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"Salonina" Salonina AR Antoninianus Date: 257-258 AD Diameter: 23.6 mm Weight: 3.3 grams Obverse: SALONINA AVG - Diademed and draped bust of Salonina Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA - Felicitas seated, holding caduceus and cornucopiae References: RIC 6 Ex-stevex6 NEXT => Saloninus

"Empress with eagle reverse" Ummm, how 'bout an empress with a peacock on the reverse?? ... regardless, it's been 9 hours Faustina Senior. Augusta, AR Denarius 138-140/1 AD Rome mint Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 3.07 grams Obverse: Draped bust right Reverse: Draped throne; transverse scepter resting against arm, peacock with spread tail standing to right below Reference: RIC III 339a (Pius); RSC 219 Other: VF, toned, a couple of light marks Ex-stevex6 … From the Demetrios Armounta Collection NEXT => a peacock

No insects??? Oh well ... 6 hours is up => bring-on the brown coins!!

Great tunes, gang Ummm, here is another classic from my high school years ... 1978 => yup, I was young, wasted and rockin' it!! IONIA, Ephesos, AR Tetartemorion Circa 500-420 BC Diameter: 5 x 8 mm Weight: 0.17 grams Obverse: Bee Reverse: Head of eagle right within incuse square Reference: Karwiese Series IV; SNG Kayhan 126–34 Other: 12h … toned, Exceptional for issue Ex-stevex6

I kinda like her portrait on this classic 1954 series ... man, I wish I had a Devil's Face $1000, but I only have this lil' beauty ... ... sorry, now I'm just showin' off!! (my bad ... but I absolutely "love" these sweet ol' paper-notes ... they're kinda like geek-collector artwork, right?) Cheers, coiners!! (oh, and paper-boyz!) 😉 Ooops, sorry Topcat7 ... apparently I derailed your cool Edward VIII thread (yah sorry ... I tend to do that from time to time to time to time)

UkrainiiVityaz => "And it is the scarcer French variety. The same 1935 series also had then Princess Elizabeth on the $20 - she was only 9 years old - so she has been on money for 87 years!" I have Princess Liz as well ... very cool bank-note (pink)

Topcat7 => congrats on snagging that cool OP-coin Ummm, I don't have any coins of Horny Eddie, but I do have this sweet $5 Bank-note from 1935 ... => here is the "Future King Edward VIII" ... poor horny bastard

"Provincial Prow" Anonymous, Roman Republic Æ As Rome Mint Circa 179-170 BC Diameter: 35 mm Weight: 33.82 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Janus; I above Reverse: Prow of Galley right; “FLY” above, [ROMA] below Reference: Crawford 159/3; Sydenham 324; BMCRR (Italy) 382 Other: 6 h … Black patina, scuff to right of prow … such a cool fricken coin Ex-stevex6 Next => an insect

Curtis JJ asked => "(Where's TIF?)" TIF is busy with work and/or trying to get her new/old house up and running ... ummm, she's is as busy as a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest!! (as they say in those ol' bad-taste days gone by) ... but don't worry, for she is out there, lurking ... like a cool ol' cat-fish, waiting to strike!! (yup, the Coin-Princess is one stealth and savvy coin-biotch!! ... she's my favourite)

I have been on a bit of a vacation, back to my hometown of Victoria, BC (one of my 60 year old buddies got married for the first time!! ... wha?? ... right?) Oh well, it was a nice break and good for them!! ... we stayed at a really sweet hotel on the water ... ... feels like the first time ... => I hope all of you coiners are rockin' your first time ... ummm, and/or your umpteenth time!! Cheers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Roman Collector!! => Cheers, coin-bro!!

Albert Grey, Governor General of Canada (Fun-Fact => from Earl Grey tea) => he is the Grey associated with The Grey Cup (CFL => Canadian Football Championship) ... kinda cool fella ... oh, and his wife is Alice Wolford (also kinda cool) Cheers

... ummm, a brown coin?

Great coins and tunes, gang ahaha ... okay, I'm getting kinda bent (yah, my bad) I still think it's kinda cool that the lead singer from The Headstones is the star from this sweet TV series FLASHPOINT, right? => man, I love his tunes "and" I'm a fan of the TV Series (Hugh Dillon) Divus Augustus. Æ Sestertius Died AD 14 Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 36-37 Rome mint Diameter: 33 mm Weight: 25.60 grams Obverse: Statue of Augustus seated left on throne, holding laurel branch and scepter, set on ornate car drawn by four elephants, each with its own mahout Reverse: Legend around large S C Reference: RIC I 68 (Tiberius) Other: 12h ... Good VF, light brown patina, minor roughness, deep punch mark on reverse Ex-stevex6 … Robert O. Ebert Collection ... anyway ... I digress Cheers

ahaha => that's a very cool hybrid => treat yourself to 2 gratuitous shots (well played)

Sadly, my memory sucks lately (day-drinking, maybe?) ... regardless, I may have already posted this coin and/or this tune, but that's the way that I rock in my 60th year on this planet! => I hope the rest of you coiners are having as much fun as I am? ... you guys rock! Cheers Oh, and here is a fairly unknown classic from a great band in their early days ... man, I loved Aerosmith back in High School Aerosmith Seasons Of Wither Music Video - Bing video LUCANIA. VELIA AR NOMOS Date: 300-280 BC Size: 21.65 mm Weight: 7.29 grams Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet decorated with Griffin, Θ behind neck Reverse: YEΛHTΩN, Lion right, tearing at prey; above, grasshopper between Φ-I Attribution: SNG ANS 1364 Other: so fricken cool, right? Ex-stevex6

AncientDude => ahaha, I admit that I'm tossin' back day-drinks like they're goin' out of style recently (a stint on the ol' wagon is likely to occur once the summer is over ... summer = drinkin' on the deck, right?) ... anyway ... yah, I can't play your last couple of video-tunes Hi I like you

"The year 100+- 5 in whatever calendar" L. Thorius Balbus (below) Struck 105 BC. Rome Mint AR (Silver) Denarius. 3.85g. 20mm. Obverse: head of Juno Sospita right, wearing horned goat skin headdress, I•S•M•R downward behind. Reverse: Bull charging right, head facing, A (control letter) above, L•THORIVS below, BALBVS in exergue. Ref. Syd. 598; Crawford 316/1; RSC Thoria Ex-stevex6 L. Thorius Balbus, AR Denarius Brockage, Error coin (below) Struck 105 BC. Rome Mint Diameter: 18mm Weight: 3.81 grams Obverse: Head of Juno Lanuvium right, wearing goat's skin Reverse: Incuse of obverse Ref. Cf. Crawford 316/1; cf. Sydenham 598; cf. Thoria 1 Ex-stevex6 NEXT => a) Goat-skin head-dress After 1 hour b) a goat on a coin After 2 hours c) any animal head-dress on a coin After 3 hours d) any animal on a coin After 4 hours e) a silver coin After 5 hours f) a brown coin After 6 hours g) sigh

Nice!! ... ewomack, congrats on snagging that sweet Leo V OP-addition (a total winner) Ummm, I had a Leo III, a Leo IV and even a Leo VI ... but sadly, I did not have a Leo V (I'm a bit jealous) You rock!! (congrats on the new addition) Constantine V with Leo IV. Æ Follis (below) Mint: Struck in Syracuse Reign: AD 741-775 Diameter: 20 mm Weight: Obverse: Constantine V, bearded, on left, and Leo IV, beardless, on right, each standing facing, wearing crown and chlamys and holding akakia; between their heads, cross Reverse: Leo III, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown and chlamys and holding cross potent Reference: Sear 1569 Other: Virtually full reverse legend Ex-stevex6 Leo VI the Wise. Æ Follis (below) Constantinople mint Struck 908-912 AD 886-912 AD Diameter: 25 mm Weight: 6.40 grams Obverse: Crowned bust facing, holding akakia Reverse: +LЄOҺ/ ЄҺ ӨЄO ЬA/SILЄVS R/OmЄOҺ in four lines Reference: DOC 8; SB 1729 Other: 6h ... rough red-brown surfaces Ex-stevex6

Keep up the great work, Restitutor 🙂 ... fun place

Oooops ... sorry Ummm, just pretend that I'm not here (I was gonna do this coin and this David Sear extra bit, but Jay changed the theme, so there's that) * awkward * Next => Cholas Ummm, hey => look over there!!

Ummm, and while I'm here, I might as well drop a tune, right? Cheers!! Violent Femmes - Blister in the sun - Bing video SICILY, Messana. AR Drachm (60 Onkia) 445-439 BC Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 3.59 grams Obverse: Charioteer driving biga of mules right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; olive leaf and berry in exergue Reverse: Hare springing right within wreath, ΜΕΣΣΑ-ΝION Reference: Caltabiano Series IX, 388 (D175/R168); HGC 2, 807; SNG Lloyd 1111; SNG Lockett 820; Boston MFA 288; Jameson 651; Pozzi 487; Rizzo pl. 27, 11 (all from the same dies) Other: 10h … Near VF, toned, rough surface, scratches, scuffs. Very Rare (R2) Ex-stevex6 … From the Continental Collection

AncientOne => I can't listen to your videos ... maybe it's just me? Oh, but I love your cool coins Hi

Ummm, is the theme buildings??? (hopefully, otherwise this'll be an epic fail) => Good ol' Constantine-II ... rockin' it with the doors wide open!! Oh, and I'm certainly not gonna be the dude that stops the ball from rollin' ... Next => so please keep 'er comin' Oh, and here is a photo of our house at Xmas (awkward ... the doors were shut ... close enough?) Cheers, Coiners!

Here is a sweet ol' classic from my favourite party-band ... crank it!! M. Sergius Silus. AR Denarius Rome mint 116-115 BC Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 3.85 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value behind Reverse: Soldier on horseback rearing left, holding sword and severed head of barbarian; Q below Reference: Crawford 286/1; Sydenham 544; Sergia 1a Other: 5h … deeply toned (cool blue hue) Ex-stevex6 … Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection