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  1. Goat-skin headdress. Roman Republic. L. Procilius. 80 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.84g, 7h). Rome mint. Obv: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress; S•C behind. Rev: Juno Sospita, hurling spear and holding shield decorated with thunderbolt, in biga right; serpent below horses, L•PROCILI•F in exergue. Ref: Crawford 379/2; Procilia 2.
  2. Another coin with PII in the legend for 3.14.2024. Geta, as Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26g, 12h). Laodicea ad Mare mint, struck AD 202-203. Obv: P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES; Bare headed and draped bust of Geta right, seen from behind. Rev: SEVERI PII AVG FIL; Priestly implements: lituus, knife, jug, simpulum and sprinkler. Ref: RIC IV 107; BMC 754; RSC 189.
  3. Cilicia, Kelenderis. Circa 430-420 BC. AR Stater (18.5mm, 10.87g, 8h). Obv; Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing left. Rev: Goat kneeling right, head left; ivy leaf in exergue; all within shallow incuse circle. Ref: Casabonne Type 2; Celenderis Series III, 20 (O11/R11); SNG BN –; SNG Levante 21. Toned, compact flan, flan flaw at edge on reverse. Very Fine. Well centered. Ex CNG e539 (31 May 2023), Lot 230.
  4. George II. 1727-1760. CU Farthing (22mm, 5.11g). Dated 1744. Old bust. S3721. Good Fine. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Shafer 1975 @ $4. Ex CNG Keystone 6 Auction (11 Mar 2022), Lot 121. Next: An earlier British copper.
  5. More Pax: Carausius, Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Æ Antoninianus (24mm, 5.05g, 6h). London mint, struck AD 286-289. Obv: IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG; Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: P[A-X]-AVG; Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre; F-O/ML. Ref: RIC V 98. Very Fine, nice green patina. From the Paul McIlroy Collection, Ex CNG e66 (11 Jun 2003), Lot 132 (part).
  6. Roman Egypt, Alexandria. Commodus, AD 177-192. Billon Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.07g, 12h). Dated RY 30 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 189/190) .Obv: Μ Α ΚΟΜ ΑΝΤⲰ ϹƐΒ ƐΥϹƐΒ; Laureate head right. Rev: Selene bust left, wearing taenia, crescent before; L-A (date) in field to right. Ref: Emmett 2558.30 (R1); Dattari (Savio) 3889; RPC IV.4 3553 (83 examples); Curtis 853. And next, sweet-voiced Muses, daughters of Zeus, well-skilled in song, tell of the long-winged Moon. From her immortal head a radiance is shown from heaven and embraces earth; and great is the beauty that ariseth from her shining light. The air, unlit before, glows with the light of her golden crown, and her rays beam clear, whensoever bright Selene having bathed her lovely body in the waters of Ocean, and donned her far-gleaming raiment, and yoked her strong-necked, shining team, drives on her long-maned horses at full speed, at eventime in the mid-month: then her great orbit is full and then her beams shine brightest as she increases. So, she is a sure token and a sign to mortal men. - Homeric Hymn
  7. Justinian I, AD 527-565. Æ Follis (42mm, 22.32g, 7h), Nicomedia mint, Regnal Year 12 (AD 538/539). Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVC; Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; in field to right, cross. Rev: A/N/N/N/O - XII/NIKO; Large M; above, cross; below, B. Ref: DOC 115a; MIB 113a; SB 201. Next: Another large flan issue.
  8. Severus Alexander. Severus Alexander, AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.84g, 1h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Obv: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: Jupiter in fighting stance left, head right, hurling thunderbolt and holding eagle. Ref: RIC IV 238; BMCRE 824; RSC 83. Good Very Fine. Lightly toned, some luster. Ex CNG e524 (28 Sept 2022), Lot 578.
  9. ACSearch's image search works pretty well but you can even just drop a picture into Google Lens and sometimes find a few die matches. I have only fooled around with it as I don't think I have the patience to attempt a real die study.
  10. A jolly Agrippa... Agrippa, died 12 BC. Æ As (26mm, 6.45g, 5h). Barbarous copy of a Rome mint, posthumous issue struck under Gaius Caligula, AD 37-41. Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS [III]; Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown. Rev: S-C across field; Neptune standing facing, head left, holding small dolphin and trident. Ref: cf., RIC 58. Said to be ex-Frank Robinson but no ticket. Next: Early Imperial Bronze
  11. Hard to see from the photo, but some plated fourees that I have seen have similar pitting. The extent of the pitting on this one would probably expose the core at some point, but it's a possibility.
  12. I believe RPC IV.4 1403. Only two specimens listed in RPC. Rare. RPC IV.4, 1403 (ox.ac.uk)
  13. Link: Obol Roman Egypt. Alexandria. Galba, AD 68-69. Æ Obol (19mm, 3.63g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/69). Obv: [ΣΕΡΟ]ΥΙ ΓΑΛΒΑ ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙΣ [ΣΕΒΑ]; Laureate head of Galba to right. Rev: Canopus of Osiris to right; L-B (date) to right. Ref: Dattari (Savio) 318; Emmett 181.2; K&G 17.28; RPC I 5352 (Leu note: 7 examples, this one as nice as any illustrated). Extremely rare and unusually attractive for the issue. Ex Elsen 110 (10 Sept 2011), Lot 560. Ex CNG 87 (18 May 2011), Lot 904. Ex Leu Web Auction 26 (13 July 2023), Lot 2458
  14. Two on ACSearch. This is the nicest one. "Sold" by Roma in August 2022 for 80 GBP. Resold by Roma exactly one year later for 375 GBP. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10776790 Probably now on it's way to being slabbed and listed on eBay as "almost unique" for $375,000.
  15. This popped up when I used "hexagram" as a search term at Zeno.ru. Not sure it's correct, but it might point you in the right direction: ZENO.RU - Anonymous coins of Kath
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