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Abafil trays all the way for the main collections Q

Good to know, I've snagged some really nices coins from them in the past. This is one of them : M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. Denarius - Rome mint, c. 69 BC Male head right (Mercury ?) with flowing hair. Behind symbol M·PLAETORI – CEST·EX·S·C Winged caduceus 18 mm, 3,86 gr Ref : RCV #344, RSC Plaetoria # 5, Sydenham # 807, RBW # 1453, Crawford # 405/5 From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection Q

The siege of Mainz (source Wikipedia) "In the siege of Mainz (German: Belagerung von Mainz), from 14 April to 23 July 1793, a coalition of Prussia, Austria, and other German states led by the Holy Roman Empire besieged and captured Mainz from revolutionary French forces. The allies, especially the Prussians, first tried negotiations, but this failed, and the bombardment of the city began on the night of 17 June. Within the town the siege and bombardment led to stress between citizens, municipality and the French war council, governing since 2 April. The city administration was displaced on 13 July; this increased the stubbornness of the remaining population. Since a relief army was missing, the war council was forced to take up negotiations with the allied forces on 17 July; the remaining soldiers capitulated on 23 July. Nearly 19,000 French troops surrendered at the end of the siege, but were allowed to return to France if they promised not to fight against the allies for one year. Consequently, they were used to fight French royalists in the Vendée region of France. They left the town singing La Marseillaise (also known as the Chant de guerre de l'Armée du Rhin). The Republic of Mainz, the first democratic state on the later German territory, was subsequently dissolved. Mainz received a Prussian commander to administer the city. The bombardment had left devastating traces in the townscape: some civil buildings and aristocratic palaces like the comedy house, the electoral pleasure palace Favorite, the House of the Cathedral Provost, Liebfrauen- and the church of Society of Jesus had been destroyed, as well as St. Crucis, the Benedictine abbey St. Jacob on the citadel and the remains of St. Alban's Abbey. The cathedral had been heavily damaged. The biggest impact of the occupation and siege was that the city's part in the old imperial electoral structure finally came to their end. Thus the events of the year 1793 also marked the end of Aurea Moguntia, the Latin nickname for the city: "Golden Mainz". The city lost its status as the electoral residence. The shelling of Mainz was widely discussed in Europe. Many people gathered round the town in order to view the siege. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe assisted Duke Carl August of Saxe-Weimar during the siege and wrote a famous book about it." During the siege, the population there had to mint in emergency for everyday use. Three denominations are known to exist, 1 sol, 2 sols and 5 sols. They're uncommon rather than rare Siège de Mayence - 2 sols 1793 - Atelier de Mayence (Mainz) REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / 1793 L'AN 2ᴱ Faisceau de licteur surmonté d'un bonnet phrygien, dans une couronne de chêne (variété à trois branches) MONOYE DE SIEGE DE MAYENCE - au centre 2 SOLS en deux lignes entre trois roses 9,19 gr - 25 mm Ref : Gadoury # 66 Siège de Mayence - 2 sols 1793 - Atelier de Mayence (Mainz) REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / 1793 L'AN 2ᴱ Faisceau de licteur surmonté d'un bonnet phrygien, dans une couronne de chêne (variété à rameaux simples) MONOYE DE SIEGE DE MAYENCE - au centre 2 SOLS en deux lignes entre trois roses 7,07 gr - 23 mm Ref : Gadoury # 66a Siège de Mayence - 5 sols 1793 - Atelier de Mayence (Mainz) REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / 1793 L'AN 2ᴱ Faisceau de licteur surmonté d'un bonnet phrygien, dans une couronne de chêne MONOYE DE SIEGE DE MAYENCE - au centre 5 SOLS en deux lignes entre trois roses 14,71 gr - 31 mm Ref : Gadoury # 67 Q

Thanks for reviving one of the most prolific threads over there. Q

Hey! Glad you joined, welcome ! Q

Love those. There are several different emissions, 5 sols and 2 sols. I have a worn example of the same as yours, still looking for a better one Q

My most WW1 related coin is the sestertius my grandad found at Verdun battle while digging a trench. Most of you know the story since I've told it many times on another forum. As this forum is new, the story may be new to some, so here it is again : Commodus, Sestertius- Rome mint, 192 CE Wt.: 21.01 g Obv.: L AEL AVREL CO---MM AVG P FEL,Laureate head of Commodus right Rev.: HERCVLI ROMANO AVG,Hercules facing, head left, holding club and lion's skin, resting on trophy.SCin field Ref : RCV #5752, Cohen #203 My grandfather, born 1894, has been "lucky" enough to get involved in the whole WWI where he's been wounded five times (two actual wounds and three gas attacks). While digging a trench at Verdun battle (1916), he eventually found three coins that he carefully kept with him during three years (he's not been sent back home earlier than 1919). After the end of the war, being on a train, back home with two other "poilus" he decided he whould give one coin to each of them and keep the last one for himself (probably one of the first "ancient coin giveaway" in the 20th century). When I was 18, being the only one in the family showing an interest in coins he told me the story and gifted me with the coin. https://youtu.be/YFtHjV4c4uw Why it’s cool: It is the very first roman coin I have ever possessed. It's of course the real start of my addiction for ancient coins. My grand dad finding it during his service and keeping it until the end of the war and for almost his entire life makes it the coin I will keep whatever occurs in my own life and/or to my coin collections. As for the coin itself, its coolness comes from it being minted the last year in Commodus' rule, in 192 CE, as he'd turn completely crazy finding himself being a reincarnation of Hercules. Even though the obverse doesn't show him with the lionskin, the reverse has an explicit legend and clearly shows the emperor/hercules with Hercules' attributes. And to finish with, the following comment is taken from the description of a similar example (in far much better condition) in NAC auction 4, # 477 :Few Roman coins excite as much commentary as those of Commodus, which show him possessed of Hercules. Not only do they present an extraordinary image, but they offer incontrovertible support to the literary record. The reports of Commodus’ megalomania and infatuation with Hercules are so alarming and fanciful that if the numismatic record was not there to confirm, modern historians would almost certainly regard the literary record as an absurd version of affairs, much in the way reports of Tiberius’ depraved behaviour on Capri are considered to be callous exaggerations. Faced with such rich and diverse evidence, there can be no question that late in his life Commodus believed that Hercules was his divine patron. Indeed, he worshipped the demigod so intensely that he renamed the month of September after him, and he eventually came to believe himself to be an incarnation of the mythological hero. By tradition, Hercules had fashioned his knotted club from a wild olive tree that he tore from the soil of Mount Helicon and subsequently used to kill the lion of Cithaeron when he was only 18 years old. Probably the most familiar account of his bow and arrows was his shooting of the Stymphalian birds while fulfilling his sixth labour. The reverse inscription HERCVLI ROMANO AVG (‘to the August Roman Hercules’) makes the coin all the more interesting, especially when put into context with those of contemporary coins inscribed HERCVLI COMMODO AVG, which amounts to a dedication ‘to Hercules Commodus Augustus’. Q

LOCAL ISSUES, Kabul. Shahis (Shahiyas). Samanta Deva, circa 850-1000. Jital (Silver, 19 mm, 3.37 g, 5 h). SRI SAMANTA DEVA ('Lord Samanta Deva' in Nagari) Zebu recumbent to left with symbol on rump; in field to left, star above pellet. Rev. Rider facing on horseback to right, holding banner in his left hand; in field to left, 'bhi' (in Nagari). Tye 14 Next : India or around India Q Edit : too late @Spaniard beat me to it with the same idea 🙂 Next : standing bull still

Hi friends, Because she likes that part of History, and even though she doesn't collect anything at all, my wife has often said, should she collect coins it would be that of the French Revolution period. My first goal in life being to please her, I decided to sacrify myself on the altar of generosity and put together a little series of them 😄 In no particular order, other than inspiration of the moment : Directoire - 1 centimes l'An 6 A - Atelier de Paris DIRECTOIRE (26/10/1795-9-10/11/1799) - 1 centime .REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Buste drapé de la Liberté à gauche coiffée du bonnet phrygien, signature Dupré à l'exergue UN / CENTIME / L'AN 6 . / A en quatre lignes 2,05 gr - 18 mm Variété avec petit 6, et 53/50 perles Ref : Le Franc 10 # 100/4, Gadoury # 76 Directoire - Un Décime l'An 7 A - Atelier de Paris (A) DIRECTOIRE (26/10/1795-9-10/11/1799) - Un Décime grand module .REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE.* Buste drapé de la Liberté à gauche coiffée du bonnet phrygien, signature Dupré à l'exergue UN / DECIME / L'AN 7 . / A en quatre lignes, dans une couronne de chêne 19,31 gr - 32 mm Variété 7/5 et coq regravé sur corne d'abondance ? Ref : Le Franc 10 # 129/14, Gadoury # 187 Louis XVI, Constitution - 30 sols 1792 I - Atelier de Limoges . LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANCOIS . a l'exergue 1792, buste drapé a gauche REGNE DE LA LOI, le genie de la liberté a droite, gravant la CONSTITUTION. Dans le champ 30 | SOLS . et I, a l'exergue L'AN 4 DE LA LIBERTE . en deux lignes 10.16 gr Ref : Ciani # 2241 Please feel free to comment and post anything you feel relevant To be continued... Q

I have two gold coins from the dombes principality (yes, it's me again 😄 ) that are unlisted so far. I published one of them a couple of years ago Louis II de Montpensier (1560-1582), Pistole - 1579 Louis II de Montpensier (1560-1582), Demi-pistole - 1576 Q

I'm green with envy 😉 Q

It may be a limit within the limits of the first free 30 days that will probably be raised after we move to the larger format when we'll pay for it. I'm a member of another forum using the same platform, where it seems there's not limit (AFAIK) to the attachments I have a similar concern about the number of PMs where it says I've already used 6% of my messenger storage. Q

I'm not going to resign, but I will post more reluctantly I guess, and under my avatar my mood has gone from amused to heartbroken I've been a member there since 2003 : back then the forum was the less funny thing after an enema 😄 . That was long before the crazy 88 (including Steve and many others) invaded (in a good way) the forum, long before the ancient coin section was created and the place to become what it's been for the last decade. However, and even though I've constantly contributed to the boards (and invested time and efforts too), I've always felt being kind of a guest, mainly because the standards are different in my country than in the US on what is porn and what isn't, on what is political and what isn't. The first time was when people have started to show off their guns and rifles (in the "picture the poster" thread) which here in France is felt far more offensive than tits and butts, especially on coins or statues. For those reasons I never commited myself to commenting and showing my disagreement. The climax has been reached recently following @Furryfrog02's ban and its sad consequences. That said, my avatar has always been very political, although on a symbolic level 😄 Q

Great write up and coin @Sulla80 I guess it's time to throw in my two bosporan staters (many of you have seen them on another forum (can't type the C word 😉 )) Bosporan kingdom - Sauromates II & Septimius Severus – El stater, dated 491 (194-195 CE) BACIΛΕωC CAVPOMATOV (anticlockwise). Draped and diademed bust of Sauromates II right Laureate head of Septimius Severus right. Star in right field. Retrograd VPA at exergue (year 491) 7,69 gr – 20 mm Ref : MacDonald # 502/2, Sear # 5476 v Bosporan kingdom - Rhescuporis II & Caracalla - El stater, dated 513 (216-217 CE) BACIΛΕωC ΡHCKOΥΠOΡIΔOC (anticlockwise). Draped and diademed bust of Rhescuporis II right, before, trident. Laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right. ΓΙΦ at exergue (year 513) 7,63 gr – 18 mm Ref : MacDonald # 556/3 Q

Nice beards so far Postumus : Marius : Victorinus : Tetricus : Q

Sextus Pompeius and Q. Nasidius, Denarius - Mint moving with Sextus Pompeius, Sicily, 42-39 BC NEPTVNI, head of Pompey the great right, trident before head, dolphin below Q.NASIDIVS at exergue, galley sailing right, star in upper field 3.92 gr Ref : HCRI # 235, RCV # 1390, Crawford # 483/2, Sydenham # 1350, Cohen # 20 Ex Freeman & Sear, Ex Barry Feirstein collection (NAC auction # 42/279) Ex Roma Numismatics Next : someone from the pompeian party Q

Great acquisitions @Kazuma78 I'm awaiting two coins from the last Leu auction (ex Adrian Lang collection) stuck at the customs as of late. I will post them as soon as they arrive Q

I remember very well when it happened and how sad you were. Brave dog as it seems Mine is obviously where it all started for roman silver Q

Agreed ! Q

Drusus has been on my list for years. Finding thé right one at the right price is another story... Neat coin David Q

I do 😀 Q

I'm pretty sure @Severus Alexander has a cool crab to show 😀

Wow, that's a beauty Q

Oh ! you still have the picture ! Naughty you 😄 Q