wolf and twins, 2 stars above, (crescent) PLC in exergue
Size: 16.56mm
Weight: 2.1 grams
07/28/09 at 01:07XLi: excellent!
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Troas, Gergis, quasi-autonomous, SNG von Aulock 1513AE 9, 0.98g
struck 400-241 BC
obv. bust of the sibyl Herophile, looking facing, laureate, decorated wit two longish ear-pendant and a pearl-necklace
rev. female spinx, winged, std. r.
in r. field GER
ref. SNG von Aulock 1513; BMC 2-4
rare, F+/about VF
For more information please look at the thread 'Coins of mythological interest'!Jochen04/27/09 at 02:37XLi: Beautiful Sphinx！
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