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Julius Caesar, Denarius - minted in North Africa 46 BCE COS TERT / DICT ITER, head of Ceres right AVGVR / PONT MAX, simpulum, sprinkler, capis and lituum, D in right field 3,81 gr Ref : HCRI # 57, RCV # 1403/1, RSC # 4a, Cohen # 4 Next : imperatorial Q

That's indeed amazing ! I have those two, from the Trajan Decius Divi series, sharing an obverse die for Severus Alexander, but with the two different reverses in existence Q

Vitellius, Denarius - Rome mint, July - December 20, 69 CE A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head of Vitellius right XV VIR SACR FAC, Tripod-lebes with dolphin lying right on top and raven standing right below 3.43 gr, 16-18 mm Ref : RCV # 2201var, Cohen cf # 110 et suiv, RIC I # 86 (this example illustrated in Wildwinds) Next : Vitellius Q

Unlike during the first 18 months of the pandemic, most people I've seen with Covid lately, even though some of them are old and/or have health issues, went on the up quite quickly. I haven't sent any patient to the hospital due to Covid in months. Some have a bad cough for a few weeks though. Hope you get well soon @DonnaML Q PS : The only time I got a documented Covid was right after my journey back from the USA in october 2022 ... and I didn't have to pay any import tax back then 😄

Republic, Sextans - Rome mint, circa 211-206 BCE Head of Mercury right, wearing petasus, two pellets above helmet ROMA, Prow of galley right, surmounted by a victory right 5.11 gr Ref : RCV #1218 Next : Mercury, but not a dime this time 😉 Q

25 grams a Valerian sestertius ? Wow, that's big by that tilme/period ! The Trajan decius is a nice coin with great patina and good portrait to it, congrats Q

wow ! Amazing gifts from amazing guys. What a treat ! Q

Antoninus Pius, Sestertius - Rome mint, 140/144 CE ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM, winged thunderbolt, S - C in field 25.86 gr, 31 mm Ref : Cohen #682, RCV # 4208, RIC III # 618 Next : thunderbolt Q

Nice one ! Mine Tiberius, Denarius - Lyon mint, after 15-16 CE TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGUSTUS, Laureate head of Tiberius right PONTIF MAXIM, Woman seated right on a throne (Livia ?) and holding sceptre 3.71 gr Ref : RIC # 30, RCV #1763, Cohen #16 Q

Hi there Among the dual portrait coins (dupondii) minted in Gaul at the end of the republic, just before Octavian switched to Augustus, some of them feature a portrait of Julius Caesar himslef together with Octavian (Vienna, Lugdunum), while others show portraits of Octavian and Agrippa (Nemausus). I had already found halved Vienna dupondii in the past, and was a bit unsatified with the JC half since it was very worn, but very pleased with the other half (Octavian) I had found previously. Last december, at Leu, was offered the full version and I sort of cleverly thought it would be nice to have the two folks reunited, especially so as the two portraits were more than decent : JULIUS CAESAR and OCTAVIAN – Dupondius, Vienna (Gaul), ca. 36 BCE •IMP• [DIVI•IVL•CAESAR•DIVI•]F bare headed portraits of Julius Caesar to left and Octavian to right C•I•V Prow of galley to right, surmounted by superstructure and mast (CIV for Colonia Ivlia Viennensis) 31 mm – 16,67 gr - 12 h Ref : RPC # 517, SNG Copenhagen # 703-4 Provenance : Leu web Auction # 28/2161 Vienna The Colonia Julia Viennensis (today Vienne, France, not to be confused with Vienna, Austria) was a gallic (Allobroges) fortified settlement (oppidum) before it became a roman colony ca 47 BCE. During the Gallic war, Julius Caesar had troops stationed in Vienna, and in 45 BCE, Tiberius Claudius Nero had some auxillaries settling down there too. After Caesar’s assassination, a revolt chased out the latters who therefore founded Lugdunum (today Lyon, France), which would quickly become the capital city in Gaul. Even though it is located only 20 miles south of Lugdunum, Vienna remained an important provincial capital. Some major roman constructions are still visible in the city, such as the temple of Augustus and Livia or the roman theater, where a famous international jazz festival takes place every summer Temple d’Auguste et Livie : By Troyeseffigy - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21162568 Theatre gallo romain : By Hélène Rival - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4661055 The funny thing about it is while I was waiting for the coin to arrive home, my wife and I had the opportunity to Visit vienna. As it was december, the outside was not very welcoming and we visited the Romano Gallic museum in Saint Romain en Gal (old Vienna) instead, which is a must see, with lots of everyday's life artifacts, models of what it looked like back then, and the actual mosaics that have been found by archaeologists Please, post anything relevant or irrelevant you would like to see here 😄 Q

Wow, exceptional. And I'm fond of your pictures, especially the "water ones", amazing ! Q

Alexandrian coinage has been a focus of mine for decades (out of too many I believe) Alexandria provincials Alexandria imperials : Q

Too shiny for my taste. I think I would pass whatever the price. Q

Jean II le bon - Gros à la couronne - 22/08/1358 Avers : Légende intérieure : + IOHANNES - DEI : GRA (deux rosettes superposées entre DEI et GRA) Légende extérieure : [+ BNEDICTV: SIT: NO]ME: DNI: NRI: DEI [: IHV: XPI]. Croix latine fleurdelisée et recroisetée, coupant la légende en bas. Revers : FRANCO/RV: REX. sous une couronne ; bordure extérieure de douze lis. 30,4 mm - 4,36 gr Ref : Ciani # 397, Dy # 305 Next : long cross Q

6 hours Not my coin any more : Balbinus, Antoninianus - Rome mint, 238 CE IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, Draped and radiate bust of Balbinus right PIETAS MVTVA AVGG, Clasped hands 4.23 gr Ref : RCV #8486, Cohen #17 Next : clasped hands Q

Wonderful medal @DonnaML. Now I want one for my "French Revolution" themed collection too Q

Urbs Roma, AE 3 - Lyon mint, 1st officina, ca. 332 CE VRBS ROMA, Helmeted Roma left Anepigraph, She wolf suckling twins Remus and Romulus, two stars in field, Crescent dot PLG at exergue 2.86 gr Ref : Bastien # 221, RIC # 257 Note : Die clash on the reverse, with incuse remains of ROMA backwards and the rear of Roma's helmet being visible, thus reading AMOR ❤️ Next : die clash Q

Of course we don't have that sort of stuff here in France, hence every year I need a couple of seconds to get the pun ... Here are two owls to have me forgiven Q

This was a gift from our own @Curtisimo and minted my dad's birth year Next : winged helmet Q

Here are some of My Trajan Decius portraits/coins : Q

Some great examples ( @Octavius 😮!) Sadly, I don't have a Victor German example, and only a modest Victoriae Gothic one : Claudius II "Gothicus", Antoninianus - Cyzicus mint, 269 CE IMP CLAVDIUS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. VICTORIAE GOTHIC, Two captives leaning besides a trophy. 3.08 gr Ref : RCV # 11381; RIC V pt. 1 # 252; Cohen # 308 Q

Thanks for posting those very impressive medals @DonnaML. They are beautiful ! The one showing the execution of Louis XVI is outstanding. Four years ago, on the "other forum", I commited a thread (featured since) which i somewhat cleverly titled "the shortened King" About your first medal, commemorating the siège de la Bastille, I have a modern version of it (private strike in the 80's if I recall correctly), which is silver, 21mm and 6,45gr (sorry, the ugly picture isn't mine) Q

I love when you're "flat broke" @panzerman and can still afford such beauties ! Here's a demi franc I could buy while I was rich enough to afford it 😄 Henri III (1574-1589) - Demi franc 1587 - Atelier de Riom (O sous le buste) + HENRICVS . III . D . G . FRAN . ET . POL . REX (monde = Maître CHAMBIGE), buste au col plat a droite + SIT . NOMEN . DOMINI . BENEDICTVM . 1587 (rose = Graveur FAURE) croix feuillue avec H horizontale au centre 6.64 gr - 148.039 exemplaires Ref : Dy # 1131, C # 1430, L # 971, Sb # 4716 Q

Napoleon I° Empereur - 40 francs or 1812 - Atelier de Paris (A) NAPOLEON EMPEREUR (losange), tête lauree a gauche EMPIRE FRANCAIS, couronne de lauriers entourant 40 FRANCS en deux lignes. A l'exergue : coq 1812 losange A . Tranche inscrite DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE 12.90 gr Ref : Le Franc 10 # 541/9 Next : anything minted under Napoleon I's domination Q