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UNO => Green Patina "and" Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius AE Drachma Alexandria, Egypt AD 161-180 (struck AD 150/151) Diameter: 31.9 mm Weight: 15.66 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius right Reverse: Female “griffine” seated right, left paw on wheel, across field regional year ( 14 = AD 150/51 ) Reference: Dattari 3224, Emmett 1866 (Rarity 3) Other: 12h Ex-stevex6 … Ex James E. Seaver collection

D is for Diva and Divus ... ummm, D is for Dead dude's and dudessa's coins Diva Faustina Senior, AE Sestertius Diva Julia Titi, AE Sestertius Divus Augustus, AE Sestertius D is for Deadly coins!!

Hey sorry that I'm posting to this dead-thread (great thread, by the way => cheers, expat) ... but ummm, some amazing coin-dude that went by "Zonad" posted this coin several years ago (probably over a decade ago now, because I no longer check-out "modern" coins) => OMG!! ... this coin wins on being a cool ol' coin from the 1880's ... plus, the fact that this stunner is also an error-coin makes it off-the-charts in my eyes!! Cheers => Z for "ZONAD" ... okay fine ... I have had a few beers (no judging)

"More Celtic" Celtic Gaul, Senones AE Cast Potin (below) Date: 100-50 BC Diameter: 17.8 mm Weight: 4.0 grams Obverse: Head right Reverse: Stylized horse with pellets around ... ummm, or horse playing soccer? Ex-stevex6 FRANCE. CELTIC TRIBES OF GAUL CORIOSOLITE CLASS IIB BILLON STATER (below) Date: 80-50 BC Diameter: 20.69 mm Weight: 6.13 grams Obverse: Stylized Celtic head right Reverse: Celticized rider on horseback right, below, boar right Reference: De LaTour 6598 Ex-stevex6 … From an old French collection NEXT => more horses playing soccer Ummm, or "rider on horseback"

UNO => Grapes Boeotia, Thebes, AR tetartemorion Ca. 405-395 BC Diameter: 7 mm Weight: 0.18 grams Obverse: Boeotian shield Reverse: Θ-Ε, grape bunch on vine Reference: BCD Boiotia 466; SNG Copenhagen 294-5 Other: Sweetly Toned … Rare Ex-stevex6

UNO => cool boar coin(s) M. Volteius M.f AR Denarius / Boar (below) Date: 78 BC Size: 18.42 mm Weight: 3.96 grams Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion skin headdress Reverse: Erymanthian boar right, M. VOLTEIA M.F in exergue Attribution: Crawford 385/2, Volteia 2, Syd 775 Ex-stevex6 (I think it’s now ???'s coin ... sadly, I can't recall ... Ancient Aussie, Qcumbor, Alegandron maybe? ... gawd, I can't remember anything nowadays) C. Hosidius C.f. Geta (below) 64 BC. Rome Mint. AR (silver) Denarius Serratus (3.63 gm 20mm). Obverse: GETA – III·VIR, Draped bust of Diana to right, with her hair simply arranged and with bow and quiver at her shoulder. Reverse: C.HOSIDI.C.F, Wild Calydonian boar standing right, pierced by spear and attacked by hound. Ref. Hosidia 2. Cr.407/1. Syd.904. Other: linear banker's mark on neck Ex-stevex6

UNO => ummm, the mention of Mr. Lucius Verus Lucius Verus AE Sestertius 164 AD Diameter: 33 mm Weight: 26.69 grams Obverse: L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right Reverse: TR P IIII IMP II COS II S-C, Victory standing right, placing a shield inscribed VIC/AVG in two lines on palm Reference: RIC 1396, Cohen 249 Other: Nice portrait ... cool back-lighting/toning Ex-stevex6

UNO => Faustina-II (Junior) 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 … sweetly toned Ex-stevex6 … From the Dr. George Spradling Collection

UNO => Rudder Antoninus Pius Sestertiu Date: 144 AD Diameter: 30 mm Weight: 20.4 grams Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III - Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius. Reverse: DES IIII - Salus holding rudder and patera, feeding snake entwined on altar. References: RIC 122, 749 Ex-stevex6

Ummm, I must be in a bit of a down-mood? (oh well, it's a very cool tune) ... oh, and a very cool coin as well ... Marius, Romano-Gallic Emperor, Antoninianus 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 … brown surfaces with traces of silvering Ex-stevex6 … From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind

Well, hello ... Ummm, I haven't tossed-in an ol' tune and/or an ol' song in quite a while, so here's a happy little tune ... KINGS of COMMAGENE Antiochos IV Epiphanes Æ28 AD 38-72 Diameter: 28 mm Weight: 15.57 grams Obverse: Diademed and draped bust right Reverse: Scorpion within wreath Reference: RPC I 3854; AC 199 (obv. legend) Other: 12h … earthen brown patina, rubbed on the high points, two long scratches near obverse edge (sweet blue-green toning) Ex-stevex6 cheers, coiners Hi

6 hours ... sorry, I couldn't find a fun example of a flat-strike (my bad) However, I did absolutely love this sweet coin ... super-cool, right? Ionia, Teos AR Hemidrachm Obverse: Griffin Reverse: Kantharos, magistrate name across, lyre right Date: 4th cent. BC Diameter: 12.8 mm Weight: 1.3 gr Other: Chocolate toning Ex-stevex6 NEXT => hmmm? ... GRIFFIN (Gryphon)? ... chocolate coin? ... kantharos? ... 4th century BC coin? (surprise me)

UNO => Bull and/or incuse punch Bithynia, Kalchedon AR Siglos c. 340-320 BC Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 5.31 grams Obverse: KALC (KALX) Kalchedon/Calchedon? … Bull standing on corn ear Reverse: “millsail" incuse Reference: SNG Cop 348 Other: Comes with old CNG tag that describes it as good VF. Banker's mark on both sides. Nice grey toning. An attractive piece Ex-stevex6

DOGS => here are a couple of my sweet dogs: Larry (R.I.P.) & Hector NEXT => Bow & Arrows

"Crested helm not on Athena" 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 NEXT => DOGS!!

🙃 what do you got?

"an AE with an aqua or blue patina" Gordian III, Cappadocia, Caesarea-Eusebia AE21 238-244 AD Dated RY 4 (AD 240/1) Diameter: AE21 Weight: 8.24 g Obverse: AV K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC, laureate head right Reverse: MHT PO KAI B N, calathus containing five grain ears Reference: Sydenham, Caesarea; SNG Hunterian; SNG von Aulock; SNG Righetti; Lindgren & Kovacs; Lindgren III; MPR II Other: some cleaning marks … rare … sweet bluish patina NOTE: apparently, an unrecorded type for Gordian III Ex-stevex6 NEXT => ummm, a lion and a dove?

Ummm, UNO??? NEXT => LIONS!!

"Minerva" Domitian AR Denarius (below) Date: 88 AD Diameter: 19.2 mm Weight: 3.2 grams Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII - Laureate head right. Reverse: IMP XIIII COS XIIII CENS P P P - Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, shield at feet References: RIC 109 Characteristics: Good style, details and toning. Ex-stevex6 NEXT => Thunderbolt

"V" is for Vandals Vandals, Municipal Coinage of Carthage (below) AE 4 Nummi Date: 480-533 AD Diameter: 9.61 mm Weight: 0.85 grams Obverse: Diademed and draped bust, holding palm Reverse: - / N / IIII Ex-stevex6 => Vandal Horse!! (below) VANDALS IN CARTHAGE, Æ 21 NUMMI SOLDIER / HORSE HEAD Attribution: MEC 45 Date: 523-533 AD Obverse: Soldier standing facing Reverse: Head of horse left, XXI in exergue Size: 20.26 mm Weight: 6.28 grams Ex-stevex6 => Very, Very Vonderful

"V" is for the Various V-gang ... Valens Valerian-I (below) Valerian-II (below) Vespasian (below) Victorinus (below) Vitellius (below) Volusian (below) => Voila

I had a couple of sweet goldie examples ... LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (below) Circa 478-455 BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 2.48 grams Obverse: Ram’s head right Reverse: Incuse bull’s head right Reference: Bodenstedt Em. 27; HGC 6, 954 Other: 12h Ex-stevex6 LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (below) Circa 454-428/7 BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 2.44 grams Obverse: Diademed head of Silenos right Reverse: Two ram heads butting each other; palmette above; all in incuse square Reference: Bodenstedt Em. 37; HGC 6, 963 Other: 6h … VF, toned Ex-stevex6 … From the Kallman Collection

"U" is for Uboea Chalkis => Unbelievably cool

Wow, that's a beauty, Al ... congrats on adding that great OP-coin! Oh, and I agree that they feel amazing "in-hand" Ummm, I had a handful of fairly cool Ptolemy examples ... but none of them were particularly high-grade (but still cool and great in-hand)