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Donna, they are obviously "all' winna-winnas, but I particularly like 4-9-10 4 => elephants are always winners 9 => that cheeky-horse turning his head (I love it) 10 => a biga of fricken lions??? => for the WIN ... keep-up the awesome collecting (you Rock!) Cheers & Happy Holidays
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'crude' design ... meh, I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but I decided that it might be close-enough? => a one-sided coin made out of lead (Pb) ... pretty fricken crude, right? .... hey, but it's a cool ANT NEXT => bring-on the INSECTS!!
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FIRE………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Steve replied to Ocatarinetabellatchitchix's topic in Roman Empire
Congrats on having a great part-time career and also congrats on your recent retirement ... it sucks getting old, but you must feel great that you had that meaningful/helpful side-career, eh? (you're a hero) I loved seeing everybody's cool fire-coins ... ummm, here are a few from my ol' collection ...
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That's a sweet Top-10, RC => congrats on accumulating that cool group of Faustina I & II ... Faustinas? ... Faustinae? Curious, is 2023 going to be another year of collecting this coin-theme? I had a a couple of pretty cool examples for each of these ladies (wanna see 'em, again ... and again?) ... okay, here they are Faustina-II (Junior) Faustina-II (Junior) Faustina-I (Senior) Faustina-I (Senior) Congrats again on those 10 sweet additions ... keep that shit up!! 😉
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Ambr0zie's Greek + Provincial Top 10
Steve replied to ambr0zie's topic in 2022 Top Coins of The Year
Sweet coins, ambrOzie ... ummm, I like the ostrich the best as well Here are my favs => 2-7-8-10 ...... oh, and 5 also gets a golf-clap because of its big-boy size! -
"L" is for Lesbos ... mmmm, Lesbos
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"L" is for Lucania
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"L" is for L Papius
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SWEET!! ... Julius-G, congrats on snagging that cool Sept Sev Sestertius Ummm, here is my ol' Sep-Sev Sest ... such cool coins, in-hand, eh? Septimius Severus Sestertius Obverse: IMP CAES L SEPT SEV PERT AVG - Laureate head of Septimius Severus Reverse: VIRT AVG TR P AVG - Virtus holding Victory and spear Date: 193 AD Diameter: 28.4 mm. Weight: 18.8 gr. References: RIC 657 (S) Ex-stevex6
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UNO => super-cool, black patina 1894 Newfie "20 cent piece" ... silly Newfies 😘
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"J" is for "Judaea"
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"J" is for "Julia & Julian"
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UNO => Commodus ... please "don't" ignore this posting Commodus AE as Rome mint 177-192 AD Diameter: 25 mm Weight: 11.55 grams Obverse: Commodus bust right wearing lion’s skin: L.AEL.AVREL.COMM.AVG.P.FEL Reverse: Very interesting reverse with the following legend HERCVL / ROMAN / AVGV ... in three lines, divided by club, all within wreath Other: Nice tone … super-cool sprue Ex-stevex6
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UNO => Simpulum Ooops, sorry ... I must be hammered? ... please ignore
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UNO => She-Wolf, facing right L. PAPIUS CELSUS, AR DENARIUS ROME 45 BC Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 4.06 grams Obverse: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress tied at neck; all within border of dots Reverse: She-wolf standing right, placing stick on fire; on right, eagle standing left, fanning the flames, CELSVS • III • VIR above, L • PAPIVS in exergue Reference: Crawford 472/1; CRI 82; Sydenham 964 Other: Nice silver tone Better in hand!! Very scarce Ex-stevex6
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"another 1st century AD coin" Domitian. Æ Quadrans Rome mint AD 81-96 Struck AD 90-91 Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 2.11 grams Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of Apollo right; laurel branch before Reverse: Raven standing right on laurel branch Reference: RIC II 715 Other: 6h … brown surfaces, minor roughness Ex-stevex6 NEXT => a raven, or a crow ... ummm, after 4 hours, I'll accept an eagle as well
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Ummm, how 'bout Julia Mamaea ... 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 Ex-stevex6 NEXT => A coin with another super-cool hat
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"H" is also for "Hungry, Hungry Hadrian"
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"H" is for "Hungry, Hungry Hippos" Otacilia Severa. Augusta, Æ Sestertius AD 244-249 Secular Games issue., 4th officina. 9th emission of Philip I, AD 248 Rome mint Diameter: 28 mm Weight: 15.99 grams Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane Reverse: Hippopotamus standing right Reference: RIC IV 200a (Philip I); Banti 13 Other:12h … Good VF, dark brown patina, with some red. Ex-stevex6 … Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection
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"F" is for any ancient-chick with "Faust" in their handle Fausta Augusta (below) Faustina-II (below) Faustina-II (below) Faustina-I (below) Faustina-I (below) Far-out, eh?
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"E" is for "Eagles"
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UNO => Lycia ... ummm, take your pick of stuff to use Lycia, Masikytes AR hemidrachm (below) 1st century BC Diameter: 12.3 mm Weight: 0.83 grams Obverse: Draped bust of Artemis right, quiver at shoulder Reverse: Quiver; torch to left, uncertain object to right; A - Y, M - A, all within incuse square Reference: S. 5299 Other: Nice tone Ex-stevex6 Lycia, Phaselis AE18 (below) 2nd-1st century BC Diameter: 18.3 mm Weight: 4.3 grams Obverse: Galley with Nike flying over Reverse: Athena holding thunderbolt Ex-stevex6 Lycia, Termessos Minor (below) AE21, 5.14g, 9h; 1st-century BC Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right, scepter behind Rev.: TEP-MHΣ/ΣE-ΩN; winged thunderbolt; bee countermark. Reference: BMC 277, 9 (Pisidia). SNG von Aulock 4455 Ex-stevex6
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"E" is for "Elephants" => Excellent Elephants, Eh?
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"Veiled bust" eh-heh-heh ... I went for Faustina-I as well (is that okay?) 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 … brown patina Ex-stevex6 … From the David Wray Collection NEXT => an "altar"
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UNO => LB (year 2) Carinus Potin Tetradrachm Date: Year 2 (283-284 AD) Diameter: 18.9 mm Weight: 7.3 grams Obverse: Laureate bust of Carinus Reverse: Eagle between standards Ex-stevex6
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