Steve

"snake in a basket" => I gots two of 'em!! (kinda) NEXT => an OWL, a BOW-CASE, or a RACCOON!! (why not, right?)

Great addition, ominus1 ... congrats Ummm, I had a couple of sweet examples as well (wanna see 'em?) => congrats again on adding one of the coolest coins ever!! Cheers Hi

UNO => Marius 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

"Q" is for Caligula ... okay, maybe not, but I haven't posted this coin in a long time! Hi 😇

"Q" is for Quinarius Allectus. Romano-British Emperor, AE Quinarius “C” mint AD 293-296 Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 2.72 grams Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right Reverse: Galley left, with mast; waves below; QC Reference: RIC V 124; Rogiet 1027; Burnett, Coinage 1027 Othere: 6h … black patina, minor deposits Ex-stevex6

"Q" is for AE QUADRANS Augustus Æ Quadrans (below) Moneeyers Lamia, Silia and Annius Date: 9 B.C. Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 2.79 grams Reverse: IIIVIR AAAFF around S.C. Obverse: LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS around Simpulum and lituus Reference: RIC 74, 421. Cohen 339. BN I, 117, 580 General Comments: Quite Scarce, Nice tone, Better in hand!! Ex-stevex6 Nero. Æ Quadrans (below) Rome mint AD 54-68 Struck circa AD 65 Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 2.77 grams Obverse: Owl, with wings spread, standing facing on garlanded rectangular altar Reverse: Olive branch Reference: RIC I 319; WCN 360 Other: 6h … brown surfaces, minor roughness Ex-stevex6 Domitian. Æ Quadrans (below) 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 Trajan. Æ Quadrans (below) Rome mint AD 98-117 Diameter: 14mm Weight: 3.18 grams Obverse: Laureate bust of Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck Reverse: Club Reference: RIC II 699; Woytek 603b Other: 6h … brown surfaces, minor roughness Ex-stevex6 Anonymous AE20 Quadrans (below) 128 BC Diameter: 20.2 mm Weight: 4.29 grams Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion’s skin; behind, three pellets Reverse: Prow of galley right; above, elephant’s head right; before, three pellet; below, ROMA Reference: Crawford 262/4; Sydenham 497b; Caecilia 41 Other: scarce Ex-stevex6

Hey Sev-Alex ... stevex6 here => wow, that's a fricken awesome set of Sev-Alex bronzes, my cancer-friend (congrats on amassing that shitload of sweet bronze beauties!!) eh-heh-heh ... sadly, I had a fairly weak showing of Sev-Alex coins in my cool ol' collection ... ummm, but I did have this fairly neat bronze Pontus, Amasia. Severus Alexander. Æ35 A.D. 222-235 Civic year 228 (A.D. 228/9) Diameter: 35 mm Weight: 26.18 grams Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right, seen from behind Reverse: High altar upon which eagle stands facing, head left; above, Sol in facing quadriga, holding whip; to left of altar, tree Reference: Dalaison 566 (D145/R439); RG 101; cf. SNG Copenhagen 119; BMC 39 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock 6710 (same obv. die) Other: 12 h … Grayish-green patina under earthen deposits, light roughness. Ex-stevex6 … Triskeles Auction – July 18th 2013 - ITEM NO. 77 ... I hope that things are going okay for you, this week, coin-bro Cheers Steve

"P" is for Pamphylia PAMPHYLIA, Side. Gallienus, Æ 11 Assarion (below) 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: CIDHTWN NEWKORWN, 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 … sweet brown surfaces Ex-stevex6 PAMPHYLIA, Perge, Æ18 (below) Circa 50-30 BC Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 3.92 grams Obverse: Cult statue of Artemis Pergaia facing within distyle temple; c/m: sphinx seated right within circular incuse Reverse: Bow and quiver Reference: Colin Series 7.2; SNG BN 373-8 Other: 12h …dark brown to black patina with earthen highlights/deposits Ex-stevex6 … From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind PAMPHYLIA, Side, AR Obol (below) Circa 370-360 BC Diameter: 9 mm Weight: 0.64 grams Obverse: Head of lion left Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing necklace Reference: Atlan 121–6 var. (unlisted dies); SNG France 739; SNG von Aulock 4775 Other: 3h … toned, some porosity, a few light scratches Ex-stevex6

UNO => deer & dogs!! 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 Ex-stevex6

ahaha ... oooops, sorry about the late O-posts "O" is for "Oh, I screwed-up!" 😘

"O" is for OWLS

"O" is for the O-CHICKS Orbiana & Otac!!

"back to elephants" Divus Augustus. Æ Sestertius Died AD 14 Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 36-37 Rome mint Diameter: 33 mm Weight: 25.60 grams Obverse: Statue of Augustus seated left on throne, holding laurel branch and scepter, set on ornate car drawn by four elephants, each with its own mahout Reverse: Legend around large S C Reference: RIC I 68 (Tiberius) Other: 12h ... light brown patina, minor roughness, deep punch mark on reverse Ex-stevex6 … Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 298 (13 March 2013), lot 103; Robert O. Ebert Collection NEXT => Big "SC"

UNO => Seleukid Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos I, Æ 20 mm Antioch 280-261 BC Diameter: 20 mm Weight: 4.52 grams Obverse: Macedonian shield with anchor as central boss Reverse: Elephant right; c/m: anchor Reference: SC 339.4; WSM 946 Other: gorgeous green/black patina, minor roughness Ex-stevex6

UNO => 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 ... sweetly toned, some porosity, light scratches in field on obverse, slight die shift on reverse Ex-stevex6

No ... ummm, something brown and nickel-sized

UNO => Gallienus

UNO => incorrect post

Sweet!! ... that's very cool, Furryfrog (nice snag) ummm, I have this modern day error ... a 1967 centennial 5-cent piece, struck on a foreign planchet (very cool as well)

Congrats on the sweet OP-addition, Kirispupis

UNO => holding something over his shoulder on the obverse Constantius I AE Follis Date: 301-303 AD Diameter: 28.5 mm Weight: 10.1 grams Obverse: CONSTANTIVS NOB C - Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding sceptre over left shoulder Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera over altar and cornucopiæ; B right, PLC in ex. (Lugdunum mint) Reference: RIC 167a Other: Superb and bold portrait Ex-stevex6 ... one of my favourite ol' coins Hi

UNO => Elephant Demetrius I Trichalkon with ELEPHANT 200-185 BC Diameter: 29.5 mm Weight: 12.61 grams Bactrian Kings, Demetrius I, bronze Attic trichalkon of: Obverse: Head of elephant with bell hanging from neck Reverse: Caduceus. Reference: Bopearachchi-16, Mitchiner-1086, SNG ANS 209 Other: LOVELY brown and green patina, great example NOTE => this is Demetrios I (Bactrian King) which is different from Demetrios I (Seleukid King) Ex-stevex6

"N" is for Nicephorus II Phocas (Fourree) => bring-on Zombie fricken Jesus!! ex-stevex6 ... now a Sev-Alex winna ... I love ya, man

"N" is for NER* => Nero and Nerva