Trajan, Billon Tetradrachm, Alexandria, Milne 580

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Trajan
Augustus, 851 - 870 A.U.C. 

(28th January 98 – 9th August 117 A.D.)

Coin: Billon Tetradrachm

Obverse: AVT TPIAN CεB - ΓεPM ΔAKIK, laureate bust facing to the right.
Reverse: Most likely the "Eagle, standing to the right, upon Thunderbolts" type.

Weight: 11.40 g
Diameter: 25 x 25 x 3.6 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mint: Alexandria, Year 11, 107 - 108 A.D.
Reference: Milne 580

Comment: The coin seems to have suffered from corroded bronze being stuck to it and then harshly cleaned off. Only the tail and tip of the right wing of the Eagle is visable.

Cæsar Severus Alexander, AE24, Edessa, SNG Cop ​​215

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Severus Alexander

As Cæsar, 974 - 975 A.U.C. (221 - 222 A.D.)

Coin: AE24

Obverse: M A AΛΞAN-ΔEP C C KA, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right. 

Seen from behind.
Reverse: MA K AV - PE EΔECC, Tyche, seated upon a hill, to the left, draped, wearing a turreted crown, holding out a branch with her right hand, over an altar in the left field. 

The Euphrates, flowing to the left, beneath her.

Weight: 9.61 g
Diameter: 24 x 23 x 2.5 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mint: Edessa, 221 - 222 A.D.
Reference: SNG Cop ​​215
Notes: Ex Dr. Hubert Lanz.

An attempt seems to have been made, in antiquity, to hole the coin, 

see the crown of the Tyche which has been gouged into.

Very Rare

Augustus, AE26, Ephesus, RIC I 486

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Augustus
726 - 767 A.U.C. (27 B.C. – 14 A.D.)

Coin: AE26

Obverse: CAESAR, bare headed bust facing to the right.
Reverse AVGVSTVS, within a laurel wreath.

Weight: 12.93 g
Diameter: 26.5 x 25.6 x 2.8 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mint: Ephesus, struck in 25 B.C.
Reference: RIC I 486

Ptolemy V, AE26, Alexandria, Svornos 1235

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Ptolemy V
Basileus, 204-181 B.C.
Coin: AE 26

Obverse: Bust of Cleopatra I, as Isis, facing to the right.
Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY - BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle of Zeus, standing to the left upon a thunderbolt.

Weight: 15.11 g
Diameter: 26 x 26.5 x 3.6 mm
Die axis: 290°

Mint: Alexandria
References: Svornos 1235, Sear 7880

Vespasian, AR Denarius, Rome, RIC II 124a

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Vespasian
Augustus, 824 - 834 A.U.C. (July 69-June 79 A.D.)

Coin: AR Denarius

Obverse: IMP CAESAR-VESPASIANVS AVG, Laureate bust facing to the right.
Reverse: IOVIS - CVSTOS, Jove, standing, facing, giving Libations from a Patera held with his right hand, over a lit Altar at the left and holding a Scepter with his left hand.

Weight: 2.64 g
Diameter: 19 x 17.5 x 1.2 mm
Die axis: 200°
Mint: Rome, struck between 75 - 79 A.D.
Reference: RIC II 124a

Numerian, Potin Tetradrachm, Alexandria, Milne 4664

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Numerian
As Cæsar, 1036 - 1037 A.U.C. (282 – 283 A.D.)

Coin: Potin Tetradrachm
Obverse: AK M A NOVMεPIANOC K C, laureate, draped and curiassed bust facing to the right.
Reverse: Dikaiosyne, standing to the left, holding a set of Scales with her right hand and a Cornucopia with her left. Her robe draped over her left arm. LA in the upper left field.

Weight: 8.10 g
Diameter: 17.5 x 18.5 x 4 mm
Die axis: 340°
Mint: Alexandria, year 1 (LA), 282 – 283 A.D.
Reference: Milne 4664

Antiochus VIII, AE17, Antioch, Sear 7154

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Antiochus VIII
Basileus, 125 - 96 B.C.

Coin: AE17

Obverse: Diademed and radiate bust of Antiochus facing to the right.
Reverse: Eagle of Zeus, perched to the left, upon a thunderbolt, a sceptre over its right shoulder. In the right field, BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY, EΠIΦANOYΣ in the left.

Weight: 4.72 g
Diameter: 17 x 17.5 x 2.2 mm
Die axis: 10°
Mint: Antioch, struck in 120 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7154

M.Fannius & L.Critonius, AR Denarius, Crawford 351/1

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M.Fannius & L.Critonius
As Aediles, 667 A.U.C. (86 B.C.)

Coin: AR Denarius

Obverse: Bust of Ceres, facing to the right, AED●PL behind her.
Reverse: M. Fannius and L. Critonius, seated to the right seated upon a Subsellium. P●A* in the upper left field, bankers mark "C" in the lower left field. M●FAN●L●CRT in exergue.

Weight: 3.74 g
Diameter: 18.5 x 19.5 x 1.8 mm
Die axis: 270°
Mint: Rome, 86 B.C. minted with the Silver left to the Roman Republic 

by king Ptolemy Alexander of Egypt in 88 B.C.
Reference: Crawford 351/1
Notes: *Publico Argento (Public Silver),

A metal detecing find from Moriles, Spain, (Hispania Ulterior).

Titus, AR Denarius, Rome, RIC 948

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Titus
As Cæsar, 824 - 832 A.U.C. (71 - 79 A.D.)

Coin: AR Denarius

Obverse: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS, laureate bust facing to the right.
Reverse: COS VI, Mars, standing to the left, holding a spear, transverse, 

with his right hand and a Trophy with his left.

Weight: 2.44 g
Diameter: 18 x 17.4 x 1.5 mm
Die axis: 180°
Mint: Rome, struck between 77-78 A.D.
Reference: RIC 948
Rare

Trajan, AR Denarius, Rome, RIC II 219

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Trajan
Augustus, 851 - 870 A.U.C. 

(28th January 98 – 9th August 117 A.D.)

Coin: AR Denarius

Obverse: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Laureate bst facing to the right.
Reverse: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, A Dacian, seated upon a shield, mourning, with a Falx below.

Weight: 2.86 g
Diameter: 19 x 18 x 1.5 mm
Die axis: 200°
Mint: Rome, struck in 107 A.D.
Reference: RIC II 219

Both surfaces of the coin show abrasion by Plow Damage, the reverse more so.

Theodosius I, AE2, Antioch, RIC IX Antioch 40d

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Theodosius I
As Augustus of the east, 379-392 A.D.

Coin: AE2

Obverse: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, helmeted, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right, holding a Spear forward with his right hand and a shield with his left.
Reverse: GLORIA RO-MANONVM, Theodosius, upon a galley, in military attire, standing to the left, facing back to the right, his right arm raised, Victoria at the helm and steering. 

A wreath in the left field.

Weight: 4.71 g
Diameter: 22 x 21.8 x 1 mm
Die axis: 130°
Mintmark: ANTΓ (Antioch), 378-383 A.D.
Reference: RIC IX Antioch 40d

L. Appuleius Saturninus, AR Denarius, Rome, Crawford 317/3a

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L. Appuleius Saturninus
As Quæstor, 649 A.U.C. (104 B.C.)

Coin: AR Denarius

Obverse: Bust of Roma, facing to the left, wearing a crested and winged helmet, in the style of a Grifin.
Reverse: Saturn, driving a Quadriga to the right, holding the reins with his left hand and holding a Harpa in his right. •⌐ above, L. SATVRN in exergue.

Weight: 3.76 g
Diameter: 19.2 x 18.1 x 1.3 mm
Die axis: 100°
Mint: Rome, 104 B.C.
Reference: Crawford 317/3a

L. Memmius Galeria, AR Serrate Denarius, Rome, Crawford 313/1

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L. Memmius Galeria
Moneyer, 647 A.U.C. (106 B.C.)

Coin: AR Serrate Denarius

Obverse: Laureate head of Saturn, facing to the left, C before, a Harpa and ROMA behind him.
Reverse: Venus in a Biga, advancing to the right, holding the reins with her right hand and a long torch with her left. Cupid, flying above, towards her, with a Wreath. L MEMMI GAL, in two lines in exergue.

Weight: 3.06 g
Diameter: 20 x 19 x 1.6 mm
Die axis: 310°
Mint: Rome, 106 B.C. (87?)
Reference: Crawford 313/1
Note: A metal detecting find from Moriles, Spain, (Hispania Ulterior).

Trebonianus Gallus, Potin Tetradrachm, Alexandria, Milne 3858

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Trebonianus Gallus
Augustus, 1004 - 1006 A.U.C. (251 - 253 A.D.)

Coin: Potin Tetradrachm

Obverse: AK ΓO VIB TPEB ΓAΛΛO CEV CEB, 

laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right.
Reverse: Eagle of Zeus, standing to the right, its wings open, holding a Wreath in its beak 

and a Palm branch with its left wing. LΓ in the right field.

Weight: 10.75 g
Diameter: 21.8 x 22 x 3.2 mm
Die axis: 10°
Mint: Alexandria, year 3 (LΓ) 252 - 253 A.D.
Reference: Milne 3858

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Gordian III, AR Antoninianus, Antioch, R.I.C. IV 209

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Gordian III
As Augustus, 991 - 997 A.U.C. (238-244 A.D.)
Coin: AR Antoninianus

Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right. Seen from behind.
Reverse: FIDES MILITVM, Fides, standing to the left, holding a Vexillum with both hands.

Weight: 4.69 g
Diameter: 21 x 21 x 1.6 mm
Die axis: 210°
Mint: Antioch, issued between 242-244 AD
Reference: R.I.C. IV 209

Umayyad Caliphate, AE Heavy Fals, Egypt, Scarce

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Umayyad Caliphate
41- 130 A.H. (661-750 A.D.)

Coin: AE Heavy Fals

Obverse: لا الهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَه, within a triple border.
Reverse: محمّد رسول الله, within a border, a verse outside it and another border.

Weight: 6.23 g
Diameter: 18.5 x 20.8 x 3.3 mm
Die axis: 320°
Mint: In Egypt (Misr), struck between 116-124 A.H. (736-744 A.D.)
Scarce