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#CoinoftheDay 559 (11/14/2025)
Celebratory Dionysus…
Pontus
AE20 - 7.84g
Time of Mithradates VI 120-63 BC
Amisos Mint
Obverse Head of Dionysus right, wreathed
Reverse ΑΜΙΣΟΥ
Cista mystica, thyrsus behind
SNG Cop. 141
Celebratory Dionysus…
Pontus
AE20 - 7.84g
Time of Mithradates VI 120-63 BC
Amisos Mint
Obverse Head of Dionysus right, wreathed
Reverse ΑΜΙΣΟΥ
Cista mystica, thyrsus behind
SNG Cop. 141
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#CoinoftheDay 559 (11/14/2025)
Celebratory Dionysus…
Pontus
AE20 - 7.84g
Time of Mithradates VI 120-63 BC
Amisos Mint
Obverse Head of Dionysus right, wreathed
Reverse ΑΜΙΣΟΥ
Cista mystica, thyrsus behind
SNG Cop. 141
Celebratory Dionysus…
Pontus
AE20 - 7.84g
Time of Mithradates VI 120-63 BC
Amisos Mint
Obverse Head of Dionysus right, wreathed
Reverse ΑΜΙΣΟΥ
Cista mystica, thyrsus behind
SNG Cop. 141
#CoinoftheDay 558 (11/13/2025)
A corroded temple…
Roman Province - Judaea
AE24 - 10.89g
Hadrian 118-119 AD
Tiberias Mint
Obv ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝW ΚΑΙC CΕΒ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, cuirassed
Rv ΤΙΒΕΡ ΚΛΑΥΔ ΕΤ ΑΡ
Tetrastyle temple with Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre
RPC III 3932
A corroded temple…
Roman Province - Judaea
AE24 - 10.89g
Hadrian 118-119 AD
Tiberias Mint
Obv ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝW ΚΑΙC CΕΒ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, cuirassed
Rv ΤΙΒΕΡ ΚΛΑΥΔ ΕΤ ΑΡ
Tetrastyle temple with Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre
RPC III 3932
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#CoinoftheDay 558 (11/13/2025)
A corroded temple…
Roman Province - Judaea
AE24 - 10.89g
Hadrian 118-119 AD
Tiberias Mint
Obv ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝW ΚΑΙC CΕΒ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, cuirassed
Rv ΤΙΒΕΡ ΚΛΑΥΔ ΕΤ ΑΡ
Tetrastyle temple with Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre
RPC III 3932
A corroded temple…
Roman Province - Judaea
AE24 - 10.89g
Hadrian 118-119 AD
Tiberias Mint
Obv ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝW ΚΑΙC CΕΒ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, cuirassed
Rv ΤΙΒΕΡ ΚΛΑΥΔ ΕΤ ΑΡ
Tetrastyle temple with Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre
RPC III 3932
#CoinoftheDay 557 (11/12/2025)
Love it when a city name takes up the whole reverse legend…
Roman Province - Thrace
AE20 - 3.95g
Antoninus Pius 138-161 AD
Philippopolis Mint
Obv ΑΥ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC
Head of Antoninus Pius right
Rv ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Dionysus left, cantharus and thyrsus
RPC IV 7441
Love it when a city name takes up the whole reverse legend…
Roman Province - Thrace
AE20 - 3.95g
Antoninus Pius 138-161 AD
Philippopolis Mint
Obv ΑΥ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC
Head of Antoninus Pius right
Rv ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Dionysus left, cantharus and thyrsus
RPC IV 7441
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#CoinoftheDay 557 (11/12/2025)
Love it when a city name takes up the whole reverse legend…
Roman Province - Thrace
AE20 - 3.95g
Antoninus Pius 138-161 AD
Philippopolis Mint
Obv ΑΥ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC
Head of Antoninus Pius right
Rv ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Dionysus left, cantharus and thyrsus
RPC IV 7441
Love it when a city name takes up the whole reverse legend…
Roman Province - Thrace
AE20 - 3.95g
Antoninus Pius 138-161 AD
Philippopolis Mint
Obv ΑΥ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC
Head of Antoninus Pius right
Rv ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Dionysus left, cantharus and thyrsus
RPC IV 7441
#CoinoftheDay 556 (11/11/2025)
A neat Gallienus…
Roman Empire
BI Antoninianus - 21mm 2.44g
Gallienus 260-268 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse GALLIENVS P F AVG
Bust of Gallienus right, radiate, drapery on shoulder
Reverse VIRTVS AVGVSTI
Hercules standing right, holding club and lionskin
RIC V 672
A neat Gallienus…
Roman Empire
BI Antoninianus - 21mm 2.44g
Gallienus 260-268 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse GALLIENVS P F AVG
Bust of Gallienus right, radiate, drapery on shoulder
Reverse VIRTVS AVGVSTI
Hercules standing right, holding club and lionskin
RIC V 672
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
#CoinoftheDay 556 (11/11/2025)
A neat Gallienus…
Roman Empire
BI Antoninianus - 21mm 2.44g
Gallienus 260-268 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse GALLIENVS P F AVG
Bust of Gallienus right, radiate, drapery on shoulder
Reverse VIRTVS AVGVSTI
Hercules standing right, holding club and lionskin
RIC V 672
A neat Gallienus…
Roman Empire
BI Antoninianus - 21mm 2.44g
Gallienus 260-268 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse GALLIENVS P F AVG
Bust of Gallienus right, radiate, drapery on shoulder
Reverse VIRTVS AVGVSTI
Hercules standing right, holding club and lionskin
RIC V 672
#CoinoftheDay 555 (11/10/2025)
A fun little autonomous type…
Roman Province - Phrygia
AE18 - 3.21g
Pseudo-Autonomous under Hadrian 117-138 AD
Eucarpia Mint
Obverse ΒΟΥΛΗ ΕΥΚΑΡΠΕΩΝ
Bust of Boule right, veiled
Reverse ΕΠΙ ΠΕΔΙΑC CΕΚΟΥΝΔΗC
Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus
RPC III 2592
A fun little autonomous type…
Roman Province - Phrygia
AE18 - 3.21g
Pseudo-Autonomous under Hadrian 117-138 AD
Eucarpia Mint
Obverse ΒΟΥΛΗ ΕΥΚΑΡΠΕΩΝ
Bust of Boule right, veiled
Reverse ΕΠΙ ΠΕΔΙΑC CΕΚΟΥΝΔΗC
Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus
RPC III 2592
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#CoinoftheDay 555 (11/10/2025)
A fun little autonomous type…
Roman Province - Phrygia
AE18 - 3.21g
Pseudo-Autonomous under Hadrian 117-138 AD
Eucarpia Mint
Obverse ΒΟΥΛΗ ΕΥΚΑΡΠΕΩΝ
Bust of Boule right, veiled
Reverse ΕΠΙ ΠΕΔΙΑC CΕΚΟΥΝΔΗC
Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus
RPC III 2592
A fun little autonomous type…
Roman Province - Phrygia
AE18 - 3.21g
Pseudo-Autonomous under Hadrian 117-138 AD
Eucarpia Mint
Obverse ΒΟΥΛΗ ΕΥΚΑΡΠΕΩΝ
Bust of Boule right, veiled
Reverse ΕΠΙ ΠΕΔΙΑC CΕΚΟΥΝΔΗC
Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus
RPC III 2592
#CoinoftheDay 554 (11/9/2025)
A nice little wreath…
Roman Province - Mysia
AE18 - 3.42g
Antoninus Pius c. 138-142 AD
Cyzicus Mint
Obverse ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC CΕΒ
Head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse ΚΥΖΙ
In laurel wreath
RPC IV 2512
A nice little wreath…
Roman Province - Mysia
AE18 - 3.42g
Antoninus Pius c. 138-142 AD
Cyzicus Mint
Obverse ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC CΕΒ
Head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse ΚΥΖΙ
In laurel wreath
RPC IV 2512
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
#CoinoftheDay 554 (11/9/2025)
A nice little wreath…
Roman Province - Mysia
AE18 - 3.42g
Antoninus Pius c. 138-142 AD
Cyzicus Mint
Obverse ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC CΕΒ
Head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse ΚΥΖΙ
In laurel wreath
RPC IV 2512
A nice little wreath…
Roman Province - Mysia
AE18 - 3.42g
Antoninus Pius c. 138-142 AD
Cyzicus Mint
Obverse ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC CΕΒ
Head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse ΚΥΖΙ
In laurel wreath
RPC IV 2512
#CoinoftheDay 553 (11/8/2025)
🎼 🎶 🎵 Can you hear it?
Roman Province - Thrace
AE16 - 3.12g
Trajan 98-117 AD
Sestus Mint
Obverse ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ
Head of Trajan right, laureate
Reverse CΗCΤΙWΝ
Lyre
RPC III 756
🎼 🎶 🎵 Can you hear it?
Roman Province - Thrace
AE16 - 3.12g
Trajan 98-117 AD
Sestus Mint
Obverse ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ
Head of Trajan right, laureate
Reverse CΗCΤΙWΝ
Lyre
RPC III 756
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
#CoinoftheDay 553 (11/8/2025)
🎼 🎶 🎵 Can you hear it?
Roman Province - Thrace
AE16 - 3.12g
Trajan 98-117 AD
Sestus Mint
Obverse ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ
Head of Trajan right, laureate
Reverse CΗCΤΙWΝ
Lyre
RPC III 756
🎼 🎶 🎵 Can you hear it?
Roman Province - Thrace
AE16 - 3.12g
Trajan 98-117 AD
Sestus Mint
Obverse ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ
Head of Trajan right, laureate
Reverse CΗCΤΙWΝ
Lyre
RPC III 756
#CoinoftheDay 552 (11/7/2025)
A tiny campgate…
Roman Empire
AE12 - 1.00g
Valentinian II 383-388 AD
Thessalonica Mint
Obverse D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
Bust of Valentinian II right, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed
Reverse GLORIA REIPVBLICE
Campgate
RIC IX 62A
A tiny campgate…
Roman Empire
AE12 - 1.00g
Valentinian II 383-388 AD
Thessalonica Mint
Obverse D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
Bust of Valentinian II right, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed
Reverse GLORIA REIPVBLICE
Campgate
RIC IX 62A
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
#CoinoftheDay 552 (11/7/2025)
A tiny campgate…
Roman Empire
AE12 - 1.00g
Valentinian II 383-388 AD
Thessalonica Mint
Obverse D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
Bust of Valentinian II right, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed
Reverse GLORIA REIPVBLICE
Campgate
RIC IX 62A
A tiny campgate…
Roman Empire
AE12 - 1.00g
Valentinian II 383-388 AD
Thessalonica Mint
Obverse D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
Bust of Valentinian II right, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed
Reverse GLORIA REIPVBLICE
Campgate
RIC IX 62A
#CoinoftheDay 551 (11/6/2025)
I don’t get many of these…
Umayyad Caliphate
AE Fals - 17mm 2.87g
720-740 AD
al-Ramla Mint
Obverse Palm tree in circle
Reverse Pellet in crescent in circle
Album 185
I don’t get many of these…
Umayyad Caliphate
AE Fals - 17mm 2.87g
720-740 AD
al-Ramla Mint
Obverse Palm tree in circle
Reverse Pellet in crescent in circle
Album 185
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
#CoinoftheDay 551 (11/6/2025)
I don’t get many of these…
Umayyad Caliphate
AE Fals - 17mm 2.87g
720-740 AD
al-Ramla Mint
Obverse Palm tree in circle
Reverse Pellet in crescent in circle
Album 185
I don’t get many of these…
Umayyad Caliphate
AE Fals - 17mm 2.87g
720-740 AD
al-Ramla Mint
Obverse Palm tree in circle
Reverse Pellet in crescent in circle
Album 185
#CoinoftheDay 550 (11/5/2025)
A scarcer undated hemidrachm…
Roman Province - Cappadocia
AR Hemidrachm - 15mm 1.38g
Hadrian 119-121 AD
Caesarea Mint
Obv ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ
Head of Hadrian right, laureate, drapery on left shoulder
Rev advancing right, holding wreath and palm
RPC III 3077
A scarcer undated hemidrachm…
Roman Province - Cappadocia
AR Hemidrachm - 15mm 1.38g
Hadrian 119-121 AD
Caesarea Mint
Obv ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ
Head of Hadrian right, laureate, drapery on left shoulder
Rev advancing right, holding wreath and palm
RPC III 3077
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
#CoinoftheDay 550 (11/5/2025)
A scarcer undated hemidrachm…
Roman Province - Cappadocia
AR Hemidrachm - 15mm 1.38g
Hadrian 119-121 AD
Caesarea Mint
Obv ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ
Head of Hadrian right, laureate, drapery on left shoulder
Rev advancing right, holding wreath and palm
RPC III 3077
A scarcer undated hemidrachm…
Roman Province - Cappadocia
AR Hemidrachm - 15mm 1.38g
Hadrian 119-121 AD
Caesarea Mint
Obv ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ
Head of Hadrian right, laureate, drapery on left shoulder
Rev advancing right, holding wreath and palm
RPC III 3077
#CoinoftheDay 549 (11/4/2025)
This one actually stumped me, had to ask for ID help…
Roman Province - Phoenicia
AE16 - 2.08g
c. 2nd Century AD
Berytus Mint
Obverse Marsyas standing right, holding wineskin
Reverse C B
In wreath
RPC III 3857
This one actually stumped me, had to ask for ID help…
Roman Province - Phoenicia
AE16 - 2.08g
c. 2nd Century AD
Berytus Mint
Obverse Marsyas standing right, holding wineskin
Reverse C B
In wreath
RPC III 3857
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
#CoinoftheDay 549 (11/4/2025)
This one actually stumped me, had to ask for ID help…
Roman Province - Phoenicia
AE16 - 2.08g
c. 2nd Century AD
Berytus Mint
Obverse Marsyas standing right, holding wineskin
Reverse C B
In wreath
RPC III 3857
This one actually stumped me, had to ask for ID help…
Roman Province - Phoenicia
AE16 - 2.08g
c. 2nd Century AD
Berytus Mint
Obverse Marsyas standing right, holding wineskin
Reverse C B
In wreath
RPC III 3857
#CoinoftheDay 548 (11/3/2025)
Say that city name three times fast…
Roman Province - Paphlagonia
AE29 - 13.26g
Julia Domna 208-209 AD
Gangra-Germanicopolis Mint
Obv ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ
Bust of Julia Domna right
Rv ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΕΤ CΔΙ ΑΛΥC
River god left, hand on prow, holding reed
RPC V 78936
Say that city name three times fast…
Roman Province - Paphlagonia
AE29 - 13.26g
Julia Domna 208-209 AD
Gangra-Germanicopolis Mint
Obv ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ
Bust of Julia Domna right
Rv ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΕΤ CΔΙ ΑΛΥC
River god left, hand on prow, holding reed
RPC V 78936
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
#CoinoftheDay 548 (11/3/2025)
Say that city name three times fast…
Roman Province - Paphlagonia
AE29 - 13.26g
Julia Domna 208-209 AD
Gangra-Germanicopolis Mint
Obv ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ
Bust of Julia Domna right
Rv ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΕΤ CΔΙ ΑΛΥC
River god left, hand on prow, holding reed
RPC V 78936
Say that city name three times fast…
Roman Province - Paphlagonia
AE29 - 13.26g
Julia Domna 208-209 AD
Gangra-Germanicopolis Mint
Obv ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ
Bust of Julia Domna right
Rv ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΕΤ CΔΙ ΑΛΥC
River god left, hand on prow, holding reed
RPC V 78936
#CoinoftheDay 547 (11/2/2025)
Off-center Nero…
Roman Province - Ionia
AE17 - 4.73g
Nero + Poppaea 62-65 AD
Smyrna Mint
Obverse ΝΕΡΩΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΟΝ
Head of Nero right, laureate
Reverse ΝΕΙΚΗ ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΖΜΥΡ
Poppaea as Nike left, holding wreath and cornucopia
RPC I 2486
Off-center Nero…
Roman Province - Ionia
AE17 - 4.73g
Nero + Poppaea 62-65 AD
Smyrna Mint
Obverse ΝΕΡΩΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΟΝ
Head of Nero right, laureate
Reverse ΝΕΙΚΗ ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΖΜΥΡ
Poppaea as Nike left, holding wreath and cornucopia
RPC I 2486
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
#CoinoftheDay 547 (11/2/2025)
Off-center Nero…
Roman Province - Ionia
AE17 - 4.73g
Nero + Poppaea 62-65 AD
Smyrna Mint
Obverse ΝΕΡΩΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΟΝ
Head of Nero right, laureate
Reverse ΝΕΙΚΗ ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΖΜΥΡ
Poppaea as Nike left, holding wreath and cornucopia
RPC I 2486
Off-center Nero…
Roman Province - Ionia
AE17 - 4.73g
Nero + Poppaea 62-65 AD
Smyrna Mint
Obverse ΝΕΡΩΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΟΝ
Head of Nero right, laureate
Reverse ΝΕΙΚΗ ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΖΜΥΡ
Poppaea as Nike left, holding wreath and cornucopia
RPC I 2486
#CoinoftheDay 546 (11/1/2025)
A little Prutah…
Judaea
AE Prutah - 16mm 2.72g
1st Jewish War Year 2 67-68 AD
Jerusalem Mint
Obverse Amphora
Reverse Vine leaf
Hendin 6389
A little Prutah…
Judaea
AE Prutah - 16mm 2.72g
1st Jewish War Year 2 67-68 AD
Jerusalem Mint
Obverse Amphora
Reverse Vine leaf
Hendin 6389
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
#CoinoftheDay 546 (11/1/2025)
A little Prutah…
Judaea
AE Prutah - 16mm 2.72g
1st Jewish War Year 2 67-68 AD
Jerusalem Mint
Obverse Amphora
Reverse Vine leaf
Hendin 6389
A little Prutah…
Judaea
AE Prutah - 16mm 2.72g
1st Jewish War Year 2 67-68 AD
Jerusalem Mint
Obverse Amphora
Reverse Vine leaf
Hendin 6389
#CoinoftheDay 545 (10/31/2025)
Oof. Time to catch up now…
Kings of Cilicia
AE22 - 6.59g
Tarcondimotus 39-31 BC
Anazarbus Mint
Obverse Head of Tarcondimotus right, diademed, countermark: anchor
Reverse ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΑΡΚΟΝΔΙΜΟΤΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ
Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre
RPC I 3871
Oof. Time to catch up now…
Kings of Cilicia
AE22 - 6.59g
Tarcondimotus 39-31 BC
Anazarbus Mint
Obverse Head of Tarcondimotus right, diademed, countermark: anchor
Reverse ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΑΡΚΟΝΔΙΜΟΤΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ
Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre
RPC I 3871
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
#CoinoftheDay 545 (10/31/2025)
Oof. Time to catch up now…
Kings of Cilicia
AE22 - 6.59g
Tarcondimotus 39-31 BC
Anazarbus Mint
Obverse Head of Tarcondimotus right, diademed, countermark: anchor
Reverse ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΑΡΚΟΝΔΙΜΟΤΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ
Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre
RPC I 3871
Oof. Time to catch up now…
Kings of Cilicia
AE22 - 6.59g
Tarcondimotus 39-31 BC
Anazarbus Mint
Obverse Head of Tarcondimotus right, diademed, countermark: anchor
Reverse ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΑΡΚΟΝΔΙΜΟΤΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ
Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre
RPC I 3871
#CoinoftheDay 544 (10/30/2025)
Another nice Verus from Antioch…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE22 - 5.80g
Lucius Verus 161-169 AD
Antioch Mint
Obv L AVRELIVS CAISAR
Bust of Lucius Verus right
Rev ANTIOCH GENIO COLONAI
Genius standing left, emptying cornucopia over altar, holding sceptre
RPC IV 7364
Another nice Verus from Antioch…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE22 - 5.80g
Lucius Verus 161-169 AD
Antioch Mint
Obv L AVRELIVS CAISAR
Bust of Lucius Verus right
Rev ANTIOCH GENIO COLONAI
Genius standing left, emptying cornucopia over altar, holding sceptre
RPC IV 7364
November 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
#CoinoftheDay 544 (10/30/2025)
Another nice Verus from Antioch…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE22 - 5.80g
Lucius Verus 161-169 AD
Antioch Mint
Obv L AVRELIVS CAISAR
Bust of Lucius Verus right
Rev ANTIOCH GENIO COLONAI
Genius standing left, emptying cornucopia over altar, holding sceptre
RPC IV 7364
Another nice Verus from Antioch…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE22 - 5.80g
Lucius Verus 161-169 AD
Antioch Mint
Obv L AVRELIVS CAISAR
Bust of Lucius Verus right
Rev ANTIOCH GENIO COLONAI
Genius standing left, emptying cornucopia over altar, holding sceptre
RPC IV 7364
#CoinoftheDay 543 (10/29/2025)
Told the seller that this one would be a fun ID challenge, so I got it for free. It is, of course, ID’d now 😁
Roman Province - Caria
AE22 - 5.51g
Claudius 41-54 AD
Cidrama Mint
Obv ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Head of Claudius right
Rev ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝ CΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ΚΙΔΡΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Horse right
RPC I 2878
Told the seller that this one would be a fun ID challenge, so I got it for free. It is, of course, ID’d now 😁
Roman Province - Caria
AE22 - 5.51g
Claudius 41-54 AD
Cidrama Mint
Obv ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Head of Claudius right
Rev ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝ CΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ΚΙΔΡΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Horse right
RPC I 2878
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
#CoinoftheDay 543 (10/29/2025)
Told the seller that this one would be a fun ID challenge, so I got it for free. It is, of course, ID’d now 😁
Roman Province - Caria
AE22 - 5.51g
Claudius 41-54 AD
Cidrama Mint
Obv ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Head of Claudius right
Rev ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝ CΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ΚΙΔΡΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Horse right
RPC I 2878
Told the seller that this one would be a fun ID challenge, so I got it for free. It is, of course, ID’d now 😁
Roman Province - Caria
AE22 - 5.51g
Claudius 41-54 AD
Cidrama Mint
Obv ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Head of Claudius right
Rev ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝ CΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ΚΙΔΡΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Horse right
RPC I 2878
#CoinoftheDay 542 (10/28/2025)
Picked up a cheap Tetradrachm…
Roman Province - Egypt
BI Tetradrachm- 25mm 12.23g
Hadrian 128-129 AD
Alexandria Mint
Obverse ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ CΕΒ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped, cuirassed, from behind
Reverse ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟC L ΙΓ
Clasped hands
RPC III 5728
Picked up a cheap Tetradrachm…
Roman Province - Egypt
BI Tetradrachm- 25mm 12.23g
Hadrian 128-129 AD
Alexandria Mint
Obverse ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ CΕΒ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped, cuirassed, from behind
Reverse ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟC L ΙΓ
Clasped hands
RPC III 5728
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
#CoinoftheDay 542 (10/28/2025)
Picked up a cheap Tetradrachm…
Roman Province - Egypt
BI Tetradrachm- 25mm 12.23g
Hadrian 128-129 AD
Alexandria Mint
Obverse ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ CΕΒ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped, cuirassed, from behind
Reverse ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟC L ΙΓ
Clasped hands
RPC III 5728
Picked up a cheap Tetradrachm…
Roman Province - Egypt
BI Tetradrachm- 25mm 12.23g
Hadrian 128-129 AD
Alexandria Mint
Obverse ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ CΕΒ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped, cuirassed, from behind
Reverse ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟC L ΙΓ
Clasped hands
RPC III 5728
#CoinoftheDay 541 (10/27/2025)
Another rare Elagabalus type…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE19 - 2.43g
Elagabalus 218-222 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG
Bust of Elagabalus right, laureate, cuirassed, from front
Reverse ANTIOCH COLONI
Caduceus between two cornucopias
RPC VI 6569
Another rare Elagabalus type…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE19 - 2.43g
Elagabalus 218-222 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG
Bust of Elagabalus right, laureate, cuirassed, from front
Reverse ANTIOCH COLONI
Caduceus between two cornucopias
RPC VI 6569
October 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
#CoinoftheDay 541 (10/27/2025)
Another rare Elagabalus type…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE19 - 2.43g
Elagabalus 218-222 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG
Bust of Elagabalus right, laureate, cuirassed, from front
Reverse ANTIOCH COLONI
Caduceus between two cornucopias
RPC VI 6569
Another rare Elagabalus type…
Roman Province - Pisidia
AE19 - 2.43g
Elagabalus 218-222 AD
Antioch Mint
Obverse ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG
Bust of Elagabalus right, laureate, cuirassed, from front
Reverse ANTIOCH COLONI
Caduceus between two cornucopias
RPC VI 6569
#CoinoftheDay 540 (10/26/2025)
A little silver today…
Roman Province - Cappadocia
AR Hemidrachm - 15mm 1.50g
Hadrian 119-120 AD
Caesarea Mint
Obv ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped, cuirassed
Rev ΕΤ Δ
Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm
RPC III 3075
A little silver today…
Roman Province - Cappadocia
AR Hemidrachm - 15mm 1.50g
Hadrian 119-120 AD
Caesarea Mint
Obv ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped, cuirassed
Rev ΕΤ Δ
Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm
RPC III 3075
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
#CoinoftheDay 540 (10/26/2025)
A little silver today…
Roman Province - Cappadocia
AR Hemidrachm - 15mm 1.50g
Hadrian 119-120 AD
Caesarea Mint
Obv ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped, cuirassed
Rev ΕΤ Δ
Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm
RPC III 3075
A little silver today…
Roman Province - Cappadocia
AR Hemidrachm - 15mm 1.50g
Hadrian 119-120 AD
Caesarea Mint
Obv ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ
Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped, cuirassed
Rev ΕΤ Δ
Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm
RPC III 3075
#CoinoftheDay 539 (10/25/2025)
Somehow this is the first Sabina I’ve gotten…
Roman Province - Phrygia
AE20 - 3.23g
Sabina 128-137 AD
Tiberiopolis Mint
Obv CΕΒΑC CΑΒΕΙΝΑ
Bust of Sabrina right, draped
Rev ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΠΟΛΙΤ
Artemis right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow, stag at feet
RPC III 2519
Somehow this is the first Sabina I’ve gotten…
Roman Province - Phrygia
AE20 - 3.23g
Sabina 128-137 AD
Tiberiopolis Mint
Obv CΕΒΑC CΑΒΕΙΝΑ
Bust of Sabrina right, draped
Rev ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΠΟΛΙΤ
Artemis right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow, stag at feet
RPC III 2519
October 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
#CoinoftheDay 539 (10/25/2025)
Somehow this is the first Sabina I’ve gotten…
Roman Province - Phrygia
AE20 - 3.23g
Sabina 128-137 AD
Tiberiopolis Mint
Obv CΕΒΑC CΑΒΕΙΝΑ
Bust of Sabrina right, draped
Rev ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΠΟΛΙΤ
Artemis right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow, stag at feet
RPC III 2519
Somehow this is the first Sabina I’ve gotten…
Roman Province - Phrygia
AE20 - 3.23g
Sabina 128-137 AD
Tiberiopolis Mint
Obv CΕΒΑC CΑΒΕΙΝΑ
Bust of Sabrina right, draped
Rev ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΠΟΛΙΤ
Artemis right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow, stag at feet
RPC III 2519
#CoinoftheDay 538 (10/24/2025)
Another city that’s new to me…
Roma Province - Troas
AE27 - 9.07g
Severus Alexander 222-235 AD
Scepsis Mint
Obv ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ CΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟC
Bust of Severus Alexander right, laureate
Rev CΚΗΨΙΩΝ ΔΑΡΔΑΝΙ
Dionysus front, holding thyrsus and cantharus over panther
RPC VI 4107
Another city that’s new to me…
Roma Province - Troas
AE27 - 9.07g
Severus Alexander 222-235 AD
Scepsis Mint
Obv ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ CΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟC
Bust of Severus Alexander right, laureate
Rev CΚΗΨΙΩΝ ΔΑΡΔΑΝΙ
Dionysus front, holding thyrsus and cantharus over panther
RPC VI 4107
October 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
#CoinoftheDay 538 (10/24/2025)
Another city that’s new to me…
Roma Province - Troas
AE27 - 9.07g
Severus Alexander 222-235 AD
Scepsis Mint
Obv ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ CΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟC
Bust of Severus Alexander right, laureate
Rev CΚΗΨΙΩΝ ΔΑΡΔΑΝΙ
Dionysus front, holding thyrsus and cantharus over panther
RPC VI 4107
Another city that’s new to me…
Roma Province - Troas
AE27 - 9.07g
Severus Alexander 222-235 AD
Scepsis Mint
Obv ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ CΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟC
Bust of Severus Alexander right, laureate
Rev CΚΗΨΙΩΝ ΔΑΡΔΑΝΙ
Dionysus front, holding thyrsus and cantharus over panther
RPC VI 4107
#CoinoftheDay 537 (10/23/2025)
A young Marcus Aurelius…
Roman Province - Lydia
AE16 - 2.83g
Marcus Aurelius as Caesar c. 147-161 AD
Maeonia Mint
Obverse Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟC ΟΥΗΡΟC ΚΑΙ
Head of Marcus Aurelius right
Reverse ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
Cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus
RPC IV 1301
A young Marcus Aurelius…
Roman Province - Lydia
AE16 - 2.83g
Marcus Aurelius as Caesar c. 147-161 AD
Maeonia Mint
Obverse Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟC ΟΥΗΡΟC ΚΑΙ
Head of Marcus Aurelius right
Reverse ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
Cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus
RPC IV 1301
October 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
#CoinoftheDay 537 (10/23/2025)
A young Marcus Aurelius…
Roman Province - Lydia
AE16 - 2.83g
Marcus Aurelius as Caesar c. 147-161 AD
Maeonia Mint
Obverse Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟC ΟΥΗΡΟC ΚΑΙ
Head of Marcus Aurelius right
Reverse ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
Cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus
RPC IV 1301
A young Marcus Aurelius…
Roman Province - Lydia
AE16 - 2.83g
Marcus Aurelius as Caesar c. 147-161 AD
Maeonia Mint
Obverse Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟC ΟΥΗΡΟC ΚΑΙ
Head of Marcus Aurelius right
Reverse ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
Cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus
RPC IV 1301
#CoinoftheDay 536 (10/22/2025)
It’ll be hard to find a smaller Commodus…
Roman Province - Pamphylia
AE13 - 2.17g
Commodus 177-192 AD
Perge Mint
Obverse Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟ
Bust of Commodus right, laureate, draped, cuirassed
Reverse ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ
Distyle temple with statue of Artemis of Perge
RPC IV 11619
It’ll be hard to find a smaller Commodus…
Roman Province - Pamphylia
AE13 - 2.17g
Commodus 177-192 AD
Perge Mint
Obverse Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟ
Bust of Commodus right, laureate, draped, cuirassed
Reverse ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ
Distyle temple with statue of Artemis of Perge
RPC IV 11619
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
#CoinoftheDay 536 (10/22/2025)
It’ll be hard to find a smaller Commodus…
Roman Province - Pamphylia
AE13 - 2.17g
Commodus 177-192 AD
Perge Mint
Obverse Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟ
Bust of Commodus right, laureate, draped, cuirassed
Reverse ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ
Distyle temple with statue of Artemis of Perge
RPC IV 11619
It’ll be hard to find a smaller Commodus…
Roman Province - Pamphylia
AE13 - 2.17g
Commodus 177-192 AD
Perge Mint
Obverse Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟ
Bust of Commodus right, laureate, draped, cuirassed
Reverse ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ
Distyle temple with statue of Artemis of Perge
RPC IV 11619
#CoinoftheDay 535 (10/21/2025)
Might as well make it COTD while it’s here…
Roman Province - Lycaonia
AE19 - 4.41g
Titus + Domitian as Caesars 69-79 AD
Laodicea Catacecaumene Mint
Obv ΤΙΤΟC ΚΑΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡΕC
Heads of Titus and Domitian
Rev ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΛΑΟΔΙΚΕWΝ
Cybele seated left, lion
RPC II 1613
Might as well make it COTD while it’s here…
Roman Province - Lycaonia
AE19 - 4.41g
Titus + Domitian as Caesars 69-79 AD
Laodicea Catacecaumene Mint
Obv ΤΙΤΟC ΚΑΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡΕC
Heads of Titus and Domitian
Rev ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΛΑΟΔΙΚΕWΝ
Cybele seated left, lion
RPC II 1613
October 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
#CoinoftheDay 535 (10/21/2025)
Might as well make it COTD while it’s here…
Roman Province - Lycaonia
AE19 - 4.41g
Titus + Domitian as Caesars 69-79 AD
Laodicea Catacecaumene Mint
Obv ΤΙΤΟC ΚΑΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡΕC
Heads of Titus and Domitian
Rev ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΛΑΟΔΙΚΕWΝ
Cybele seated left, lion
RPC II 1613
Might as well make it COTD while it’s here…
Roman Province - Lycaonia
AE19 - 4.41g
Titus + Domitian as Caesars 69-79 AD
Laodicea Catacecaumene Mint
Obv ΤΙΤΟC ΚΑΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡΕC
Heads of Titus and Domitian
Rev ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΛΑΟΔΙΚΕWΝ
Cybele seated left, lion
RPC II 1613