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City of Mesopotamia - Severus Alexander[... AΛE]ΞANΔPOC C. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Blundered legend ? I cannot be sure this city is Nisibis, Edessa, Carrhae... Looks like it is Edessa, but the rest of the legend does not fit... Tyche seated left on rock, flaming altar to the left, river-god swimming at her feet.Ginolerhino08/04/14 at 06:17Arminius: It´s from Carrhae, reverse: ΚΑΡ ...
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Viminacium (Kostolac) - As of Philip the ArabIMP. M. IVL. PHILIPPVS AVG. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust.
PROVINCIA DACIA / AN II , Dacia wearing phrygian cap seated left, holding scimitar, between an eagle with a vexillum inscribed V and a lion with a vexillum inscribed XIII.
These coins were minted for the Province of Dacia. The vexilla and emblems are those of Legio V Macedonica (base in Potaissa) and Legio XIII Gemina (base in Apulum (Alba Iulia)).Ginolerhino08/03/12 at 01:53Steve E: Very well detailed rev!!!
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Marcianopolis - Caracalla and his mother - 5 assariaObverse : Bust of Caracalla as imperator (laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum) facing his mother Julia Domna's bust.
Reverse : Temple with four columns, and cultus-statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia. Exergue : E (mark of value : 5 assaria).
Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.46.14 (Thank you Jochen!)
Ginolerhino01/16/12 at 13:51quadrans: superb
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Marcianopolis - Caracalla and his mother - 5 assariaObverse : Bust of Caracalla as imperator (laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum) facing his mother Julia Domna's bust.
Reverse : Temple with four columns, and cultus-statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia. Exergue : E (mark of value : 5 assaria).
Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.46.14 (Thank you Jochen!)
Ginolerhino02/16/10 at 19:17Jochen: Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.46.14
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Marcianopolis - Caracalla and his mother - 5 assariaObverse : Bust of Caracalla as imperator (laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum) facing his mother Julia Domna's bust.
Reverse : Temple with four columns, and cultus-statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia. Exergue : E (mark of value : 5 assaria).
Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.46.14 (Thank you Jochen!)
Ginolerhino01/08/10 at 23:17Noah: Sensational coin...
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Laodicea (Lattakieh, Syria) - Elagabalus[IMP.] C. M. AVR. ANTONINVS , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right
COLONIA LAODICEA [...] / Δ E , eagle facing in shrine made of canopy supported by two columns
From the nice portrait, it is Elagabalus.Ginolerhino01/08/10 at 23:17Noah: awesome patina...the eagle looks backlit as if the...
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Alexandria - Bronze drachm of HadrianObv. legend out of flan ; laureate bust of Hadrian.
Rev. : Decorated front of Egyptian temple, the cultus statue is visible between the pylons.
AE 32 mm, 20.63 gGinolerhino07/18/09 at 17:25matthijspatrick: Gorgious coin !
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Singara (Sinjar, Northern Iraq) - Gordian III and TranquillinaAVTOK.K.M.AT(sic).ΓOPΔIANON CAB. TPANKVΛΛINA CEB. , Bust of Gordian III facing bust of his wife Tranquillina.
Rev.: AVP. CEΠ. KOΛ. CINΓAPA , Tyche of Singara seated left on rock, holding branch. Sagittarius (emblem of the Legio III Parthica) over her head.
Ginolerhino08/14/06 at 01:49Noah: truly a gorgeous reverse!
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Philip the Arab - Tetradrachm from AntiochGinolerhino08/06/06 at 17:45avg120: Truely a striking piece of history!
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Beroea (Aleppo, Syria) - TrajanIllegible legend. Laureate bust right.
BEPOI / AIωN / Γ in wreathGinolerhino08/06/06 at 17:42avg120: I have a similar coin...but far more cude-looking....
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Marcianopolis - Caracalla and his mother - 5 assariaObverse : Bust of Caracalla as imperator (laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum) facing his mother Julia Domna's bust.
Reverse : Temple with four columns, and cultus-statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia. Exergue : E (mark of value : 5 assaria).
Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.46.14 (Thank you Jochen!)
Ginolerhino07/27/06 at 00:03Schwami: Very nice!
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Berytus (Beyrouth, Lebanon) - ElagabalusIMP. CAES. M. AVR. ANTONINVS AVG. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
COL. IVL. AVG. FEL. BER , temple of Tyche (?)
23 mmGinolerhino07/26/06 at 20:45Jochen: Poseidon too is known in this position, holding a ...
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Berytus (Beyrouth, Lebanon) - ElagabalusIMP. CAES. M. AVR. ANTONINVS AVG. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
COL. IVL. AVG. FEL. BER , temple of Tyche (?)
23 mmGinolerhino07/26/06 at 11:53whitetd49: Not Tyche, looks like Zeus holding a scepter and N...
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Seleucia Pieria (Samandagi, Turkey) - TrajanIllegible legend ; laureate bust right.
CEΛEYKEωN [ΠEIEP]IAC / ZEYC KACIOC , sacred conical baetyl of Zeus Kasios under canopy supported by four columns, seen in perspective.
24 mm.
Seleucia Pieria was the port of Antioch. Her main sanctuary was Zeus Kasios (the god who is on Mount Kasios, near the city), worshiped as a conical sacred stone - exactly like Elagabal in Emesa.Ginolerhino07/26/06 at 07:06Jochen: Nice and interesting reverse!
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Rhesaina (Mesopotamia) - Trajan DeciusAYT. KAI. ΓAI. MEC. KY. [ΔEKIOC ? TPAI]ANOC CEB. , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
[CEΠ.] PHCAINHCIωN L. III P. , Temple seen in perspective, eagle inside ; beneath, the River-god Aborrhas (the Khabur) swimming left.Ginolerhino07/25/06 at 23:57whitetd49: Very nice, never seen that one before!
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Tarsus (Cilicia) - MacrinusReverse : Apollo Lycaeus standing facing, head left, holding two wolves.Ginolerhino07/25/06 at 18:38Jochen: For the meaning of the reverse look at 'Apollo Lyk...
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Tarsus (Cilicia) - Severus Alexander AE37[ ... CE]OVHPOC AΛ[EΞAN]ΔPOC , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust ; Γ in field to right
Rev.: illegible circular legend. Apollo facing, resting on column. Beneath, Nike holding palm and wreath driving quadrifa right. In field : A M. K. / H MHTP. / Î . B.Ginolerhino07/25/06 at 15:38Pscipio: I agree, not a medallion, but a nice large bronze ...
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Tarsus (Cilicia) - Severus Alexander AE37[ ... CE]OVHPOC AΛ[EΞAN]ΔPOC , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust ; Γ in field to right
Rev.: illegible circular legend. Apollo facing, resting on column. Beneath, Nike holding palm and wreath driving quadrifa right. In field : A M. K. / H MHTP. / Î . B.Ginolerhino07/25/06 at 15:03Ginolerhino: 37 mm diam. Maybe it's not a medallion but a very ...
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Perga (Pamphylia) - VolusianusA. K. Γ. OVIB. ΓAΛ OVOΛOVCIANON , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, upon eagle standing right holding wreath in beak.
ΠEP ΓAI ΩN , Tyche holding cornucopia seated left, facing Artemis standing right, a stag (?) at her feet.
30 mm
It looks very much like this unpublished one (and is probably from the same reverse die) :
http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=144204Ginolerhino07/25/06 at 15:00Ginolerhino: Same for me. It doesn't appear to be a Consecratio...
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Perga (Pamphylia) - VolusianusA. K. Γ. OVIB. ΓAΛ OVOΛOVCIANON , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, upon eagle standing right holding wreath in beak.
ΠEP ΓAI ΩN , Tyche holding cornucopia seated left, facing Artemis standing right, a stag (?) at her feet.
30 mm
It looks very much like this unpublished one (and is probably from the same reverse die) :
http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=144204Ginolerhino07/25/06 at 14:08Noah: That obverse is very interesting! I have not seen...
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Tarsus (Cilicia) - Severus Alexander AE37[ ... CE]OVHPOC AΛ[EΞAN]ΔPOC , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust ; Γ in field to right
Rev.: illegible circular legend. Apollo facing, resting on column. Beneath, Nike holding palm and wreath driving quadrifa right. In field : A M. K. / H MHTP. / Î . B.Ginolerhino07/25/06 at 14:04newbeonecoinobe: Really nice reverse design (How large is the medal...
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Gallienus - Bronze tetradrachm from AlexandriaAVT. K. Π. ΛIK. ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB. , draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right
Reverse : Bust of Helios, the Sun-God, wearing the chlamys of charioteers. L I/A : year 11 (263-4).
AE 22 mm, 10.36 gGinolerhino07/25/06 at 11:01Potator II: Nice portraits of Gallienus and Sol
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Gallienus - Bronze tetradrachm from AlexandriaAVT. K. Π. ΛIK. ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB. , draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right
Reverse : Bust of Helios, the Sun-God, wearing the chlamys of charioteers. L I/A : year 11 (263-4).
AE 22 mm, 10.36 gGinolerhino07/24/06 at 13:55*Alex: Nice. I like these tetradrachms.
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Marcianopolis - Caracalla and his mother - 5 assariaObverse : Bust of Caracalla as imperator (laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum) facing his mother Julia Domna's bust.
Reverse : Temple with four columns, and cultus-statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia. Exergue : E (mark of value : 5 assaria).
Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.46.14 (Thank you Jochen!)
Ginolerhino07/23/06 at 21:50Ginolerhino: All of you must be right. I'll change the descript...
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Marcianopolis - Caracalla and his mother - 5 assariaObverse : Bust of Caracalla as imperator (laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum) facing his mother Julia Domna's bust.
Reverse : Temple with four columns, and cultus-statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia. Exergue : E (mark of value : 5 assaria).
Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.46.14 (Thank you Jochen!)
Ginolerhino07/23/06 at 18:52Jochen: Obviously Tyche! I agree, a nice coin full of deta...
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Marcianopolis - Caracalla and his mother - 5 assariaObverse : Bust of Caracalla as imperator (laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum) facing his mother Julia Domna's bust.
Reverse : Temple with four columns, and cultus-statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia. Exergue : E (mark of value : 5 assaria).
Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.46.14 (Thank you Jochen!)
Ginolerhino07/23/06 at 17:02Pscipio: Very nice coin! However, I think it is Tyche on th...
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