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Claudius of Antioch AD 41-54IMP TI CLAVD CAE AV GER, Laureate head right/ Large SC within Laurel wreath
25 mm diameter ; weight 15 gramsdaverinoJul 01, 2017
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Alexander III of Macedon Babylon Mint, 315-311 BCTetradrachm minted in Babylon, probably under Peithon.
Head of Herakles in Lionskin Headdress/ Zeus Aetophoros on Reverse, MTP in wreath in left field, PiDT monogram in circle below throne. BASILEUW below, ALEXANDROY to right.
Price 3733 (ref.Wildwinds), 16.6 grmsdaverinoMay 20, 2017
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Faustina Sr AE SestertiusOBV: Draped bust facing right, DIVA FAVSTINA
REV: Juno holding patera and scepter; IVNO, S-C
RIC 1145, 20.25 grams
A classic Roman profiledaverinoApr 23, 2016
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Julianus II AE3 361-363 AD Sirmium mintObverse: DN FL CL IULI-ANVS PF AVG; Helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed bust left holding spear and shield
Reverse: VOT/X/MVLT/XX in four lines enclose by wreath, ASIRM in Exergue
RIC 108daverinoApr 17, 2016
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AE 1.5 Kharshapani of Pushkalavati ca 160 BCObverse: Elephant walking right with ghadya above
Reverse: Lion walking left in Incuse 'square' with ghadya before and swastika above.
11.2 grams, about 19x19mm
Pushkalavati was located near present day Peshawar in Pakistan, on the border area with ancient Bactria (Afghanistan)daverinoApr 14, 2016
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Copper Massa of Chola Sinhalese Dynasty 1208-9 ADObverse: King standing and sniffing lotus blossom in left hand and carrying lamp in right hand. Five balls or golas to right.
Reverse: Sitting king with lotus blossom and to right in 4 lines of Nagari script Sri Dharmasoka
Dharmasoka was a short-lived infant king of the Ponnaruwa kingdom which ruled Ceylon from the eighth to 13th centuries
The massa was a copper unit of about 4 grams. The basic design was retained for centuries and was used on both silver and gold issues as well. This coin is an exceptionally well preserved example of the typedaverinoApr 09, 2016
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Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) AR Denarius ca 140 DObverse: Laureate head of Pius right; ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III
Reverse: Bare head of Marcus Aurelius right; AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS
RIC 415a (ref. Wildwinds) weight 3.5 grams
Two nice imperial portraits of Pius and his adoptive son M. Aurelius on the same coin. Not rare but scarce.daverinoMar 24, 2016
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Neapolis, Campania AR Nomos ca 320-300 BCDiademed head of nymph right, in necklace and earring; Pileus behind and monogram before/ NEOPOLITWN, Man-faced Bull walking right, above, Nike flying right placing wreath on man's head. Monogram below
SNGANS 322, SNGFr 799, SNGCop 403 (Ref. Wildwinds)
Weight 6.8 grams, holed and pluggeddaverinoMar 10, 2016
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AR Nomos of Neapolis, Campania c340-241 BCOBV: Head of nymph facing right, bunch of grapes(?) to left
REV: Man-faced Bull walking right, Victory overhead crowning with wreath.
Sambon 436, SNG ANS 366, weight 7.3 gms; 18 mm
A coin which has all the things that I like about the ancient Greeks - beautiful sense of natural form, balanced design, and whimsical imagination. The small flan cuts off some elements of the overall design and put it in range of my budget.daverinoMar 01, 2016
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Ptolemy XII Auletes [53 BC] AR Tetradrachm Svoronos 1837, SNG Cop 395. Paphos Mint, 11.9 grams
Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy I with feminine features.
Reverse:Eagle standing left with thunderbolt in claws and Isis crown to left, palm branch over its right shoulder. In the left field 'LKH' (=year 28); in right field 'PA' (=Paphos)/ BASILEWE PTOLEMAIOY (of King Ptolemy)
In 54 BC, Ptolemy XII returned to Egypt from a 3-year exile and issued new Tetradrachms for the last 27-30th years of his rule. They show the crown of Isis in the eagle's claw that recognized Cleopatra as his heir and likely co-regent. The Isis crown remained the symbol of Cleo VII on her coins following Ptolemy's death in 51 BC. This pattern remained unchanged for all of Cleopatra's tetradrachms though the quality of coins became very bad owing to the huge bribes that had to be paid for Roman "protection". For a great discussion of these attributions and coin history see the link: http://www.ptolemaic.net/cleopatra/4coin-isis.htm#p5bydelay.
This coin was issued by Ptolemy XII in his 28th regnal year (53 BC) when his daughter, Cleopatra was about 15.
daverinoMar 01, 2016
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Apollodotus I 174-165 BC AE Quadruple unitBASILEWS APOLLODOTOY SWTHROS legend, Apollo, radiate, standing facing, holding arrow and resting bow on ground / Kharosthi legend, Tripod, monogram at lower right.
22 mm, 10.5 gramsdaverinoFeb 13, 2016
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Philip I AE Sestertius 244-249 ADObverse: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right; IMP M IVL PHILIPPUS AVG
Reverse: Annona standing left holding grain ears over modius and cornucopia; ANNONA AVGG, S-C in fields
Rome RIC 168a
15.16 gms, 27.4 mm
A common coin but with a really nice portrait of Phillip - a tough characterdaverinoDec 28, 2015
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Tacitus Potin T'drachm of Alexandria 275 ADObv: A K KL TAKI-TOC CEB, lauraeate draped and cuirassed bust rt. Rev; ETOYC -A (Year 1 = 275 AD)Elpis (Spes) standing lft. wearing chiton and peplos, branch in rt. hand.
Milne 4494, Koln 3118 (Wildwinds)daverino
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Vespasian/Concordia DenariusRIC 357 Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG PM COSIIII; Rev: CONCORDIA AVGUSTII
Bought at Balto: Coin Show 2010. Likely ancient 'test cuts' on the neck. The reverse has a flaking silver layer. After testing this coin for silver (or rather its lack thereof) I realized it was in fact an ancient fake. It fooled me longer than it did the Romans.
The weight is 2.6 grams. It could have been re-silvered in modern times but there are areas, especially on the rim, where the patinated bronze core shows through so this seems unlikely. My guess is that it was made by repeated dipping in molten silver so as to build up thickness over a bronze core.daverino
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Constantine I AE3 Heraclea Mint 327-329 ADObv: CONSTANTINUS AVG, "Eyes-to-God" head right diademed Rev: DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG with VOT XXX in laurel wreath, (.)SMHA in Exergue
RIC VII, 92 (Wildwinds)daverino
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