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singig

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  1. Nice website , congratulations ! , I voted for 4 coins : #2 - Q. Crepereius M.f. Rocus Mention #1: Hadrian #6 - Philip I Philadelphos #3 - Massalia, Artemis & Lion
  2. I like your #9 , beautiful portrait of Alexander(Herakles). Congratulations !
  3. So many beautiful coins , it was difficult to choose one or two , I took five. Also, superb photos. Congratulations ! 2 – Lysimachos Tetradrachm 3 – Trajan ITALIA REST As 4 – Domitian Quadrans 7 – Antoninus Pius Denarius 12 – Constantine the Great AE3
  4. My favorite is the Hadrian denarius , nice portrait. Congratulations !
  5. My prefered is #6 Amisos. Congratulations !
  6. I voted for : Hadrian obol , Rhodos hemidrachm , Ionia tetradrachm and the Athenian owl . Congratulations !
  7. I was sure that my new provincial coin is a Nero, but something was wrong with the legend, this force me to find the right attribution : Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria Domitian, as Caesar, Æ Semis , AD 69-79. , 22 mm / 6.1 g DOMITIANVS CAESAR, laureate head to left / Large SC within laurel wreath. McAlee 403c; RPC II 2017 Struck under Vespasian in Rome for circulation in Seleucis and Pieria
  8. Caracalla , Tetradrachm of Emesa. Obv: AYT K M ANTΩNEINOC CEB. Laureate head right. Rev: ΔHMARX EΞ YΠATOC TO Δ. Eagle standing facing, head turned left, holding wreath in beak; crescent under beak ; radiate bust of Shamash (Sol) between eagle's legs.
  9. An unusual type , Gallienus using the same superlative ''Optimus'' Princeps as Trajan. Gallienus, 253-268. Antoninianus , Antioch, 263-264. RIC 659. GALLIENVS P F AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI in four lines within laurel wreath.
  10. Another coin that I bought recently. Have you ever seen a Claudius II silver antoninianus ? My impresion is that is containing much more silver than copper, I don't think is billon. Claudius II, AR ? antoninianus, Rome mint. RIC 100 IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head right / SECVRIT AVG, Securitas standing front, looking left, legs crossed, leaning on column and holding short sceptre. XI in right field.
  11. This is a new antoninianus that I bought recently. The photo was made with my cell phone , I discoverd recenlty the image clipper, a built-in feature in Samsung's Gallery app that makes lifting subjects from images quick and easy. Claudius II AE Antoninianus. Antioch Mint. RIC 213 IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right, seen from the back / IVVENTVS AVG, Hercules standing front, head left, holding club and lionskin, dot in ex.
  12. Thank you for the advice ! @DonnaML, I was able to find the revere die for my coin , the complete numeral is XXCV. Many reverse dies are very similar and is hard to compare them when a part of the numeral is missing .
  13. My preferred coins are the Caesar denarius , the Byzantine electrum and the RR semis. Congratulations ! Wishing you a very happy new year !
  14. I really like all , Congratulations !
  15. Difficult to choose between them , all are interesting , my preferred are : Trajan sestertius , Septimius Severus sestertius , Trajan As and the Nero dupondius. Congratulations , you had a great year !
  16. Hadrian Æ Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 11 = AD 126/7. RPC III 5660 ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹƐΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / Emperor with laurel branch and sceptre in elephant quadriga; L ΕΝΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ( or L ΙΑ = year 11) above and below.
  17. My preferred coin is the denarius of Trajan , I also love the rhino quadrans and the A.Pius sestertius. Congratulations !
  18. All three coins are great , my preferred is the Larissa stater , I would love to have one. Congratulations !
  19. Excelent year ! , my preferd coins are : the Marcus Aurelius aureus , Hadrian tetradrachm and Campania didrachm. Congratulations !
  20. My preferred are : #6 , #2 and Probus(nice details). Congratulations !
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