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"Clasped hands & caduceus" ... cheating with two coins? (meh, give it to me, right?) Hi Marius, Romano-Gallic Emperor, Antoninianus (below) Treveri (Trier) mint 2nd emission, mid AD 269 Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 2.79 grams Obverse: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: Clasped hands Reference: RIC V 7; AGK 3b Other: 6h … Good VF, brown surfaces with traces of silvering Ex-stevex6 … from the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind Anonymous. Æ Aes Grave Sextans (below) Rome mint Circa 280 BC Diameter: 36 mm Weight: 50.76 grams Obverse: Scallop shell; • • (mark of value) below Reverse: Caduceus; • • (mark of value) across field Reference: Crawford 14/5; ICC 30; HN Italy 272 Other: 6h … VF, brown patina, some green, a couple minor casting flaws, traces of deposits Ex-stevex6 … from the Collection of a Director NEXT => a coin with a Ram ... oh, but hey, if my 2-coin trick failed, then post a coin with clasped-hand and a caduceus ... hi

Wow!! ... Happy Father's Day, ya coin-woodies!! Ummm, am I allowed to toss-in an ancient? (my sister ended-up buying this coin from me ... I love that!) => this sweet baby has a bit of a woody-look, yes? ... I'm tossing it in, either way!! (it's a beaut!) => Cheers, my ol' coiners! Pontos, Amisos AE30 109-89 B.C. Diameter: 29.7 mm Weight: 19.1 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena Reverse: Perseus, holding harpa in right hand, Medusa's head in left and Medusa’s body at his feet Ex-stevex6

"Lysimachos" Hi King of Thrace Lysimachos AE18 323 - 281 BC Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 3.9 grams Obverse: Athena, right in crested Corinthian helmet Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΛΥΣIMAXOΥ, lion leaping to right, monogram and spear-head beneath Other: nice green patina Ex-stevex6 NEXT => PAN and/or a sweet NYMPH & PAN (mmmm, sweet nymph)

"Quadrigus" C. Licinius Lf Macer Struck 83 BC. Rome Mint AR (Silver) Denarius. 3.39g. 20mm. Obverse: Diademed bust of Vejovis left, seen from behind, hurling thunderbolt. Reverse: Minerva in quadriga (four-horse chariot) right with javelin & shield; C LICINIVS L F MACER in two lines in ex. Ref. Licinia 16; Cr354/1; Syd 732. Ex-stevex6 Next => A Scorpion

You're posting a lot of great coins & tunes, Gandalf Hi Here is another ol' winna for ya ... PAMPHYLIA, Side. Gallienus, Æ 11 Assarion 253-268 AD Diameter: 30 mm Weight: 14.25 grams Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right above eagle standing right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; IA obliterated by c/m of Є within circular incuse Reverse: Athena standing facing, head right, holding spear and [thunderbolt], with shield at side; pomegranate to left Reference: SNG France –; BMC 104; for c/m: Howgego 805 Other: 6h … brown surfaces Ex-stevex6

JeandAcre stated "Yeah, @zumbly, I think it was my machine demonstrating more symptoms of dementia. I gotta get out the door, but now I'm wanting some Clash" => here ya go, coin-brother LESBOS, OBOL 500-450 BC Diameter: 9 mm Weight: 1.05 grams Obverse: Two boar heads confronted (or one panther head) Reverse: Incuse square Refereence: SNG Cop 287 Other: awesome graphics by TIF Ex-stevex6

Nice idea for a thread, Kali ... oh, and great Dad-coins, gang Ummm, I don't have any coins from my dear ol' departed father ... but I do have his D.F.C. Air Force medal and his stamp collection (sure, they may not be "ancient", but they are pretty cool and very precious to this guy!) => Happy Father's Day

Tampa Bay stormed-back against the Rangers, so maybe they can rally the troops one more time? (TBD) Oh, and here is a fun-fact for ya ... ... geesh, we Canadians are losing our strong-hold on professional hockey!! Go Canucks, Gooooo!! I hope everybody out there is having a nice Sunday (Mrs. Steve and I are about to have Samosas and pancakes for breakfast ... yup, we're livin' large at the X6 Palace this morning!) Cheers

... stupid hockey and its stupidness => Go Tampa Bay, Gooooo!! (sadly, they have Goose-eggs so far!!) Macedon Eion (Double Geese)

There ... hopefully, I've redeemed myself? => here's Trajan and a River God PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trajan AR Tetradrachm AD 98-117 Struck AD 110/1 Diameter: 27 mm Weight: 14.44 grams Obverse: Laureate head right; below, club left and eagle standing right with wings folded Reverse: Tyche seated right, foot set on river-god swimming to right below Reference: McAlee 470 (Antioch); Prieur 1498 Other: 7h ... toned, some porosity, light scratches in field on obverse, slight die shift on reverse Ex-stevex6

Arethusa ... oh, and her octopus Sicily, Syracuse: AR litra – Arethusa/Octopus (below) (12 onkia) 466-460 BC Diameter: 13.1 mm Weight: 0.67 grams Obverse: Pearl-diademed head of Arethusa right; ΣVPA before Reverse: Octopus. Reference: SNG Copenhagen 641; SNG ANS 137ff Ex-stevex6 ... and don't forget Arethusa and her sweet ol' dolphin-wheel SICILY - SYRACUSE – HEMILITRON (6 Onkia) ... below TIME OF DIONYSIOS I Diameter: 16 mm Weight: 3.4 grams Obverse: ARETHUSA Reverse: WHEEL OF FOUR SPOKES , DOLPHINS Reference: sng ans 404 Ex-stevex6 Eh-heh-heh, I guess she was actually turned into a stream by a River-God (in my books that's still close enough to be in this cool thread) Cheers

🙃 Wow, Di Nomos!! => that's a winna!!

"early Roman coin" Roman Republic Anonymous, Æ AS Date: 169-158 BC Size: 33.61 mm Weight: 32.89 grams Obverse: Head of Janus Reverse: Prow right, above, griffin right Attribution: Crawford 182/2 Other: scattered hard green verdigris Ex-stevex6 NEXT => a coin with a young ruler on the obverse (ummm, or another early Roman coin ... it's your choice, coin-friends ... I'm easy) 😜

"Post coins of river gods, coins of Aeolis, coins with oinochoae, or anything else you find interesting or entertaining" Sulla, you had me at AEOLIS ... AEOLIS, Gryneion. Æ11 (below) 4th century BC Diameter: 11 mm Weight: 1.63 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left Reverse: Mussel Reference: SNG Ashmolean 1447–8; SNG Copenhagen 205–6 Other: 2h ... black patina, a few deposits. Rare Ex-stevex6 AEOLIS, Kyme AR Hemiobol (below) Date: 4th cent. BC Diameter: 7.14 mm Weight: 0.37 grams Obverse: Forepart of horse Reverse: Stellate floral pattern References: Ex-stevex6 AEOLIS, Aegae: AE18 (below) 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 Oh, sorry => fantastic River God coins, gang!!

Ummm, I've heard that there is a 6-hour rule, correct? Here is a cool coin from Sicily (Akragas) SICILY, Akragas Æ Cast Onkia (1 Onkia) Circa 450-440 BC Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 4.62 grams Obverse: Eagle's head left Reverse: Crab claw left Reference: CNS 8; SNG ANS 1020 Other: 6h ... VF, brown patina => almond shaped cast bronze ... sometimes referred to as the first bronze coin (perhaps a weight) Ex-stevex6 NEXT => an oddly shaped coin

Holy crap, expat => that's a fantastic first coin!! (congrats) ... wow, a nice big Dupondius!! (very well played) 🙃 Man, I bought my first two coins at the same time ... here they are (just in case you wanted to see 'em) Hi Valentinian I, AE 19 (below) Minted AD 367--375 Weight: 2.7 g Diameter: 19 mm 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 Reference: RIC IX Thessalonica 16a Ex-stevex6 Claudius II Gothicus (below) AE Antoninianus Weight: 3.2 g Diameter: 18 mm Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right Reverse: LIBERT AVG, Libertas standing left Reference: RIC VI 62 Rome Ex-stevex6 ... yah, they weren't nearly as sweet as your first blood!! (again, congrats!)

"3 Graces" * awkward * Ummm, how 'bout 3 Kinda-Graces? ... hey, the coin is sooo cool, it just had to be posted ANTONINUS PIUS, Alexandria, Bronze Drachm 138-161 AD Egypt, Alexandria, year 8, (144-145AD) Diameter: 33mm Weight: 23.15 grams Obverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right Reverse: Serapis wearing the modius between the Dioscuri, LH in exergue Reference: Reference: Dattari 1109 Other: Rare Ex-stevex6 (now a TIF Coin) NEXT => 3 Actual Graces

... "A coin with a pre-1960 provenance" Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron I AR Tetradrachm (below) (240 Onkia) 478-466 BC Struck circa 478-475 BC Diameter: 24 mm Weight: 16.90 grams Obverse: Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses Reverse: Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around Reference: Boehringer series IXa, 190 (V86/R130); SNG ANS –; Randazzo 356 (same dies) Other: 2h, Near VF, toned, test cut on reverse Ex-stevex6 ... from the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1132 NEXT => Bring-on the dolphins!!

... "Horse's head" THESSALY, Pharsalos. AR Hemidrachm (below) Mid-late 5th century BC Diameter: 14 mm Weight: 2.88 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right Reverse: Head and neck of horse right within incuse square Reference: Lavva 31 (V21/R19); BCD Thessaly II –; Moustaka 51; SNG Copenhagen 217-8 Other: 12h … lightly toned Ex-stevex6 … from the Demetrios Armounta Collection Next => Hercules/Heracles wrestling a Nemean Lion

100% Despite me being interested in collecting coins from an early age (my Granny got me interested in 1967 Centennial coins), it took me 40-50 years for me to discover ancient coins => they fricken ROCK!! Man, there are soooo many cool coin-avenues (I always loved animal-coins, weapons and ships ... oh, and buildings ... oh, and, and ...)

Ummm, does anybody also watch the NBA basketball??? The Golden State Warriors can win the championship tonight, if they close!! Yah, I just wanted another chance to sport this cool ol' ex-stevex6 ... ... tick-tock!! => Go Warriors, Gooo!!!

atta-boy, the nickelguy => keep 'em coming!! Ummm, I had a fairly weak example of Claudius Gothicus (Claudius-II) ... oh, but it was still super-cool!! => wanna see it? Claudius II Gothicus (below) AE Antoninianus Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right Reverse: LIBERT AVG, Libertas standing left Weight: 3.2 g Diameter: 18 mm Reference: RIC VI 62 Rome Fun-Fact: This was one of my first two ancient coins (at that time I wasn't even sure if any of them were even real, right? ... it seems so amazing that we can own such old coins!! ... so fricken cool)

Ooops, sorry maridvnvm ... I didn't mean to derail your cool Swedish coin-thread Sadly, I don't have any Swedish coins of my own ... ummm, but I did go search for a couple of cool coins to rescue your thread (hi) ... I like boats

😇 Hi Martin ... hopefully your kid eventually decides to follow your lead and collect ancient coins, but until then there's this ...

thenickelguy => nice!! ... I see you've snagged another winner ... and once again, it is another new coin-avenue to explore (well played) I had a couple of sweet bottle-caps (Serratus) ... I will post one of my ol' favs Demetrios I Serratus AE17 (below) 162 - 150 BC Diameter: 16.5mm Weight: 4.41 grams Obverse: Horse Reverse: Elephant Reference: SNG Spaer 1299 NOTE => this is Demetrios I (Seleukid King) which is different from Demetrios I (Bactrian King) Ex-stevex6 ... they are very cool coin types, eh? Keep-up the awesome job!!