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CHIMAERA329 viewsAR Hemidrachm. Sikyon ( Peloponessos ). c. 330-320 BC. 2,86 grs. 8h. Chimaera advancing left, right paw raised. ΣI below / Dove flying left.
BMC 119.

Spawned by Typhoeus and Echidna, the Chimaera had three heads - lion, goat, and snake .Its body was also mixed having the front part of a lion, middle of a goat, and snake for a tail. It breathed fire. It ravaged Lycia, killing cattle and setting fires until it was killed by Bellerophon2 commentsbenito

Roman Bow, Enamelled Bow Fibula #034329 viewsRoman Bow, Enamelled Bow Fibula #034
type:Enameled, Bow Fibulae,
size: 50x24,5mm,
weight: 12,02g,
date: A.D.,
ref: ,
distribution:
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041b Commodus (166-180 A.D. as Caesar, 180-192 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 0047, Rome, AR-denarius, TR P VIII IMP V COS IIII P P, Mars advancing right,329 views041b Commodus (166-180 A.D. as Caesar, 180-192 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 0047, Rome, AR-denarius, TR P VIII IMP V COS IIII P P, Mars advancing right,
avers:- M-COMMODVS-ANTONINVS-AVG, Laureate head right.
revers:- TR-P-VIII-IMP-V-COS-IIII-P-P, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 16,5-18 mm, weight: 2,44 g, axis: 6 h ,
mint: Rome, date: 183 A.D., ref: RIC-III-047, p-371, C-853,
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Fulvia, 3rd wife of Marc Antony. Died 40 BCE328 viewsL. Mussidius Longus
AR Denarius, Rome mint, 42 BCE. (17 mm, 3.5 g)
Obv: Draped bust of Fulvia as Victory, r.
Rev: L. MVSSIDIVS / LONGVS, Victory in biga r., holding reins.
Sear 1517; RRC 494/40; BMCRR 4229; Sydenham 1095; RSC Mussidia 4.1 comments

Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Augusta, 193-217 CE.328 viewsAR Denarius (3.24g, 20.0mm), Rome mint, 207 CE.
Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.
Rev: FECVNDITAS, Terra reclining left under tree, left arm on basket of fruits, right hand set on globe, spangled with stars, in background four children representing the four Seasons.
RIC 549, RSC 35, BMC 21, Sear 6579.

Ex FORVM Ancient coins.
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Roman Empire, Gallienus, silvered AE antoninianus, Cyzikus, Gobl 1549Ac var328 viewsThis reverse legend, VICTORIA AET, is not published for this mint.Ed Flinn

604a. Leo I and Verina328 viewsAelia Verina (died 484) was the wife of Byzantine emperor Leo I, and the mother-in-law of Zeno, who was married to her daughter Ariadne.

Her origins are unknown. She originally supported Zeno while the young emperor Leo II was still alive, but after Leo II's death in 474 she turned against her son-in-law. She conspired against him with her lover Patricius, her brother Basiliscus, the Isaurian general Illus, and general Theodoric Strabo, forcing Zeno to flee Constantinople in 475. Basiliscus then briefly became the rival emperor, until 476 when Verina reconciled with Zeno.

Verina then conspired against Illus, who discovered the plot, and with Zeno's consent had her imprisoned. This led to another conspiracy led by Verina's son Marcian (a grandson of the emperor Marcian), but Marcian was defeated and exiled.

In 483 Zeno asked Illus to release Verina, but by now Illus was opposed to Zeno's Monophysite sympathies. Illus allied with Verina and declared a general named Leontius emperor, but Zeno defeated them as well. Illus and Verina fled to Isauria, where Verina died in 484.

Bronze AE4, RIC 713-718, obverse D N LE-O (or similar), Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse Empress Verina standing facing holding cross on globe and transverse scepter, b - E across fields, From uncleaned pile

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HADRIAN SILVER TETRADRACHM FROM CILICIA, 133 AD328 viewsHadrian Tetradrachm, Aegaei in Cilicia
Silver Tetradrachm, Cilicia, Aegaei, 27 mm, 14 grams.
Hadrian AR Tetradrachm of Cilicia, Aegeae. Year 180 = 133/134 AD. AYTOKP KAIS TRAIA ADRIANO SEB P P, laureate, cuirassed bust right, seen from front, fold of cloak on front shoulder / AIGEAIWN ETOYS .PP., eagle standing front, head right, on harpe, goat in ex.
SNG Levante1719, SNG France 2230-32, Prieur 721.
6 commentsAntonivs Protti

Syracuse, Sicily; AE 16; Reign of Agathokles, 317 - 289 B. C.328 viewsAE 16; Lindgren 571, (Calciati II 101 or 102). Weight 3.2g. diam.16mm; Obv. head of Persephone left, hair rolled, wearing earring and necklace, cornucopiae right? (too worn to be sure), Ε Y P A K Ω Ε I Ω N on left (partially off flan); Rev. butting bull left, dolphin above, monogram in ex.(mostly off flan); Splendid blue-green patina and finely engraved dies.

Ex. Dr. Paul Rynearson

Photo by: Dr. Paul Rynearson

Background info.: Quote from Dr. Rynearson's book "Collecting Ancient Greek Coins" p.123. "At times, Sicily's volcanic soil produces some of the most remarkable blues and greens ever seen in numismatics". He reiterated this statement in his listing of this coin.12 commentsSteve E

x bot Roman Empire, Claudius328 viewsClaudius Æ As. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head left / LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S-C, Libertas standing facing, with pileus and extending left hand. RIC 97

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ex BoT contender 6 commentsRandygeki(h2)

Phoenicia, Berytus, 056 Elagabalus (218-222 A.D.), BMC 183, AE-26, Poseidon striding right,328 viewsPhoenicia, Berytus, 056 Elagabalus (218-222 A.D.), BMC 183, AE-26, Poseidon striding right,
avers:- M AÎ¥P ANTÎ©NINOC AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- Poseidon striding right, holding trident with his left arm while he is grasping the arm of the nymph Beröe who is kneeling left; holding a small amphora with her right hand.
exe: -/-//BEP, diameter: 26mm, weight: 13,95g, axis: -h,
mint: Phoenicia, Berytus, date: , ref: BMC 183, Lindgren & Kovacs 2268,
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Greek, Macedonian kingdom, Perseus, (187-168 B.C.), AE-17, Uncertain Macedonian mint, 328 viewsMacedonia, Kings, Perseus, (179-168 B.C.) AE-17, Uncertain Macedonian mint,
avers:- Macedonian shield with spiral on boss.,
revers:- BAE/ Harpa / Monogram * X,
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 17mm, weight: 4,31g, axes: -h,
mint: Macedon, Uncertain Macedonian mint, date: 179-168 B.C., ref: SNG COP. 1281. (???),
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107 Severina (270-275 A.D.), T-3084 (Estiot), RIC V-I 018, Cyzicus, AE-Antoninianus, CONCORDIAE MILITVM, -/-//XXI, Concordia standing left, #3328 views107 Severina (270-275 A.D.), T-3084 (Estiot), RIC V-I 018, Cyzicus, AE-Antoninianus, CONCORDIAE MILITVM, -/-//XXI, Concordia standing left, #3
avers:- SEVERINA-AVG, Diademed, draped bust right on crescent. (E2)
revers:- CONCORD-IAE-M-ILITVM, Concordia standing left, holding standard in each hand. (Concordia3)
exerg: -/-//XXI, diameter: 22mm, weight: 3,47g, axes: 6h,
mint: Cyzicus, Issue 10, ph-2, date: 275 A.D., ref: RIC-18, T-3084 (Estiot), C-7,
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098 Postumus (260-269 A.D.), Cologne (???), RIC V-II 073, AE-Antoninianus, LAETITIA AVG, Galley right, #1328 views098 Postumus (260-269 A.D.), Cologne (???), RIC V-II 073, AE-Antoninianus, LAETITIA AVG, Galley right, #1
avers: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: LAETITIA AVG, Galley right.
exergue: -/-//AVG, diameter: 22mm, weight: 3,02g, axis: 7h,
mint: Cologne? or Trier?, (Lugdunum? are an error in RIC V-II), date: 260-69 AD.,
ref: RIC V-II 73, RSC 167, Sear 10958,
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Roman Empire, Licinius I - RIC Antioch 12 var. (unlisted officina)327 viewsObv:– IMP C VAL LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:– IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, eagle at feet
Minted in Antioch (E in r. field. ANT in exe), A.D. 313-314
References:– RIC Antioch 12 (unlisted officina E)maridvnvm

CAMPGATE, CONSTANTINE I, Siscia RIC VII 214327 viewsConstantine the Great AE3. 328-9 AD. CONSTANTINVS AVG, diademed head right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, campgate with two turrets & no doors, star above, ASIS(double-crescent) in ex.

VLLP Barbaric-4327 viewsAE3, Barbaric immitation of a Constantine the Great, VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP type.
Obv:Helmeted ,Laureate, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev:Two Victories placing Shield on alter.
17mm , 3.0 gmJerome Holderman

ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Elagabalus from Klaudiopolis327 viewsElagabalus --AE30, Bithynia, Klaudiopolis. R: Nemesis standing left. Recueil -, SNG Aulock - , Leypold -, Righetti-, Lindgren -. Possibly unlisted?

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GREEK, Achaean League, Argos, ca. 175-168 BC, AR Hemidrachm - Agrinion 308327 viewsLaureate head of Zeus right. / Wreath surrounding AX monogram in centre; TK monogram above and Harpa right below.
BCD Peloponnesos 1136 (this coin); Clerk 147; Agrinion 308 (same dies).
(17 mm, 2.47 g, 12h)
ex- BCD Collection; LHS 96, Lot 1136 (8 May 2006); ex- Empire Coins Fixed Price List 76 (September 1995).

One of the more refined images of Zeus on this series of Achaian League emissions, complimented by the slightly oval flan.3 comments

Greek, Alexander Ptolemaic Bronze327 viewsBronze Hemiobol of Ptolemy I ca. 290BC
Portrait of Alexander the Great with Ammon horn
Svoronos 172. 17.4mm 4.58gm 11.5h (345deg)
Stylistic elegance on early Ptolemaic bronze.PtolemAE

Roman Bow, Enamelled Bow Fibula #033327 viewsRoman Bow, Enamelled Bow Fibula #033
type:Enameled Bow Fibulae,
size: 49x33mm,
weight: 13,14g,
date: A.D.,
ref: ,
distribution:
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Fibula #032, Bojovic T-I/5var,327 viewsFibula #032, Bojovic T-I/5var,
type:
size: 55x23mm,
weight: 12,54g,
date: A.D.,
ref: Bojovic T-I/5var,
distribution:
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ROMAN IMPERATORS, JULIUS CAESAR and MARK ANTONY326 viewsJULIUS CAESAR and MARK ANTONY. 43 BC. Fourré Denarius (19mm, 3.63 gm). Bare head of Mark Antony right; lituus behind / Laureate head of Julius Caesar right, jug behind. Crawford 488/1; CRI 118; Sydenham 1165; RSC 2. Near VF, porous, several large breaks in plating revealing the copper core.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 1087.
Ex CNG ecoli

Roman Empire, Constantine the Great, VICTORIA AVGG NN326 viewsConstantine I
A.D. 319
AE Follis
CONSTA-NTINVS AVG bust laur., cuir.
VICTORIA-AVGG NN [Victory of the Emperors] Victory holding wreath and palm branch
TS dot gamma unlisted in RIC (variation of RIC VII Thessalonica 59)

from the collection of vic9128

Roman Empire, CRISPUS Antioch mint326 viewsDN FL IVL CRIPVS NOB CAES
Laureated, draped bust left, sceptre in left hand, mappa in right hand
IOVI CONS - ERVATORI CAESS
Jupiter syanding left,chlamys across left shoulder, leaning on sceptre, holding Victory on globe , left at his feet captive
Mint mark : /Z/ Point SMANT
Antioch mint
Z officin not listed for Crispus in RIC ( see n° 26, vol VII) ; Point SMANT also not listed

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Roman, Probus Antoninianus326 viewsProbus Antoninian, struck 278 AD at Siscia mint.
Obv: IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield.
(Rev: ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding sceptre, captive at foot.
Ex: XXIS)
Ø 24.5 mm, 3.50 g.
RIC 628

Ex FORVM.Pscipio

Roman, Nero Claudius Drusus Sestertius326 viewsIssued by Claudius to honor his father Drusus, RIC 93. Blueish-Black Patina.1 comments

Gordian III (238-244 A.D.), AE-Dupondius, PM 01-02-01, Viminacium, #2326 views072 Gordianus-III (238-244 A.D.), AE-Dupondius, PM 01-02-01, Viminacium, #2
avers:- IMP-CAES-MANT-GORDIANVS-AVG, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right .
revers:- PMSCO-L-VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, extending hands to bull and lion standing at feet on either side.
exergo: AN • I •,
diameter: 22mm,
weight: 5,33g,
mint: Viminacium,
axis: h,
date: 239-240 AD.,
ref: Pick-072, PM-1-02-1,
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Egypt, Alexandria, 032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RPC III 5941, AR-Tetradrachm, L EN-NEAKΔ, Bust of Nilus right, #1326 viewsEgypt, Alexandria, 032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RPC III 5941, AR-Tetradrachm, L EN-NEAKΔ, Bust of Nilus right, #1
avers: AΥT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB, Laureate head left.
reverse: L EN-NEAKΔ, Bust of Nilus right, draped on the left shoulder, cornucopia behind the right shoulder.
exergue: L/IΘ//--, diameter: 22,0-24,0mm, weight: 11,96g, axis: 0h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, date: 134-135 A.D., Year (IΘ)19.,
ref:
RPC III 5941,
Emmet -IΘ,
Milne 1449-1458,
Geissen 1147-1148,
Dattari 1430-1431,
Kampmann-Ganschow 032.619,
Köln 1148,
BMC 646,
Curtis 456-458,
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Mazaios, Satrap of Cilicia AR Stater326 viewsCILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC., 10.78g. AR Stater
O: Baaltars seated left, head and torso facing, holding eagle, grain ear, and grape bunch in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; TN (in Aramaic) to left, M (in Aramaic) below throne, B’LTRZ ("Baal of Tarsos" or "Baaltars" in Aramaic) to right
R: Lion attacking bull left; MZDY (Mazaeus in Aramaic) above, monogram below.
- Casabonne Series 2, Group C; SNG France –; SNG Levante 106. -Ex Walter M. Shandruk Collection

The obverse of this coin depicts the Baal of Tarsos.  "Baal" is a Semitic word for "Lord" or "God." The symbols of an eagle, wheat stalk, grapes, and a scepter may represent Baal’s capacity as a god involved in the seasonal cycles of life and death.

The reverse features a lion-and-bull motif as did earlier Anatolian coins of Kroisos/Croesus. But here, on the reverse, the full bodies of both lion and bull are shown, and the lion is ferociously jumping on the back of the bull, who's kneeling.

If you assume that a kneeling bull (without a lion) on the scores of later Greek and Roman coins is symbolic of Zeus, a position that Marvin Tameanko has persuasively argued for (Celator, Jan. 1995, pp. 6-11), and that the lion is symbolic of the supreme god, or Baal, of the Celicians, the symbolism of this coin, may be direct and simple: Our god is more powerful than your god.

The Baal obverse of Mazaios' coinage may have been used as the model for the Zeus reverse of Alexander the Great's huge output of silver coinage, though Martin Price believed that both coinages were based on similar models. Price did feel, however, that the celator who engraved the latter Mazaios staters also engraved Alexander III's Tarsos tetradrachms.

Mazaios (also referred to as "Mazaeus" and "Mazday") was the Persian satrap of Celicia beginning c. 361 BC, then the satrap of both Celicia and the larger territory of Transeuphratesia/Transeuphrates (Syria and Palestine, also known as Abar Nahara) beginning c. 345 BC.

Mazaios fought Alexander the Great at the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC. After this loss, he fled to Babylon. With the Great King Darius III of Persia also fleeing Alexander's army, Mazaios was the person who surrendered the capital of the Persian Empire, Babylon, to Alexander later in 331 BC, which prevented the sack of the city. For doing this without a fight, Alexander appointed him governor of Babylon, which at the time was the world's largest city. Mazaios died in 328 BC.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=baal
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Anchor, Seleukid type325 viewsSide, Pamphylia, Asia Minor, 333 - 187 B.C.
10094. Silver tetradrachm, S 5432 var, VF, 16.2g, 29mm, 0o, obverse head of Athena right in a crested Corinthian helmet, countermarked with a Seleukid type anchor; reverse Nike advancing left holding wreath, pomegranate in left field, KL-E below (magistrates name); sold.1 commentswhitetd49

2 Countermarks on obverse of Geta ΠCEΠT-ΓETA•KA AE24325 viewsARABIA PETRAEA. Petra. Geta. Æ 24. A.D. 198-209. Obv: (Î CEÎ T-Î“ETA•KA) or similar. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; 2 countermarks, (1) on bust, (2) behind bust. Rev: (AÎ”PIÎ ETP-AMHTPOÎ ) or similar. Tyche seated left on rock, holding trophy in right hand and stele in extended left hand (?). Ref: Spijkerman 48. Axis: 360°. Weight: 7.28 g. CM(1): •Î”• in circular punch, 5.5 mm.Howgego 801 (19 pcs). CM(2): Second application of same CM. Collection Automan.Automan

Roman Empire, Crispus, Unlisted officina for Nicomedia325 viewsObv: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB C
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust, left.
Rev: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
Six tiered campgate surmounted by two beacons, star.
3.1 gm, 18.5 mm, Exergue: MNΓ
Nicomedia RIC 122, unlisted for officina
Submitted by Massanutten

GREEK, Mysia, Kyzikos, 480-450 BC325 viewsMysia Kyzikos 480-450 BC
AR Obol ; 0.35g, 9mm
Obv.: Forepart of boar left, tuna behind
Rev.: Lion's head left
SNG Turkey 574 commentsTanit

Uncertain mint. Vespasian AE18. Prow325 viewsUncertain mint, Vespasian head laureate l., OYE ... KAISAR S / Prow l., EPI[..]DIONYSIOY...
RPC 2.2805 = Lindgren 3.1661 (only catalogued specimen). ancientone

Gaius ("Caligula"), RIC 38, As of AD 37-38 (Vesta)325 viewsÆ As (11.5g, 30mm, 6h), Rome mint, struck AD 37-38.
Obv.: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT bare head of Gaius facing left.
Rev.: VESTA S C Vesta veiled and draped, seated left on a throne, holding a patera in her right hand and a long sceptre in her left
RIC 38 (C); Cohen 27
ex CNG, 2000 ("nr EF, warm brown patina, exceptional surfaces")
7 commentsCharles S

Eukratides I325 viewsBAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, about 16.78 g, 12h). Attic standard. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear / The Dioskouroi on horseback rearing right, each holding palm frond and spear; monogram to lower right. Bopearachchi 6E; SNG ANS 465. Ch VF, porous in areas. CNG auction
From The Sam Mansourati collection./ EX CNG
Photo and Description , courtesy of Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.2 commentsSam

165 Arcadius (384-408 A.D.), Siscia, RIC IX 039c1, -/-//ASIS, AE-4, VICTORIA AVG G G, Victory advancing left, Rare!, #1325 views165 Arcadius (384-408 A.D.), Siscia, RIC IX 039c1, -/-//ASIS, AE-4, VICTORIA AVG G G, Victory advancing left, Rare!, #1
avers: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right (3a/A).
reverse: VICTOR IA AVG G G, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm.
exergue: -/-//ASIS, diameter: 13-13,5 mm, weight: 1,50g, axis: 7h,
mint: Siscia, date: 384-387 A.D., ref: RIC IX 39c1, p-155, Rare!
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Agrippina the Younger, sister of Caligula, wife of Claudius, mother of Nero. Augusta, 50-59 CE.324 viewsBosporos, under King Kotys I with Claudius & Agrippina Jr. 50-54 AD.
Æ 12 nummia or Assarion (25 mm, 9.30 gm).
Obv: TI KLAUDIOU KAICAROC, Laureate head of Claudius right, IB below.
Rev: IOULIAN AGRIPPINAN CEBACTHN, Head of Agrippina Junior left, hair weaved and tied at back of head to make a loop ponytail; BAK (monogram of Kotys I) before.
SGI 5438; RPC 1925; BMC 13.52,7; Anokhin Bosporus 348; Vagi 670; SNG Vol IX, 971; SNG Copenhagen 31; W.Wroth p. XI, 14.

CAMPGATE, Constantine II, Cyzicus 37324 viewsObv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left
Rev:– PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, Camp gate with two turrets and star above
Minted in Cyzicus (SMKB• in exe)
Reference:– RIC VII 37 (R1)maridvnvm

Î” containing dot324 viewsCILICIA. Seleuceia ad Calycadnum. Gordian III. Æ 33. A.D. 238-244. Obv: (ANTÎ©NI)OC-(Î“Î©PÎ”IAN)OC, (C)EBA. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; countermark on neck. Rev: CELEUKEÎ©-N-(TÎ©Î POCTÎ©K)-AÎ›V-KAÎ”-NÎ©. Athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand and resting left hand on shield, behind which rises a spear. Ref: BMC 37. Axis: 180°. Weight: 19.13 g. CM: Î” containing dot, in triangular punch, c. 6 x 5 mm. Howgego 670 (206 pcs). Note: Not likely to be a denominational countermark. Collection Automan. Automan

GG, Ptolemy Soter, 305-283 BC324 viewsGold pentadrachm, 22.82mm, 17.82g, EF
Postumous strike under Ptolemy Philadelphos at Tyre c. 271-267 BC
Diademed head of Ptolemy Soter right, wearing aegis / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing half left atop a thunderbolt, wings closed, H above club in left field. RCOA
Ex: Forvm Ancient Coins
Svoronos 636 (citing 8 specimens); BMC p. 9,74 (same obv die)5 commentsLawrence W

Legionary denarius.324 viewsMARK ANTONY AR denarius. Patrae(?) mint. 32-31 BC. 3.79 grs, 6h . Praetorian galley sailing right , with sceptre tied with fillet on prow Mast with banners. ANT • AVG III VIR • R • P • C / Legionary aquila between two standards. LEG XIX below.
Crawford 544/35. RSC 55.

This coins were minted to pay the soldiers of Antony's armies some months before the battle of Actium.
6 commentsbenito

020 Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), RIC² 0520, RIC II(1962) 055, Rome, AR-Denarius, FIDES PVBL, Clasped hands, #1324 views020 Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), RIC² 0520, RIC II(1962) 055, Rome, AR-Denarius, FIDES PVBL, Clasped hands, #1
avers: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII CEN, Laureate head right.
reverse: FIDES PVBL, Clasped hands holding a caduceus, poppies, and corn-ears.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,5 mm, weight: 2,98g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 73 A.D., ref: RIC² 0520, RIC (1962) 055, S 2291, C 164, BMC 86,
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis Antioch mint, GLORIA EXERCITVS SUPERB EXAMPLE324 viewsConstantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (17.3mm, 2.43 g,). Antioch mint, 4th officina. Struck circa AD 333-335.CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear; two signa between; SMANΓ. RIC VII 86

4 commentsAdrian W

Roman Bow, Crossbow Fibula, Short Arm T-shaped Hinged Crossbow Fibula, With 5 Hole Decorated Curved Plate on Bow, #029324 viewsFibula #029
type: An early crossbow type with raised crest along bow of five holed arches. The holes are counter sunk.,
size: 49x22mm,
weight: 9,13g,
date: 3rd centuries A.D.,
ref: .,
distribution: ,
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Medieval, Hungary, 20.16.1.1./b1.14./50., Anonymous III. (István III., (Stephen III.), King of Hungary, (1162-1172 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-164, CNH I.-153, U-086, #01324 viewsCÁC II. 20.16.1.1./b1.14./50., Anonymous III. (István III., (Stephen III.), King of Hungary, (1162-1172 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-164, CNH I.-153, U-086, #01
avers: Four crosses and four crescents around Jerusalem cross; border of dots.
reverse: Three dots between two crosses; border of line.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 13,0 mm, weight: 0,20g, axis:0h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-164, CNH I.-153, Unger-086,
Kiss-Toth, Sigla: 20.16.1.1./b1.14./50.,
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Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius Denarius, Prov Deor Reverse323 viewsobv: M ANTONINVS AVG, bare head right.
rev: PROV DEOR TR P XVII COS III, Provedentia standing l., holding globe and cornucopiae.
Var. of RIC III 66, but unlisted in RIC, Cohen or RCV with the bare head right obverse.

Countermark (Hippocamp) on Gortyna -- AE21. 323 viewsLaureate head of Zeus right/Europa riding bull left; countermark hippocamp left. Svoronos 120 var. (no countermark); SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Crete pg. 45, 66 var. (same). (featherz)featherz

The First Alexander III Tetradrachm to be Struck in Sidon during the Siege of Tyre323 viewsKings of Macedonia, Alexander III The Great, 336-323 BC, AR Tetradrachm - Sidon
Head of young Herakles right in lion-skin headdress, paws tied at neck. / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOΥ Zeus left seated on a backless throne, eagle in right hand, scepter held in left hand, Phoenician date (letter Alaph) indicating Year 1 (333/2 BC) beneath throne, indistinct Phoenician letter Sadhe (being the initial of Sidon) in outer left field.
Price 3467a (same dies); Newell Sidon 8, dies I/α.; Le Rider pl. 4, 1 & 2. The first Alexander tetradrachm emission from Sidon mint 333/2 BC from the first Alexander dies used at the mint.

This is amongst the first Alexander coinage struck at Sidon and dated to Year 1 of his Asian reign, being the year in which he defeated the Persian King Darius at the battle of Issos, which was shortly followed by the surrender of Sidon. This coin is from the first Alexander dies to be used at Sidon and would have been struck during Alexander's siege of nearby Tyre probably as part of the funding for the siege effort. 4 comments

Zoomorphic Plate Fibula, Horse fibula, Fibula #020, 323 viewsFibula #020
type:Zoomorphic Plate Fibula, Horse fibula,
size: 39x22mm,
weight: 8,72gg,
date: 100-200 A.D.,
ref: ,
distribution:
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B 061 John II. Comnenus (1118-1143 A.D.), SB 1954var., AE-Half-Tetarteron, IC/XC//--, Thessalonica,323 viewsB 061 John II. Comnenus (1118-1143 A.D.), SB 1954var., AE-Half-Tetarteron, IC/XC//--, Thessalonica,
avers: Iω ΔECΠOT, Crowned bust of John facing, wearing jewelled chlamys, holding labarum and cross on globe.
reverse: IC-XC, Christ nimbate, standing facing on footstool, wearing pallium and colobium, holding book of gospels, both hands at front.
exergue: IC/XC//--, diameter: mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Thessalonica, date: A.D., ref: SB 1954var (position of Christ's hand), BMC 67-69.
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141 Fausta (290 -326 A.D.), AE-3 Follis, Thessalonica, RIC VII 162, -/-//SMTSA, SPES REIPVBLICAE, Spes standing left, R4!!!323 views141 Fausta (290 -326 A.D.), AE-3 Follis, Thessalonica, RIC VII 162, -/-//SMTSA, SPES REIPVBLICAE, Spes standing left, R4!!!
avers:- FLAV-MAX-FAVSTA-AVG, 13, E10, Diademed, Mantled, bust right with two-row necklace.
revers:- SPES-REIP-VBLICAE, Spes standing left, holding baby in each arm.
exergo: -/-//SMTSA, diameter: 19-21 mm, weight: 3,05g, axis: 5h,
mint: Thessalonica, date: 326-28 A.D.,ref: RIC-VII-162, p-519, R4!!!,
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88 BC - In Celebration of the Slaughter of 80,000 Romans in Asia Minor323 views Ionia, Smyrna, 88-85 BC, AE 25
Diademed head of Mithradates VI of Pontos right.
ZMYPNAIÎ©N right, EPMOÎ“ENHÎ£/Î¦PIÎžOÎ£ to left of Nike standing right, palm frond over one shoulder while crowning the city’s ethnic with wreath.
Milne, Autonomous Smyrna 340; Callataÿ pl. LI, P-Q; SNG Copenhagen 1206.
(25 mm, 14.86 g, 12h)

This coin was struck in the First Mithradatic War, at a time when Mithradates VI had all but expelled the Romans from Asia Minor. A civic issue from Smyrna, it was an overt statement of the city’s support for Mithradates in his campaign against Rome as well as a celebration of Mithradates success in freeing most of Asia Minor from the Roman yoke. The issue probably commenced shortly after Mithradates had organised the murder of 80,000 Roman citizens in a single night across the cities of Asia Minor in the Spring of 88 BC. The issue was short lived, as the tide of military fortune quickly turned against Mithradates when he had to face Sulla. Ultimately, he was forced to negotiate a truce (the Treaty of Dardanos) with the Romans in 85 BC, bringing Asia Minor firmly back into the Roman Empire. This brought this coinage to an end. However, the peace was short lived and hostilities between Rome and Mithradates resumed two years later, continuing intermittently for the next twenty years until Mithradates death in 66 BC following a succession of military defeats at the hands of Pompey the Great. 1 comments

ALEXIUS I AE Tetarteron SR- Unlisted DOC 41322 viewsMonogram of Alexius. Rev Bust of Emperor wearing stemma divitision and jewelled loros of traditional type holds in r. hand jewlled sceptre and in l. gl. cr. 15/17mm

VERY RARE!- Only one known in a major collection located in Istanbul Turkey. DOC mentions and includes the type in the catalog but does not have one in inventory. A key piece for this collection.1 commentsSimon

Luna/Diana322 viewsCaracalla AD 198 - 217
AR - Denar, 3.13g, 19mm
Rome AD 217
obv. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
laureate head r.
rev. PM TRP XX COS IIII PP
Luna/Diana with crescent on head and scarf flying
behind her, standing in bull-biga, driving l.
RIC IV, 284; C.396
Scarce; good EF

LUNA, goddess of the moon. Her usual attribute is a crescent worn at top of her head. She first appears early 2nd century BC on Bigati. Equated with DIANA and sometimes impossible to make any clear distinction between these two. The bull is connected to DIANA by a myth, in which sacrificing a big bull would bring great power to the city of the person who sacrificed him. Thus Rome was given the imperium! Diana was the patron of the Biga racing driver too!2 commentsJochen

Roman Empire, Constantine the Great, VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP322 viewsConstantine I
A.D. 318
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG high crested helmet, cuir., spear across right shoulder.
VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP [ Joyous (well-earned) victory to the eternal Prince] two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar.
epsilon SIS star RIC VII Siscia 49 unlisted officinae
unlisted in RIC

from the collection of vic9128

ROMAN REPUBLIC, Man. Acilius Glabrio (Roman Republic Denarius)322 viewsMan. Acilius Glabrio. 49 BC. AR Denarius. Rome mint.
Obverse: SALVTIS behind, laureate head of Salus right, wearing earring and necklace; hair in knot, falling down neck.
Reverse: MN. ACILIVS III. VIR. VALETV, Valetudo (Salus) standing left, holding serpent, resting elbow on column.
Crawford 442/1a; CRI 16; Sydenham 922

Hades, Hadrian322 viewsHadrian. (117-138 AD). Silver cistophoric tetradrachm (11.35 gm). Lydia, Sardes. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, head bare right / COS III, Hades standing left in quadriga of horses leaping right, carrying away protesting Persephone and holding scepter and reins in left hand.2 commentsROMA

Ptolemy VIII Euergetes322 viewsPtolemy VIII Euergetes
Silver Tetradrachm
Struck during the sole reign of Ptolemy VIII
Salamis Mint, Cyprus
Year LA (31)= 150 B.C.
24mm, 14.1g
Obv: Diademed bust right, wearing aegis.
Rev: BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; date in left field, SA in right.
Svoronos 1463, SNG Cop. 569.
Dark toning with areas of blue iridescence3 commentsmihali84

Zeus Ammon, Ptolemy V322 viewsAE 36 28.4gm 12h
Svoronos 1058
Tyre Provincial Mint
Ptolemy V
ca. 205-180BC
Unusual Style - Stern and Expressive Zeus Portrait6 commentsPtolemAE

ROMAN EMPIRE, Geta AR Denarius, RIC 68322 viewsObv:– IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:– PONTIF TR P COS II, Geta on horseback riding left, spearing enemy beneath.
Minted in Rome. A.D. 209
Reference:– BMC p. 359 17. RIC 68 (Rated Rare), RSC 130. Only 4 examples in RD so quite a rare coin on that basis.

3 commentsmaridvnvm

JULIA TITI. Daughter of Titus. Lover of Domitian.322 viewsAE dupondius. 80-81 AD (Titus) 12.36 gr. 6h. Draped bust right . IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA. / Vesta seated left, holding small palladium in extended right hand and sceptre. VESTA . S C across field. RIC II 180 (Titus); Cohen 18.

3 commentsbenito

Greece, Cape Sounion - The Temple of Poseidon322 viewsAccording to legend, Cape Sounion is the spot where Aegeus, king of Athens, leapt to his death off the cliff, thus giving his name to the Aegean Sea.1 comments

Gordian III AN III type #2321 viewsGordian III; Moesia Superior, Viminacium; 240 - 241 AD AN III
30 mm, 17.1 g.
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
PMS COL VIM AN.I.I.I.
note pellets after "N" and each "I", also the detail inthe skirt of Moesia.
AMNG 79, 24 spec.;

Felicitas321 viewsJulia Mamaea, died 235, mother of Severus Alexander
AR - Denar, 3.22g, 19mm
Rome AD 230
obv. IVLIA MA - MAEA AVG
draped bust, diademed head r.
rev. FELICITAS - PVBLICA
Felicitas sitting l., holding caduceus l. and cornucopiae r.,
l. foot on footstool

FELICITAS, personification of 'happiness' in the sense of prosperity and
success, here of the state (PVBLICA)
1 Caduceus, herald's staff, originally carried by Mercury, later decorated
at the top with a pair of serpents and often winged. Suggesting peace,
stability and concord
2 Cornucopiae, 'horns of plenty', overflowing with fruits and ears of grain,
a motif borrowed from Greek art, symbol of prosperty (brought to the people by
the emperor) 1 commentsJochen

Isaac II AE Trachy S-2003 DOC 3b. unlisted var.321 viewsVirgin Nimbate, wearing tunic and Maphorion, seated upon a throne with back holds beardless, nimbate head of Chriist on breast.

REV Full length figure of emperor, wearing stemma divitision collar piece, jeweled loros of a simplified type and saigon; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger and in l. anexikakia. Manus Dei ( Hands of God) in upper r. field. Unlisted Var. Emperor holds a patriarchal cross on shaft instead of hand scepter cruicger. EF
Simon

Manuel I Billion TrachyS-1964 DOC 12321 viewsVirgin Nimbate seated upon a throne without back holds nimbate head of Christ on breast.

REV Full Length figure of emperor bearded wearing stemma divistion and chalmys holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft and in l. gl cr. mounted with patriarchal cross.30mm
Nice example of a lesser seen trachy of Manuel
Simon

BYZANTINE, Alexius I Komnenos A.D.1081 - 1118, AU Hyperperon. 321 viewsPost-reform issue struck A.D.1092 - 1118
Sear 1912.2 comments

Troas, Ilion, Julia Domna, Bellinger T225321 viewsJulia Domna, AD 194-217
AE 27, 8.80g
obv. IOV DOMN - A CEBACTH
Bust, draped, r.
c/m in l. field, oval incus with bust of Athena, r.
rev. EK[TOR - ILEWN]
Hector, in military cloak, hurrying r., holding shield and hurling spear with
raised r. hand
Bellinger T225; BMC 83 var.
rare, good F
From Forum Ancient Coins, thanks!

For more informations please look at the thread 'Mythological interesting coins'.
2 commentsJochen

FAXINVS GRACILISSIMVS AUGVSTOLVS321 viewsDenarius subaeratus
Nvlla Re1 commentsantvwala

CHINA - Emperor De Zong321 viewsCHINA - Emperor De Zong, Guang Xu Reign (1875-1908) Cu 10 Cash, 1907. Tai Ching Ti Kuo Copper Coin series. Reference: Y-10.5.dpaul7

020 Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), RIC² 0546, RIC II(1962) 065, Rome, AR-Denarius, PONTIF MAXIM, Emperor seated right, #1321 views020 Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), RIC² 0546, RIC II(1962) 065, Rome, AR-Denarius, PONTIF MAXIM, Emperor seated right, #1
avers: IMP CAES VESP AVG CENS, Laureate head right.
reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated right, holding scepter and branch.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-18,5 mm, weight: 3,16 g, axis: 1h,
mint: Rome, date: 73 A.D., ref: RIC² 0546, RIC II(1962) 065, BMC 98 var., RSC 387a., BNC -,
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Faustina II (Filia) (128-175 A.D.), AR-Denarius, RIC III 517c (Marc.Aur), Rome, VENVS, FAVSTINA AVG P II AVG FIL, #1321 views038b Faustina (II) Filia (128-175 A.D.), AR-Denarius, RIC III 517c (Marc.Aur), Rome, VENVS, FAVSTINA AVG P II AVG FIL, #1
"Daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Sr. and wife of Marcus Aurelius. She was also the mother of Commodus and Lucilla, wife of Lucius Verus."
avers:- FAVSTINA-AVG-P-II-AVG-FIL, Draped bust right, showing Strack's coiffure a, with band of pearls in hair.
revers: VE-NVS, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder, dolphin coiled around rudder.
exerg:-/-//--, diameter: mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Rome, date: A.D., ref: RIC-III-RIC 517c, (Marcus Aurelius), Strack 495. BMCRE 1067. Cohen 266.
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Roman Empire, Theodosius I RIC IX, Antiochia 47(d) var.320 viewsTheodosius I, the Great AD 379 - 395
AE - AE3, 2.37g, 19mm
Antiochia 4. period: 9 Aug. 378 - 25 Aug. 383 2. officina
obv.: DN THEODO - SIVS PF AVG
Draped and cuirassed bust, pearl-diademed head r.
rev.: CONCOR - DIA AVGGG
Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated facing, head r., on throne, holding partly
seen spear and globe; r. leg bare; l. foot on prow
field: l. Theta
exergue: ANTB
RIC IX, Antiochia 47(d) var., unrecorded; C.5
rarity?; about VF, chocolate-brown patina
added to www.wildwinds.com

But RIC 47(d) should have rosette-diademed head. So it is a mix of RIC 47(c) and RIC 47(d)! 2 commentsJochen

Greek, Kanishka AE 1-unit Goddess NANIA Bactrian series320 viewsKanishka AE 1-unit Goddess NANIA Bactrian series

114 AD: Trajan's comprehensive political settlement in the East320 viewsOrichalcum sestertius (25.16g, 34mm, 6h) Rome mint. Struck AD 116.
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI PP laureate draped bust, rricht
REGNA ADSIGNATA / S C [in ex.] Trajan seated left on platform, prefect and soldier standing; three kings standing before
RIC 666 [R]; Cohen 325; BMC 1043; Foss (Roman Historic Coins) 104/67

Trajan assigns kingdoms to client princes in the East in AD 114. The three kings are presumably of Armenia, Mesopotamia and Parthia4 commentsCharles S

Rome, Lead Seal, #02320 viewsRoman Lead Seal,
Two Victoria face to face both holding wreath, beetween them two bust right are diademed faceing left (like Augustus and a Caesar), down are lionwalking right faceing left, some letters in the left side, like part of the legend.
May be 4th century, "Constantine-I and one of his son".
size: 18mm,
weight:3,44g,
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Roman Empire, Diadumenian denarius Ric 102320 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar. 218 AD. AR Denarius 3.04 g.

O: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right
R: PRINC IVVENTVTIS, Diadumenian standing half-left, head right, holding standard and sceptre; two standards behind. RIC IV 102 (Macrinus); BMCRE 87 (Macrinus); RSC 3.

4 commentsNemonater

Faustina I, Senior. Wife of Antoninus Pius. Augusta 138-140/1 CE.319 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm, 3.47 gm).
Rome mint, 145 CE
Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust, r.
Rev: PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing l., sacrificing over candelabrum and holding box of incense.
RIC 395ca; Sear 4598v; Cohen 237

Dacia319 viewsTrajan Decius Antoninianus
Obv:– IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– DACIA, Dacia, wearing robe reaching feet, standing left, holding vertical staff with ass’s head
Minted in Rome. A.D. 249 - 251
Reference:– RIC 12b. RSC 16

Personification of the province of Daciamaridvnvm

Virtus (female)319 viewsGordian III Pius, AD 238-244
AR - Antoninian, 4.84g, 22mm
Rome 1st emission, 5th officina, July 238 - July 239
obv. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Bust draped, cuirassed, radiate r.
rev. VIRTVS AVG
Virtus in military dress, standing front, head l., resting r. hand on oval shield,
set on ground, holding vertical spear in l.
RIC IV/3, 6; C.381
about EF, mint luster

VIRTVS, personification of military virtue, a female figur, here shown clearly by her bare breast r., so looking like an Amazon, helmeted and with military cloak. From the time of the Civil Wars AD 69 until the time of Honorius she played a big role in the imperial coinage. Later often as VIRTVS MILITVM or VIRTVS EXERCITI.Jochen

Roman, Postumus319 viewsPostumus Antoninian, struck 260-261 AD at Lugdunum mint.
Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing right, leaning on club, holding bow and lion's skin.
Ø 20-21.5 mm, 4.44 g.
RIC 641 commentsPscipio

Victory | Three Military Standards, COHOR PRAE PHIL * Philippi, Macedonia, Ã†19 - 27 B.C. - 14 A.D.319 views
Victory | Three Military Standards * Philippi Commemorative

Obv: Victory, striding left, holding frond in left hand over left shoulder, closed laurel wreath in outstretched right hand: VIC AV[G]
Rev: Three Military Standards: COHOR PRAE PHIL (to left, right and exergue, repectively).

Exergue: PHIL

Mint: Philippi (Mint moving with Octavian and/or Antonius?).
Struck: 27 B.C. - 14 A.D.
*(See note below regarding dating)

Size: 19.245 mm.
Weight: 4.31 grm.
Die axis: 180°

Condition: Quite fine, considerably better in hand than my best photos can portray.

Refs:*
S 521
BMC 23
RPC 1651
Vagi / CHRE 347

COHOR PRAE PHIL - '(Honoring) the Praetorian Guard of Philippi.'

* This issue may date rather to the reign of Claudius or Nero.
1 commentsTiathena

Croatia, Split - Diocletian's palace, temple of Jupiter319 viewsinterior with modern statue
Temple was converted to babtistery later.J. B.

022b Titus (69-79 A.D. Caesar, 79-81 A.D. Augustus), RIC² 0115, RIC II(1962) 0022a, AR-Denarius, Roma, TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Elephant, #1319 views022b Titus (69-79 A.D. Caesar, 79-81 A.D. Augustus), RIC² 0115, RIC II(1962) 0022a, AR-Denarius, Roma, TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Elephant, #1
avers: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, Laureate head right.
reverse: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Elephant walking left.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 20mm, weight: 3,20g, axis: h,
mint: Rome, date: 80 A.D., ref: RIC² 0115, RIC II(1962) 0022a p-119, BMC 43, RSC 303, BNC 37,
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"This denarius is part of a series that was struck for the lectisternium (religious ceremony) celebrating the opening of the Colosseum in 80 AD."3 commentsquadrans

Roman Empire, Valerian I (253-260 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-I 074, Rome, APOLINI PROPVG, 319 views088 Valerianus-I (253-260 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-I 074, Rome, APOLINI PROPVG,
avers:- IMP-C-P-LIC-VALERIANVS-AVG, Radiate, draped bust right.
revers:- APOLINI-PROPVG, Apollo standing right, drawing bow.
exergo: - , diameter: 18,5-20mm, weight: 3,60g, axis: 1h,
mint: Rome, date: 253 A.D., ref: RIC-V-I-74, p-45, C-25,
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 157, Rome, ADVENTVS AVG, Bust-G, Emperor riding left, C, #2319 views112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 157, Rome, ADVENTVS AVG, Bust-G, Emperor riding left, C, #2
avers:- IMP-PRO-BVS-AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield.(6,G)
revers:- ADVEN-TVS-AVG, Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding sceptre; at foot, captive.
exerg: -/-//R crescent ς, diameter: 22,5mm, weight: 3,20g, axes: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 279-A.D., 4th. emission, ref: RIC-157-p-35,
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041b Commodus (166-180 A.D. as Caesar, 180-192 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 0012, Rome, AR-denarius, TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P, Roma seated left,319 views041b Commodus (166-180 A.D. as Caesar, 180-192 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 0012, Rome, AR-denarius, TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P, Roma seated left,
avers:- M-COMMODVS-ANTONINVS-AVG, Laureate head right.
revers:- TR-P-VI-IMP-IIII-COS-III-PP, Roma seated left, holding Victory and scepter.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 18-19mm, weight: 2,84g, axes: 1h,
mint: Rome, date: 181 A.D., ref: RIC-III-12, p-368, C-803, S-5707,
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BCC LS14319 viewsLead Seal
Roman 1st-3rd Cent CE?
Obv: Trophy with helmet, cuirass and two
shields (oblong and round) at extremities,
or possibly Anguipede, stylized Persian influenced
snake-legged figure, usually with head of rooster,
carrying flail and shield.
Rev: Blank.
16 x 13mm. 5.55gm.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection1 commentsv-drome

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