r/AncientCoins

DESCRIPTION

Obverse: Bust of Gallienus right, laureate, wearing light cloak; holding caduceus on left shoulder with left hand.

IMPG ALLIENVSPIVSFELIXAVG

Reverse: Emperor standing left, holding staff in left hand and receiving in right a laurel wreath from Victory at left.

VIRTVSAVG VSTI

PROVENANCE

By 1954: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen auction 13, June 17-19, 1954, lot 747); by 1959: with Jacques Schulman, Keizersgracht 448, Amsterdam (Jacques Schulman auction, Carlton Hotel, Amsterdam, March 9, 1959, lot 1418); purchased at Jacques Schulman auction by Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1; April 9, 1959: purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd. for $ 1,325.00 (this is the total price for 59.247-59.251)

One of the funnet projects I've been working my way through is collecting a coin from every empire or ruling authority that ruled where my ancestors are from (Punjab in India/Pakistan). This area of the northern subcontinent has been constantly raided and conquered by outsiders, and they all left their own numismatic evidence. I just love the idea that my ancestors might have held the same coins as me thousands of years ago as they watched empires rise and fall.

I still have many empty spots at the moment, but this is what I have so far. In varying degrees of condition.

Row 1:

Achaemenid Empire (as satrapy Hindush) 500-330 BCE - AR Siglos
Mauryan Empire 320-185BCE - Punchmarked silver
Indo-Greek Empire 200-10BCE - Menander I AR Tetradrachm
Indo-Scythian Empire 85-10BCE - Azes I AR Tetradrachm
Indo-Parthain Empire 20-50CE - Abdagases I BI Tetradrachm
Kushan Empire 30-37CE - Vima Takto AE Tetradrachm

Row 2:
Hindu Shahis 850-1026 CE - AR Bull and horseman Jital
Mughal Empire 1526-1857 CE - Akbar AR Rupee
Sikh Empire 1799-1849CE - Ranjit Singh AR Rupee

Not pictured:
Alexander the great conquests (I have it slabbed)
British Empire 1858-1947

Still needed:
Kidarite–Hephthalite 320-560 CE
Ghaznavid Empire 966-1186 CE
Ghurid Empire 1170-1206CE
Delhi Sultanate 1206-1526 CE
Durrani Empire 1747-Early 1800's CE

I am sure I am missing quite a few more :) Also sorry for the poor quality pictures. I really struggle with coin photography, so I would appreciate any tips

Septimius- JAN

Severus alx- FEB

Antoninus- MAR

Trajan- APR

Anyway, here’s my Deified Alex/Seated Athene 4dr of Lysimachos.

Recently received this new Gallienus Antoninianus minted in Lugdunum, Germanicus Max reverse

Indo-Scythian is a fascinating yet little-known culture that emerged in neighboring regions of Pakistan (Sindh) and India (Gujarat) in the first century BC. At that time, Iranian-speaking Sacae tribes that had settled in Sogdiana after overrunning the Greco-Bactrian kingdom in the second century BC, were themselves displaced by Yuezhi nomads (that would later become famous as Tocharians or Kushans). The Sacae fled first into the Parthian Empire, but eventually moved into and superseded the Indo-Greek kingdoms. The Hellenic cities continued to thrive there for some time, and the new Indo-Scythian rulers issued coinage reflecting the ongoing syncretism between local and Hellenic cultures, with Greek inscriptions on the obverse and Kharosthi on the reverse. The king that issued this Indian standard tetradrachm (Azes) is known only through his coinage. The coin is of the KMS type (king mounted with spear) on the obverse and depicts a thunderbolt-hurling Athena on the reverse, which illustrates the lineage continuity with Athena Alkidemos, the tutelary goddess of Pella. Other deities shown on the reverse are Zeus or Niké.

KÖNIGREICH. Azes, ca. 58 - 12 v. Chr. Tetradrachme im indischen Standard ø 27mm (9.21g). Vs.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ / ΑZΟΥ, König mit Speer auf n. r. stehendem Pferd, im Abschnitt Kharoshthi-Buchstabe. Rs.: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa / Ayasa, Athena mit Schild u. Blitzbündel n. l., l. im Feld Monogramm, r. Kharoshthi-Buchstabe. Senior 90.22T; Mitchiner 6, 752a; HGC 12, 631.

Ex Münz Zentrum Rheinland 151, 2009, Los 306.

Condition:  Herrliche Tönung, Vs. kl. Kratzer, vz/ss -vz

An extremely generous gift from a former college professor over 20 years ago. Certainly the most valuable coin in my collection.

Just got this coin, it was a gamble as the pictures weren’t too good. The seller didn’t know anything about it and said the buyer would take all responsibility, fair enough!

I’m on the fence about the authenticity, on the one hand it’s not in either forgery network nor Ilya. But it has soft-ish features. Unfamiliar with the type, however style matches known examples to my eye.

It’s 15,06g which is a tad underweight, however I believe it to be silver. I’ve tested it with a magnet and an ice cube.

15,06g

29,08mm

HGC 3.1 1014b

Thanks in advance.

Just looking for help identifying these three bronze Roman coins. The two larger coins are roughly an inch in diameter. Many thanks!

Beautifull coin of Trajan. Struck in Laodicea ad Mare. Really like portrait of Tyche. I have 4 more coins of Laodicea, but with Antonius Pius on them.