Steve

Sweeet!! ... wow, you coiners have some amazing fricken animal coins!! (please keep 'em coming!) Ummm, here are a few Lion examples ...

🙃 ahaha ... that's a fantastic Road-Runner!! (I hated the Road-Runner ... but man, I loved Wile E. Coyote!)

Wow, great coins, gang Ummm, does anybody remember Johnny Quest? DIOCLETIAN Antoninianus 284-305 A.D. Rome Mint. Struck ca. 290 AD. Diameter: 22mm Weight: 3.81 grams Obverse: IMP DIOCLE TIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right Reverse: IOVI FV LGERATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head right, preparing to hurl thunderbolt; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right; XXI �" in exergue Reference: RIC V 168 var. (unlisted officina and with eagle) Other: flan crack

Hey Q-dawg, thanks for the easy invite! Animals, eh? ... yah, I used to have a few examples How 'bout a few cool horse-coins, from Thessaly? 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 THESSALY, Larissa, Æ Tetrachalkon (below) Circa 356-337 BC Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 8.60 grams Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left Reverse: ΛAPI Σ/AIΩN around from upper left (N retrograde), bridled horse trotting right; E above; below, grain ear upward to left Reference: Rogers 273; BCD Thessaly II 387.8; HGC 4, 517 Other: 5h … dark green patina Ex-stevex6 ... from the BCD Collection THESSALY, Trikka, AR Hemidrachm (below) Circa 440-400 BC Diameter: 16 mm Weight: 2.87 grams Obverse: Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band around head of forepart of bull right; E below bull’s head, V between the legs of Thessalos Reverse: Forepart of bridled horse right; TP I /KKA I OИ around from upper left (KK retrograde); all within incuse square Reference: BCD Thessaly II 775.5 (same dies) Other: 1h … pit on the reverse Ex-stevex6 … from the BCD Collection THESSALY, Larissa. AR Obol (below) Circa 460-400 BC Diameter: 12 mm Weight: 0.81 grams Obverse: Horse prancing left Reverse: Λ-Α-P-Ι (partially retrograde), Larissa advancing left, bouncing ball; all within incuse square Reference: BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 358.5; HGC 4, 502 var. (symbols on obv.) Other: 6h … lightly toned Ex-stevex6 … from the BCD Collection THESSALY, Larissa, AR Obol (below) Circa 460-440 BC Diameter: 12 mm Weight: 0.90 grams Obverse: Horse advancing right; above, head of lion right Reverse: Λ [Α] RI around from upper left, Larissa standing right, balancing hydria on raised knee; to left, lion’s head fountain right, from which water pours forth; all within incuse square Reference: BCD Thessaly II 358.1 (same dies) Other: 9h Ex-stevex6 … from the BCD Collection THESSALY, Skotoussa, AR Hemidrachm (below) Early-mid 4th century BC Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 2.83 grams Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress Reverse: Forepart of horse right; Σ KO below Reference: BCD Thessaly II 740 (same rev. die) Other: 12 h ... granular surfaces Ex-stevex6 … from the BCD Collection

Pretty sure I gave this coin to Bing as a Secret Santa package thingy on that other coin-site ... => ummm, is it ancient owl enough?

Great coins, fellas ... oh, and great ladies Ummm, here are a couple of my ex-Faustinas ... => Senior and Junior 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: toned, a couple of light marks Ex-stevex6 ... From the Demetrios Armounta Collection Faustina Junior. Augusta, AR Denarius Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-164 AD 147-175 Rome mint Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 3.35 grams Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane Reverse: Draped and ornamented throne on which are two infant boys Reference: RIC III 712 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-4b Diad.; RSC 191 Other: 12h … toned Ex-stevex6 ... From the Dr. George Spradling Collection

🙃 Very purdy toning, FF2

I agree, Paddy54 ... I also have a pretty neat Centennial Set (not as well protected as your set ... and sadly, I recall handling the coins "gingerly" when I was younger, because touching the coins is what it's all about, right? ... yah, I was destined for ancient coins)

WOW!! => those are all fricken amazing, NSK!! (congrats on amassing such a sweet collection ... very, very cool!)

"A portrait that is up for debate whom it is depicting" Ummm, how 'bout this lil' mystery? Next => A coin with an elephant

Imagine working in a job for 70 fricken years! (I had a hard enough time lasting 30 years!) => Congrats to Liz (long live the Queen) I have lotsa Canadian coolness, including these two sweet bank-notes (in the first 1935 $20 note, she was merely Princess Liz ... but in the 1954 $1000 note, she had recently become Queen Elizabeth)

Did you sell it? Yah ... sadly, I sold over 500 of my ancient coins a few years ago after being diagnosed with cancer and thinking that I was cashing-out on life (I didn't want my wife to be stuck having to get our money-back trying to sell the purdy lil' things) I miss all of my coins, but I don't regret collecting them ... I joined this cool new forvm because I miss talking ancient coins with my ol' CCF and CT coin buddies Hopefully that's not against the coin rules? (geesh, I've already been booted-out of the other two coin forums ... sigh ... I'm misunderstood)

Holy crap, that tortoise is a tough act to follow!! ... Man, there are lot of very cool coins in this thread and as Gandalf already stated "it's kinda like choosing a favourite child" ... so, my choice will probably change in a couple of minutes, but for now this is my favourite ex-coin ... 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 ... pretty cool, right? (I love the fly stow-away)

Sev-Alex => Very Sweet!! ... yes, those hooves are very impressive!! (man, I love those big yummy Syracuse Tets!) Oh, and great Indian punch-coins as well, fellas

Ummm sorry, but I can't resist posting another sweet ex-Thessaly-favourite of mine ... THESSALY, Pherai. Alexander. Tyrant Æ Chalkous 369-359 BC Diameter: 13 mm Weight: 2.07 grams Obverse: Head of Jason right, wearing petasos Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝ [Δ]ΡΟ[Υ], lower leg of horse right Reference: Rogers 521; BCD Thessaly I 1314 var. (arrangement of ethnic); BCD Thessaly II 706; HGC 4, 583 Other: 4h … dark green-brown patina From the BCD Collection Next => Impressive Horse Hooves *EDIT* ... ooops, I was too slow on the draw (please ignore my post) ... hi

Wow!! ... man, you guys are showing-off some pretty fantastic coins!! More stevex6??? ... okay, below is one of my 2 ancients that I kept (I love this sweet coin) THESSALY, Skotoussa, AR Hemidrachm Early-mid 4th century BC Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 2.83 grams Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress Reverse: Forepart of horse right; Σ KO below Reference: BCD Thessaly II 740 (same rev. die) Other: 12 h ... granular surfaces From the BCD Collection Next => another Thessaly winna

Lookin' good, Resty!!

Steve, it's very nice to "meet" you! I have heard so many great things about you. It's not a joke to say that you were a legend whom people talked about on CT long after you had left -- banned completely unjustifiably, like so many others. Thanks, Donna ... it is also my pleasure to say "hey" to you (you are a fantastic coin-personality) Eh-heh-heh, in case you haven't noticed, I am having a bit of trouble "quoting" properly ... meh, you know what I'm trying to do, right? (carry-on ... nuthin' to see 'ere)

Bad@ss Helmet Lucius Axius L.f. Naso AR Denarius 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 Next => another horned-mammal example

Nice pick-up, Gandalf ... you always did have sweet coin-taste, eh? (man, I love that great animal-coin) Oh, and thanks for all of the "greetings", coin-gang ... I have lurked from afar during the past few years and I have missed all of your little faces!! (big smooch to all of my old and new coin-friends) I have also really enjoyed your coin-enthusiasm, Ryro (keep that shit up!)

A wolf without twins, correct? Ummm, here is a coin that I once owned (I sold all of my coins a few years ago) ... a wolf and an eagle fanning the fire (pretty cool, right?) NEXT: how 'bout a bird other than an eagle