Fourre 1/8 Sheckel of Sidon, Phoenicia, c. 370 BC
O- War galley left over zig-zag waves. Regnal year 1 above
R- Bearded deity left, about to slay lion within incuse square
SG 5940 var.
.68gr, 10mm, axis 2
Fairly cartoony style. The lion looks a bit like the Pink Panther to me.
Fouree Denarius of Marcus Antonius, c. 32 BC
O-[AN]T.AVG / [II]I VIR R.P.C warship facing right.
R-[LE]G X? aquilia between two standards. Odd bankers mark across aquilia
which fails to penetrate AR
RSC 38, Sydenham 1228
3g, 15mm, axis 8
Slightly bent
Fouree Denarius of Caius Iulius Caesar, c. 46-45 BC
O- Diademed head of Venus right with cupid on shoulder
R- Two captured Gauls at base of trophy, CAESAR in exergue
2.75g, 16mm, axis 9
SR 357, VanMeter 8
Fouree Denarius of Marcus Antonius, c. 32 BC
O-[AN]T.AVG / [II]I VIR R.P.C warship facing right.
R-[LE]G X? aquilia between two standards. Odd bankers mark across aquilia
which fails to penetrate AR
RSC 38, Sydenham 1228
3g, 15mm, axis 8
Fouree Quinarius of Octavian, c. 28 BC
O- [CAESAR IMP.]VII Bare head right
R- [ASIA/RECEP]TA Victory standing left on cysta mystica, between
two interleaced serpents
SR 462, Cohen 14, RIC 276, BMC 647
14mm, 1.75g, axis 8
very thin spotty silvering with lots of thin, mixed AE/AE on surface.
Alloy coating method? Notably inferior style.
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