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Link: Gordian III provincial Gordian III, Moesia, Nicopolis ad Istrum, circa 238-244, (AE 28.1 mm., 15.39 g.), Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right/Rev. Zeus seated left, holding patera over eagle and sceptre. RPC VII.2 1321.

What a year, great group! All of these are great, but my favorite is definitely the Geta/ Herakles fighting the hydra…fantastic coin.

I think this big bronze from Cilicia is my largest provincial: (with a Decius ant for scale) Trajan Decius, Cilicia, Tarsus, 249-251 A.D., AE Hexassarion (Bronze, 36 mm, 23.29 g). ΑΥ ΚЄ Γ ΜЄϹ ΚΟΥ ΔЄΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ЄΥ ЄΥϹЄΒ / Π - Π Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius to right, seen from behind; on neck, countermark: eight-rayed star within circular incuse. Rev. ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄΩϹ - Α / Μ Κ - Γ / Β Athena standing facing, head to left, holding spear in her right hand and placing her left on shield set on ground. RPC IX 1348. Next: heavy coin- 25 grams or more

Some beauties in this thread…I especially like those turtles! Here’s my highest relief coin: Antigonos I Monophthalmos, As Strategos of Asia, AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.10 g). In the name and types of Alexander III. Susa mint. circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin /Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, wreath; below throne, PO above strut, ΠP monogram below. Price 3855.

Just checking in…happy to report that I received the package with my gift yesterday. I’ll do my best to wait until Saturnalia to open it, but it’s never easy. Looks like the gift I sent out has not arrived yet, but should (hopefully) be delivered soon. I definitely had fun doing my “shopping” this year. Looking forward to seeing everyone’s gifts…just a few days left!

Link: Female deity facing left Sicily, Syracuse, circa 275-269 BC, (AE 20mm., 5.45g.), Wreathed head of Persephone (Kore) to left,/ Rev. Bull butting left; above, club above T; IE in exergue. Calciati 191.

Great pickup, LM! Here’s my example: Pamphylia, Aspendos. AR Stater (22 mm, 10.65g). Circa 380-325 BC. Two nude wrestlers, standing and grappling with each other; between them, AK./ Rev. Slinger standing right; to right, triskeles running left; all within dotted square border. Tekin Series 4.

Very nice new pickups! I especially like the dynastic issue of Julia Domna and her boys…those don’t come up for sale very often, and not easy to find one with such clear portraits on the reverse. Congrats on a GREAT new addition! I also really like the Trajan, that’s a beauty. I can share this provincial bronze of Caracalla and his beloved little brother. Caracalla, Moesia, Marcianopolis, (AE, 26.5mm., 10.33g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed busts of Caracalla and Geta facing each another/ Rev. Homonoia standing l., wearing kalathos, holding patera and cornucopia;in l. field, Є.

Link: Pietas Julia Maesa, Augusta, AR Denarius (19mm, 2.27 g), Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 218-220. Draped bust of Julia Maesa to right / Pietas standing left, holding acerrum and extending hand over lighted altar to left. RIC IV 263

Link: Julia Domna provincial Julia Domna, Phyrgia, Prymnessus., AE Diassarion (23 mm, 6.84 g). ΙΟΥΛΙΑ CЄΒΑCTH Draped bust of Julia Domna to right./ Rev. ΠΡΥΜΝΗCCЄΩΝ Kybele seated left, holding patera in her right hand and leaning left on tympanon; at feet to left, lion.

Link: Venus Victrix Caracalla, AR Denarius, circa 213-217 A.D., Rome, (22mm.,3.02g.) Laureate head of Caracalla to right/ Rev. VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, holding Victory and spear and leaning on shield set on helmet. RIC 311b

Link: Trajan AE with green patina Trajan, AE Dupondius circa 98-99, (27.50 mm., 15.66 g.), Radiate head of Trajan to r./ Rev. Abundantia, draped and diademed, seated l. on chair with crossed cornucopiae and holding sceptre in r. hand; SC. RIC 382.

I really need to add a Commodus Hercules denarius, I’ve been wanting one of those for years…some beauties in this thread! Here are a couple of Commodus provincials. Commodus, Alexandria, BI Tetradrachm,(24.2mm., 10.19g), circa 183-185 (RY 24 of Marcus Aurelius), Laureate head of Commodus right/ Rev. Commodus, in priestly attire, standing left before bust of Serapis set on low cippus, sacrificing and dropping incense over lighted altar, L-K-Δ. RPC Online 16005 (this coin), Dattari-Savio Pl. 207, 9553 (this coin) From the Dattari Collection Commodus, Cappadocia, Caesaraea-Eusebia, 192 A.D (regnal year 13), (AE 26.5 mm, 13.94 g), Laureate head of Commodus r./ Rev. ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙCΑΡE / EΤ/ ΓΙ Altar surmounted by sacred image of Mount Argaios. RPC Online 6889 (this coin illustrated).

Got my first example of the type earlier this year (can’t believe it took me this long to get one of these). Commemorative Series, Follis (19 mm, 3.20 g), Siscia, 330-333. VRBS ROMA Draped bust of Roma to left, wearing crested Attic helmet. Rev. She-wolf standing left, head facing, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; above, two eight-pointed stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. RIC 222. From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang.

Link: Victory in Germania Maximinus I (Thrax), AR Denarius (20 mm, 3.04 g), Rome, 236-237. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus I to right/ Rev. VICTORIA GERM Victory standing front, head to left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond with her left; German captive at feet. RIC 23

Great presentation as usual, @LONGINUS. This AE from Antioch is my favorite Vespasian portrait. Vespasian, Antioch, 'Dupondius' (AE, 26 mm, 15.71 g). Laureate head of Vespasian to left./ Rev. Large S C within laurel wreath. McAlee 362b, RPC II 2009 (this coin illustrated).

O for Otacilia: Otacilia Severa, AR Antoninianus. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left with patera & cornucopiae. RIC 125c.

That’s a beauty…great coin! I have a big bronze from there as well, though not nearly as impressive as that monster (37mm!) of a flan. My coin was struck a few years later under Treb. Gallus, and has a similar reverse type. Trebonianus Gallus, Cilicia, Seleucia ad Calycadnum, 251-253 AD (AE, 32.5mm., 15.99g.), Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trebonianus Gallus to right/ Rev. Busts of Apollo and Artemis-Tyche facing each other, branch between them, RPC IX 1332.

N is for Numerian: Numerian, Antoninianus, 283 A.D., (22 mm, 3.91 g), Rome mint, IMP C NVMERIANVS P F AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust of Numerian to right./ Rev. PIETAS AVGG / ΚΑΔ Mercury standing facing, head left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left. RIC 414.

M is for Macrinus:

Galba, Antioch., AR Tetradrachm (27 mm, 14.30 g), ΑΥΤΟ]ΚΡΑΤⲰΡ ΓΑΛΒΑC ΚΑΙCΑΡ CЄΒ[ΑCΤΟC] Bare head of Galba to right./ Rev. Eagle with spread wings standing left on wreath, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left. McAlee 308. RPC I 4198. Next: An old or grumpy-looking ruler

I love that Prusias II with the centaur reverse, that’s a beauty! Here is my Prusias II with a Herakles reverse. Kings of Bithynia, Prusias II Cynegos, 182-149 BC, AE Dichalkon (18 mm, 4.28 g). Head of Prusias II to right, wearing winged diadem. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΠΡΟYΣΙΟΥ Herakles standing front, head to left, holding club set on ground in his right hand and lion skin in his left; to lower right, monogram

Very nice new pickup! Here’s my Mamaea sestertius…I always liked the relaxed-looking Felicitas on the reverse. Julia Mamaea, AE Sestertius (30mm., 20.27g.), Draped bust r., wearing stephane./ Rev. Felicitas standing l., holding caduceus and leaning on column. RIC 676.

I’m in too…thanks for putting this together Curtis! Haven’t been able to post much over the past few months (I have a lot of new additions that I need to share soon), but definitely wouldn’t miss Saturnalia!

Hello everyone! I’ve been out of town for the last couple of weeks (seems like I missed out on a lot), but I’m very happy to now be part of the new site. I’m especially happy to get to share this hot mess of a coin for my first post here. Though I don’t usually collect “error” coins, as soon as I saw this one, I knew that I had to have it. Claudius II Gothicus, AE Antoninianus (24.95mm, 3.71 g), Siscia, 268-270 A.D, Radiate and cuirassed bust of Claudius II right/ Rev. Laetitia AVG, Laetitia left. RIC VI 181 Siscia I believe that this would be classified as a “flip-over” double-strike. What I think happened (and please correct me if I’m wrong), is that after the coin was initially struck, the folks at the mint determined that it needed to be struck again. When they put it back in to be struck again, they accidentally flipped the coin over, so that the obverse was struck on top of the (original) reverse side, and vice versa. They ended up with this beautiful mess of a coin, which has a full portrait on both sides, and much of the reverse design on both sides as well. Below is a close-up of the, uh, “reverse” side of the coin. You can see pretty clearly that on the first strike, this side shown below would have been the obverse. On the second strike, the coin had been flipped over, so the reverse of Laetitia was struck on top of the portrait of Claudius…whoops! I know that many posters here have WAY more knowledge than me about this sort of thing, and I hope that they will chime in here. Very interested to hear if anyone has any other thoughts or theories about how this may have happened…this is definitely one of the the most interesting coins I’ve added to my collection this year. I’m happy to see so many familiar names here, and looking forward to “meeting” many more of you on the new site. Please share your favorite double-strikes, overstrikes, or any other “errors” or mishaps at the mint.