cwart

I'm an Access user...  I tried the an online database or two, but they didn't really do what I wanted so I went back to my database.  Its not a bad option if you don't mind learning a database program.

13 hours ago, Ursus said:

It looks benign to me in your pictures. As long as green encrustations are hard and not powder-ish, I wouldn't worry too much about them.

 

Thanks for that description @Ursus... 🙂  I've collected ancients for a couple years now, but still have SOOOOOOOO much to learn.  Thats part of the attraction of the hobby though.

9 minutes ago, UkrainiiVityaz said:

I rather liked the idea of a low key "whisky war" vs the current boring settlement.

 

It is a bit more interesting... although as someone who took quite a bit of geography classes in college the idea of two countries literally doubling their number of neighbors is also pretty cool.

Frank Zappa - Yellow Snow

I don't think I've posted this coin anywhere before.  Doesn't really have anything to do with the song of course, I just wanted to post both of them here.... 🙂

The random generator selected AM-0016.  A folles of Licinius with IOVI CONSERVATORI reverse.Cyzicus mint, minted from 321 to 324 AD.  RIC VII Cyzicus 15.  Purchased from Augustus Coins last year.

I bought this coin for the obverse portrait of Licinius.  Something about the somewhat scraggly depicition of his beard just kinda grabbed me and honestly brings a bit of a smile when I see it.

43 minutes ago, Severus Alexander said:

I think you inadvertently posted the wrong coin, @cwart... this one's Crispus from Thessalonica. 🤭

Ruh Roh....  thats an issue.  That means the database is off.  Now I've got some homework to do.  I didn't feel like that was the right coin, but didn't check it like my gut told me to...

UPDATE...  No pic of the coin in my files, looks like there is even more homework for me.... on my way back to school.

UPDATE 2...  I found the pics, just transposed the pics of the 4th and 5th coins in the collection.  Without further ado AND without further emabarassment here they are. 

Genius coin of Galerius...  I seem to remember some question of my attribution of the emperor from the old site, if I am wrong on it let me know and I'll head out and see what I can find on it. 🙂  Also I am noticing some green on the reverse, bronze disease or benign?

I don't really have any critter coins...  So I'll post one of my coins with an eagle on it at the bottom.  I do have two wonderful dogs though.  Nova and Wade, two American Hairless Terriers.  Nova is the spotted on and Wade is the solid brown (the one with the fur in the pic is me.... lol).  They were very sad to hear about Baby's passing and send their pawndolences...

How about a Galerius campgate from the Londinium mint?

RIC VI Londininium 36

Turns out I don't have a pic of the coin at the moment...  KInda weird.  I'll need to rephotograph and repost it.

I was wrong!!  I do have the other photographed.  Its a South African 1/4 pence, but I think it qualifies for the thread.  Its got QEII on it after all... :)

Here's the farthing I've photographed, I think I have another in my newer coins that haven't been photographed yet.

My avatar is my first ancient.  A follis of Constantine II.