Steve

Cool thread idea, Roman Collector Ummm, I had a few coins in my collection that I liked, but that I always cringed a tad when I'd flip-through my stuff and see them => this Augustus-crocodile type is always a pleasure to see, but whenever I'd see my example, I always wished that I'd waited for an example with a head!! ... sure, I know why I pulled the trigger, for my example was a nice strike and it had cool patina, but again => it didn't have a good head-shot (and honestly, the crocodile's head and teeth are really the money-shot, right?) Oh well, I still always liked the coin, but I just wish I'd waited for an even nicer, more-complete example (sigh)

"animal, person or god drinking" => how 'bout a Greek dude sippin' wine, while bare-backin' a dolphin!!? CALABRIA, Tarentum, AR Nomos Circa 315-302 BC Diameter: 20 mm Weight: 7.98 grams Obverse: Warrior, preparing to cast spear, holding two others and shield, on horse rearing right (eight rayed star on horse quarter); ΣA below Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, astride dolphin left; AP monogram to left; below, small dolphin left Reference: Fischer-Bossert Group 70, 846 (V336/R657); Vlasto 600 (same obv. die); HN Italy 937; Gulbenkian 35 (same dies); Jameson 156 (same dies) Other: 11h … EF, toned. Excellent metal, exceptional obverse from fresh dies Ex-stevex6 … From the JMG Collection NEXT => another sweetie from Calabria ... and/or more drinking coins! Cheers

Nice coins and write-up, Roman Collector ... oh, and then some great Athena examples from the rest of the coin-gang (cool thread) I am also a big fan of Athena ... I had several sweet coins in my ol' collection (wanna see a bunch of 'em?) Roman Collector => thanks for creating the thread (it felt awesome to unload all of those cool examples ... I hope you guys likes them?) I will try to circle-back later and identify the coins (however, my dog is hounding me to take him for a walk ... and he has me very well-trained, so there's that) Hi

"More Mediterranean food" => I went with a sweet pomegranate ... 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: 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 NEXT => I wanna see some Mediterranean sea-food

"more odd shaped money" => here are a few ol' cast beauties from 2500 years ago ... very cool NEXT => more cast AE winners and/or more Akragas & Selinos examples Hi

"Another coin made in Spain" Hey, sorry if I'm hogging the thread, but I'm a bit bored, so you guys are my fun & excitement today (cheers) ... SPAIN, Celsa. Augustus. Æ As L. Baggius and Mn. Flavius Festus, duoviri 27 BC-AD 14 Diameter: 28 mm Weight: 11.40 grams Obverse: Laureate head right Reverse: Bull standing right, head facing Reference: ACIP 3164c; RPC I 273 Other: 1h … sweet brown patina with tan high points Ex-stevex6 … Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection NEXT => Bulls, bulls, bulls!!

"Kalathos" 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: VF, some cleaning marks … extremely rare … apparently an unrecorded type for Gordian III (ummm, until I just saw yours, above) Ex-stevex6 NEXT => grain ears .... ummm, and/or rabbits!!

Such a great tune, Roman Collector ... one of my favourite bands (nuthin' but winners from them ... well, maybe their album Presence? ... but other than that, winna-winnas!) ... Zepp-tember is good 😎

.... ahhhhh, the 70's ... => here's a one-hit-wonder ... anybody remember it? (my sister played this song about 50 times per day for that summer!!) M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus AR Denarius Rome mint 67 BC Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 3.77 grams Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust right of Vacuna, with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, and Victory; cornucopia below chin; bow and quiver on shoulder Reverse: Eagle perched right, head left, on thunderbolt Reference: Crawford 409/1; Sydenham 809; Plaetoria 4 Other: 5h … beautifully toned Ex-stevex6

"A COIN WHERE THERE'S SOME KIND OF DIFFERENCE OF OPINION, DEBATE, CONFUSION, OR ROOM FOR DISAGREEMENT ABOUT WHICH SIDE IS THE FRONT AND WHICH IS THE BACK OF THE COIN. (or, if there hasn't been yet, say why there should be!)" => ummm, WTF? CALABRIA, Tarentum, AR Obol Circa 280-228 BC Diameter: 8.5 mm Weight: 0.53 grams Obverse: Kantharos; five pellets around Reverse: Kantharos; five pellets around Reference: Vlasto 1655-6; HN Italy 1076 Other: 8h …sweetly toned Ex-stevex6 NEXT => another cool Calabria Tarentum example and/or another cool Kantharos Hi ... it's mimosa-time

"another coin from any fourth century" => Thrace Abdera Thrace, Abdera: AE16 ca. 400-350 BC Diameter: 16.2 mm Weight: 3.40 grams Obverse: Griffin seated right on club; caduceus right above; ]IΛIΣ[ below; EP before Reverse: Head of Apollo right in linear square, ABΔ-HPI-TE-ΩN surrounding. Reference: BMC Thrace p75, 84 (see note below); AMNG II 227 (see note below); cf. SNG Copenhagen 374 Other: cool Ex-stevex6 NEXT => Ummm, bring-on another Gryphon (Griffin) ... winner, right? Cheers

"Pisidia" Ummm, sorry for hogging the thread, but I couldn't resist jumping back in ... => Pisidia Pisidia, Selge AR Stater 325-250 BC Diameter: 24.1 mm Weight: 9.43 grams Obverse: Two wrestlers grappling, K between Reverse: Slinger; triskels above, club and cornucopia right Reference: Other: Obverse die slightly corroded, dark toning Ex-stevex6 NEXT => how 'bout some Elephants!! Sidenote: eh-heh-heh, maybe it's a bit too late to be asking now, but when it's my turn to pick the "next-coin", I pick whatever comes to mind ... but am I supposed to pick something that was similar to the coin that I just posted, or can I post whatever I want?? (hopefully I haven't been playing incorrectly during these past 77 pages of this cool thread??) Hi

"another FEL TEMP barbarian and hut" => Here are 2 of my ol' hut-coins ... Constans. Æ Centenionalis 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 … VF, brown, porous surfaces => Dramatic double strike on reverse Ex-stevex6 Constans AE3 Date: 337-350 AD Diameter: 19.6 mm Weight: 4.7 grams Obverse: D N CONSTANS P F AVG - Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constans, holding globe Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO - Soldier, holding spear, leading barbarian from hut under tree Reference: RIC 103 (Aquileia?) Other: Doug Smith figures it is RIC 92 (Constantinople) … so does victor Ex-stevex6 NEXT => a Rooster

uh-oh ... here I go again ... * burp * => here is another cool tune from the 80's Fausta. Augusta, AE Follis Trier mint Date: 326 AD Diameter: 18.63 mm Weight: 2.71 grams Obverse: FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG - Draped bust of Fausta right, wearing pearl necklace Reverse: SPES REIPVBLICAE - Fausta standing facing, holding two infants. PTR [Dot in crescent] in exergue Reference: RIC 484 Ex-stevex6

Nice, Ancient One ... man, that's a classic, great Van Morrison tune Ummm, here is another classic tune from the next decade ... 1983 Ionia, Teos AR Drachm Hagnon, magistrate 375 B.C. Diameter: 16 mm Weight: 3.4 grams Obverse: Griffin seated right, raising forepaw Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with granulated quarters and thick crossbars; ZHIΩN on horizontal crossbar, AΓ-NΩN on vertical crossbar Reference: Kinns 11; SNG Copenhagen 1443 Other: 6h, sweetly toned Ex-stevex6

"unidentified or unknown" NEXT => A bird-coin other than an owl, a peacock or an eagle

Wow!! ... Spaniard, your clear display cases are absolutely awesome! (perfect for your collection size) Very impressive Cheers

ahaha, Donna ... I changed it from a voting scene to your suggestion of "somebody carrying somebody else" ... but then you posted a fricken voting scene!! I like you ... but man, we should try to avoid following each other!! Next, Vesta again

🙃 ahaha ... touche NEXT => another Left-facing Roma ... ummm, or somebody carrying someone else

"Something actually happening, an event that's part of a myth or legend. NOT just some goddess or god standing around basking in their godliness" => ummm, how 'bout a voting scene? P. Nerva AR Denarius 113-112 BC Rome mint Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 3.86 grams Obverse: Helmeted bust of Roma left, holding shield and spear; crescent above, mark of value before Reverse: Three citizens voting on comitium: one voter receives ballot from attendant below, another voter places ballot in cista; P on tablet above bar Reference: Crawford 292/1; Sydenham 548; Licinia 7 Other: 6h, VF, iridescent toning, traces of porosity, scratch at 9 o’clock on reverse under tone Ex-stevex6 … From the Bruce R. Brace Collection … ummm, now a Donna Coin (cool) NEXT => another Left-facing Roma

Hello ... here is another sweet ol' tune from back in my day (man, some of these tunes never get old) => 1975 ... I was long-haired, ripped and feelin' like nothing was gonna stop me! (in hindsight, what an idiot) anyway => cheers, you wonderful coiners (life is still good!!) THESSALY, Pharsalos. AR Hemidrachm 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 … VF, lightly toned Ex-stevex6 … From the Demetrios Armounta Collection

"More Pontos" => BOOM ... ya gotta love Pontos!! Ex-stevex6 coins (graphics by TIF) NEXT => more and more PONTOS

"Britannic Empire" 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 Ex-stevex6 NEXT => Maximian I ... and/or a cool animal-coin Hi

"another Gallic Empire ruler not just posted" => Victorinus ... sweet, I think I nailed it?? VICTORINUS SILVERED AE ANTONINIANUS Colonia Agrippina (Köln) mint Second half A.D. 269 Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 3.3 grams Obverse: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: INVICTVS. Sol running left, holding whip, right hand raised, chlamys in two folds. Star in left field. Reference: RIC V-2 114 Other: very nice coin, difficult to find in this quality: conserving full details in both sides, including a precious portrait of this galo-romanic emperor, very strong relief and a delicious brown patina with remainings of the original silvering Ex-stevex6 NEXT => a brown coin Ummm, or after 1 hour => a brown coin and/or another Victorinus After 2 hours => a brown coin, a Victorinus, or any animal-coin After 3 hours => a brown coin, a Victorinus, any animal-coin and/or a cool "Sol" coin After 4 hours => whatever you want to post

ahaha ... gawd, I'm slow, eh??? sorry about that Oh well ... Marius and Postumus (again ... sigh) ... as John stated above => Next: another Gallic Empire ruler not just posted