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This one gives me a chuckle: Ptolemy II issues an Obol at 6.7g... Egypt Ptolemy II 285-274 BC AE Obol 20mm 6.7g Alex III Eagle Tbolt Plain SV 601 Then, ole Ptolemy III has to one-up him with one at 10 times larger - 67g... Egypt Ptolemy III AE Tet 41mm 7.2mm thick 67.5g Zeus Ammon Eagle Cornucopia XP Chi-Rho

North Africa: Carthaginian Empire my largest stamped / hammered coin Carthage 201-175 BCE Æ, 15 Shekels 45 mm 7.5 mm thick. 102g Wreathed Tanit Horse Uraeus above. MAA 104 SNG Cop 400

Arabia Felix Himyarite AR Quinarius 2nd C CE Head torque Head South Arabian script Ref Munro-Hay 3-25

Wow, she still got it! Apulia Luceria AE Quincunx 26mm 14.75g- Spoked Wheel 250-217 BCE Athena-Wheel Grose 443 HN Italy 678 SNG ANS 699

Thank you. Marsic Confederation denarii are just cool. We share the same like of Tyranicidal Family coins… BRUTUS: Roman Republic AR Denarius BRVTVS / AHALA Struck by the famous Marcus Junius Brutus when he was moneyer in 54 BCE Obv: Bust of L. Junius Brutus, the Consul of 509 BC Rev: Bust of C. Servilius Ahala, master of horse, 439 BC. Ref:Sear 398. Crawford 433/2. Junia 1

I laughed when I ran across this ditty-song from my childhood... it reminded me of a coin or two of mine: "Look what they've done to my COIN, Ma !" RR Clodius Pulcher T Mallius AR Den 111-110 BCE ERROR Flipover Double-Strike Roma Triga Cr 299-1b S 176

Another hard to find niche. These are from the descendants of the Empire before Rome... in fact Rome was just a village that were a part of Rasenna. 20-Asses: (Similar to a Roman AR Didrachm / Heavy Denarius) Etruria, Populonia 3rd Century BC Silver 20-Asses 8.1g, ovoid 16.6mm x 20mm Obv: Facing head of Metus, hair bound with a diadem, X:X below Rev: blank Sambon 47; HN Italy 152 10-Asses: (Similar to a Roman AR Denarius) Etruria Populonia AR 10 Asses 20mm 4.21g 211-206 BC Obv: Male Hd Rev: Blank die break 5-Asses: (Similar to a Roman AR Quinarius) ETRURIA, POPULONIA. Etruria Populonia AR 5 Asses 2.0g 3rd C BCE Obv: Young Head L, V (denomination) behind Rev: blank HN 173 Vecchi Rasna III 52 ex NAC 29 No 9 RARE 2-1/2 Asses: (Similar to a Roman AR Sestertius) 2-½ asses , AR 0.85 g 3rd century BC Obv: Radiate female head r.; behind, CII. Rev: Blank. Ref: EC 104 (misdescribed, Female head with an Attic helmet). Historia Numorum Italy 179. NAC Comment: Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second specimen known. Dark patina and about very fine. Ex: From the collection of E.E. Clain-Stefanelli 1-As: (Similar to a Roman AR - nothing - only Bronze in Roman Currency) Etruria Populonia AR 1 As 0.60g 10.0mm after 211 BCE Obv: Male Head Left Rev: Plain Rev Ref: Vecchi 3 68-70 HN Italy 181 Seller/Auction comment: EXTREMELY RARE ETRURIA Rasenna, Fufluna, (Etruria, Populonia) ...

Sorry for being a smart-A in my prior post, but I do love Ginger Snaps. I really enjoy collecting critical junctures in Human History, enabling me to explore cool coin niches… had Rome lost this war both Politically (they lost) and Militarily (they won), Rome may not had arisen as a SuperPower… always debatable. However, this war created the only Non-Roman Denarii… they are very hard to get, and are really cool to me. I collect other tough Ancient Coin Niches that I really enjoy equally as much as these… MARSIC CONFEDERATION (Social War 90-88 BCE) Marsic Confederation Denarius 89 BCE Obv: Italia Rev: Italia seated shields, -victory crowning, In Ex: retro B Corfinium Mint Campana 105 HN Italy 412a Sear 228 RARE Marsic Confederation / Italian Allies Social War 90-88 BCE AR Denarius 19x17.9mm, 3.7g Anonymous Issue, Corfinium Mint Obv: Italia head, l, ITALIA behind Rev: Oath-taking scene with eight warriors, four on each side, pointing their swords towards a sacrificial pig, which is held by an attendant kneeling at the foot of a standard. - Binding the Marsi, Picentines, Paeligni, Marrucini, Vestini, Frentani, Samnites, and Hirpini Tribes into the Marsic Confederation against Rome during the Social War Comment: The reverse is based on the gold Stater and Half-Stater from the Second Punic War, and the Ti Viturius denarius... Sear 227 SYD 621 SCARCE Marsic Confederation AR Denarius Bovianum(?) mint, 89 BCE. 3.93g, 20mm, 3h Obv: Laureate head of Italia left, VITELIA = ITALIA in Oscan script Rev: Soldier standing facing, head right, foot on uncertain object, holding inverted spear and sword, recumbent bull to right facing; retrograde B in exergue. Ref: Campana 122 (same dies); HN Italy 407 Ex: Eucharius Collection. Ex: Roma Auction 11, Lot 607

@David AthertonWow! and huge congrats on your ICON of a coin! Super capture! This is a tough one. I make virtually every one of my coins my favorite... Here is one:

Tongue in cheek... SELJUQ OF RUM Kaykhusraw II 1236-1245 AR dirham Siwas AH 639 A-1218 lion sunface star L

Roman Republic C POBLICIUS Q f 80 BCE AR Denarius serratus 3.94g Rome mint Flan weight control gouge reverse (Stannard al marco Scoop) Hercules strangling Nemean lion, club, quiver Craw 380-1 Syd 768

RR Julius Caesar AR Denarius 49 BCE Traveling Mint Elephant trampling snake-Pontificates Sear 1399 Craw 443-1

Persia Achaemenid Type IV Artaxerxes II to Daris III 375-336 BCE AR siglos 15.2mm 5.45g running daggar bow incuse BMC 172ff rev

Thessaly AR Stater Double Victoriatus 21mm 5.7g 50 BCE Zeus - Athena Itonia spear shield RR Prov. SNG Cop 299var

Cool remake... Bruttium AE 17 Semuncia 214-211 2nd Punic Nike Zeus Biga Carthage

Those are KILLER! Great coins!

And a huge awesome congrats @CPK ! Wow on that capture!

Thanks @Limes GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR Minted Last TWO Weeks of his life... Roman Imperiatorial Julius Caesar Lifetime P Sepullius Macer AR Denarius, 1st 2 weeks-Mar 44 BCE, 19 mm, 4.03g. Obv: CAESAR – DICT PERPETVO Veiled and wreathed head of Caesar R. Rev: P·SEPVLLIVS – MACER Venus standing l., holding Victory and sceptre resting on star. Ref: Syd 1074a Sear Imperators 107e Crawford 480-14 Rare - minted in last two weeks of his reign, or two weeks before he was assassinated. - veiled, as he held the offce of Pontifex Maximus for several years, and that office was very important to him personally. - wreathed... just short of being king... big no-no - DICT PERPETVO - yeah, he was a king... so Roman Republic inherently and culturally hated kings. - fairly difficult to capture with the star on reverse - reasonably centered with most/all devices and legends (this is not as important to me cuz its numismatic vs the intrinsic Historical impact.) Alföldi arranges Crawford 480 series coins in (44 BC) month order as follows: RRC 480/1, Buca - January RRC 480/2, DICT QVART - early February RRC 480/3/4/5, CAESAR IMP - late February RRC 480/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14, DICT PERPETVO - early to mid March RRC 480/17/18, CAESAR IMPER - late March RRC 480/19/20, PARENS PATRIAE - April RRC 480/15/16, MARIDIANVS - April RRC 480/21/22, CLEMENTIAE CAESARIS and Mark Antony - April

Awesome coin and a SUPER Santana selection. Thought I would toss in a tune from that time period of your Capet dude.

England Edward I 1272-1307 AR Penny 19mm 1.3g Class 10c 1302-1310 Canterbury facing star - long cross 3 pellets quarters North 1040 MAT

I figgerred @JeandAcre would enjoy this... Carthage 216-215 BCE Sardinia mint AE 3.3g Tanit L - BULL stndg R CNP 377a

Nice, Dude 'Covan! I have a dog's breakfast of the 12 C's, and have them all (and a couple dupes). Here are my Otho and Dom toss-in's OTHOOtho, AD 69.Billon AR Tetradrachm, 23mm, 11.9gms; Year 1; Egypt-Alexandria.Obv.:AVTOK MAΓ OΘΩNOΣ KAIΣ ΣEB; Laureate head right, L A in right fieldRev: RΩ-MA; Helmeted, cuirassed bust of Roma right.Emmet 186 DOMITIANRI Domitian AR Denarius 81-96 CE Minerva thunderbolt spear shield protruded chin COS XV CENS PPP RIC 726

It is harder to find with the Double Dots on the end. Mine has Double Dots on BOTH ENDS. India Gandahara AR Bent Bar 11.3g 650-600 BCE RARE two dots - also have on BOTH sides VERY RARE

Imitating Octavian-M. Porcius Cato AR quinarius 13.89 mm 1.29g imitating Octavian r blundered legend - Victory seated r patera Cr 343-462 RARE RR Porcius Cato AR Quinarius 89 BC Bacchus Liber Victory seated S 248 Cr 343-2 RR AR Quinarius 89 BCE M Porcius Cato Liber Bacchus - Victory- Crawford 343-2. Sear 248

UGLIES but BEAUTIFULS !!! RI Verina wife Leo I AE2 20mm 457-475 CE Victory inscribing CHI RHO - RIC X 656 R3 RARE Roman Republic Anon 210 BCE AE 23 Quincunx 6.96g Apollo P behind Dioscuri Luceria 5 pellets Cr 99-4 Syd 309 S 910 Very Rare