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Phrygia, Grimenothyrai AE23, published in Lindgren, vA Phrygiens II, RPCRoman Provincial. Phrygia, Grimenothyrai AE23 (23.5mm, 7.37g, 6h), temp. Trajan & L. Tullius, magistrate, c. 98-117 CE.
Obverse: ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ. Draped bust of Senate right; border of dots.
Reverse: Ε Λ ΤΥΛΛΙ ΓΡΙΜΕΝΟΘΥΡ. Mên standing left, holding pine cone & scepter; border of dots.
References: Lindgren & Kovacs 955 (this coin illustrated) = von Aulock Phrygiens II 340 = RPC 2482.17 [LINK].
See Also: AsiaMinorCoins 3158 (this coin) [LINK] = ISEGRIM 33180.
Provenance: Ex Collections of Henry Clay Lindgren (1914-2015), Marcel Burstein (reportedly, not in Peus 366 sale), & Garth R. Drewry (1928-) (CNG EA 127 [23 Nov 2005], Lot 101). Curtis JJ02/11/23 at 16:52shanxi: nice example
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Diva FaustinaBust of Faustina the Elder facing right. Strands of pearls in hair. Obverse reads "DIVA FAVSTINA." Reverse is peacock in front of draped trhone with scepter. Reverse reads "AETERNITAS." Antoninus Pius RIC 353a. From Ken Dorney auction. Received 2/4/23.Adrian H02/05/23 at 12:27shanxi: nice peacock
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Phoenicia, Arados 96-95 B.CAE 24.05mm (Thickness 2.75mm), weight 8.22g, die axis = 12h (0 degrees), denomination B.
Obverse: Veiled bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane, border of dots.
Reverse: Recumbent humped bull left, head facing; Phoenician letters Mem & Shin above bulls head, Daleph & Beth above bulls torso, Aradian era date 164 (∆ΞΡ) below.Arados02/05/23 at 12:26shanxi: I've never seen this type 
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11.05. Kálmán., (Koloman the Bibliophile) King of Hungary, (1095-1116 A.D.), AR-Denarius, CÁC I. 11.05./a2.10./19., H-034, CNH I.-042, U-030, #0111.05. Kálmán., (Koloman the Bibliophile) King of Hungary, (1095-1116 A.D.), AR-Denarius, CÁC I. 11.05./a2.10./19., H-034, CNH I.-042, U-030, #01
avers: +CAL MAN, Three long crosses with dots in the middle and at the bottom, border of dots.
reverse: +LADISLAVS RE, Cross in a circle with wedges in the angles, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 10,5 mm, weight: 0,45 g, axis: 2h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-034, CNH I.-042, Unger-030,
Tóth-Kiss-Fekete: CÁC I.(Catalog of Árpadian Coinage I./Opitz I.), Privy-Mark/Szigla: 11.05./a2.10./19.,
Q-001quadrans02/05/23 at 12:24shanxi: interesting example
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Syria, Antiochos VII. EuergetesAntiochos VII. Euergetes
year -138 to year -129
AR Tetradrachm,
Obv: Head, diadem
Rev: ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Athena holding nike
Ref.: SC 2061.2, HGC 9 #1067d, Antioch.
Ag, 28.5mm, 16.27gshanxi12/13/22 at 12:48shanxi: thanks for the reference
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Constantine II., CLARITAS, FollisDate: AD 317, Treveri
Obv: FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C
bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE
Sol, radiate, standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys across left
shoulder, with right hand raised and holding globe in left hand
T-F across fields
Mint: dot ATR
3,55g, ∅ 20mm Laurentius05/02/22 at 09:56shanxi: nice
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Victorinus: Mint 2, Posthumous IssueDIVO VICTORINO PIO
Radiate bust right
PROVIDENTIA AVG
Providentia standing left
Mint 2, Posthumous
RIC 88, AGK 2amauseus04/06/22 at 15:23shanxi: nice portrait
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Cr 474/1a L. Valerius Acisculus AR Denarius Rome 45 b.c.e.
o: ACIS[CVLVS] Head of Apollo r., hair tied with band; behind, acisculus (= pickaxe)
r: Europa seated on bull walking r.; in exergue, [L]·VALER[IVS]
This specimen is a variant, as the dies usually have a star above Apollo's forehead. This one clearly does not, as there is ample room in the field up to the border.
Valeria 17 var.; Syd. 998 var.; CRI 90 var.; RBW 1568 (this coin)PMah04/06/22 at 15:22shanxi: beautiful
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0716 Hadrian Denarius Roma 124-27 AD ConcordiaReference.
Strack 140; RIC II, 172; C. 328: RIC 716
Bust A2
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate head with drapery
Rev. COS III
Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting other arm on statue of Spes at side of throne
3.16 gr
19 mm
6hokidoki03/10/22 at 15:03shanxi: nice example
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Roman Empire. Britannicus. AE16 of Smyrna.Roman Empire. Britannicus. 50-54 AD. AE16 (3.78 gm, 16.8mm, 12h) of Ionia, Smyrna. Struck 50-54 AD. Bareheaded and draped bust of Britannicus right, ZMY below. / Nike advancing right, carrying trophy over shoulder. ЄΠI ΦIΛIΣTOY - ЄIKAΔIOΣ (Philistos and Eikadios, magistrates). VF. Bt. Herakles Numismatics, 2022. RPC I #2476 (Nero as Caesar, under Claudius); Klose XXXI (Britannicus); SNG Copenhagen 5 (Ionia) #1351; SNG von Aulock 2203-2204.Anaximander03/04/22 at 10:11shanxi: Good portrait and a nice Nike
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Artuqids of Mardin AE Dirhem, Islamic Coins and Their Values (vol 1) Plate CoinPhoto Credit: Künker
Islamic. Anatolia. Artuqids (Mardin), Najm ad-Din Alpi (AH 547-572). AE Dirhem (10.95g, 30mm, 3h). Struck, AH 560-566 / 1164-1170 CE.
Obv: Two diademed and draped male heads facing slightly away from one another; Kalima above/below and titles left/right. Rev: Female head facing; pedigree in margins.
Ref: Whelan Type IV, 44-5; S&S Type 30.1; Album 1827.5; ICV 1203 (this coin illustrated).
Prov: Ex-Dix Noonan Webb (10 Mar 2021), Lot 793; Tim Wilkes FPL 23 (July 2017), No. 99; Künker 204 (12 Mar 2012), Lot 1088.
Published in Tim Wilkes' Islamic Coins and Their Values, Volume 1: The Mediaeval Period (2015, London: Spink), p. 117, #1203.Curtis JJ03/03/22 at 09:30shanxi: nice coin
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Octavian Caesar - AR denariusRome?
autumn 30 BC - summer 29 BC
head of young Mars right wearing crested Corinthian helmet
IMP
round shield, boss ornamented with a star; sword and spear crossed in saltire
CAESAR
RIC I 274, RSC I 44a, Sear CRI 428, BMCRE 644, BnF I 87, SRCV I 1563
3,4g 17,5mm
ex Mateusz WójcickiJ. B.02/24/22 at 06:39shanxi: beautiful coin
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L Cassius Caecianus (102 B.C.)AR Denarius
O: Head of Ceres left, wreathed in grain.CAEICIAN (AN in monogram).
R: Two yoked oxen pulling plow left"L CASSI" in exergue "T"
3.46g
28mm
Rome Mint
Cassia 1Mat02/11/22 at 08:42shanxi: Nice, I like the two oxen
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 150-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.41 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in inner left field, helmet above ΔA; monogram below throne. Karayotov I 235 (O69/R229); Callataÿ Group 2, dies D11/R4; Price 1059; HGC 3.2, 1568. VF, toned, light graffiti on reverse.
From the B. H. Webb Collection
CNG E. 406, Lot: 50.Britanikus02/01/22 at 10:00shanxi: impressive
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Thrace, Odessos, ca. 80-72/1 BC, AR Tetradrachm - Mithradatic Alliance issueHead of Herakles r., with the features of Mithradates VI of Pontos, wearing lion skin headdress.
ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOΥ, Zeus seated l., legs draped, confronting eagle held on outstretched r. arm and grasping lotus-tipped sceptre, ΛAK before, OΔΗ (Odessos ethnic) in exergue.
Price 1192; de Callataÿ Group 3 (D2/R?). (30 mm, 16.04 g, 1h).
Freeman & Sear.
For this issue, the portrait of Herakles on the Alexandrine coinage of Odessos was adapted to the features of Mithradates VI. The exact reason for this brief experiment is not clear, although it probably reflects veneration for Mithradates when at the zenith of his success he evicted the Romans from Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Greece. This portrayal is found on three emissions (Price 1191-1193) issued by the magistrate ΛAKΩN, struck from six obverse dies. The experiment was short lived and the portrayal of Herakles quickly reverted to the more usual style, which was maintained to the end of the series about a decade later. Mithradates considered himself a descendent of Alexander the Great, so that the adaption of Herakles features to those of Mithradates on Alexandrine coinage links to him to his mythological ancestry.
n.igma01/28/22 at 10:23shanxi: impressive
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Phoenicia, Arados 130-129 B.C AE 22.00mm (Thickness 3.22mm), weight 6.89g, die axis = 12h (0 degrees), denomination B.
Obverse: Turreted head of Tyche right, S shaped ponytail, palm frond behind.
Reverse: Poseidon seated left on prow of galley holding wreath in right hand and trident in left, Athena figurehead (Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος), Phoenician letters nun (N) and aleph (´) above, Aradian era date 130 with resh (R) below.Arados01/28/22 at 10:22shanxi: Nice !
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Julius Caesar. Late 48-47BCThe Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.84 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12; RBW 1600. Deeply toned, obverse slightly off centersimmurray01/13/22 at 14:55shanxi: very nice
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063a06. TacitusBI Antoninianus. Lugdunum, AD 276. IMP C M CL TACITVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae; A in left field, star in right field. RIC V.1 63; MER-RIC temp. 3326. 3.40g, 22mm, 6h. Roma Numismatics Auction 88, Lot 1313.lawrence c09/19/21 at 08:31shanxi: nice example
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Antoninus Pius AR Denarius, AnnonaAntoninus Pius, 138-161 CE
Diameter: 18mm, Weight: 3.03 grams, Die axis: 7h
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP COS III
Laureate head to right.
Reverse: ANNONA AVG
Modius filled with four grain stalks, and a single poppy in the middle.
Mint: Rome
References: RIC 62a
Purchased from Holgate Numismatics, Ex Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 48 (24 September 2020, lot 667 (part of), Ex The T.R. Hardaker CollectionPharsalos08/31/21 at 12:08shanxi: nice example
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Philip IV of Spain (1605 - 1665)Spanish Netherlands (Brabant)
AR Patagon
O: ·PHIL·IIII·D·G·HISP·ET·INDIAR·REX·Cross of Burgundy, with crown, firesteel, and Golden Fleece
R: ·ARCHID·AVST·DVX·BVRG·BRAB·Zᶜ.Crowned shield in collar of the Golden Fleece.
27.65g
40mm
KM# 53.1 GH# 329, Vanhoudt# 645Mat04/07/21 at 13:58shanxi: looks good
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RIC 0988 VespasianusObv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head left
Rev: ANNONA AVGVST / S C (in field), Annona seated left, with sack of corn ears
AE/ Sestertius (33.42 mm 24.52 g 6h) Struck in Rome 77-78 AD
RIC2 988 R (Vespasian), BMCRE 731, BNF 767
ex Artemide Auction 54E lot 343FlaviusDomitianus03/05/21 at 13:17shanxi: very nice
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Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.49 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Bare head right / Funeral pyre of four tiers, decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 436 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27/4-10 (Aurelius); RSC 164.paul188803/04/21 at 14:54shanxi: nice example
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Roman, Titus Denarius Reign: Emperor, A.D. 79-81.
Denomination: AR Denarius.
Diameter: 18 mm.
Weight: 3.36 grams.
Mint: Rome, after 1 July A.D. 79.
Obverse: Laureate head right.
Reverse: Venus, seen half from behind, naked except for drapery around hips, standing right, resting elbow on column, holding transverse spear and helmet.paul188802/17/21 at 17:18shanxi: perfect example
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Julius Caesar, Imperator and Dictator, October 49 - 15 March 44 B.C.Silver denarius, Crawford 452/2, Sydenham 1009, BMCRR 3955, RSC I 18, Sear CRI 11, SRCV I 1400, NGC F, strike 4/5, surface 2/5, brushed, bankers marks, edge chip (5772013-001), weight 3.74g, maximum diameter 18.1mm, die axis 180o, 48 B.C.; obverse female (Clementia?) head right, wearing oak wreath, necklace, jewel before ear, and cruciform earring, hair in jeweled knot behind with falling locks, LII (52) behind; reverse CAE-SAR flanking the base of a draped trophy of Gallic arms (shield decorated with fulmen, horned helmet, and carnyx), axe topped by wolf head on right; struck by a military mint moving with Caesar.
The numeral on the obverse indicates Caesar's age when this coin was minted, a unique occurrence in Roman numismatics.
FORVM Ancient Coins / The Sam Mansourati Collection.
Sam02/17/21 at 17:17shanxi: very nice
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5501A EGYPT, Alexandria Hadrian Tetradrachm 124-25 AD head of deityReference.
RPC III, 5501A Emmett--; Dattari-Savio Pl. 65, 7404a
Issue ƐΤ ƐΝΑΤ = year 9
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear
Rev. ƐΤ ƐΝΑΤ
Head of deity, wearing wreath of ivy (?), r.
11.72 gr
27 mm
12hokidoki02/17/21 at 17:17shanxi: nice example
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Moesia Inferior, Tomis. Severus Alexander AE26. 4 AssariaObv: AVT K M AVR CEVH ALEXANDROC, laureate, draped bust right.
Rev: MHTRO PONTOY TOM-EWC, Δ in lower left field, Demeter standing left holding corn-ears and long torch.ancientone01/30/21 at 19:51shanxi: nice, but where is the serpent?
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Maximinus II DaiaAntioch Civic Coinage Persecution Issue under Maximinus II, 310 - 313 AD
AE Follis, 16mm, 1.27 grams
Obverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter seated left holding globe and scepter. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm branch, D in right field, ANT in exergue.
McAlee 171d.
lawrence c01/29/21 at 10:26shanxi: nice
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00094 Horse Prancing Left, Larissa Playing With BallThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: horse prancing l. on ground line. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Larissa standing l., tossing a ball with her r. hand and pulling up her dress with her l. hand, ΛΑΡ r. and downwards, ΙΣΑ l. and downwards. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 420 - 400 BC1; Weight: 0.86g; Diameter: 10mm: Die axis: 270º; References, for example: Traité IV, 679, pl. CCXCVII, 12 var. horse prancing r.; Hermann Group III Small Denominations under F and G, III β Obols rev. I, pl. III, 12; SNG Cop vol 11, 114; BCD Thessaly II 161; HGC 4, 499 var. legend is Λ-Α-Ρ-Ι.
Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4
Provenance: Ex London Ancient Coins November 14, 2020.
Photo Credits: London Ancient Coins
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Tracy Aiello01/29/21 at 10:25shanxi: nice example
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RIC 0985Titus, as Caesar (AD 79-81). AR denarius. Rome. 77-78 CE
(19mm, 3.09 gm, 7h).
Obv: laureate head of Titus right; T CAESAR VESPASIANVS
Rev: Goatherder seated left on rocks, milking goat over vessel; IMP XIII,
RIC 985 (Vespasian).
Ex: Heritage Auctions 2021 January 20-21 Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction #232103 / Lot #63167
orfew01/28/21 at 15:57shanxi: nice reverse
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Claudius I (AD 41-54). AR cistophorusClaudius I (AD 41-54). AR cistophorus (10.8gm,26mm, 6h). NGC Fine. Ephesus, ca. AD 41-42. TI CLAVD-CAES AVG, bare head of Claudius I left / DIAN-EPHE, tetrastyle temple with three steps containing central standing figure of Diana Ephesia, polos on head and fillets hanging from wrists; shield, altars, two stags and figures in pediment. RIC I 118.
Ex Heritage online auction Dec 2020, lot 61118.(10.8gm,26mm, 6h). Ancient Aussie01/26/21 at 15:15shanxi: beautiful
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Philip-II, 247-249Philip-II (247-249), Antoninianus of Rome
Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: LIBERALITAS AVGG III. Philip I and Philip II seated left on curule chairs.
RIC 230
4.10 Grams / 23.0 mmVacolony01/26/21 at 15:14shanxi: nice reverse
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Ionia? - Uncertain mintAR Obol
480-450 BC
O - Helmet to left
R - Quadripartite incuse square
SNG Kayhan 743 (Ionia or Karia); Rosen 109 (Skione in Macedon); SNG Arikantürk 664-5 (Neandria in Troas?)mauseus01/18/21 at 15:59shanxi: nice
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Olbia - AEc. 350-320 BC
head of Demeter left
Eagle standing on dolphin left
OΛBIO
SNG Black See 429-33; SNG Russland 902-905.
1,7g 10,5mm.
ex NaumannJ. B.01/18/21 at 15:27shanxi: nice little bird
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Vespasian o Mint Winged CaduceusVespasian AR Denarius. Uncertain Eastern Mint, Ephesus?, AD 76. 2.77g, 17mm.
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right, annulet below tip of neck.
R: PON MAX TR P COS VII, winged caduceus.
RIC 1477; RPC 1453.Nemonater01/18/21 at 15:15shanxi: good portrait
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DIANA METALI DELM / STAG13 mm, 1.35 grFlamur H01/18/21 at 13:36shanxi: Nice and rare Quadrans
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Roman Military Diploma FragmentBronze Roman Military Diploma Fragment
Latin text on both sides
42mm x 17mm x 2mm.
3.83g
Dark green patina.
Found in the former Yugoslavia.
Late 1st century. Possibly during the reign of Domitian
Possible inscription thanks to Curtis Clay:
Line 3: ASV, prob. from NOMINA SVBSCRIPTA, "whose names are written below".
Line 4: maybe EMD, coming from CIVITATEM DEDIT, "he grants citizenship".
Line 5: ABVI, from HABVISSENT, "(to the wives that they presently) have".
Line 6: ELIBE, from CAELIBES, "unmarried".
Line 7: MTA from DVMTAXAT, "just or merely (one wife per soldier)"
Lines 8-11: Should be the month date and the current consuls, which if they could be restored would establish the date of the diploma!
This fragment was submitted to Istvan for analysis. His rendering below:
Obverse:
]NIS [
]ION[ or ]HON[
]PTA SV[
]EM DE[
]HABVIS[
]ELIBES[
]MTAX[
] D [
]TIANO [
] IO [ or ]NO [ or ]HO [
] _S _ [
Reverse:
[the imperial names amd titles are in the previous (provbably three) lines
[IIS QV]I MILITA[VERVNT EQVITES ET PEDITES]
[IN A]LIS DECEM ET [COHORTIBVS ... QVAE]
[APELLANTVR ...]
those cavalrymen and infantrymen who served in ten alae and ... cohortes, which are called...
Jay GT401/16/21 at 20:15shanxi: Wow
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S.1347 Richard I (William)Penny of Richard I, king of England 1189-1199
Moneyer: William
Mint: London
Short cross
Class 3a
S. 1347
O: hENRICVS REX
R: +WILLELM ON LVN
Coins of Richard were made in the name of his father Henry II, but have a different style of portrait. The only coins in Richard's name are from Aquitaine and Poitou.
Ex- eBaySt. George's Collection01/16/21 at 20:14shanxi: interesting coin
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Sinatrukes (Gotarzes I) (95 - 87 B.C.)AR Drachm
O: Bust of Sinatrukes left wearing tiara ornamented with horn and row of stags.
R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ, beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; no border; five-line Greek inscription.
Rhagai mint
20mm
3.79g
Sellwood 33.4, Shore 113-115, Sunrise 302
Mat01/16/21 at 20:13shanxi: nice
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Cn. Baebius Tamphilus. Denarius -TAMPDenomination: Denarius
Era: C. 194 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma R, with peaked visor; X behind. Border of dots
Reverse: Dioscuri on horseback right, each holding spear, star above each head; TAMP ligature above between stars; ROMA in 2 line frame.
Mint: Rome
Weight: 3.70 g.
Reference: Crawford 133/2b
Provenance: Bertolami 87, Lot 224, 12/15/2020
Comments: Nice surfaces and toning. Some obverse die rust around profile and reverse weakness at 5 oclock, otherwise, about EF
01/09/21 at 11:32shanxi: beautiful reverse
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Issue II Unlisted Salus no starCldc
Seated Salus
P M TR P COS P P
6h; 2.94g
Similar to C218a but Easternmix_val01/09/21 at 11:32shanxi: wonderful portrait
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Taras, Calabria 333-331/30 BC
AR Diobol (13mm, 1.07g)
O: Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with elaborate scroll.
R: Herakles standing right, wrestling the Nemean lion; club behind, [TAPAN] above.
Very Scarce
D'Andrea XXXII, 692; D'Andrea Diobols E, 87; Vlasto 1286-87; McGill II, 156; Cote cf. 253
ex Numiscorner
A scarce type with an unusual helmet design.
Enodia01/09/21 at 11:31shanxi: nice
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Crawford 494/39, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, L. Mussidius Longus, AR Denarius Rome, The Imperators.
L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.72g; 16mm).
Rome mint, 42 BCE.
Obverse: Wreathed head of Julius Caesar facing right.
Reverse: L·MVSSIDIVS·LONGVS; caduceus on globe, flanked by rudder, cornucopia and apex.
References: Crawford 494/39a; HCRI 116; Sydenham 1096a; BMCRR Rome 4238-9; Mussidia 8; Julia 58.
Provenance: Ex Heritage Auction 3087 (17 Dec 2020) Lot 30041; Dr. Walter F. Stöcklin (d. 1975) Collection [Nomos Obolos 9 (25 Mar 2018) Lot 108]; acquired before 1975.
The moneyer is not otherwise known to history. Struck during the lead-up to Phillipi, the coin certainly reflects favor on the Caesarian side of the conflict, with the portrait of the late dictator on the obverse and devices referring to Caesar’s accomplishments on the reverse. The rudder and globe refer to Caesar’s military success and imperium over land and sea. The apex refers to his position as Pontifex Maximus. The cornucopia and caduceus allude to the blessings and happiness that Caesar bestowed on Rome. Multiple legend arrangements appear on this type, with curved and straight-line arrangements sometimes above, beside and below the devices.
The obverse fields show some raised striations, possibly caused from die cleaning or otherwise preparing the die for use. Other examples from the same obverse die show similar field striations.
This coin comes from the Stöcklin Collection, sold by Nomos over a series of auctions beginning with Nomos 14 in 17 May 2017. The collection consisted of ancient coins assembled over three generations in the family by Sebastian Roš (1839-1917), his son-in-law Dr. Walter F. Stöcklin (1888-1975) and grandson Dr. Walter M. Stöcklin (d. 1981).
Carausius01/09/21 at 11:30shanxi: Wow
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2227 CARIA, Harpasa. Sabina AthenaReference.
RPC III, 2227/8; BMC 8–9, Delrieux 29/HP/7
Obv. ϹΑΒΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Draped bust of Sabina, right, wearing stephane
Rev. ΑΡΠΑϹΗΝΩΝ
Athena standing left with shield and spear.
3.25 gr
21 mm
6hokidoki11/04/20 at 10:11shanxi: beautiful
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RIC 0680 (V) Domitian denariusCAES AVG F DOMIT COS II
Laureate head of Domitian right
No legend
Domitian on horseback prancing left, right hand raised, holding human-headed (helmet) sceptre in left
Rome 73 CE
3.40g
RIC 680 Vespasian (C); Sear 2627
Ex-CNG eAuction 478 lot 395; Ex-Benito collection Ramon Saenz Heredia y Alonso
The reverse depicts Domitian participating in the Judaea Capta triumph of 71 A.D. He is, as Josephus described him, riding alongside in magnificent apparel and mounted on a horse that was itself a site worth seeing.Jay GT411/04/20 at 10:11shanxi: great example
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RIC 1178 VespasianÆ As, 11.11g
Lyon mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.; globe at point of bust
Rev: VICTORIA NAVALIS; S C in field; Victory stg. r. on prow, with wreath and palm
RIC 1178 (R2). BMC p. 201 ‡. BNC 812.
Acquired from Harlan J Berk, Fixed Price 4, October 2020.
A fairly rare VICTORIA NAVALIS variant struck at Lugdunum (modern Lyon) during the huge bronze issue of 71 AD. The Victory on prow type is traditionally attributed to the naval victory Vespasian won on Lake Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee) during the Jewish War.
Good overall eye-appeal.David Atherton11/04/20 at 10:10shanxi: nice
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Thyateira - AEc. 184-192 AD
draped bust Artemis Boreitene right from behind, quiver at shoulder (bow ending in stag's head)
ΒΟΡEΙ_ΤΗΝΗ
river-god Lykos reclining left, holding reed, elbow on water urn
ΘVΑΤEΙΡ_Η
ΝΩΝ
RPC IV.2, 2502 (temporary); Cop 592
5,2g 22mm
ex AureaJ. B.10/21/20 at 08:04shanxi: nice Artemis
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0410 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 119-23 AD ConcordiaReference.
RIC 410; Strack 547; Banti 150; RIC II 581b
Bust A2
Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III
Laureate head with drapery
Rev. CONCORDIA EXERCITVM; S C in ex.
Concordia standing with head left, holding a legionary eagle in each hand
24.73 gr
33 mm
6hokidoki10/17/20 at 18:02shanxi: nice portrait
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Stratonikeia, Cariacirca 100 BC
AE 20 (20mm, 6.38g)
O: Lareate head of Hekate right, wearing crescent moon crown.
R: Nike advancing right, holding palm and wreath; ΣTPATO above, [NIK]EΩN below.
cf SNG Cop 489; cf Sear 4942; BMC 151,31
Scarce
ex Aegean Numismatics
Stratonikeia was located in SW Asia Minor, about 11km from Lagina, the largest known sanctuary of the goddess Hekate, "whom Zeus honored above all others" (Hesiod). It is likely that the cult of Hekate originated in this area a millennium or more before Her introduction into Greek religion at the conclusion of the Titanomachy, the legendary battle between the Titans and Olympians.
During an annual ritual the Priestess would lead a procession from the polis to Lagina where she would open the sanctuary with a sacred key. This key would eventually become one of the attributes depicted on later images of Hekate.
Enodia10/12/20 at 16:09shanxi: nice example
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090b Gallienus (253-268 A.D.), Rome, RIC V-I 280, AE-Antoninianus, Sole Reign, -/H//--, SECVRIT PERPET, Securitas standing left, #1090b Gallienus (253-268 A.D.), Rome, RIC V-I 280, AE-Antoninianus, Sole Reign, -/H//--, SECVRIT PERPET, Securitas standing left, #1
avers: GALLIENVS AVG, Radiated cuirassed bust right.
reverse: SECVRIT PERPET, Securitas standing left, leaning on column, legs crossed, holding scepter, "H" in the right field.
exergue: -/H//--, diameter: 19,0-21,0mm, weight: 3,73g, axes: 1h,
mint: Rome, date: 253-268-A.D., Sole Reign.,
ref: RIC V-I 280, Göbl 595a, C 961, Sear 10359,
Q-001quadrans10/10/20 at 10:02shanxi: good example
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P. Fonteius P.f. Capito. (55 B.C.)AR Denarius
O: Helmeted and draped bust of Mars right, with trophy over shoulder; P • FONTEIVS • P • F • CAPITO • III • VIR around.
R:Warrior on horseback galloping right, thrusting spear at kneeling enemy in Gallic helmet, who holds sword in right hand and shield in left; to lower left, a second enemy warrior kneeling right; Gallic helmet and shield to lower right; (MN) • FO(NT) • TR • MIL above.
Rome Mint
4.02g
17mm
Crawford 429/1; Sydenham 900; Fonteia 17; BMCRR Rome 3851-5; RBW 1536.
Mat10/10/20 at 10:02shanxi: nice
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Titus Hendin 1284 with Agrippa IIAYTOKPA TITOC – KAICAP CEBAC
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Titus right
ETO Kς ΒΑ AΓΡΙ - ΠΠΑ.
Winged Victory standing right holding wreath in right hand and palm frond over left shoulder
Caesarea Paneas/Philippi
Year 26, 74/5 CE according to Hendin's dating
13.68g
Hendin 1284
Ex-Zurqieh Jay GT410/09/20 at 09:28shanxi: nice Nike
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RIC Table of Contents.Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC) by Spink.
Volumes I-X | Table of Contents (and ONLY the Table of Contents).Anaximander10/09/20 at 09:28shanxi: This is helpful
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0299 Hadrian Denarius Roma 119-23 AD Felicitas seatedReference.
Strack 64; RIC II, 120; C 600; RIC 299
Bust A2
Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
Laureate head with drapery
Rev. P M TR P COS III; FEL P R in ex.
Felicitas seated left, holding caduceus and cornucopia
3.33 gr
19 mm
6h
Note.
Philippe Rossignol collectionokidoki10/01/20 at 17:43shanxi: nice example
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Cuirassed bust on an Antoninus Pius denariusAntoninus Pius. (138-161 AD). Silver denarius (3.54 gm). Rome, 159 AD.
Observe : ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, bust laureate, cuirassed right, seen from front, fold of cloak on left shoulder.
Reverse : VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III around, COS IIII in exergue, Antoninus, togate and veiled, standing left, extending right hand over tripod altar.
Unpublished bust variety of BMCRE 958, RSC 1126b, and RIC 294b. Mint state. This elaborate bust type appeared on aurei of Marcus Aurelius Caesar in the same year, BMCRE 959, pl. 20.13, but is quite exceptional on a denarius.labienus09/29/20 at 13:51shanxi: beautiful
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Cilicia, Korykos, (1st Century B.C.), SNG Levante 794 Corr., AE-22, Hermes standing left, #1Cilicia, Korykos, (1st Century B.C.), SNG Levante 794 Corr., AE-22, Hermes standing left, #1
avers: ΔT behind the turreted head of Tyche right.
reverse: KΩΡYKIΩTΩN HΡ/TAΡ, to right and left of Hermes standing left, holding patera and caduceus.
exergue: HΡ/TAΡ/-//--, diameter: 21,2-21,8mm, weight: 8,10g, axes: 0h,
mint: Cilicia, Korykos, date: 1st Century B.C.,
ref: SNG Levante 794 Corr. (ΔT misread as ΔI), SNG Cop 117, SNG France II, 1082-1085, Paris 478-480, Waddington 4246, SNG Pfalz 826-827,
Q-001quadrans09/26/20 at 10:12shanxi: nice example
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Massalia, Gaul DrachmAR Drachm or Tetrobol
Size: 16mm Weight: 2.67 grams Die axis: 7h
Massalia, Gaul
Circa 130-90 BCE
Obverse: Draped bust of Artemis to right wearing stephane, pearl necklace and pendant earring, quiver and arrow behind her shoulder.
Reverse: Lion advancing to left, jaws open and right forepaw raised, MAΣΣA above, Λ below, A(Ξ) in exergue.
References: Depeyrot, Hellénistiques 44/9
Notes: Reverse die match to CNG 123, lot 9. Note the erroneously engraved first sigma, possibly a Latin celator?
Purchased from Change et Numismatique du Port, 2020Pharsalos09/26/20 at 10:12shanxi: nice
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0859 Hadrian Denarius Roma 128-29 AD Victory Reference.
RIC 184; RIC 859; Strack 178
Bust A2
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate head with drapery
Rev. COS III
Victory seated left, holding wreath and palm, globe in exergue.
3.38 gr
18 mm
6hokidoki09/23/20 at 16:18shanxi: nice reverse
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3101A CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea Hadrian Didrachm 128-138 AD Mount Argaeus three starsReference.
RPC III, 3101A;
Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear
Rev. ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡ
Mt Argaeus surmounted by star; to l. and r., stars
6.63 gr
22 mm
6hokidoki09/23/20 at 16:18shanxi: very nice
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 14. Septimius Severus, HrHJ (2020) 8.18.10.06 (rev. only)Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 27, 10.96g, 26.94mm, 90°
struck under governor Aurelius Gallus
obv. AVT.L.CEPTI - CEVHROC P
Bust, cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP AVR GALLOV N - IKoPOLEITWN / PROC ICTRO
Hermes, nude, chlamys over l. shoulder and wearing winged boots, stg. frontal, head l.,
holding kerykeion in l. arm and purse in extended r. hand: at his feet the ram stg. r.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1305
b) Varbanov 2623
c) not in Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2020):
rev. No. 8.18.10.6 corr. (for Caracalla, same die, writes ICTR)
obv. e,g, No. 8.14.6.2 (same die)
VF, dark green patina
Pedigree:
ex CNG E-Sale 476, Lot 234
ex coll. BLS
Another example for a parallel issue for members of the imperial family.
Jochen09/23/20 at 07:44shanxi: very nice
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Galerius, as Caesar. Tetrarchs Sacrificing Before Camp Gate. Argentus of Siscia.Roman Empire. Galerius, as Caesar. 305-311 AD. AR Argentus (3.31 gm, 19.1mm, 12h) of Siscia, 2nd officina 1st emission, 294-295 AD. Laureate head right, MAXIMIANVS CAESAR. / Four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before camp gate with eight turrets, VIRTVS MILITVM. EF. Triton VIII #1239. RIC VI p.460 #44b; RSC 220†g. cf. Jelocnik 12b (Maximianus); Pink p. 35; SRCV IV #14267.Anaximander09/21/20 at 16:49shanxi: Wow
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Korea. Yi Dynasty. Sang Pyong Tong Bao. Pyongan Kamyong/Pyongan Provincial Office Mandel/Velde-Hartill 47.2A.2; KM 915.2; Zeno # 257352
AE 1 mun; cast 1883 by the Pyongan Kamyong/Pyongan Provincial Office (Anju, Pyongan Province); second series; 3.52 g., 23.64 mm.
Obv: 常平通寶 Sang Pyong Tong Bao
Rev: 平 Pyong above: 二 O/2 below
Two-dot 通 tong, no hooks in 平 Pyong on obverse
Velde-Hartill rarity: Very CommonStkp09/20/20 at 08:36shanxi: nice
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Attica, Athens. Double-bodied owl Æ12Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev: Α - Θ - Ε. Double-bodied owl standing facing.
340-322 BC. ancientone09/20/20 at 08:35shanxi: interesting type
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RIC 0590 VespasianÆ As, 9.44g
Rome mint, 73 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII CENS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: PAX AVGVST; S C in field; Pax stg. l., leaning on column, with caduceus and branch
RIC 590 (C). BMC 668. BNC 656.
Acquired from CGB.fr, September 2020.
In 73 Vespasian and Titus Caesar held a joint censorship which was duly recorded on the coinage. This As with the slightly less common left facing portrait is from the very first bronze issue recording the censorship. After the recently concluded Judaean and Civil wars, Pax in her various guises was a major theme for Vespasian's coinage. The Pax leaning on a column type is likely based on a cult image while the legend 'PAX AVGVST' advertises the emperor as peacemaker.
Nice eye-appeal.David Atherton09/20/20 at 08:34shanxi: nice coin, strange size difference between s and c
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Julia Mamaea. Vesta Denarius of Rome.Roman Empire. Julia Mamaea. 222-235 AD. AR Denarius (2.61 gm, 20.0mm, 8h) of Rome, 6th emission, 228 AD. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, IVLIA MAMAEA AVG. / Vesta standing left, holding palladium and scepter, VESTA. EF. CNG EA 476 #481. From the BLS Collection. Ex CNG EA441 (3 April 2019) #46. RIC IV #360 (SA); BMCRE 381-387 (SA); RSC III #81. Anaximander09/17/20 at 19:04shanxi: beautiful
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Claudius & Agrippina Jr. Cistaphoric Diana Ephesia of Ephesus.Roman Empire. Claudius & Agrippina Jr. 41-54 AD. AR Cistaphoric Tetradrachm (10.58 gm, 26.2mm, 7h) of Ephesus, 51 AD. Conjoined laureate head of Claudius & draped bust of wife Agrippina Jr, left. ↱TI CLAVD CAES AVG ⤸AGRIPP AVGVSTA. / Cult statue of Diana Ephesia. DIANA EPHESIA. aVF. Ponterio Auction 136 #1937. BMCRE (Claudius) 231; RIC I (Claudius) #119, plate 17; RPC I #2224; RSC II (Agrippina & Claudius) #1; SRCV I #1888.Anaximander08/22/20 at 20:40shanxi: nice busts
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Tiberius. "Tribute Penny". Roman Empire. Tiberius. 14-37 AD. AR Denarius (3.74 gm, 18.5mm, 6h) of Rome, commonly known as the "Tribute Penny". Lauread head right. TI CAESAR DIVI ⤹AVG F AVGVSTVS. / "Livia" as Pax or Pietas, seated right, on chair with ornate legs, feet on footstool, holding inverted spear and olive branch. PONTIF MAXIM. Good VF. Pegasi Numismatics Sale 126 #253. BMCRE 45; RIC I #28 var. (single, not triple line below seat); RSC II #16b var. (same); SRCV I #1763 var (same).Anaximander08/22/20 at 20:40shanxi: nice example
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Maximus (235 - 238 A.D.)Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: Γ IOVΛ OYHR MAZIMOC KAI, Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
R: Draped bust of Selene right; crescent moon before; L Γ (date) behind. Dated RY 3 of Maximinus I (AD 236/237).
13.29g
24mm
Milne 3226; Berlin 18208491, Athens 3931; Mathies 60. Emmett 3333.3 (R3).
Ex. Pegasi Numismatics - Auction 42, lot 378, May 19, 2020
Published on Wildwinds!Mat07/17/20 at 09:08shanxi: nice reverse
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hierapolis004aElagabalus
Hierapolis, Phrygia
Obv: ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝƐΙΝΟϹ, laureate bust right, seen from front, wearing decorated cuirass and aegis.
Rev: ΙƐΡΑΠΟΛƐ-ΙΤ-ΩΝ Ν[ƐΩΚΟΡΩΝ]; Demeter standing facing, head right, holding grain ears and poppies upright in right hand and long torch in left.
28 mm, 9.82 gms
RPC Online VI, 5448; Johnston, Hierapolis 18.3.
From Savoca Coins, 31st Blue Auction, lot 750.Charles M07/04/20 at 14:59shanxi: nice bust
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Japan. Tokugawa Shogunate. Shin-Kanei Tsuho (new Kanei Tsuho). Takatsu-senHartill 4.197-200 var., esp. 4.197; Jones (2007) 270-2 var., esp 270; KM C 1.8 var; Zeno # 253574
1 mon (cast copper alloy), cast from 1741 (Kanpo 1), at the Takatsu Osaka mint (Settsu Province); 2.39 g., 22.26 mm. max., 0°
Obv: 寛永通寶 Kanei tsuho
Rev: å…ƒ Gen
Although there are fifteen varieties, of which ten circulated, Hartill only lists four and Jones three. This is the variety primarily described as ç´°å—背元 saiji hai gen (roughly “fine print å…ƒ gen on reverse”), and secondarily described asæ¹¾æ›²å† å¯¶ wankyoku kanmuri ho (curved crown of 寶 ho) and çŸä¸€å…ƒ Tanichigen (short first stroke of gen). Although not described as such in the Japanese sources, it is described by Hartill and Jones as having a crown of 寶 ho that slants up from the left. Jones adds that the first horizontal stroke of gen is short. This coin is smaller than indicated for the variety by Ogawa.
The å…ƒ gen character refers to the Gembun era, at the end of which (1740 = Genbun 5) the order to cast these cash was given. 200,000 strings a year were cast.
Hartill rarity VCStkp06/20/20 at 18:10shanxi: nice
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Macedonia, Roman Protectorate, First Meris, (167 - 148 B.C.)AR Tetradrachm
O: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield.
R: MAKEDONWN PRWTHS; Club; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left.
Amphipolis Mint
16.56g
30mm
SNG Copenhagen 1315 // AMNG 176Mat06/07/20 at 11:47shanxi: nice example
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136 Constantinus I. (306-309 A.D. Caesar, 309-910 A.D. Filius Augustorum, 307-337 A.D. Augustus), Trier, RIC VII 343, AE-3 Follis, -/-//STR•, BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, Scarce!! #1136 Constantinus I. (306-309 A.D. Caesar, 309-910 A.D. Filius Augustorum, 307-337 A.D. Augustus), Trier, RIC VII 343, AE-3 Follis, -/-//STR•, BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, Scarce!! #1
avers: CONSTAN TINVS AVG, 1, K3-l., Laureate head left, wearing trabea, eagle-tipped scepter in the right hand.
reverse: BEATA TRAN QVILLITAS, Globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX, above tree stars.
exergue: -/-//STR•, diameter: 17,5-19,5mm, weight: 2,63g, axes: 6h,
mint: Trier, date: 322 A.D., ref: RIC VI 343, p-194, Scarce!!
Q-001quadrans06/04/20 at 15:38shanxi: very nice
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Orodes IIAE drachm, early to mid 2nd century AD
Van't Haaff 13.3.2-2AKamnaskires05/14/20 at 12:36shanxi: nice bust
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Lega Achea, emidracma di Elis (50 a.C.)Emidracma, Elis (50 a.C.)
AR, 2.14 gr, 17 mm
D/ Testa laureata di Zeus.
R/ FA (sinistra), ΠΟ (sopra), KO (destra); monogrammi achei all’interno di una ghirlanda. Sotto, una saetta.
SNG Cop. 298
Provenienza: collezione Berardengo (Roma, Italia, 11 maggio 2020, numero catalogo 400), ex collezione Vanni, Tinia numismatica (Follonica, Italia fino al maggio 2020)
Note: periodo romano, Elis fu la città che organizzò i primi Giochi olimpici, il monogramma FA sta per "gli abitanti di Elis"paolo05/12/20 at 15:48shanxi: nice
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IONIA. Magnesia ad Meandrum. AR Tetradrachm.Circa 150-140 B.C. Stephanophoric Type. 16.94g, 31.5mm, 11h. Obverse: diademed bust of Artemis right, quiver over shoulder. Reverse: Apollo standing left, tall tripod behind. Ethnic "of the Magnesians" on right field, Herognetos/Zopyrionos (magistrates) on left field, meander pattern below. All enclosed within olive wreath. Lightly toned. EF.
Ex CNGJason T05/12/20 at 15:47shanxi: nice example
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1576 TROAS, Ilium, Pseudo-autonomous under Hadrian Aeneas wakingReference.
RPC III, 1576/6 ; Bellinger T140
Obv. ΙΛ-Ι
Bust of Athena, left
Rev. ΙΛΙƐⲰΝ
Aeneas walking r., carrying Anchises and leading Ascanius
2.52 gr
15.5 mm
12h
Note.
Ex J. S. Wagner Collectionokidoki05/07/20 at 14:10shanxi: nice
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RIC 0487 TitusObv: T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP IIII PON TR POT II COS II, Laureate head right
Rev: CAESAR DOMITIAN COS DES II / S C (in low field); Domitian riding left, right hand raised, holding sceptre
AE/Sestertius (34.66 mm 25.45 g 6h) Struck in Rome 72 A D (5th issue)
RIC 487 (R2, Vespasian, BMCRE unlisted, BNF 635 (Vespasian, same pair of dies)
Purchased from Cichos on MA ShopsFlaviusDomitianus05/07/20 at 14:09shanxi: nice example
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Cilician Armenia. Levon V Lusignan (1374-1375) Nercessian 501; Bedoukian 2238
Billon denier; .61 g., 14.15 mm. max., 180°
Obv: Crowned bust, facing, [+ ԿԱ]ՐՈՂՈՒԹԲ[Ն ԱՍ or ԱՑ] (= Lewon Tagawor = Levon, King)
Rev: Cross with lines in four quadrants, [+ ԿԱ]ՐՈՂՈՒԹԲ]Ն ԱՍ or ԱՑ] (= Karogowt eambn astowtzoy = By the will of God).Stkp05/05/20 at 15:15shanxi: smiling king 
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phrygiahierapolisAAA0012nd Century
Hierapolis, Phrygia
Obv: Draped bust of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis.
Rev: IЄPAΠOΛЄITΩN, Nemesis standing left, holding bridle.
15 mm, 2.63 grams
SNG von Aulock 3620; SNG Cop 418; BMC 13.Charles M05/05/20 at 15:14shanxi: nice obverse
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LEG XVII CLASSICAEMarcus Antonius. Denarius mint moving with M. Antony circa 32-31, AR 17mm., 3.3g. ANT AVG – III·VIR·R·P·C Galley r., with sceptre tied with fillet on prow. Rev.
LEG – XVII CLASSICAE Aquila between two standards. Crawford 544/10.
Aldo04/27/20 at 15:09shanxi: nice
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LAMPSAKOS, MYSIA THRACE AR DiobolOBVERSE: Janiform female head, in circular earring and necklace
REVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right
Struck at Lampsakos, Mysia 390-330 BC
1.28g, 13mm
SNG Cop 189 - 192; SNGFrance 1195, SNGvA 1295Legatus04/27/20 at 15:08shanxi: nice coin
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233 CORINTHIA, Corinth Hadrian As 128-38 AD ZeusReference.
RPC III, 233/4; P: 837; P: 836
Obv. IMP CAES TR-A HADR AVG
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum
Rev. COL L IVL CORINT
Head of Zeus, with taenia, right
7.30 gr
23 mm
6hokidoki04/06/20 at 11:02shanxi: beautiful reverse
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RIC 142 TitusÆ Sestertius, 27.89g
Rome mint, 80-81 AD
Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: FELICIT AVGVST; S C in field; Felicitas stg. l., with sceptre and cornucopiae
RIC 142 (C). BMC 157. BNC -.
Acquired from Holding History, eBay, March 2020. Ex Stephen Album, Auction 35, 12-14 September 2019, lot 532. Formerly in NGC holder #5768192-010, with grade VF, strike 4/5, surface 2/5.
In the late spring or early summer of 80 AD Rome suffered a disastrous fire and soon afterwards a devastating plague (perhaps typhus or smallpox). Suetonius tells us that the pestilence was 'unprecedented' and Eusebius claims 10,000 perished. Felicitas, the personification of happiness and prosperity, was greatly needed by both the emperor Titus and the Roman people. This coin struck sometime in 80 or 81 (Titus did not renew the consulship in 81) advertises her blessings through the emperor. This was a fairly popular type during the reign and likely was struck to ease any public anxiety over the recent tragedies. Despite being common, it is missing from the extensive Paris collection.
The left facing portraits struck in this bronze issue tend to be in a slightly finer style than the right facing ones. Perhaps there was one gifted engraver who preferred his portraits facing left?
David Atherton04/03/20 at 10:10shanxi: nice portrait
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Crawford 437/2, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Caldus, AR DenariusRome, The Republic.
Caldus, 51 BCE.
AR Denarius (4.04g; 18mm).
Rome Mint.
Obverse: [C.COEL.CALDVS] COS; Bare head of C. Coelius Caldus facing right; standard with HIS behind; boar-shaped standard before.
Reverse: C.CALDVS - CALDVS.IIIVIR - IMP.A.X; Table inscribed L.CALDVS VIIVR.EPV with figure preparing epulum; flanked by trophies with shields.
References: Crawford 437/2a; Sydenham 894; BMCRR 3837; Coelia 7.
Provenance: Gorny & Mosch 269 (10 Mar 2020), Lot 965; Künker Auction 288 (13 Mar 2017), Lot 296; Sternberg Auction XI (20 Nov 1981) Lot 513; Spink/Galerie des Monnaies Auction (15 Feb 1977) Lot 446; Leopold G. P. Messenger Collection [Glendining (21 Nov 1951) Lot 62]; Clarence S. Bement (d. 1923) Collection [Ars Classica VIII (25-8 June 1924) Lot 125].
In a paper published in the 2016 Numismatic Chronicle, Bernard Woytek convincingly argues that this coin references military victories by the moneyer’s grandfather, C. Coelius Caldus (Consul in 94 BCE), in Spain and Transalpine Gaul. The obverse depicts the 94 BC consul, C. Coelius Caldus, as confirmed by the consular title abbreviation COS. References to Spain and Gaul appear on both sides of the coin. The obverse includes a vexillum inscribed HIS[pania] and a boar-shaped standard that was used by Gallic tribes. The reverse has two trophies: the left comprised of Spanish-style armor (round shield and crested helmet); and the right comprised of Gallic-style armor (oblong shield, carnyx, etc.). The left and right portions of the reverse inscription identifies C. Caldus as an imperator for 10 years. In the reverse center, a person prepares the epulum, a ritual meal. Woytek proposes that this meal was a supplication served in honor of C. Coileius Caldus’ victory against the Salluvii in 90 BCE. Caldus’ son Lucius, the moneyer’s father, was a member of the Septemviri Epulones, the college of priests that organized such feasts. Based on the inscription on the table on the reverse of this coin, it seems possible he was a member of this college of priests when they organized the supplication meal in honor of his father. The bottom portion of the reverse inscription identifies our moneyer, Caldus (IIIVIR means he is one of the three men superintending the coining of money). Ultimately, the coin references three members of the family: moneyer, father and grandfather.
Carausius04/03/20 at 10:09shanxi: very nice !!
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Aiolis, KymeMetal/Size: AE17; Weight: 3.9 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Mint: Kyme, Aiolis; Date: 320-250 BCE; Obverse: Forepart of horse galloping right. "KY" top left - ΕπАΡIΤΟS(Magistrate Eparitos) beneath forepart of horse right. Reverse: One-handled vase or cup; NPA monogram to left. Monogram (delta) in center. References: BMC #45; Unal #35; SNG Cop. #79 var., SNG Munich #469 var.museumguy03/25/20 at 13:06shanxi: nice
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