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Coincidentally, I was going to post a 1759 half guinea 😄 Here's a lyre instead. Ruler: Brutus (Pro Consul) Gens: Junia Coin: Silver Denarius LEIBERTAS - Head of Libertas right, wearing heair rolled back and collected into a knot behind CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS - Lyre between quiver to left and laurel branch tied with fillet to right Mint: Lycia (Spring 42 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.48g / 18mm / 6h References: RSC 34 (Junia) Sydenham 1287 Crawford 501/1 HCRI 199 Provenances: Ex. Trausnitz Collection Ex. Kunker 27, 30-Sep-1994, lot 416 Acquisition: Nomos Online auction Obolos 18 #523 21-Feb-2021 Next - Libertas

Here's a Byzantine coin with Constans II and Constantine IV. Ruler: Constans II (Augustus) Coin: Good EF Gold Solidus DN CONSTANTINVS C CONSTAN - Facing busts of Constans, on left with long beard, and Constantine IV, beardless, each wearing crown and chlamys; between their heads, a cross VICTORIA AVGV Θ - Cross potent on three steps Exergue: Mint: Constantinople (654-659 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: s: 4.40g / 20mm / 7h References: SB 959 MIB 26 Acquisition: Roma Numismatics Auction Auction VII #1369 23-Mar-2014 Next - gold

What are the weight and diameter? It doesn't look like a genuine George VI coin. This, for example, is an unexciting halfpenny with the same obverse legend: ATB, Aidan.

The case seemed to move on the website and it seems to be progressing very slowly (though I know nothing about these matters). https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcrim_attorney/Detail?which=case&docketNumber=m52H5JZ5W7KM2NEWgvSc5jT9i2eREBcJf_PLUS_ZwWAFKwfI=&courtType=U&countyId=K4i18rFVPQh5HTQ/kUoO3Q==&docketId=3gbtRNdkovun89tcAxf0dg==&docketDseq=T/O1YN_PLUS_BG65HkOeqEnpAkw==&defendantName=Beale,+Richard&county=&court=New+York+Supreme+Criminal+Court&recordType=U&recordNum= ATB, Aidan.

OK - here's a tongs - someone was selling one with an anvil in the Cabinet section here before the listings disappeared! Gens: Scribonia Moneyer: L. Scribonius Libo Coin: Silver Denarius LIBO / BON EVENT - Head of Bonus Eventus right PVTEAL / SCRIBON - Puteal Scribonianum, decorated with garland and two lyres; at base, tongs Mint: Rome (62 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.79g / 20mm / 7h References: RSC 8b (Scribonia) Sydenham 928 Crawford 416/1b Acquisition: HJB Online Store BBS 211 #181 5-Jul-2020 Next - any Greek coin.

I've got one too 😄

Here's King Perseus of Macedonia on the reverse. Gens: Aemilia Moneyer: Paullus A. Lepidus Coin: Silver Denarius PAVLLVS·LEPIDVS CONCORDIA - Head of Concordia right, wearing veil and diadem TER PAVLLVS - Trophy; on right, togate figure of L. Aemilius Paullus; on left, three captives (King Perseus of Macedon and his sons) Mint: Rome (62 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.91g / - / - References: RSC 10 (Aemilia) Sydenham 926 Crawford 415/1 BMCRR Rome 3373-5 RBW 1497 Acquisition: Tauler & Fau Online auction Subasta 103 #1293 1-Feb-2022 Next - another RR denarius.

Here's one I've posted before, but I like it, so... Gens: Antia Moneyer: C. Antius Restio Coin: Silver Denarius DEI PENATES - Jugate heads of Dei Penates right C·ANTIVS·C·F - Hercules walking right, holding trophy and club Mint: Rome (47 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.90g / 20mm / - References: RSC 2 (Antia) Sydenham 971 Crawford 455/2a BMCRR 4032 HCRI 35 Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online auction NN Live 76 #323 2-Oct-2022 Next - Heracles/Hercules

Here's a recent small coin - Metapontum obol - it's one "in the pipeline", but at least I've taken photos. Naville's description: Lucania, Metapontum Obol circa 430-400, AR 9.00 mm., 0.41 g. Head of Heracles r., wearing lion skin. Rev. Grain ear. Historia Numorum Italy 1506. SNG Ahmolean 1802. Old cabinet tone and Very fine From the collection of a Mentor. ATB, Aidan.

I got an 1826 shilling in change in the 1980s - before the 5p and 10p were reduced in size, shillings and florins were fairly common, but I only ever found two silver ones - this and a 1917 shilling. I wonder how it stayed in circulation so long - anyway, I rescued it 😄 ATB, Aidan.

Thanks - I had copied and pasted from Google Photos, now I've uploaded them. ATB, Adan.

These are waiting to be photographed. Some of these have already been photographed but haven't moved very far thereafter! These have already been added to Tantalus but not yet made it to a final home in a tray somewhere: It's hard to keep up and an endless process of reorganising 😄 Happy collecting! ATB, Aidan.

I got a few books from LAC in their recent auction, including all of Spink's monthly Numismatic Circulars from 1901 to 1910: Also, last month I got the 1933 sale catalogue of the Haeberlin Collection - I think I've only one coin from it, but will look more closely now. I need more shelf space now 🙂 ATB, Aidan.

Here's one. State, City: Corinth Coin: Silver Stater - Pegasus flying left - Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet, bucranium behind Mint: Corinth (ca 405-345 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 7.80g / 21.4mm / - References: Pegasi 210 Acquisition: Numismatica Tintinna Online Auction Asta Elettronica 25 #71 23-Feb-2013 Next - Pegasus

The Microdisney documentary was shown on BBC4 last week and I managed to watch it using a VPN to the UK, logging into my BBC account and clicking a button saying I had a TV licence! (I do, but not a UK one!). https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001x9fs Here's one from their second-last ever gig, the night before their Cork swansong. Here's a coin that came recently - posthumous denarius of Faustina I. I liked the toning and it was cheap 🙂 From the seller's description: Diva Faustina I Denarius Rome circa 146-161, AR 17.00 mm., 2.92 g. Draped bust r. Rev. Aeternitas (or Juno) standing l., raising hand and holding sceptre. C 26. RIC A.Pius 344. Old cabinet tone and Good Very fine From the collection of a Mentor. ATB, Aidan.

This is a coin that means a lot to me - one of my late aunt's best coins, which she gave me more than 40 years ago. Monarch: Victoria Coin: Bronze Penny VICTORIA 😧 G: BRITT: REG: F: 😧 - Bust left ONE PENNY 1875 - Britannia seated right, holding trident; lighthouse to left, ship to right Mint Date: 1875 Wt./Size/Axis: 9.40g / 31mm / 0h References: Spink 3954 ATB, Aidan.

Funny - I was just looking at an example of the same Fausta to post 😄 Here's a Constantius II I like. Ruler: Constantius II (Augustus) Coin: Bronze AE2 D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG - Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right FEL TEMP REPARATIO - Soldier standing left, spearing fallen horseman Exergue: Mint: Constantinople (ca. 348-351 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 4.65g / 24mm / 0h References: RIC 82 (Vol. VIII, Constantinople) Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online auction NN Live 59 #814 26-Jul-2020 Next - something else with a horse.

Thanks, Octarine and all for your kind comments! ATB, Aidan.

I just read that Karl Wallinger has died. One of the original Waterboys - playing keyboard here and later the main guy behind World Party. The last one has Sinéad O'Connor on backing vocals. I was introduced to World Party by some girls I met at a party in 1988 - I looked up one of them on Facebook tonight and she had posted the news of Karl's death just 25 minutes before 😞 I wasn't sure what coin to use, but maybe this is appropriate as WP had an album "Goodbye Jumbo" Country: Spain Coin: 2011 10 Euro ESPANA 2011 10 EURO - Laureate head of Melqart with features of Hannibal left - Elephant walking right Shape: Round. Mint: Madrid (10,000) Wt./Size/Axis: 27.00g / 33.0mm / 0h Acquisition: Real Casa de la Moneda Madrid 20-Sep-2012 Notes: Nov 15, 12 - Reproduction of Hispano-Punic coin of Hannibal ATB, Aidan. P.S. I just read that there's a numismatic link to Wallinger - his wife, Suzie Zamit, has designed coins for the UK, including the Darwin £2 and the reverses of some of the Britannia bullion coins. I don't have any of them, but here's a link to a Numista page for one of them Britannia 1 ounce silver

I thought it was scarcer than that too, but I see 151 of them on acsearch and nothing is really rare when there are several examples on Vcoins to choose from at any one time. Not as common as the Julius Caesar elephant denarius, of course 😄 ATB, Aidan.

Crawford estimates 51 obverse dies and 57 reverse dies for the three varieties of Cr. 450/3 (/3a, /3b, /3c) together. This makes it fairly common, though divided between three varieties, not too common. Sydenham has separate rarity estimates for the three versions - 943, 943a, 943b - this is 943a and he rates it 2 on his 1-9 scale, making it "Very common". ATB, Aidan.

I have a couple of coins with numbers written on them, but it would take me a while to locate photos. Here are mine of Cr. 450. Cr. 450/1: Cr. 450/2: Cr. 450/3b: ATB, Aidan.

Here's a chubby Nero. Ruler: Nero (Augustus) Coin: Gold Aureus IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PP - Laureate bust right SALUS in exergue - Salus draped seated left on throne; right hand holding patera, left resting at her side Mint: Rome (67-68AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 7.00g / - / 180 Rarity: References: cf RIC 71 Cohen 315 Calicó 444 BMC 98 note Acquisition: Kuenker Auction 157 26-Jun-2009 Notes: Jul 15, 09 - RIC 71 listed only as denarius Next - some other Roman Imperial coin missing from RIC.

There's a great small museum in Dublin, the Chester Beatty Library - Alfred Chester Beatty didn't collect coins, he mostly collected Eastern manuscripts and Islamic art, but the museum of the collection he left the state is well worth a visit even by coin collectors: https://chesterbeatty.ie/ He's quoted as saying "It is no good keeping things that are not first class, they simply keep the collection down." I can't claim to collecy by his standards or motto, but I certainly enjoy an occasional nice coin 😄 Gens: Anonymous Coin: Silver Victoriatus - Laureate head of Jupiter right; bead and reed border L - Victory standing right, placing wreath on trophy Exergue: ROMA Mint: Luceria (211-208 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.77g / 15mm / 7h References: RSC 36e* (Anon) Sydenham 121 Crawford 97/1a RBW 395 Acquisition: CNG Online auction eAuction 512 #480 23-Mar-2022 Notes: Apr 11, 22 - In NGC encapsulation 4374448-107, graded MS – Fine Style I haven't broken it free! ATB, Aidan.

I hope you're on the mend soon, Donna. ATB, Aidan.