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Constantius II - AE CentenionalisTreveri
327-328 AD
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, shoulder trimmed in fur
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
gate with 4 turrets, 6 layers, star above
PROVIDEN_TIAE CAESS
STRE
RIC VII Trier 507 (R5), SRCV V 17619, LRBC I 40 var. (shield not listed), Hunter V 4 var. (same)
2,3g 19,5mm
ex SavocaJ. B.02/18/23 at 22:30J. B.: Thanks for correction, I've copied it from so...
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1399 Hadrian, Cistophorus Laodicea mint 128-132 AD Zeus standingReference.
RPC III, 1399; Pinder 48; RIC 497; Metcalf, Cistophori, type 56 pl 285; RSC 275
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P
Bare head right
Rev. COS III
Zeus Laodiceus standing left, holding eagle and scepter.
10.35 gr
32 mm
6h
Note.
Ex Seaby Glendining Auction 1, Dec. 1, 1927 lot 193 = Schulman , 5 March 1923 (Vierordt) lot 1290 = Helbing, 9 April 1913 lot 1140 = Egger 39 15 january 1912 lot 917 okidoki11/13/20 at 00:16Johny SYSEL: Isn't this overstrike of Augustus cistophoric ...
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MACEDON. Cassandreia. Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Æ 25mm (9.84 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Bust of Zeus-Ammon right, slight drapery on left shoulder.
SNG ANS -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; AMNG -; McClean -.
Evidently a rare issue.
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=603398Antonivs Protti07/09/18 at 18:33Johny SYSEL: It is Macrinus, Diadumenian would not have laurel ...
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Ptolemy II - AE drachmAlexandria
266-256 BC
diademed head of Zeus-Ammon
2 eagles standing on lightning left
ΠTOΛEMAIOY_ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ
Λ
Svornos 479
67,19g 41mm
ex LanzJ. B.05/11/17 at 20:24Johny SYSEL: Thanks, I tried it several times until I came up w...
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Anonymous, As, Rome, 157/156 BC Janus I Galley I Roma After 211 BC.Reference.
BMC 217; Crawford 56/2.; Sydenham 143
Obv:
Laureate and bearded head of Janus above, I.
Rev: Prow of galley right; above, I. below, ROMA
29.87 gr
33 mmokidoki11/02/15 at 13:10Johny SYSEL: It looks like classic as from 212-195 BC.
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5789 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm 131-32 AD SarapisReference.
RPC III, 5789; cf Emmett 892.16; Köln 1044; Dattari (Savio) 1477; K&G 32.514
Issue L IϚ = year 16
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СƐΒ
laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from behind
Rev. L ΙϚ (year 16)
Sarapis seated left on ornate throne decorated with crowning Nikai, extending right hand over seated Cerberus, holding long scepter in left.
13.09 gr
24.50 mm
12hokidoki11/02/15 at 12:54Johny SYSEL: awesome tetradrachm
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T. Claudius Nero T.f. Ap. N., Crawford 383/1T. Claudius Nero T.f. Ap. N., gens Claudia
AR - Denarius Serratus, 3.81g
Rome 79 BC
obv. Bust of Diana, draped, bow and quiver over r. shoulder, r.
S.C before
rev. Victory stg. in biga, galloping r., holding wreath in raised r. hand, and palm and reins in l. hand.
beneath LXIII
in ex. TI.CLAVD.TI. / AP.N. (VD and AP ligate)
Crawford 383/1; Sydenham 770; Claudia 6
VF
Jochen06/14/15 at 16:21Johny SYSEL: I think there is LXIII
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DiocletianDiocletian AE antoninianus. Heraclea, AD 291. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Radiate bust right, draped / CONCORDIA MILITVM, Jupiter presents Victory on a globe to Diocletian.
RIC 284a
Checkecoli03/19/14 at 20:53Johny SYSEL: it's: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG
RIC V-2 30...
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Alexander Severus - AE sestertiusRome
226 AD
laureate draped bust right from behind
IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG
Mars holding spear and trophy, wearing chalmys, walking right
P M TR P__V__COS II P P
S C
RIC IV 440c; BMCRE 357-8; Banti 66
18,57g 30mmJ. B.08/25/13 at 18:50Johny SYSEL: Thank you, I've fiddled around in photoshop un...
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Leopold I, Pressburg (Bratislava), AD 1698AR 3 Kreuzer, 1.48g, Leopold I, Pressburg (Bratislava), AD 1698, Obv: GHB REX LEOPOLDVS D GRISA, 3 encircled , all around Leopold right; Rev: PATRONA MVNGARIA around Madonna with Christ, 1698 above, Good Very Fine. Molinari08/15/13 at 22:22Johny SYSEL: (Bratislava)
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RIC 0541 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]AR Denarius, 3.46g
Rome mint, 73 AD
Obv: CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: No legend; Domitian on horse l.; r. hand raised, sceptre in l.
RIC 541 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex Gemini X, 13 January 2013, Harry N. Sneh Collection, lot 701. = Helios, ebay, 29 November 2010 (A. Lynn Collection).
This is an extremely rare denarius of Domitian as Caesar, the second earliest minted at Rome. Here the legend is clockwise, the much more common Domitian on horseback type has the legend anticlockwise. The reverse may allude to Domitian's participation in Vespasian and Titus' joint triumph where he rode a 'magnificent' steed. The obverse is a die match with the RIC plate coin from Oxford. Missing from both the BM and Paris collections.
The early portrait on this one is quite outstanding.
David Atherton07/29/13 at 17:14Johny SYSEL: really gorgeous coin!
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Volusian AE25, SNGCop 295, TempleOBV: AVTOK K G AFIN GAL OVEND OVOLOCCIANOC CEB, radiate and draped bust right
REV: ANTIOXEWN MHTRO KOLWN D-e, SC below, Tyche seated facing within tetrastyle temple, the river-god Orontes swimming beneath her, ram leaping right above
25mm
Struck at Syria-Antioch, 251-253 ADLegatus07/17/13 at 21:18Johny SYSEL: Great coin!
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Claudius II Gothicus - AE antoninianusTarraco or Mediolanum
end 270 - early 271 AD
radiate head right
DIVO CLAVDIO
altar with flames above, front divided into four sections with dot in each section
CONSECRATIO
(3. officina) T
RIC V-1, 261
2,73 g 19-18 mm
very rare !!!!
http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1273
Märkl states in his work "The Imperial Mints during the Reign of Claudius II. Gothicus and their Issues" that RIC attribute these coins wrongly to Milan (or Gallic mint) but they are in fact from Tarraco. No two mints in empire were allowed to strike same issue. Tarraco mint should have made "DIVO CLAVDIO GOTHICO" but this coin has only short (Siscian) legend: "DIVO CLAVDIO". Two known exemplars with short legend are mentioned by Märkl.J. B.06/15/13 at 08:00Johny SYSEL: I've read it here and it seemed to me like a t...
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314hill13206/11/13 at 07:55Johny SYSEL: really great coin, but you have mistake in title (...
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Syracuse, Sicily, Hieron II 275 - 215 B.C.Bronze AE 27, Sear GCV 1 1221 var., Lindgren 587 var. 18.022g, 27.4mm, 270 deg, Syracuse mint, c. 275-215 B.C.; Obv. diademed head of Hieron left, beardless; Rev. horseman prancing right, holding couched spear, N below (E in Sear example, Pi in Lindgren), no legend shows in ex. (as in both ref. examples), could be off flan; rough mottled green patina.
Ex Forvm Ancient Coins
photo and Historical background: by Forvm Ancient Coins
Historical background;
Hieron II was tyrant and then king of Syracuse, c. 270 to 215 B.C. His rule brought 50 years of peace and prosperity, and Syracuse became one of the most renowned capitols of antiquity. He enlarged the theater and built an immense altar. The literary figure Theocritus and the philosipher Archimedes lived under his rule. After struggling against the Mamertini, he eventually allied with Rome.Steve E07/10/12 at 10:53Johny SYSEL: 
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Tyre, AE21; Tyche/ GalleyTyre Mint, Phoenicia, Time of Hadrian circa 116 - 128 A.D. Bronze 21 mm 5.7g. Obverse: Head of Tyche right. Reverse: Prow of galley right. Ex David LiebertPodiceps06/21/12 at 19:57Johny SYSEL: I think it's Antiochos VII Euergetes like (......
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Greek issue - Tyche in long garment and mantle, holding cornucopiaeSeverus Alexander
13 March 222 - c. 18 March 235 A.D.
obv. AVT KM AVR CEVH. - ALEZANDROC
Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. HG OVM TEREBENTINOV MARKIANOPOLIT / WN (HG, 1st. OV and WN ligate)
Tyche in long garment and mantle, holding cornucopiae in l. arm and in r, hand rudder.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1037
Greek ledgends -
AVT K M AVP CEVH·AΛEZANΔPOC / (HΓ) (OV)M TEPEBENTINOV MAPKIANOÎ OΛIT / ΩN
(a big thanks to Jochen and Johny SYSEL for all of the above information on this coin)
weight - 8.5g
diameter - 24mmlorry6612/11/11 at 12:06Johny SYSEL: You can use greek letters in description: AVT K M ...
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VALERIAN IAE 33. 8 Assaria. Corycus. 253-260 AD. 22,18,grs. Radiate,draped and cuirassed bust right. AVT K ΠO ΛIK OVAΛEPIAN-OC. / Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding grape cluster and thyrsus, before marked prize crown of which emerge palm branch, aplustre and caduceus, resting on three-legged table. Panther with head reverted towards grapes standing left at his feet . KIΩTΩN AV NAVAP around ,KΩPV in exergue. PX IC in right field.
SNG Levante 819. Same dies.benito01/20/11 at 19:55Johny SYSEL:  revers like this isn't seen every day
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VESPASIANAR denarius. Struck under Titus. 80-81 AD. 3,36 grs. Laureate head right. DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS. / Victory left., placing shield on trophy; at foot, captive seated left. EX - SC in field. C 144. RIC 59 abenito01/02/11 at 19:57Johny SYSEL: wow this is really Meisterstück !!!
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Vitellius MacedonOUITELLIOS GERMAIKOS AVTOK
Laureate head of Vitellius left
ΣEBAΣTOΣ MAKEΔONΩN
around round Macedonian shield
AE25
Macedonia
69 –70 A.D.
8.46g
RPC 1616, Moushmov 5878, Varbanov 2465
Rare
Sold Forum Auctions March 2016Jay GT402/24/10 at 15:43Johny SYSEL: very interesting coin !
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Diocletian AV AureusDiocletian AV Aureus. Cyzicus mint. 293 AD. DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right / CONCORDIAE AVGG NN, Emperors seated l., each holding globe and parazonium and crowned by Victory. RIC 292
VERY RARE - R2
GOOD EXTREMELY FINE
Ex. Bank Leu AG, Zurich 10 (1974), 387
Ex. Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel 68 (1986), 393.
Ex. Hess-Divo 2007Rich Beale02/18/10 at 07:22Johny SYSEL: amazing coin! It would deserve at least 7/5 but 5/...
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Italy, Rome, Pons Aemiliusthe oldest stone-bridge in Rome
bridge with six wholly stone arches was comleted in 142 BC
bridge was destroyd in 1598 AD by flood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pons_AemiliusJ. B.02/17/10 at 12:36Johny SYSEL: ponte rotto is modern name but this is ANCIENT for...
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Italy, Rome, ColosseumJ. B.02/12/10 at 21:22Johny SYSEL: not too late - I think somewhen between 22:00 and ...
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Attica, Athens, Thompson 715bAttica, Athens, 110/109 BC
AR - tetradrachm ('New Style'), 16.64g, 33mm
struck under magistrates Zoilos, Euandros and Lysippos
obv. Head of Athena Parthenos, wearing crested Attic helmet, decorated with gryphion, r.
rev. Owl, stg. r. on amphora reclined r.
in l. and r. field A - QE
beneath ZOI - LOS / EYA / NDRO / LYSI / PP
in r. feld grain, beneath a bee
Amphora inscribed with Gamma (number of month)
beneath SF
All within olive wreath
ref. Thompson 715b
EF, slightly toned
A must for every collector. I have waited a long time for this coin. A wonderful portrait!Jochen02/08/10 at 17:12Johny SYSEL: I prefer old-style tetradrachms but this is absolu...
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Juba II and Cleopatra SeleneREX IVBA
Diademed head right
BACIΛICCA KΛEOΠATPA
Star and crescent.
Caesarea; 25 B.C.-23 A.D
17 mm, 2.62 gm
MAA 85; SNG Copenhagen 590; Mazard 300.
VF, toned
Scarce
Ex-ANE
Juba II was the only son and heir of his father King Juba I. King Juba I was the King of Numidia and ally to Pompey the Great. He fought against Julius Caesar at the battle of Thapsus and lost commiting suicide soon after. His son Juba II was taken away to Rome to be paraded in Caesar's Triumph's. He was then raised in Caesar's houshold and educated in both Latin and Greek excelling in his studies. He was praised as one of Rome's most educated citizens and at age 20 even published a work entitled Roman Archaeology. He became life long friends with Julius Caesar's heir Octavian. He accompanied Octavian on several campaigns during the turbulent times after Caesar's death even fighting at the battle of Actium against his future wifes parents...Antony and Cleopatra VII.
Augustus restored Juba II as the king of Numidia between 29 BC-27 BC and Numidia become one of the most loyal client kings that served Rome. Between 26 BC-20 BC, Augustus arranged for him to marry Cleopatra Selene II (daughter of Antony and Cleopatra) giving her a large dowry and appointing her queen. She also had been paraded in a Triumph in Rome after the battle of Actium. It was probably due to his services with Augustus in a campaign in Spain that led Augustus to make him King of Mauretania.
Cleopatra is said to have exerted considerable influence on Juba II's policies. Juba II encouraged and supported the performing arts, research of the sciences and research of natural history. Juba II also supported Mauretanian trade. Mauretania traded all over the Mediterranean and exported fish grapes, pearls, figs, grain, wooden furniture and purple dye harvested from certain shellfish, which was used in the manufacture of purple stripes for senatorial robes. Juba II sent a contingent to Iles Purpuraires to re-establish the ancient Phoenician dye manufacturing process.
Cleopatra Selene seems to have inherited the same qualities of both Antony and Cleopatra VII. She was strong willed and maintained her Egyptian/Greek heritage. She seems intent on continuing the Ptolomaic line of strong women rulers using the same titles as her mother. She died sometime before Juba II. The Greek Historian Plutarch describes Juba II as 'one of the most gifted rulers of his time'. Between 2 BC-2, he travelled with Gaius Caesar as a member of his advisory staff to the troubled Eastern Mediterranean. In 21, Juba II made his son Ptolemy co-ruler. Juba II died in 23 AD. He had two children by Cleopatra Selene, Ptolomy of Mauretania (1 BC- 40 AD) and Drusilla of Mauretania (born in 5 AD). He was burried in the Mausolium he constructed for himself and his wife which is still visible today. Jay GT401/30/10 at 17:56Johny SYSEL: interesting coin of interesting person ... I'v...
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ROMAN REPUBLIC, Q. Marcius Libo, AR Denarius, 148 B.C.RomaVictor01/28/10 at 16:18Johny SYSEL: unbelievably well-preserved!!!
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NEPTUNEPosthumous issue of Caligula, in honour of his grandfather Agrippa
Rome mint, ca AD 37/41
M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa left with rostral crown
Neptun standing left, holding trident and dolphin. Large S C in fields
10.9 gr
Ref : RCV #1812, Cohen #3
Ex Alwin collectionPotator II01/16/10 at 16:53Johny SYSEL: beautiful contrast ! 5/5
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Roman Pertinax DenariusPertinax (AD 193). AR denarius . Rome
Obv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head of Pertinax right
Rev:PROVID DEOR COS II, Providentia standing left, raising right hand toward star.
BMCRE 13. RIC 11(a). RSC 43.
Rare R2Tanit11/27/09 at 13:03Johny SYSEL: Excellent coin 5/5 no doubt
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Elephants, Divus Augustus SestertiusObv.
DIVO AVGVSTO S P Q R
Statue of the deified Augusts riding left in Quadriga pulled by four elephants, who each have their own mahout
Rev.
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXXVI
Large SC
Struck by Tiberius 34-35 A.D. in honour of the deified Augustus ancientdave11/11/09 at 16:35Johny SYSEL: very interesting
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Imperial head (Hadrian?) rightUncertain mint. Domitian (?). Æ 33. A.D. 81-96 (?). Obv: Inscription illegible. Laureate bust/head right; countermark before. Rev: Worn smooth. Weight: 19.36 g. CM: Laureate imperial head right (Hadrian?), in oval punch, 8 x 10 mm. Howgego 109 (1 pc). Howgego notes that 109 is probably a Cypriot countermark. Collection Automan.Automan10/06/09 at 13:07Johny SYSEL: I think it's Marcus Aurelius because of his no...
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Turkey, Ephesus - temple of Artemis - 1 of the 7 wonders of ancien worldWe can only dream up what it was once.J. B.09/25/09 at 18:34Johny SYSEL: thought that only one column ''glued-up...
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Constantine I, Posthumous Commemorative, Hand of godConstantine I the Great Posthumous death commemorative coin
Obverse: Constantine veiled
Reverse: Constantine riding quadriga reaching up towards the hand of God, star above.
Beautiful rainbow iridescent toning
Great detail and very clean surface.
mihali8409/04/09 at 08:59Johny SYSEL: Fantastic coin. It's interesting that God has ...
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Victorinus, AE Antoninianus, 268-270 ADAttribution: RIC 117 (RIC V), Cohen 84
Mint: Cologne
Date: 268-270 AD
Obverse: IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: PAX AVG; Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre; V *
Size: 19mm
Weight: 2.9 grams
09/04/09 at 08:54Johny SYSEL: Revers is perfect - unusual for this period - 5/5
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Geta Sestertius Victoriae Brittanicae Spink lot 80061134 Geta , AE Sestertius, 211, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, imp caes p sept geta pivs avg , rev. victoriae britannicae sc , two Victories fixing shield to palm tree, two captives at its base (RIC 167 var.- no aegis on neck), minor flan-crack, very rare, almost very fine. The Prior Collection. Dr J S Vogelaar Co; Ref RIC 167var, BMCRE p.392, C.224, RCV 7271mattpat08/06/09 at 11:52Johny SYSEL: Very interesting sestertius - looks like victoriae...
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Hostilian, Rome mint, struck 250-251 AD, AE SestertiusC VALENS HOTIL MES QVINTVS N C bare-headed and draped bust right
TR POT COS III PP, SC Apollo seated left
RIC 214 var., C. 27 var. (HOTIL in reverse legend instead of HOSTIL)08/03/09 at 17:56Johny SYSEL: scarce coemperor + good details + error in legend ...
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ANNONA AVGGTrebonianus Gallus antoninianus
Rome mintTibsi08/03/09 at 17:51Johny SYSEL: Very good details! unfortunately cracked 
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Trajan AE dupondius Trajan’s column RIC 603Trajan AE Dupondius. 112-117 AD. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, radiate draped bust right / SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S-C, Trajan's column with eagles at base. RIC 603, Cohen 563.mattpat07/14/09 at 17:00Johny SYSEL: excellent Traianus
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