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Ahaha ... Lepton & Prutah (nice coins, fellas) I had a couple of those examples ... => bring-on the fricken Aliens!! Alexander Jannaeus AE Prutah (ummm, or maybe a Lepton?) - Widow’s Mite (below) Date: 103-76 BC Diameter: 13.0 mm Weight: 1.1 gr Obverse: Anchor Reverse: Star of eight rays Ex-stevex6 Ummm, I had this jotted-down in my coin-notes ... "The prutah was an ancient copper Jewish coin worth about one thousandth of a pound. A loaf of bread at that time was worth about 10 prutot (plural of prutah). One prutah was also worth two lepta (singular lepton), which was the smallest denomination minted by the Hasmonean and Herodian Dynasty kings" ... also ... "Prutot were also minted by the Roman Procurators of the Province of Judea, and later were minted by the Jews during the First Jewish Revolt (sometimes called Masada coins" ... but there are never any guarantees that what I say is even remotely correct (hi) Herod Agrippa I AE Prutah (below) Date: 41-42 AD Diameter: 17.2 mm Weight: 2.5 grams (twice as big as the one shown above) Obverse: Canopy, legend around Reverse: Three ears of grain Ex-stevex6

Wow, Finn => man, ya gotta love those animal-coins, eh? (let's hear it for the donkeys!!) => Hip, hip, bray!! Eddie the donkey braying - Bing video

Hi, the nickelguy => hey, congrats on adding that cool new Crispus globe coin (it's a total winner) Oh, and as always, those are great Crispus thread-additions by the new regulars of this sweet coin-forum ... great coins, gang! Ummm, I only had one Crispus coin, but I always liked it ... Crispus AE3 (below) Date: 320 AD Siscia mint Diameter: 19.4 mm Weight: 3.2 grams Obverse: IVL CRISPVS NOB C - Laureate and cuirassed bust of Crispus, holding spear and shield Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCIT - Two captives at base of Vexillum inscribed VOT X; S / F / HL at sides. ASIS* in exergue References: RIC 123 (r2) Ex-stevex6

Hey, cheers SPP-O ... oh, and thanks for the kind thoughts (you rock) Yes, I still have that cool error-coin (struck on foreign planchet) ... hey, I know that you still want my cool Centennial Bunny error, eh? (it's yours, if I ever decide to unload it) ; ) Hi

🙃 Oooow, nice snag, Gandalf (yah, that's a great sheep ... congrats) Hi

Hey, thanks Q-geek! ... yah, it's nice to be able to say "hey" to you coin-bros as well (I have always been lurking in the background, but again, it's nice keep an iron in the ancient-fire) Cheers, coin-bro

Ummm, how 'bout counting sheep, would that help you sleep? => zzzzzzzzzzzzz TROAS, Kebren, Æ9 (below) Circa 400-387 BC Diameter: 9 mm Weight: 0.69 grams Obverse: Head of female right (or Apollo?) Reverse: Head of ram right Reference: SNG Ashmolean 1108–10; SNG von Aulock 7624; SNG Copenhagen 265 var. (ethnic) Other: 6h … dark green patina Ex-stevex6 … from the collection of a Southern Pathologist. Ex John Bergman Collection TROAS, Kebren, AR Diobol (below) 5th century BC Diameter: 8 mm Weight: 1.16 grams Obverse: Archaic head (of Apollo?) left Reverse: Head of ram left within incuse square Reference: SNG Ashmolean 1086; SNG Copenhagen Other: 9h … surfaces a bit granular Ex-stevex6 TROAS, Kebren, AR Obol (below) 5th century BC Diameter: 7 mm Weight: 0.61 grams Obverse: Archaic head (of Apollo?) left Reverse: Head of ram left within incuse square Reference: Cf. SNG Ashmolean 1086 (diobol); SNG Copenhagen Other: 11h … granular surfaces Ex-stevex6 Ionia, Klazomenai. Æ19 (below) 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

Wow, Sev-Alex => it's always great seeing Zombie Jesus!! Ummm, here is one of my favourite ol' byzy-coins ... => sweet ol' Pizza-coin Justinian I AE Follis (below) Date: Year 32 (558-559 AD) Diameter: 30.7 mm Weight: 17.3 grams Obverse: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I, holding globus cruciger and shield Reverse: Large M Ex-stevex6

Wow, shea19 => that's a fantastic new addition!! (congrats on snagging that flip-over winna) Ummm, I have/had a pretty cool flip-over coin ... wanna see it? Constans. Æ Centenionalis (below) Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 348-350 AD 337-350 Diameter: 20.5 mm Weight: 2.84 grams Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding globe Reverse: Soldier advancing right, head left, holding spear and leading boy away from hut; SMNB Reference: RIC VIII 70; LRBC 2291 Other: 12h … brown, porous surfaces => Dramatic double strike on reverse Ex-stevex6

Aren't we on "Next: coin that is a record holder, or otherwise interesting and notable"? Yes ... sorry, I screwed-up Please don't kick me out, yet

"Next: another silver fraction:" Wow, super lil' examples, coin-fellas => here is a tiny one from my ex-collection ... IONIA, Ephesos, AR Tetartemorion (below) 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 Next => a coin with an different animal on each side EDIT ... "rats, I was slow on the draw" ... please ignore my slow arse

Hi, Egry ... ummm, I know what a 1947 Maple Leaf is all about ... but I have the 50 cent pieces, rather than your sweet 1 dollar coins NOTE: I don't have the curved-7 version (and sadly, my straight-7 coin is harshly toned/oxidized ... sigh) ... very fricken cool, right?

I love this nice big bear coin ... GERMAN STATES, Anhalt-Bernburg Alexius Friedrich Christian, AR 1/3 Taler (below) 1796-1834 1799 HS Diameter: 28.5 mm Weight: 7.03 grams of 83.3% Silver Obverse: Crowned-Bear advancing left on crenellated wall containing arched door below Reverse: Three-line legend and date; •H•S• (mint-master) below Reference: Mann 728a; Jaeger 41b, KM 70 Other: sweet patina Ex-stevex6 ... man, ya gotta love a bear on a coin, eh?

Great coin-thread, Seth ...oh, and sweet coin Ummm, I also have a few Troas ex-examples to show-off TROAS, Alexandria Troas (below) Pseudo-autonomous issue, Æ As Circa mid 3rd century AD Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 4.27 grams Obverse: Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right; vexillum behind Reverse: She-wolf standing right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus Reference: Bellinger A495; SNG Copenhagen 104-7 Other: 10h … green patina with some areas of red Ex-stevex6 … from the Ronald J. Hansen Collection TROAS, Alexandria Troas Æ (below) Pseudo-autonomous issue Circa mid 3rd century AD Diameter: 21 mm Weight: 6.01 grams Obverse: Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, with vexillum over shoulder Reverese: Horse grazing right Reference: Bellinger A486; SNG von Aulock 1466; BMC 46; SNG Copenhnagen 108 Other: 6h, attractive brown patina, light adjustment marks. Nice surfaces Ex-stevex6 Troas Alexandria Æ20 (below) Date: circa 253-268 AD Size: 20.64 mm Weight: 5.14 grams Obverse: CO TROA, Turreted draped bust of Tyche right Reverse: CO-L AV TRO, Eagle with open wings standing right on head of Bull Attribution: SNG von Aulock 7553 Description: A bold bronze with sharp detail and lots of eye appeal Ex-stevex6

The good ol' days ... => 3-ring binders and a 500 lbs gun-safe

Ummm, a mounted horseman ... KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios Fourrée Fifth Tetradrachm 323-317 BC Copying Amphipolis mint issue struck under Polyperchon, circa 318–317 BC Diameter: 13 mm Weight: 1.94 grams Obverse: Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia Reverse: Youth on horseback right; shield below Reference: For prototype, cf. Le Rider pl. 46, 29 & 32; cf. Troxell, Studies, Group 8, 382; cf. SNG ANS 731-5 Other: 8h … toned, breaks in plating exposing bronze core Ex-stevex6 … from the collection of a Southern Pathologist, purchased from Antioch Associates, 23 February 1998 Next => another Fourrée Looks a bit like "Alien" riding the horse, yes?

Wow, fantastic World Coins, gang ... ummm, are these five x sweet Lorraine coins allowed in this world thread? (1300 AD through 1700 AD) Mmmm ... sweet, sweet Lorraine, right? LORRAINE, City of Metz, AR Gros (below) Provincial. Metz (évêché). Civic issues 1415-1540 A.D. Diameter: Weight: 2.93 grams Obverse: S’ · STEPh’ · PROTh’ · m’ · (rosette stops), St. Étienne kneeling left; civic coat-of-arms of Metz to left and right; manus Dei above (two stars above the divine hand and a under the knees of the Saint) Reverse: (shield) BИDICTV’ · SIT : nOmЄ’ · DNI’ · nRI’ · IhV’ · XPI’ ·/GROSVS (rosette) mETE (annulet and double annulet stops), cross pattée; star in each quarter Reference: Fl p 519, 3-10; Robert p. 213, 4; Boudeau 1659-60; Roberts 8932 Ex-stevex6 Duke of Lorraine, Charles IV - 2nd reign (below) AR Gros of Nancy 1661-1670 A.D. Diameter: Weight: 1.21 grams Obverse: Crowned shield of arms Reverse: Eagle Reference: Big. Nancy. DS XXVI, 7. Flon p 719, 59 Other: good flan & nicely toned Ex-stevex6 LORRAINE, Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (below) Double denier (¼ Big Spadin, s.d. Nancy) AR Gros 1303-1312 A.D. Diameter: 16 mm Weight: 0.87 grams Obverse: + T - DV-X. LOTOR – EGIE. The Duke of Lorraine (in armour), riding caped steed to the right, carrying spear in right hand and shield in left Reverse: MONETA D - E NANCEI. Downward sword, cutting the legend at the top and bottom, between two Avalerions/Alerions Reference: S.16 (3/16) Bd.1456 (6 f.) FlonII, n° 1-3, p. 391 Other: Nice monetary type … irregular flan Ex-stevex6 Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine, Antoine the Good (below) AR Demi-plaque Nancy mint 1508-1544 AD Diameter: 22 mm Weight: 1.59 grams Obverse: + ΛnThOn : ∂ : G : CΛLΛBЧ : LOThOЧ : ЄT : BΛЧ : ∂ (double saltire stops), crowned ducal coat-of-arms Reverse: + mOnЄTΛ : nOVΛ : FΛCTΛ : In : nΛnCЄIO : (double saltire stops), armored arm, wielding sword, emerging from clouds Reference: De Saulcy pl. XIV, 13; Roberts 9491; Boudeau 1507 Other: darkly toned Ex-stevex6 Duke of Lorriane, Charles II, AR Petit Gros (below) Nancy Mint 1390-1431 AD Diameter: 25 mm Weight: 2.54 grams Obverse: Crowned duke standing facing, holding sword Reverse: MONETA DE NANCEI, cross pattée Reference: De Saulcy pl. IX, 18/19; Boudeau 1480 Flon p 433, 33 Other: fricken cool Ex-stevex6 ... so fricken cool

1893 Canadian 25 cent piece (key date) => 100,000 minted .... it's toned and in fantastic shape (oh my, yummy-yummy!)

Hey, thanks for the invite!! => sweet idea for a thread!! AWOLNATION - Burn It Down (Official Video) - Bing video CARTHAGE Æ20 (below) Circa 300-264 BC Diameter: 20 mm Weight: 4.79 grams Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left Reverse: Horse’s head right; palm tree before, pellet below Reference: MAA 57m; SNG Copenhagen 175 Other: 7h … brown patina with some light earthen deposits Ex-stevex6

Great thread, Donna ... Hi Ummm, Diana, eh? ... well, I do have/had these sweet ol' Diana-obverse ex-amples Oh, and then I also have/had Diana driving a stag-biga (with a few cool dogs thrown-in for extra animal credit!) Lucius Axius L.f. Naso AR Denarius (below) Rome mint 70 BC Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 4.04 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Mars right, wearing crested helmet with plumes; XV¯ to left Reverse: Diana driving biga of stags right; behind, two dogs running right; below, dog running right Reference: Crawford 400/1b; Sydenham 795; Axia 2 Other: 4h … toned, banker’s mark on cheek. Rare Ex-stevex6

🙃 Howdy, Mentor ... hey, thanks for inviting me to this new coin-forvm (yup, you're to blame for letting me in the door!) Oh, and an owl standing on a snake's back is pretty fricken cool (nice coin/countermark)

🙃 => Wow, Donna ... fantastic AR Hippo-coin!! (I'm jealous) Ummm, but I do have quite a slick AE example ... wanna see it? Hi 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 … dark brown patina, with some red Ex-stevex6 … from the Robert O. Ebert Collection

🙃 Hi, antwerpen2306 ... hmmm, for some reason I can't see your griffon/gryphon coin (maybe it's just me?)

I agree, that's a great crab, Gandalf Hmmm, shellfish, eh? ... man, I love eating it and I loved collecting it as well => here are a few cool examples Hi 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 Sicily, Akragas Cast AE Trias - 4 Onkia (below) circa 450 BC Diameter: 14 x 19 x 20 mm Weight: 16.28 grams Desc: Eagle standing left & trident of crab’s claws on sides, four pellets on base Reference: SNG ANS 1015-7; CNS 1 Ex-stevex6 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 … brown patina, some green, a couple minor casting flaws, traces of deposits Ex-stevex6 … from the Collection of a Director Sicily, Syracuse Æ Hemilitron – 6 Onkia (below) Date: 357-344 BC Obverse: Female head left (Arethusa), with hair in sphendone, olive sprig behind Reverse: Dolphin leaping right above scallop shell, ÓYPA below dolphin Size: 17.2 mm Weight: 2.57 grams Attribution: BMC 301 Description: Choice detail style and patina Ex-stevex6 Ionia, Smyrna: AE Chalkous (below) ca. 250 BC Diameter: 13.8mm Weight: 1.66 grams Obverse: Head of Tyche right Reverse: Krator surmounted by vessel containing fire, shrimp to left; [Z]MYP in left field; ΣYMMAXOς (magistrate Simmachos) in right field Reference: BMC Ionia p239, 15; SNG von Aulock 7968; Milne, Autonomous (1923), 29 Ex-stevex6 SICILY, Akragas Æ Cast Onkia - 1 Onkia (below) 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 ... brown patina … sometimes referred to as the first bronze coin (perhaps a weight) Ex-stevex6 SICILY, Akragas. Æ Hemilitron (below) Late 5th century BC Diameter: 28 mm Weight: 14.71 grams Obverse: Eagle standing right, tearing at hare Reverse: Crab; six pellets around, crayfish below; c/m: head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin, within circular incuse Reference: For undertype: cf. HGC 2, 136; for c/m: CNS 107 CM Other: 11h .... green patina. Well preserved undertype Ex-stevex6 … from the Edgar L. Owen Collection SICILY, Akragas, Æ Onkia (below) Circa 425/0-410/06 BC Diameter: 14 mm Weight: 1.65 grams Obverse: Crab Reverse: Head of eagle right Reference: CNS 87; HGC 2, 153 Other: 11h … dark green patina, some cleaning marks Ex-stevex6

How 'bout some random bull-coins?? ... I'm fairly sure that Zumbly and/or TIF snagged a couple of these? (I forget everything nowadays ... sigh) CAMPANIA, Cales, Æ20 (below) Circa 265-240 BC Diameter: 19.5 mm Weight: 7.29 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo left; [uncertain symbol to right] Reverse: Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; star above, [uncertain symbol or letter below] Reference: HN Italy 436 Other: 5h … green-brown patina Ex-stevex6 … from the Camerata Romeu Collection Caracalla AR Antoninianus (below) Rome mint 198-217 A.D. Struck AD 215 Diameter: 24 mm Weight: 5.19 grams Obverse: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: Radiate / Luna driving biga of oxen left Reference: RIC IV 256c; RSC 294a Other: 6h ... RIC … darkly toned, light porosity and deposits. Scarce Ex-stevex6 Mysia, Kyzikos, AE24 (below) 200-100 BC Diameter: 24 mm Weight: 5.44 grams Obverse: KYZI-KHWN to left and right of lit torch Reverse: Bull butting right BMC Mysia p.39, 164; SNG Cop 79 Nice tone. Better in hand!! Ex-stevex6 ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion (Exephron, magistrate) (below) AR Drachm Brockage Error Circa 200-37 BC Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 2.95 grams Obverse: Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; EXEΦΡΩΝ above Reverse: Incuse of obverse Reference: Cf. Ceka 192–8; cf. Maier 204; SNG Copenhagen Other: 12h … toned. Ex-stevex6 … from the Daniel Koppersmith Collection ISLANDS off IBERIA, Ebusus. Æ Quarter Unit (below) 2nd century BC Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 3.28 grams Obverse: Squatting Kabeiros, holding hammer and serpent Reverse: Bull butting left Reference: ACIP 719; SNG BM Spain 318-21 Other: 3h … brown patina Ex-stevex6 LUCANIA, Thourioi. AR Nomos (below) Circa 400-350 BC Diameter: 21 mm Weight: 7.35 grams Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla holding rudder over shoulder Reverse: Bull butting right; below, dolphin right in waves Reference: HN Italy 1794b; SNG ANS 1048 Other: 8h … toned, rough Ex-stevex6 MACEDON, Akanthos AR Tetrobol (below) Circa 470-390 BC Diameter: 16mm Weight: 2.31 grams Obverse: Forepart of bull left, head right; two laurel branches above Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with granulated recesses Reference: SNG ANS 35 Ex-stevex6