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  1. Another example of Ceres standing a little while before Faustina. 

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    28 mm, 11,55 g.
    Julia Titi 80-81 AD. Æ dupondius. Rome.
    IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA, bust of Julia Titi, draped, right; hair bundled high in front and wrapped in bun (sometimes small bun) in back / CERES AVGVST S C, Ceres standing left, holding corn-ears and torch.
    RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 392.

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  2. Horn silver was distracting on this 

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    20 mm, 2,43 g.
    Titus, as Caesar under Vespasian. AR denarius. Rome. 77-78.
    T CAESAR VESPASIANVS, head of Titus, laureate, right / IMP XIII, sow left, with three piglets.
    RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 986.

    Next - a coin you cleaned, even if the results were good or bad. 

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  3. Here is a "poor relative" of the OP coin. 

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    25 mm, 12,22 g.
    Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Emesa. Caracalla 198-217. AR tetradrachm. 215-217.
    AΥ•T K M ANTΩNEINOC CE•B•, laureate bust right / ΔΗΜΑΡX ΕΞ VΠΑΤOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak; H under beak; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Shamash left between legs.
    Prieur 983.

    This was a very satisfactory purchase. Because a few months before buying it, I was outbid on a better example and I regretted it, as I really liked the portrait with the expressive look and also the particularity of these types (Shamash). I won this one quite unexpectedly, paying a good price and the coin has both the features I was interested in. 

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  4. Sarapis, Alexandria

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    25 mm, 12,71 g.
    Egypt, Alexandria. Hadrian 117-138. Billon tetradrachm. 133-134 AD.
    ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ, laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear / L ΙΗ, Sarapis seated, l., holding sceptre; to l., Cerberus.
    RPC III, 5871; BMC 620-623.

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    16 mm, 2,86 g.
    Titus 79-81. AR denarius. Rome. January-June 80 AD.
    IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head of Titus right / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno with square seat, draped, with tassels and triangular frame.
    RIC 124; RSC 313a.

    Next - pulvinar

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  6. My favorite Gallienus coin has a decent portrait, but what makes it interesting, in my opinion, is that "it doesn't look like Gallienus" - because it was struck very early in his reign.

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    22 mm, 1,99 g.
    Gallienus 253-268 AD. AR antoninianus. Rome. 253.
    IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG, bust of Gallienus, radiate, draped, right / CONCORDIA AVGG, two right hands clasped together.
    RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 131; Cohen 125.

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  7. Link  Annia - however as a gens name 

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    19,3 mm, 3,77 g.
    C. Annius T. f. T. n. and L. Fabius L. f. Hispaniensis AR denarius. Mint in North Italy or Spain. 82-81 BC.
    Diademed and draped bust of Anna Perenna to right; C•ANNI•T•F•T•N•PRO•COS•EX•S•C• around, scales before, winged caduceus behind / Victory driving quadriga to right, holding reins and palm-branch; Q above, B• below, L•FABI•L•F•HISP in exergue.
    Crawford 366/1c; BMCRR Spain 29; RSC Annia 2; Syd. 748b.

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  8. Maesa

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    19 mm, 2,31 g.
    Julia Maesa, Augusta 218-224. AR denarius. Rome. 218-222.
    IVLIA MAESA AVG, bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas, draped, standing left, extending her right hand over a child and holding cornucopiae in left hand.
    RIC IV Elagabalus 249.

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    21 mm, 4,16 g.
    Gallienus 253-268. Billon antoninianus. Rome. 267.
    GALLIENVS AVG, bust of Gallienus, radiate, cuirassed, right / FIDES AVG, Mercury, nude except for cloak draped over left arm, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand. Exergue: PXV.
    RIC V Gallienus 607; MIR 1667k; RSC 219.

     

    Next - another coin like this and the previous one - showing a deity but the legend does not contain the name. 

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  10. Ashamed? certainly not. Some regrets when realizing the price I spent is too much compared to the amount of joy the coin brings (this why I collect and most of us would agree)? sometimes but NOT often. And usually it lasts a few seconds. 

    Although I try to keep a decent level of condition in my collection, I am not impressed about excelently preserved coins. It is not a major criteria. I like them, of course, but there are other things I consider more important. 

    And when I consider what we collect - 2000-2500 years old coins, the wear is a witness of centuries and millenia of history. As long as 1. I like the coin, 2. it fits in my collection; and 3. it had a right price I consider them good coins and important parts of my collection. 

    Some coins that were 10 euros or under. I like them all. 

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  11. Let's give Herakles a break as he must be tired of such a long fight with a lion. And I will replace him with another lion. 

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    7 mm, 0,36 g.
    Greek satraps of Caria, Mylasa. Hekatomnos. AR hemiobol. Circa 395-377 BC.
    Forepart of a roaring lion, left / forepart of a lion, with both forelegs facing.
    Klein 506; SNG Keckman 837-840; SNG von Aulock 7805.

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    14 mm, 1,56 g.
    Cappadocia, Caesaraea-Eusebia. Nero 54-68. AR hemidrachm. 59-60.
    [NERO CLAVD DIVI] CLAVD F CAESAR AVG [GERMANI], laureate head of Nero to right / Victory seated right on globe, holding wreath in both hands. BMC 409; RIC I Nero 617; RPC 3645.

     

    Next - any silver provincial coin. 

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  13. Laureate head of Apollo 

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    19 mm, 3,81 g.
    P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus. AR denarius. Rome. 42 BC.
    Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, lyre / P.CLODIVS – ·M·F, Diana standing facing, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lit torch in each hand. Crawford 494/23; BMCRR Rome 4290.

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  14. Hadrian 

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    19,7 mm, 3,1 g.
    Hadrian 117-138. AR denarius. Rome. 137-138 AD.
    HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on low seat, shield at her side, holding palladium and spear.
    RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2342; Old RIC II Hadrian 265.

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    26 mm, 10,95 g.
    Macedon, Philippi. Claudius 41-54. Ӕ.
    TI CLAVDIVS CAES AVG IMP P M TR P P P, bare head of Claudius, l. / COL IVL AVG PHILIP, DIVVS AVG (on base); statue of Augustus in military dress crowned by statue of Divus Julius Caesar wearing toga on central base; altar, l. and r.
    RPC I 1654 var. (reverse legend COL IVL AVG instead of COL AVG IVL); SNG Copenhagen 307-8 var.; Varbanov 3774 var.

     

    Next - statue. Could be cult statue, equestrian statue ... 

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  16. I am not qualified enough to provide a verdict about authenticity, but this type is one of the most forged from all Roman imperials. Including Paduan copies (these ones have a numismatic value, but still copies). And of course modern ones. 

    I remember I saw an auction with a forgery, listed as 'copy of Paduan'. A specialist would have no doubts, but for me it was very deceiving - corroded, toned and cleaned, whatever. 

    The price for a genuine example is pretty high so the purchase price should be a good clue - if it was cheap this is a big suggestion. 

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    19,4 mm, 2,7 g.
    Septimius Severus 193-211. AR denarius. Rome. 197.
    L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head right / MVNIFICENTIA AVG, elephant, cuirassed, advancing right.
    RIC 100; BMCRE 168; RSC 349.

     Next - ANOTHER large animal 

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  18. Stag, but just standing 

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    18 mm, 3,86 g.
    Ionia, Ephesos. Geta as Caesar 198-211. Ӕ. 209-211.
    Λ CEΠ ΓETAC K, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΦECIΩN, stag standing right.
    Karwiese 553; SNG Cop 428 var.

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