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I have no idea what a funky patina is, but this one looks similar to the one on your coin. China Kingdom: Shu Obv: 太平百金, Tai Ping Bai Jin (Tai Ping 100 Cash) Rev: - Value: 100 AE, 0.33g,12.2mm Goose eye size Ref.: Hartill 11.25, FD548, S205 Next: unusual cash coin

In another forum there is a "mint game" that has been running quite well for some time now. The goal is to post a coin from a mint that begins with the last letter of the previous one. There are no restrictions. Mints from all over the world and from any period can be chosen. The game has the advantage that you don't need a list and surprising results also appear.

Link: Tyche Lucius Verus Cappadocia, Caesarea Obv.: ...OYHPOC CEB , laureate and draped bust right Rev.: KAICAREWN T P ARGAIW ET G with lower case final W, bust of Tyche right AE, 16.9mm, 3.93g Ref.: -

Domitia Ionia, Ephesos AE20 Obv: ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ CΕ-ΒΑCΤΗ, Draped bust right Rev: OMONOIA ANΘY KAICEN ΠΑΙΤΟΥ / ZMYP - EΦΕ, Two Nemeses standing facing one another. Ae, 4.30g, 20 mm Ref.: RPC 1092 Next: Nemesis

Link: Gallienus Gallienus, 253-268. Antoninianus , Mediolanum, 258-260. Obv.: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. Rev.: DIANA FELIX Diana advancing right, holding bow in her left hand and drawing arrow from quiver with her right; at feet, hound springing right. AR, 20 mm, 3.15 g, 6 h Ref.: Cohen 169, MIR 920l, RIC 380. Ex Leu Web Auction 2, 3 December 2017, 752. Ex Leu Web Auction 17, 14-16 August 2021, 2822

Antoninus Pius Denarius subaeratus with nearly complete silver coating Obv: DIVVS ANTONINVS. Bare head right. Rev: CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing right, head turned left. AE/AR, 2.84g, 18x20.5mm Ref.: “RIC 429“ The copper core is only visible in some very small areas at the edge. Otherwise, the silver plating is complete. Next: DIVVS ANTONINVS

Italian cars of course !!! Faustina I Faustina II

The thiosulphate ions (S2O3)2- and the Ag+ ions form a soluble complex of [Ag(S2O3)2]3-, removing non soluble AgCl. If you get a layer of something afterwards, you didn't wash your coin enough after treatment.

Link: Pan LYDIA. Thyateira. 2nd century AD Obv: head of young Dionysus, r., wearing ivy wreath Rev: ΘΥΑΤƐΙΡΗΝΩΝ, Pan advancing, l., holding bunch of grapes and pedum AE,17.5mm, 3.8 g Ref.: RPC VI, 4306 (temporary), GRPCL 94, Hochard 2661 (Apollo)

Huizong OK, he ruined the Empire, but he was an outstanding poet, painter and caligrapher. The coin legend is in his own handwriting. \ Emperor: Huizong, 徽宗 Obv: Da Guan Tong Bao, 大観通寳 Slender Gold Script Rev: leer VAlue: 10 Year: 1107-1110 AE, 40.5mm, 13.8g Ref.: Hartill 16.426, FD 1062, S630 next: special caligraphy

16h Sestertius Faustina II, AD 145-146 Sestertius Obv.: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front; band of pearls round head Rev.: VENVS, Venus standing l. holding apple and rudder, around which a dolphin is coiled Ref.: RIC III Antoninus Pius 1388C Æ, 30.2mm, 24.00g Next: Venus and rudder

Link: Bow Mysia, Pergamon AE14, 281 - 197 B.C. Pergamene Kingdom, Philetairos Obv.: head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with a griffin Rev.: ΦIΛE/TAIΡOΥ, bow, circle below AE, 14mm, 1.93g Ref.: BMC Mysia, p.119, 59

@expat Yes, RRC 245/1 back to the game: Link: Roma Cn. Lucretius Trio. AR Denarius, 136 BC, Rome Obv: TRIO, Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) below chin. Rev: CN LVCR / ROMA, The Dioscuri galloping right. Ag, 17.4x19.6mm, 3.87g Ref.: Crawford 237/1a.

This article about Mark and Lottie Salton includes a picture of one of their envelopes. Looks identical to your envelopes with the same A-XXX numbers. https://muenzenwoche.de/die-sammlung-von-mark-und-lottie-salton-in-kooperationsauktion/ There is also a english version of this article but without the envelope picture.

A new coin for my Artemis collection: Hierapolis. Valerian I Obv: Valerian I, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right., Α Κ Π Λ ΟVAΛЄΡΙΑΝΟC. Rev: IЄPAΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ K ЄΦЄCΙΩΝ ΝЄΟΚΟΡΩΝ / OMONOIA. Serapis standing right, holding sceptre; to right, facing statue of Artemis Ephesia, with supports Homonoia of Hierapolis with Ephesus Ae, 15g, 29.9 mm Ref.: RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 63141)

This one I got for 50 cent, which is below of my usual budget. Emperor: Qian Long (Gao Zong) Board of Revenue Obv: Qian Long Tong Bao - 乾 隆 通 寶 Rev: Boo Chiowan Year: 1740-1745 Brass, 3.91g, 25mm Ref.: Hartill 22.203 Next: less than 1 Euro/USD

Link: galley Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol Obv.: Head of nymph Histiaia Rev.: Histiaia seated on galley holding stylus, IΣTIAIΩN, trident below Ref.: BMC 36. 2, obverse die match with BCD Euboia 387 (= November 2002 / Lanz 111); HGC 4, 1524

Link: Epiphanes Egypt Ptolemaios V. Epiphanes 204-180 BC Æ Tetrobol Obv: Draped and wreathed bust of Isis right Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ – BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt AE, 16.05g, 28mm Ref.: Svoronos 1234

I got this one for 240 Euro. The portrait is nice and the important part of the legend "...A ΦΑΥϹ..."is readable. Good enough for a "head collection". Annia Faustina, Augusta PHRYGIA. Hierapolis. Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Annia Faustina to right; ΑΝΝΙΑ ΦΑΥϹΤЄΙΝΑ ϹЄΒ D. Rev. Tyche standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and cornucopiae containing infant Plutos with her left; to left, flaming altar., ΙЄΡΑΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ ΝЄΩΚΟΡΩ/Ν T AE, 9.55g, 26.39mm Ref.: Johnston 35-7. RPC VI online 5444

Thessaly, Ekkarra Chalkous, ca 325-320 BC Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus to left Rev.: EKKAP / PEWN Artemis standing left, her right foot crossed behind her left, leaning on her hunting spear, held in her right hand. Æ, 14 mm, 1.70 g. Ref.: Rogers 207. Traité IV, 475, pl. CCLXXXVIII, 12-13, BCD Thessaly I 1036, BCD Thessaly II 65.1. Ex BCD with tag BCD wrote about the tag: "For whatever it is worth, CC was quite a character, an old fellow who dealt in ancient coins for as long as I knew him and who died at a very advanced age about ten years ago." Next: same theme

A new Faustina II Denarius with Concordia standing, head left. Faustina II AR-Denar, Rome Obv.: FAVSTINA AVG ANTO-NINI AVG PII FIL, draped bust right Rev.: CONCOR-DIA, Concordia standing, head left, holding cornucopia and raising skirt with her right hand Ag, 18mm Ref.: RIC III 501 [S], CRE 166 [R]

Nice coins everybody! another IVNO: Faustina I, Denar AD 139-141 Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right Rev: IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing left holding patera and sceptre; at feet to left, peacock. AR, 17mm, 3.13g. Ref.: RIC 338, CRE 100 [S]

LEO I with Victory Leo I. (457-474) Au-Tremissis Obv: D N LEO PE-RPET AVG, Bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM: Victory, winged, draped, advancing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and cross on globe in left hand; star in right field Av, 1.49g, 14.5mm RIC X Leo I (East) 611, p.286, 611

Trajan Pergamon, Mysia AE 17, AD 98-117 Obv: AVT TPAIANOC CЄB, Laureate head of Trajan right. Rev: ΣЄVC ΦIΛIOC, Bare head of Zeus Philios right. AE, 3.03g, 17mm Ref.: RPC III 1719, SNG France 2067-9. Ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser, 1986 Ex Dr. P. Vogl collection Next: Coin with handwritten notes (not your handwriting 😁)

Link: Asklepios Mysia, Pergamon AE24, Circa 200-133 BC Seleukos, magistrate. Obv.: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Head of Asklepios right Rev.: Π-EΡ-Γ-A / MHNΩN. Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt.. AE, 8.04g, 24.4mm Ref.: SNG von Aulock 7491; SNG Copenhagen 378.