Kali

Tetradrachms are some of my favorites. That is a nice one.

Looks fine to me too.

I bought this one, solely for the portrait.

Valerian I (253 - 260 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
O: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right.
R: CONCORDIA EXERCIT, Concordia standing left holding patera and double cornucopiae.
21mm
3g
RIC 81, Cohen 39; Sear 9929.

Hard to tell from the photo, it could be just patina.

They're both Okay.

Handsome coin, well centered and nicely over weight too!

Wonderful looking finds!

Looking forward to seeing it cleaned up.

Shame they want to empty it, I would leave it as it. Neat find, either way.

Love the portrait on it.

22 minutes ago, KenDorney said:

I'm not good at these, but:

 

That's how I felt before covid. I was getting about 15 coins a month, but I guess the monkey must have caught covid, himself and died, because now I don't have the scratching anymore. I have become much more selective since 2020. Last yearm it was 7 coins total, that I acquired. Big difference. And so far, nothing has been acquired this year.

Found this over on Reddit and it suits pretty much any ancient coin forum.

My only Probus tet.

Probus (276 - 282 A.D.)

Egypt, Alexandria
Potin Tetradrachm
O: A K M AVP PROBOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
R: Eagle standing right, head right, wings spread, wreath in beak; L to left, ς to right. Dated RY 6 (280/81 AD)
Alexandria Mint
8.19g
20mm
Milne 4631. Emmett 3982 (6) R1. Curtis 1872

Valerian II, (256 - 258 A.D.)

Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: P LIK KOR OVALERIANOC KAIC CEB, Draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian right.
R: Alexandria wearing mural crown standing left holding bust of Serapis and scepter, L E (Year 5) across fields.
10.35g
22mm
Emmett 3763 // Milne 3981

Valerian II (256 - 258 A.D.)

AR Antoninianus
O: VALERIANVS CAES, Radiate and draped bust right.
R: IOVI CRESCENNI, Infant Jupiter seated facing on goat (Amalthea) standing right,his right hand raised.
Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint
4.34g
23mm
RIC 3 RSC 26

"Where did my human foot stool go?, Aahh!, there you are. Think you can hide in this thread."

"Get over here, my feet hurt!"

Sasanian Kingdom, Shapur I (241-272 A.D.)

Sasanian Empire
AR drachm
O: Bust of Shapur I right, wearing diadem and decorated tiara terminating in eagle head.
R: Fire altar flanked by two attendants wearing diadems and mural crowns.
25mm
4.33g
Göbl type I/1

Valerian I (253 - 260 A.D.)

AR Antoninianus
O: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right.
R: FORTVNA REDVX, Mercury standing left, holding purse and caduceus.
Antioch Mint, 254 - 255 A.D.
21mm
3.98g
RIC V 214; MIR 36, 1561a; RSC 75

Valerian I (253 - 260 A.D.)

AR Antoninianus
O: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right.
R: CONCORDIA EXERCIT, Concordia standing left holding patera and double cornucopiae.
21mm
3g 
RIC 81, Cohen 39; Sear 9929.

Valerian I (253 - 260 A.D.)

Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: A K Π ΛI OVAΛEPIANOC EV EVC, Laureate and cuirassed bust right
R: Tyche seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; L Δ (Year 4, 256/7 A.D.) to upper left.
10.54g
24mm
Köln 2867; Dattari (Savio) 5174; K&G 88.28; Emmett 3721.4.

Neat find!

I specialized her for a few years, with my own collection of her coin types. It got pretty big, ended up selling most of it off and kept a few certain ones. I miss collecting her, sometimes. But, tastes change.

Lucilla (164 - 182 A.D.)

Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: ΛOVKIΛΛA C–ЄB ANT CЄ ΘV, draped bust right.
R: Elpis stdg. l. holding flowers & lifting skirt. LS=6th yr.
Alexandria Mint
24mm
11.33g
Dattari 3816, Emmett 2473, R5
 

They all look okay to me.

Good for him. Cancer sucks!

Another one we haven't heard from in a long time is John Anthony, anyone know is he is okay?

Quintillus (270 A.D)

Æ(S) Antoninianus
O: IMP CM AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right.
R: FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna standing left with rudder and cornucopiae. Z in exergue.
Rome Mint, 270 A.D.
2.65g
18mm
Appleshaw hoard 305; RIC 19 var (cornucopiae)

Thanks for posting, great pics. Looks like it would be fun to had seen.

Have you ever seen 1 Byzantine coin that peaked your interest? Sometimes it just takes one to jump into that area of collecting. It did me. But, I don't focus on them.

Poppaea (63 - 65 A.D.)

Billon tetradrachm
O: NEPΩ KΛAY KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AY, radiate head right.
R.ΠOΠΠAIA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust of Poppaea right, date LI right (year 10).
Alexandria mint 63 - 64 A.D.
12.5g
25mm
Milne 216, Curtis 132, RPC I 5275, Geissen 157

Ex. Harlen J. Berk

Julius Caesar (February-March 44 B.C)
AR Denarius
Lifetime Issue
O: Wreathed head of Caesar right; CAESAR downward to right, DICT PERPETVO upward to left.
R: Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and vertical scepter in left; L • BVC[A] downwards to right. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer.
Rome Mint
3.92g
17mm
Crawford 480/8; Alföldi Type XIV, 62–3, 67, and 69 (A13/R22); CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; RSC 23; RBW 1683.