Steve

"an early addition to your collection" This was one of my first two ancient coins ... yah, I bought a couple of cheapies at first, just to see what they were like ... ummm, and well, you coiners know the rest => ancient coins are very, VERY addictive!! (so many cool little sub-avenues, right? ... they're super fun to collect!) Valentinian I, AE 19 mm Minted AD 367--375 Obverse: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor walking right, head left, dragging captive and holding labarum, TES B in exergue Weight: 2.7 g Diameter: 19 mm Reference: RIC IX Thessalonica 16a Ex-stevex6 NEXT => A donkey, ass, or mule Ummm, but after 2hours, then any animal coin, and/or any Valentinian-I coin is okay ... and yes, after 4 hours, then any ol' brown coin is good to go!! Cheers

Wow => thanks ant2306 ... that's awesome (thanks again for your efforts) 😃

kirispupis, I'm sorry to hear that you had a rough day at work ... luckily, I am now retired, so most of my daily meetings are merely with other dog-walkers on our local trails. However, back in my day, I had daily meetings with a huge hoard of engineers, surveyors, geologists, shift-bosses and a sea of H.R. and Management types ... it was often a fricken circus and no matter how hard we tried to solve the day's problems, everybody had their own mini-goals and therefore the outcome would almost always be a lousy morphed solution ... too many heads in one room? Yup, too many meetings can turn a perfectly good idea into something completely messed up! We wanted to build this ... ... but we'd always end-up getting this ... 🙃 NOTE: both are awesome coins Cheers I hope that you have a better day tomorrow (with less meetings and more success)

"Hey, that drachm wasn't there when I wrote my post! I detect skullduggery! I'm going to have to start taking screenshots with time stamps on them, what with all the money and prizes at stake here." ahaha, get off it ... I don't cheat at stuff ... it was always there (check yer specs, coin-pal) 😘 Sadly ... I don't have any British tokens (but if I did, there'd be animals on 'em!!) Hi

NEXT => Domitian Silver Coin without Minerva correct? Fark, I give up ... you coin-dudes are way too fast ... I'm just muddling-up the game (I will slink-off into and thread for a while and regroup ... try to get my game in A-shape!) Spaniard nailed the last one, so his thingy is the new goal "Any ancient coin in bronze" Hi Fun ... have a nice Tuesday afternoon

I also posted an Alexandrian Drachm in that same post ... so, I snagged-back honours (stick with the program!) ... just jokes, Donna Man, no wonder I've been booted-out of all of the other coin-forums, eh? whatev ... it's all in good fun ... Coin-on! 😉

Whoa-whoa-whoa, Donna I snagged the honours on that last post of mine (oh, but gorgeous coins) Next => Julia Titi Hi

* rats * you and your rules, Roman Collector! (geesh, and nobody even gave it a gratuitous like ... brutal) 😉 "eagle flying" Ummm, are any of these eagles flying? Gawd, and then I'm too late!! ... I'm so slow, I think I'm first!! Spaniard beat me to the punch ... NEXT => Another big Alexandrian drachm => BOOM!! => A-PIUS ... did I get it in time??? NEXT => Julia Titi and/or whatever I stated earlier, ending in a brown coin! Cheers ... man, I had to work for that one, eh? (you coiners are good!)

"Diva Faustina II" Diva Faustina Senior. Æ As Died AD 140/1 Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146 Diameter: 26 mm Weight: 19.43 grams Obverse: Veiled and draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head Reverse: Garlanded altar with closed doors Reference: RIC III 1191A (Pius) Other: 6h … Near VF, brown patina Ex-stevex6 … from the David Wray Collection (purchased from Colosseum Coin Exchange) NEXT => Diva Julia Titi (or even plain ol' Julia Titi) After 3 hours, any ol' Julia coin will do After 4 hours, a sweet ol' brown coin is good nuff Hi

"Another goat" Aeolis, Aegae: AE18 3rd Cent. BC Diameter: 18.1mm Weight: 3.64 grams Obverse: Head of Apollo right Reverse: Goat's head right, AI in circle monogram behind Reference: SNG von Aulock 1492v (legend, not monogram); SNG Copenhagen 1v (legend, not monogram) Other: much clearer, more sharply struck, much finer style goat image than usually found on Aeolis Apollo/Goat bronze issues Ex-stevex6 NEXT => ummm, are there still more goat-coins out there?? ... but after 3 hours, an Apollo coin will do ... ... after 4 hours, a good ol' brown coin would be a winna

ahaha ... ooops, I was way too slow (I was eating dinner ... my bad) => Tetradrachm (eh-heh-heh) * awkward * "Someone named Cleopatra" Ummm, Cleopatra, eh? ... hmmmm Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII Seleukid Kings of Syria 125-121 BC Antioch Mint Diam:19 mm Weght: 7.21 grams obverse: Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, on fallen amphora; IE to inner right, P(retrograde)P (date) and piloi in exergue reference: SC 2263.2g; HGC 9, 1189; DCA 264 other: 1h, VF, black patina with some earthen highlights NEXT => "Someone named Cleopatra" Carry-on

Love the double-headed eagle!

Here is a classic, classic, classic Canadian hit from an awesome band ... crank it and cry Ionia, Klazomenai. Æ19 Mid-late 4th century B.C. Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 4.63 grams Obverse: Bust of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet Reverse: KLAΖOME/NIΩN in two lines above, ram walking right; in right field, trophy Reference: SNG Munich 484; SNG Copenhagen 86 Other: 5 h … Mottled red, tan and green patina Ex-stevex6

"eagle + palm" Gallienus, AE Tetradrachm Egypt-Alexandria 264/265 (Year 12) Diameter: 22 mm x 23 mm Weight: 8.72 grams Obverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust right Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head left, holding large wreath with spread wings L IB in upper field Reference: Emmett 3809 (corrected); Milne 4110; Curtis 1596; BMC 2237 Other: Neat dramatic reverse … sweet green, rough patin Ex-stevex6 … Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Ex Frank Robinson, June 1993 NEXT => I wanna see some reddish patina

Wow ant2306, thanks for starting this interesting scarub-thread scarubs are so very cool, right? ... sadly, I only have two examples (but yah, both of them are very cool) 2nd Intermediate Period Steatite scarab (below) Circa 1650-1550 BC Diameter: 23 x 16 mm Obverse: Base engraved with an antelope walking right; palm branches in field. A few minor chips and cracks, otherwise intact, part of greenish-brown glaze remaining, pierced for mounting. Ex-stevex6 … From the David Hendin Collection 2nd Intermediate Period Steatite scarab (below) Circa 1650-1550 BC Diameter: 21 x 15 mm Obverse: Base engraved with two crocodiles back-to-back. Intact, once glazed, pierced for mounting. Ex-stevex6 … From the David Hendin Collection => thanks again for the great scarab-thread ... I'm gonna have to give it a second-read to fully understand where my scarabs fall ... interesting

Here I go again ... ummm, but this time it's not a tune from my High School Daze!! THESSALY, Perrhaiboi. AR Obol Circa 450-400 BC Struck circa 450-430 BC Olosson or Phalanna mint Diameter: 12 mm Weight: 0.87 grams Obverse: Bridled horse rearing left Reverse: Π-Ε-Ρ-Α, Athena in running stance right, holding shield and spear; all within incuse square Reference: BCD Thessaly I 1242; BCD Thessaly II 552.2; HGC 4, 151 Other: 6h … VF, minor granularity Ex-stevex6 … From the BCD Collection

It's another retired Saturday ... ummm, or merely called "Day" (man, ya gotta love being retired, eh?) ... anyway ... Here is another sweet song from my high school years (yah, this era seems to still be my go-to, even though I love lotsa new tunes as well) ... oh well, it's nice to have great memories of my glory-days ... and here is a crazy-cool ol' square coin ... Well, I'm gonna go ride my mountain bike around the trails ... a great daily activity (I'm so glad that my stupid health-problems have gone away for a sec ... live large while you can, right!!?) Cheers, coiners!!

"please another woman (no goddess) before the Flavians dynasty ruled " Shuqailat was a queen of the Nabataeans NABATAEAN, ARETAS IV & SHUQAILAT, AE17 9BC – 40 AD Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 4.11 grams Obverse: jugate busts of Aretas IV & Shuqailat Reverse: Crossed Cornucopias, Petra Reference: SNG Part 6 #1438 NEXT => a coin prior to 400 BC

"distinct nose (other than Nerva)" Ummm, here are 3 pretty distinctive snouts from my ol' collection ... => Frugi, Pan and Castulo NEXT => more distinctive snouts!!

Ummm, here are all "4" of my Islamic coins ... that's all I got!! ... rats ... Edessa was way quicker than my slow ass!! I will bow to his rule ... "Next: Another Arab-Byzantine example" Cheers, coiners ... fun

6 hours ... => here's an A-Pius, Bi-Tet Oooops, Slick Jay snuck-in ahead of me ... => here's a Rufus Roman Republic Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome Mn. Cordius Rufus AR Denarius 46 BC Rome Mint Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 3.73 grams Obverse: Diademed head of Venus, right Reverse: Cupid riding dolphin, right Reference: Crawford 463/3; CRI 65; Sydenham 977; Cordia 3A Other: 10H … sweetly toned Next => an Alexandrian AE beauty

"nice but worn portrait" ==> A-Pius Antoninus Pius Æ drachm Roman Egypt (Alexandria) 138-161 AD Year 17 Diameter: 32 mm Weight: 13.60 grams Obverse: Laureate head right Reverse: Bust of Serapis right, wearing kalathos, above eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread; [star to upper left], L I Z (date) across field Reference: Köln 1718?; Dattari (Savio) 2823/2824?; K&G 35.613/35.614? Other: Fine, brown patina, small flan Ex-stevex6 NEXT => Serapis

"ok, since this mother-son could not do anything on his own without his biological mother, of course the following is an Iulia Mamaea - but please a provincial mint. Thanks..." Ummm, does this baby qualify?? (eh-heh-heh, I kinda suck at some parts of coin-collecting) If not, then please ignore my sweet coin (cheers) EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta BI Tetradrachm 222-235 AD Dated RY 11 of Severus Alexander (AD 231/2) Diameter: 23 mm Weight: 12.92 grams Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea right Reverse: Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus; L A (date) behind, palm before Reference: Köln 2526; Dattari (Savio) 4511; K&G 64.74; Emmett 3224 Other: 12h … brown patina, with sweet red bits … oh, and a bit of acne on poor ol’ Julia Ex-stevex6 Hi Next => if this baby passes muster, then => a dude with a hat ... ummm, but if this coin is sad disappointment, then please look away in disgust and ignore my post (sigh)

"Saloninus" Well okay, if you insist ... EGYPT, Alexandria. Saloninus. As Caesar BI Tetradrachm AD 258-260 Dated RY 7 of Valerian I and Gallienus (AD 259/60) Diameter: 22 mm Weight: 13.00 grams Obverse: Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; L Z (date) across field Reference: Köln 3005; Dattari (Savio) 5377; K&G 93.8 Other: 12h … VF, even brown surfaces. Rare Ex-stevex6 … From the Robert M. Harlick Collection NEXT => either Salonina or Saloninus After 3 hours, a green coin will also be acceptable