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Trajan Sestertius Trajan's ColumnObv.
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI
P P
Laureate and draped bust right, seen from the back
Rev.
SENATVS POPVLVS QVE ROMANVS
S C in field
Trajan's column surmounted by statue of Trajan on a square pedestal
ornamented with reliefs and two eagles
114-116 AD
36mm 24.70g
RIC 678 BMCRE 1024 Cohen 359 Woytek 537v Banti 110
Rare (R2)
Ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 160 Lot 2311 (2007)
Ex NAC Auction 114 Lot 1524 (2019)
ancientdave01/18/24 at 19:56cmcdon0923: Very nice! I am looking for either a dupondius or...
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NervaNerva Dupondius
29 mm 14.6 gm
O: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P
Radeate head to right
R: FORTVNA AVGVST S C
Fortune standing left, holding cornucopiaeKoffy04/06/23 at 13:58cmcdon0923: Very nice !
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class F Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1856; DOC III.2-F.3) - Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067)Obv: IC-XC in field; Christ seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction; gospels in left hand
Rev: IS XS / ЬASILЄ / ЬASIL in three lines; cross above and beneath
Dim: 27mm, 9.26gQuant.Geek03/01/22 at 18:53cmcdon0923: Very nice example!
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Byzantine Empire: Anonymous Class J Æ Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear 1900; DOC J.1)Obv: Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, bearded, with cross behind head having  on each arm, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left clasps book to breast. In upper angles of cross, two crescents. In field, IC - XC.
Rev: Latin cross with large pellets at each extremity. Beneath the cross, large crescent. To left and right, above and below, large pellets surrounded by small pellets.Quant.Geek02/27/22 at 20:50cmcdon0923: Very nice class J !!
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Herod IV Philip with Augustus / Tetrastyle templeHerod IV Philip, with Augustus. 4 BCE-34 CE. Æ (21.5mm, 8.94 g, 12h). Caesarea Panias (Caesarea Philippi) mint. Dated RY 12 of Herod IV (8/9 CE).
O: Laureate head of Augustus right
R: Tetrastyle temple façade (Augusteum of Paneas); L I B (date) between columns.
Meshorer 97; Hendin 1221; RPC I 4940.Nemonater01/18/22 at 14:37cmcdon0923: Very nice example!
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Shekel Tyre Civic Year 4 (123/2 BC)PHOENICIA. Tyre. AR shekel (30mm, 14.09 gm, 12h). Dated Civic Year 4 (123/1222 BC).
O: Laureate head of Melqart right
R: TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (Tyre the Holy and Inviolable), Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over wing; to left, LΔ (date) above club, M and Phoenician bet between legs.
- DCA Tyre 9. DCA 921. ex ClassicalCoins.Com 2005
Note the unusual placement of the monogram. From years 1-4 the placement of the monogram varies, after which it became standardized to the right of the eagle.
A development which encouraged the wealth of Tyre seems to have been a religious revolution in the city under the reigns of Abibaal and Hiram which elevated the god known as Melqart (a deified version of Hercules) over the traditional divine couple of the Phoenicians, Baal (also known as El) and Astarte (Asherah). The primacy of Melqart (whose name means `King of the City') drew power away from the priests of the traditional pantheon of the gods and placed it at the disposal of the palace. Richard Miles notes, "It seems that a desire to bring the temples to heel lay behind the royal decision to replace the traditional chief deities of Tyre with a new god, Melqart"(32). The result was not only an increase in the wealth of the palace but, through a more efficient distribution of that wealth, increased prosperity for the whole of the city.Nemonater05/27/19 at 18:08cmcdon0923: Excellent details all around....especially the eag...
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Class D follis, Sear 1836Class D anonymous follis. ca. 1050/1060 A.D. 10,5g, 27mm. Christ on throne / ISHS / BASILE / BASIL in three lines. Sear 1836.Podiceps02/15/19 at 14:24cmcdon0923: It's actually a class "F" follis. Distinguish...
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class F Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1856; DOC III.2-F.2) - Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067)Obv: IC-XC in field; Christ seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction; gospels in left hand
Rev: IS XS / ЬASILЄ / ЬASIL in three lines; cross above and beneath
Dim: 25mm, 5.38g
Overstruck on an Anonymous Class C FollisQuant.Geek12/04/18 at 17:15cmcdon0923: Good detail for a class F
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Russia: Boris Feodorovich Godunov (1598-1605) AR Kopek, Moskva (Спасский 81/6)Obv: Boris on horseback to right; MO below, O to upper right field
Rev: Cyrillic inscription in five lines - ЦРЬIВЕЛ \\ IКИКНSЬ \\ БОРIСЪθЕ \\ ДОРОВIЧЬВ \\ СЕЯРУСI (ЦАРЬ И ВЕЛИКИЙ КНЯЗЬ БОРИС ФЕДОРОВИЧ ВСЕЯ РУСИ; Tsar and Grand Duke Boris Feodorovich of All Rus)
Dim: 15 mm, 0.65 g, 10 h
Quant.Geek09/20/18 at 15:08cmcdon0923: Exceptional...full, strong obverse figure and reve...
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Byzantine_Anonymous_Class_A1Kevin P05/29/18 at 16:44cmcdon0923: Wonderful detail, especially for the A1 type !!
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Greek, Phoenicia, Tyre, 111 - 110 B.C., Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver, Year 18SL86641. Silver shekel, BMC Phoenicia p. 237, 85; Cohen DCA 919-18 (C); Baramki AUB -, NGC Ch AU*, strike 5/5, surface 5/5 (4280576-003), Tyre mint, weight 14.20g, maximum diameter 28.0mm, die axis 0o, 109 - 108 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Melqart right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle left, right foot on ship's ram, palm frond behind, date HI (year 18) over club and palm frond left, ZB right, Phoenician letter beth between legsJoe Sermarini05/11/18 at 15:03cmcdon0923: very nice !!
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class A1 Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1793) - Attributed to John I Tzimisces (969-976)Obv: +ЄMMA-NOVHΛ; IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, holding book of gospels, with nimbus
Rev: +IҺSЧS / XRISTЧS / ЬASILЄЧ / ЬASILЄ in four lines
Dim: 25 mm, 7.22 g, 5 h
Quant.Geek03/26/18 at 04:11cmcdon0923: Very nice class A1 !!
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12 Caesars (+2)A not-so-virtual coin tray of the 12 Caesars, plus two additional who ruled during the 1st century AD.cmcdon092303/16/18 at 04:20cmcdon0923: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayim...
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Nero, Emperor, Porcius Festus, Procurator, Prutah, KAICAPOAE Prutah
Roman Provincial: Judaea
Nero
Caesar: 50 - 54AD
Augustus: 54 - 68AD
Porches Festus Procurator: 59 - 62AD
Issued: 58 - 59AD
19.0 x 17.0mm 2.00gr 0h
O: ΝεΡΩΝΟC; Legend in three lines, surrounded by wreath.
R: KAICAPO; Palm branch.
Exergue: Λε (Regnal year.)
Caesarea Mint
Hendin 653; Meshorer TJC 345.
Fiona's Mom
~2004 4/30/17Nicholas Z05/01/17 at 02:01cmcdon0923: If by "help" you mean attribution....prutah of Por...
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Roman Empire, Nero Æ dupondius RIC 596Nero. A.D. 54-68. Æ dupondius (30 mm, 12.61 g, 7 h). Lugdunum, ca. A.D. 67. IMP NERO CAESAR AV-G P MAX TR P P P, laureate head of Nero right, small globe at point of neck / SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Securitas reclining on throne right, resting elbow on back of throne, head on hand, and holding scepter; before her, garlanded and lighted altar against which leans lighted torch resting on bucranium. RIC 596; Lyon 210; WCN 531; BMC 344. Nice green patina, minor roughness on reverse.
04/14/17 at 01:33cmcdon0923: Very nice coin !
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Persian siglos, Darius I/Xerxes I, 505-480 BCEMy first ancient coin, bought on stationary auction in 2012.
Obverse: kneeling king holding a bow, at least that's what the description said. Personally I see there a spear, but I believe the seller.
Reverse: incusum.04/12/16 at 15:24cmcdon0923: Take a look at the Wiki for an attribution guide t...
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Herod H.502 Obverse: Anchor
Reverse: Galley
Date: 37-4 BC
struck by Herod the Great to
commemorate his tremendous feat of building at the port of Caesarea
Maritima, his Kingdom's main port
Reference: Hendin 502
Maritima12/26/13 at 13:31cmcdon0923: One of my favorite varieties of Herod's coinag...
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ANIMALS/PINK FLOYD. A themed collection of ancient coins.For an interactive presentation, go to this Prezi:
http://prezi.com/q7mw1k1zur65/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
Recommend viewing full screen (icon at bottom left). Sound on. Click play; you can use arrow keys or mouse clicks to navigate even while in autoplay mode.
Individual pictures of coins and attributions will be added soon.TIF11/24/13 at 21:08cmcdon0923: My absolute favorite group !!!! FABULOUS !!!
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class D Follis, Attributed to Constantine IX (1042-1055), (Sear-1836)Obv: IC - XC.
Christ seated facing on throne with back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and holding book of Gospels with both hands.
Rev: IS XS / bASILE / bASIL.
Legend in 3 lines.Quant.Geek11/11/13 at 02:09cmcdon0923: Very nice ! Wonderful obverse detail !!
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Greece, Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, North West Corner of the Parthenon09/21/13 at 20:21cmcdon0923: They've done some fixing up since I was there ...
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Vitellius: 69 AD "The Year of the Four Emperors"AE As; Tarraco (Spain) Mint
Struck 69AD
Obv. - laureate head left; A.VITELLIVS.IMP.GERMAN
Rev. - Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter, S / C either side; LIBERTAS /RESTITVTA
13.77 grams / 27.2 mmcmcdon092312/29/12 at 14:27cmcdon0923: Duh...my bad. Must have "fat fingered" the number...
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RIC 0619 DomitianusObverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TRP VIII CENS PER P P - Radiate head right.
Reverse: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC - S C (in exergue) - Domitian standing left, sacrificing over altar; to left victimarius with goat and sheep, flute player and lyre player standing right; in background six-column temple.
mm. 27,56 - g. 12,82 - die axis 6
RIC 2 619 (C) - Cohen 87/8 - Struck in Rome 88 a.D.
Celebrating the anniversary of the foundation of the city.FlaviusDomitianus12/27/12 at 19:49cmcdon0923: Very nice !!
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Domitian: 81 - 96 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 95-96AD
Obv. - laureate head right; IMP.CAES.DOMIT.AVG.GERM.COS.XV(???)
Rev. - Virtus standing left, with spear and parazonium, S C either side; VIRTVTI / AVGVSTI
10.06 gramscmcdon092308/22/12 at 01:13cmcdon0923: Thanks David. I bought it basically just for the ...
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GREEK, Attica, Athens, 449-413 BC, AR Tetradrachm - Starr pl. xxii, 6Head of Athena right, wearing helmet ornamented with vine scroll and laurel leaves.
Owl facing standing right, head facing, AΘE to right, olive sprig and crescent to left, all within incuse square.
Starr pl. xxii, 6; SNG Copenhagen 33; Sear 2526.
(22 mm, 17.18 g, 10h)
   12/28/11 at 19:20cmcdon0923: Exceptionally well balanced coin !!
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Herod Archelaus - prutahHendin-506 / 1197 (02)
1.18 gramscmcdon092312/07/09 at 19:17cmcdon0923: Thanks Jay....the moment I saw this, I fell in lov...
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Clay Pipe- Late Colonial USALate 1700s. I found this on the bottom of a lake in MA. It has the initials L.E. on it and was found with another pipe with the date 1787 inscribed.JRoME01/27/09 at 17:33cmcdon0923: I would love to see an image of the dated piece !!...
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