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Titus / EagleTitus as Caesar. 70-79 AD. Denarius, Rome, 76 AD.
O: T CAESAR IMP - VESPASIANVS Head laureate left.
R: COS - V across field, Eagle with raised wings standing right on garlanded altar, head left.
- RIC 873 (R2), pl. 10 (different dies). BMC 192 note (citing Cohen). Cohen 60 (Rollin).
Very rare with portrait left: not in BM by 1976, not in the Paris catalogue nor in the Reka Devnia hoard, since the reported seven specimens in Sofia were doubtless actually Cohen 59 with portrait right. RIC 873 cites two specimens with portrait left. David Atherton notes in his example of this type, "RIC generically describes the reverse as eagle with 'thunderbolt in claws', so this coin without thunderbolt should be regarded as a variant."
Below is what the coin now looks like September 2020.
Nemonater11/28/20 at 17:29Viriathus: Beautiful portrait, and the iridescent toning has ...
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Ptolemy II Philadelphos Drachm - 285/246BC - Alexandria - ObversePtolemy Coin GAE099
Ptolemy II Philadelphos Drachm - 285/246BC
AE 47.4-48.1mm : 95.66gm
OBV - Zeus Ammon, facing right
REV - Eagle standing on thunderbolt, wing open on right side of coin, head reverted over open wing, EPSILON monogram between legs. BASILEOS on left, PTOLEMAIOY on right. Denomination A.
REF - SNGCOP 142 Svoronos 446 (Plate 17 #2)PtolemAE09/12/12 at 20:19Viriathus: I agree, it's a fantastic coin!
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Macedonia. Alexander III AR Tetradrachm (reverse)Circa 325-315 B.C. Reverse. Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, on throne, ALEXANDROU in right field, monogram in left field. Die shift. Price-211. Ex Berk. Mint State.Jason T09/07/12 at 13:56Viriathus: Wow! So much detail on the face!
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CorinthiaObv: Pegasos flying left, koppa below.
Rev: Head of Athena facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet over a leather cap, Δ below chin, I (unstruck) and Artemis advancing left carrying a torch.
Silver Stater, Corinth mint, 345 - 307 BC
8.4 grams, 20.8 mm, 0°
GCV 2631, Ravel 1076
Ex: FORVMMatt Inglima09/07/12 at 13:48Viriathus: I agree! I like the portrait of Athena and the det...
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Alexander IIINew photo.
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-40517
Alexander III AR Tetradrachm. ‘Amphipolis’ mint. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-314 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; shield in left field, pellet-in-Î below throne.
Price 136; Troxell, Studies, issue L8.
Thanks for the atribution Lloyd!Randygeki(h2)09/06/12 at 22:44Viriathus: Fantastic coin and great photo
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Ptolemaic EaglePen & ink sketch of my Ptolemy VI Tetradrachm Eagle reverse and legend. 2"x 2"mihali8409/03/12 at 18:57Viriathus: Great work!
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Italy, Rome, Arch of Constantine with Colosseum in the backgroundJ. B.09/02/12 at 15:32Viriathus: Great photo!
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New World, Peru 1That's me, standing close to the stones, just to give the size...Mayadigger09/01/12 at 16:05Viriathus: Such huge stones, and they fit perfectly!
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Greece, Mycenae - The Lion GateI waited a long time for this shot, the nanosecond when any one of the thousands of visitors swarming over the site wasn't visible in the frame. Sometimes you get lucky!09/01/12 at 15:59Viriathus: I've also spent much time waiting with my came...
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Lysimachos, King of Thrace 323 - 281 BC. AR tetradrachm. 16.4 grams
REF: Thompson 30; Sear #6814
Obverse: Diademed head of deified Alexander III with horn of Amon right
Reverse: BASILEWS right, LUSIMACOU left, Athena Nikephoros sitting left holding Nike left crowning royal name in extended right hand, MHF monogram behind Nike, left arm resting on groundewd shield, transverse spear in background, monogram to left _35800
Antonivs Protti08/30/12 at 21:57Viriathus: A beautiful coin!
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Alexander III, The Great, King of Macedon 336-323 BC. Silver TetradrachmPrice 3725a
struck betweem 317-311 DC. BABYLON mint,
Obverse: Head of Hercules right wearing lion skin headdress knotted at the base of neck
Reverse: ALEXANDROU behind Zeus enthroned left holding eagle & sceptre, XA monogram before on left field, monogram MYP in wreath beneath throne
17.1 gram _20800 SoldAntonivs Protti08/30/12 at 21:27Viriathus: Nice!
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Trajan, 98 - 117 AD Obv: AVTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIANOC CЄB ΓЄPMΔAK, laureate head of Trajan facing right, club and eagle below.
Rev: ΔHMAΠX ЄΞ IЄ YΠAT Є, laureate bust of Melqart (Hercules) facing right, draped in a lion skin knotted at neck.
Billon Tetradrachm, Tyre mint, ca. 104 - 111 AD
13.7 grams, 25.5 mm, 180°
RCV 1043Matt Inglima08/30/12 at 21:13Viriathus: One of the nicest tetradrachms of Trajan I've ...
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