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Being hippoless I can't but applause ! Q

Wow, that's awesome I have yet to find a decent one for myself, half as nice as yours would be perfect Q

I've ever thought a denarius to be a denarius : now I'm completely confused 😉 A pre-devaluation denarius (148 BCE) M. Atilius Saranus, Denarius - Rome mint, 148 BC Helmeted head of Rome right, SARAN downwards behind, X below chin Dioscurs riding right, M.ATILI in field, ROMA at exergue 3.66 gr Ref : RCV # 92, RSC, Atilia # 8v. A "cross bar" denarius (137 BCE) S. Pompeius Fostlus, Denarius - Rome mint, 137 BC Helmeted head of Roma right, X below chin, jug behind head SEX PO [FOSTLVS] She wolf suckling Remus and Romulus, fig tree in background, the shepherd Faustulus behind. ROMA at exergue 3,73 gr Ref : RCV # 112 var, RSC Pompeia # 1a, Crawford # 235/1c And a "who cares" denarius with te X again (109 or 108 BCE) L. Flaminius Chilo, Denarius - Rome mint, 109 or 108 BC Helmeted head of Roma right, ROMA behind head and X below chin L·FLAMINI/CILO in two lines at exergue. Victory in prancing biga right 19 mm, 3,83 gr Ref : RCV # 179, RSC Flaminia # 1, Sydenham #540, RBW # 1144, Crawford # 302/1. From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection Q

The pictures I've shown in this thread aren't mine. I have these coins but didn't take pictures of them. They're taken from Numista Q

About 15 years ago I bought the following from a Vcoins dealer. I got something else instead, far less valuable, that I returned immediately. Probably the person who got "my" coin instead of theirs didn't do the same, as the dealer told me he could never recover it. Of course I got my refund + a 50$ bonus, but I've regreted it ever since Q

Nothing like a Chi-Rho here, or even a shield, but a Lugdunum issue (did I ever tell you I live near Lugdunum 😄 ?) Q

Cool addition @DonnaML I used to have three coins of his, one denarius and two provincials. The time coming to proceeding to choices, the denarius will soon be auctioned at CGB. Here are the two remaining provincials in my collection Macrin (11/04/217-08/06/218) - Tetradrachme de billon de l'atelier d'Antioche, c. 217-218 AD ΑΥT.Κ.Μ.ΟΠ.CΕ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟC CΕΒ, Buste lauré et cuirassé à droite vu par l'avant, avec pan de draperie sur l'épaule gauche .ΔHΜΑΡX:EΞ.YΠΑ.ΤΟ:, Aigle de face les ailes déployées, la tête à droite, tenant dans son bec une couronne. Entre ses serres la cuisse d'un animal de sacrifice. Δ | Ε dans le champ, de part et d'autre de la tête de l'aigle. 12.76 gr Ref : Prieur # 246_055, McAlee # 721 (même coin d'avers), Sear #2948, Provenance : CGB monnaies XXIV/481 24/06/2005 ; CGB monnaies IV/264 26/06/1998 Macrinus, Bronze - struck at Nicopolis AVT KM .... H MAKRINOC, Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus right V M AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWNPROC IC TR, Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia and rudder 14.26 gr Ref : ANMG #1710 Q

That's a great improvement to this site, thanks @Restitutor Q

Too late at the party : what @Kali says Not so much what Gandalf said though 😀 Q

Great start. I like the portrait on the Hadrian den. The first denarius I purchased Q

I don't have any account at the usual social medias (FB, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or whatsoever). Never heard of Reddit or Discord...A dinosaur of some sort I guess. I've been very active at CT and loved to post there or read other's contributions for almost two decades, it was funny and educational, unfortunately it ended up being very frustrating, reason why I most only lurk there now. I have great hope to find such a place here, but more relaxing and universalist I've been a member at Forvm for almost the same amount of time, and still am a moderator in the French sub forum (almost dead..) but I find it has not the funniness I need 🙂 I'm a member of various french forums too, but I tend to prefer the friendly ambiance we have as a group here (and I can practice my english on a daily basis, while my french is almost OK now 😄 ) I use Colleconline quite a lot (with my other handle) as the gallery there is quite easy to deal with, and unlike that at Forvm you can change the picture without having to restart from scratch. Q

Does Jupiter count ? Severus Alexander, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 225 IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, Laureate head of Severus Alexander right IOVI VLTORI, Jupiter seated left holding victory and spear 3.26 gr Ref : RCV #7873 (75), Cohen #97 Next : Victoriola Q

Below is another set in the same Dombes series, that I have shown on the other forum but fits here too I think Anne Marie Louise de Bourbon, AKA La Grande Mademoiselle, was born to Gaston d'Orleans and Marie de Montpensier in 1627 CE. A few days after her birth her mother passed away and she became sole heir of the principality of Dombes. Until she'd been emancipated by her cousin Louis XIV "Le Roi Soleil" in 1650 CE, her father (and Louis XIV's uncle) Gaston d'Orleans ruled the Dombes as regent. For those interested in reading a little more here's the Wikipedia page on the subject of the Dombes principality (in english) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dombes Anne Marie Louise coinage is abundant, especially 1/12 ecu also known as Luigini, which have been shamelessely copied by other rulers as they were very popular in the whole Middle East at the moment, purportedly because they featured a female bust on the obverse. Other than that are liards, a rather crude billon coinage, usually struck on short flans (finding one with complete legends and date is quite unusual) that you can find by the million. Some other very rare denominations exist, such as a gold sequin, and exceedingly rare ecus and 1/6 ecus The demi écu is quite a big chunck of silver (size between half-dollar and dollar at 33/33.5 mm) with an impressive look to it. The 1673 demi ecu is an easy one. I think at least one or two hundreds of them survive nowadays (yes, it seems very low, but remember there are only a few lunatics crazy enough to collect them ) All the others known to exist are key dates : I assume a total of about 20 examples are known to exist : 1665 (2) ; 1669 (<10), 1672 (<5) and 1674 (2). The complete set of demi ecu known to exist as of today, and the gold sequin Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans (1650-1693), Sequin d'or Atelier de Trévoux FRANC PRINC - SM TREVO, Saint Marc à droite remettant un étendard au prince à gauche. Dans le champ DVX SIT TX ADIVTO - REGIS TE DOMBA, Le Christ bénissant de face, entouré de seize étoiles 3,47 gr Ref : Divo Dombes # 219, Friedberg # 123, Mantellier -, Poey d'Avant # 5134 (Poey d'Avant attribuait cette monnaie à François II de Bourbon Montpensier) Ex Kuenker Q

You guys kill me with all those wonders ! Syracuse Agathokles 317-289 BC SYPAKOSYWN. Head of Kore left Bull butting left, two dolphins and linked VA in field 6.0 gr, 20 mm Ref : Sear #1195 var Syracuse Hiketas 288-279 BC Head of Zeus hellanios right ΣΙΡΑΚ ΟΣΙΩΝ. Eagle left, wings open, star and A in field 8.95 gr, 23 mm Ref : Sear # 1212 Q

My story is all about family business, like many others When I was five or so, my aunt would start gifting me with french silver 5 francs or 10 francs that were still in use back then. I still have the piggy bank I put them in : begining of the coins addiction Fast forward to my 18th B'day when my grandad (that one was 20 at the begining of WW1) gave me the famous Commodus sestertius he had found at Verdun battle in 1916 and you've all seen 50 times at least : begining of the ancient coins addiction Q

For the little I know, a whip would look like on that one below : L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, Denarius - Rome mint, 90 BC Laureate head of Apollo right, Δ below chin Naked horseman galloping right, holding whip; above swan. L.PISO.FRUGI / ROMA at exergue 3,93 gr - 18,8 mm Ref : RCV # 235, RSC # 12b, RRC # 340/1-Calpurnia 12b-symbol 166 Ex. Naville Numismatics Q

As a beginner, if you need a book, I bet you don't want to spend too much money on them. Sear's "Roman coins and their values" is a very good one IMO, but acquiring the 5 volumes will cost you around 300$. An alternative would be the 1988 edition, in one volume only, available used for around 30/40 $ and spanning the whole period. Of course it's far from complete, of course you can only use prices as a rarity index (a very relative one at this) but it's still a good introductory book I think Just my two sestertii Q

#4 is flavian, I'd say Vespasian Q

Nice idea indeed ! Q

Another great find for your great collection @David Atherton My contribution will be similar to @Roman Collector's with a Divvus Avgvstvs/altar Augustus, Posthumous as struck under the reign of Tiberius DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, Radiate head of Augustus left PROVIDENT, Altar, S C in field 11.02 gr Ref : Cohen #228, RCV #1789, RIC I # 81 Q

That one has been sitting in my collection for 30 years, I've never regretted buying it 🙂 Philippe IV "Le Bel" (1285-1314) - Gros tournois à l'O rond - Atelier de Lille ? (2 petits points a droite du lis superieur du revers) + BNDICTV SIT NOME DNI NRI DEI IhV XPI dans le cercle exterieur, +PHILIPPVS REX dans le cercle interieur, croix au centre TVRONVS CIVIS + dans le cercle interieur, chatel tournois au centre, bordure de douze fleurs de lis a l'exterieur 4.13 gr Ref : Ciani # 203 Q

OK, my elephant then 🙂 Julius Caesar, Denarius minted in Italy, c.49 BC CAESAR, elephant walking rigth, trampling on snake No legend, Simpulum, sprinkler, axe and apex 4.05 gr Ref : Crawford # 443/1, HCRI # 9, RCV #1399, Cohen #49 Q

Some italians fit the bill too Q

Some covetable coins and nice views of the city Galerius, Follis - Trier mint, c. AD 303-305 MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust right. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, head towered, wearing chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand, left cornucopiae; S | F in field, PTR at exergue 8.41 gr 28 mm Ref : RCV # 14349 (90), C # 83, RIC VI, Trier, 594b Fausta, AE3 - Trier mint FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust right SPES REIP VBLICAE, Fausta standing, holding Constantinus II and Constantius II in her arms,PTR crescent at exergue 3.0 gr Ref : LRBC # 36, Cohen # 15v Constantius, Follis - Trier mint, 1st officina, AD 305-306 IMP CONSTANTIVS PF AVG, Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantius right GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. S | F in field, PTR at exergue 11.09 gr Ref : RCV # 14176 (100), Cohen #116, RIC VI # 642a Q

Numidia, Mikipsa, AE26 - Minted c.148-118 BC Laureate head of Mikipsa left Horse galloping left, beneath, punic letters 15.23 gr, 26 mm Ref : Sear #6596 Next : left portrait Q