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ArtDeco sold me 4 coins from a listing on CT. I got a great deal and the coins are awesome. He still has some left and I wish I could buy them all. Check out his listing on CT. I am posting here because I can't figure any other area to do so. (Cited from: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-collection-heavily-discounted.401119/)

So fascinating. I've always wanted to get at least one of these scarabs and a ushabti figure but know so little about them. Maybe someday one of you people will post one for sale on the cabinet. All I have is a heavy brass hinged scarab. It is maybe from 1950 to 1970? If I run across it, I'll edit and add a picture. I think the hieroglyphs on the underside are probably decorative gibberish. It is still a nice hunk of decorative brass but not the real thing. Thanks for the neat thread!

U is for Uncirculated

T is for Theodosius Too!

T could also be for Temple Philip I - Temple of Zeus

T could be for Tetricus I

Sure looks a lot like my first post does it not? The weight is close too. I am thinking I have a Barbarous Imitation of a Commemorative VRBS ROMA too! I just took new images and replaced the old one. The wolfs ribs caught my eye. the twins look much alike.

I'd like to interrupt this awesome response flow of great examples and thank everyone for your participation. It is far exceeding my expectations. Please keep them coming. This will surely benefit others in the future with the she-wolf & twins varieties.

I would guess the one on the left is Titus. Nice work

Been wishing for a Biga, Triga or Quadriga for quite a while now and realized that even though they aren't ancients I do have some in a rather scarce 1997 Britannia Gold Proof Set with a mintage of 892 sets released. I guess they are Bigas? They have this reverse design and the usual Queen Elizabeth II obverse

I have this one coming in the week ahead. It is what prompted me to start the thread. Urbs Roma. 332-333 AD. AE Follis. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma left wearing imperial mantle. Reverse: She-wolf standing left, suckling twins, two stars above. 15.75 mm Mintmark TR dot P. RIC VII Trier 542; Sear 16488. No star, weak or non-existent, showing on shoulder of She-wolf.

I voted for the Julius Caesar, a coin with someone on it I'll probably never be able to afford. I like the Gold Byzantine and cob too. I will get a nice cob someday. Very nice!

I was hoping this thread could take off with people posting examples, and if you can identify it as thoroughly as possible that would be great. If you are unable, maybe somebody could quote your post and add to it. (Or even make corrections) I don't know what draws me to this issue, it is certainly a bizarre reverse by todays standards. On the other hand, there is a lot of bizarre-ness today, but two kids drinking milk from a wolf is up there pretty good. I do remember my early schooling. I never took many books home but did just fine. I had a decent education back then. I remember Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome. So back to the coins. There must be a bazillion varieties, different mints, and subtle differences in Roma's headgear, stars or crescents on wolfs shoulder. Just a lot of varieties I suppose. It would be neat to see a lot of these, post em even if somebody already did post one like yours. Hopefully this will be an educational thread. I only have two so far and will post my first here now. This very well may be aBarbarous Imitation of a Commemorative VRBS ROMA, 335-339Barbarous Imitation of a Commemorative VRBS ROMA, 335-339 AD Follis She-wolf & twins Romulus and Remus. ( So my description has changed since first posted. Thanks to John Conduitt posting his very similar coin, I am concluding that mine is a Barbarous Imitation ) A much lighter version 14.5mm, 1.5 gr. imitating the Urbs Roma type, commemorating the founding of Rome. Barbarous coins were common in Britain at this time, but mostly produced in Gaul and Spain. Some, like this one, are shown by hoard evidence to have been produced in large numbers in Britain.Obv. Bronze, VRBS ROMA Helmeted and mantled bust of Roma to left.Rev. Mintmark •PLG (Lugdunum) Present day LyonsShe-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; above, two stars.An original coin is cataloged RIC 242.This one was reportedly found in modern Normandy.King Amulius ordered the twins Romulus and Remus to be killed and they were abandoned on the bank of the river Tiber to die.They were suckled by a she-wolf in a cave.Romulus was the founder of the city of Rome. The god Mars was the twins father.

Thanks expat! A better coin in hand. S is for this $2.00 Stackable Silver

S is for South Africa and Shilling

S is for Salonina, wife of Gallienus - Pudicitia seated on reverse

R is for Rider Philip II of Macedonia, AE18, 5.91 gr, 17.7 mm. Uncertain mint. 359-336 BC.OBVERSE – Head of Apollo right, wearing taeniaREVERSE – ΦIΛIΠΠOY (PHILIPPOU), Naked youth on horse prancing right, Δ (DELTA) below.

R is for Rhode Island One of the few states I never entered.

R is for this 1801 Two Reales Mexico City Mint

Q is for Queen Victoria

Q for Qian Long Chinese Emperor Cash Coin 1775 to 1781 Looks like it is a little quacked, err, I mean cracked.

Q is for this Quarter Eagle year of the great stock market crash of "29". It happened Quickly! Recovery, not so much. 1929 Quarter Eagle Indian Gold $2.50

I have visited your website numerous times. Awesome fountain of info. I like Byzantine coins too.

I need to fix that and I meant that line to refer to the obverse. I know there isn't any legend on the reverse. Thanks! As for the Obverse inscription ΑVΤ(Ο) ΚΑΙ(Ϲ) ΤΙ(Τ) ΑΙ(Λ) ΑΔΡ(Ι(Α)) ΑΝΤⲰΝ(Ɛ)ΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ(Α) ƐVϹ(Ɛ(Β(ΗϹ))) I don't know how to read that but I guess that is more accurate than what I had posted in the first post. So it is changed now too. Thank you ambr0zie!

Antoninus Pius 138-161 AD AE23 Antioch, Syria. SC Antioch ad Orontem (Antioch-on-the-Orontes) Obverse ΑVΤ(Ο) ΚΑΙ(Ϲ) ΤΙ(Τ) ΑΙ(Λ) ΑΔΡ(Ι(Α)) ΑΝΤⲰΝ(Ɛ)ΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ(Α) ƐVϹ(Ɛ(Β(ΗϹ))) laureate head right But I cannot read the legend. Reverse Large SC within wreath, Γ below. Antoninus Pius was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Antoninus was an effective administrator, leaving his successors a large surplus in the treasury, expanding free access to drinking water throughout the Empire, encouraging legal conformity, and facilitating the enfranchisement of freed slaves. He built temples, theaters, and mausoleums, promoted the arts and sciences, and bestowed honours and financial rewards upon the teachers of rhetoric and philosophy. His reign is notable for the peaceful state of the Empire, with no major revolts or military incursions during this time. A successful military campaign in southern Scotland early in his reign resulted in the construction of the Antonine Wall. There are no records of any military related acts in his time in which he participated. Antoninus Pius was married to Annia Galeria Faustina the Elder. Coins like this one in such condition does not bother me in the least. I still find them interesting and neat to hold in hand. Somebody has to appreciate them and why not me. They make for a colorful collection. As usual, I get my info, condense and rearrange a bit, and images used from wiki or other public sources.