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Centenary of the first Transatlantic flight by Alcock & Brown in 1919. ATB, Aidan.

Very worn Port of Ostia sestertius. Next - another coin of Nero.

I got something the second day too, so not bad! I'll try not to jinx them by posting 'til they arrive 🙂 Congrats on successful bids, all. Aidan.

Wow! Whoever let that through should be fired. "SCARCE"... hmmm, one of the most common RR denarii. Madness! Aidan.

My CD copy of Telefís a Dó arrived this week and it's great. Sad that it will be the last work of Cathal Coughlan 😞 Here's a short one The Age of Cling: Here's a little fifth stater instead of the stater which I'd already posted recently! Rock on...

Here's an example of Cr. 432/1 I've had for almost 10 years - it's very dark. ATB, Aidan.

I won a RR cast as in Kuenker today. I threw in a lot of fairly low bids ages ago and was pleasantly surprised to win this. I have several more bids in tomorrow, so maybe my luck will hold 😄 I also got something in CNG's auction today. ATB, Aidan.

OK - kantharos, also late 4th century BC coin. State, City: Campania, Neapolis Coin: Silver Didrachm ΧΑΡΙ - Head of nymph Parthenope right; behind head, kantharos K / [ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ] - Man-faced bull walking right, bearded face, crowned by Nike flying to the right Mint: Neapolis (326-290 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 7.36g / 21mm / 9h References: SNG ANS 356 HN Italy 579 Provenances: Ex. Stock San Diego Coin Acquisition: CGB Online auction Internet Oct 2018 #bgr_503636 30-Oct-2018 Next - man-headed bull

Plenty of big noses on display. I'm not sure what's going on here on the reverse of this victoriatus - Artemide suggested a "die scratch" - maybe the engraver felt the trophy needed a prop or, who knows? I think it's Cr. 166/1: ATB, Aidan.

Here's a New Style owl with the owl on an amphora. State, City: Attica, Athens Coin: Silver Tetradrachm - Head of Athena right, in Attic helmet ΑΘΕ - Owl standing right on amphora; BE monogram and cicada to left, MI monogram to right, B on amphora, all within wreath. Mint: Athens (ca 153-152 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 16.75g / 32.5mm / 12h References: Sv. 13 pl. 37 NSSCA. 66 b pl. 9 Provenances: CGB Ex. CGB Monnaies XI, 21st Jan 2002, no. 93 Acquisition: VSO 23 #86 27/11/2004 Next - flat strike

I've assembled a Vast and Varied Roman Republic-related list of Vs. Someone posted something somewhere recently referring to happenings at the Temple of Vespa, and indeed such modern-day chariots of gods and mortals probably have their own temple: though it may have been a typo' and the intended temple was that of Vesta, seen here on the reverse of Cr. 428/2: V is for Victory, flying right with a wreath here on the reverse of Cr. 61/1: An Anonymous V as, Cr. 87/1: A VB Victoriatus, Cr. 95/1A: A VAL as, Cr. 191/1: A Veturia gens moneyer's denarius, Cr. 234/1: A Vargunteia gens denarius, Cr. 257/1: The reverse of a Vibia gens moneyer's denarius, Cr. 342.1: A Vergilia denarius, Cr. 350A/1e: The reverse of a Valeria gens moneyer's denarius, Cr. 365/1b: A denarius of L. Volumnius Strabo, Cr. 377/1 (reverse of): Reverse of a denarius of M. Volteius M.f., Cr. 385/3: Reverse of a Vettia denarius, Cr. 404/1: Reverse of a denarius of L. Vinicius, Cr. 436/1: ATB, Aidan.

This might look a fine Augustus denarius, but it's two different coins 😄 The full pics aren't so exciting. RIC 199 denarius (auction photo'): RIC 187a denarius (my own really bad old photos, I need to update them with the better newer photos): No prizes for guessing the sides that stay up in the tray for these 🙂 ATB, Aidan.

I'd forgotten about Lansky and that thread. Looking in that sale of 2020, I see they describe a scarce Augustus "Tribute Penny" as the common Tiberius version - https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3962&lot=182 That said, I'm tempted to bid on at least one coin in the the latest auction 😄 ATB, Aidan.

A pile of books just arrived from the last St. James auction. I was already out of shelf space, so this doesn't help, but some interesting volumes at good prices. ATB, Aidan.

Lovely!

This isn't a valid entry as it's from Constantinople, but it's the only Constantius II Fallen Horseman I have, so... ATB, Aidan.

Super owl, jdm! Here's a Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi denarius with an owl on the obverse. Cr. 340/1, 3.79g, 19mm, 90 BC. Next - another Piso Frugi denarius.

Pentagram symbol victoriatus, Cr. 105/1 (ex red_spork): Many RR families have names beginning with P. Pinaria - denarius of Pinarius Natta from the Duke Of Northumberland Collection, Cr. 208/1: Porcia - P. Porcius Laeca denarius - Cr. 301/1: Procilia - L. Procilius - Cr. 379/1: Poblicia - C. Poblicius Q.f. - Cr. 380/1: Postumia - C. Postimius - Cr. 394/1a: Plaetoria - M. Plaetorius M.f - Cr. 409/2: Pomponia - Q. Pomponius Musa - Cr. 410/5: Plautia - P. Plautius Hypsaeus - Cr. 420/1a: Plancia - Cnaeus Plancius - Cr. 432/1: Pompeia - Sextus Pompey, with portrait of Pompey the Great - Cr. 483/2: ATB, Aidan.

Very nice! I just bought one in today's Vico auction. When I saw I was missing Clio, I had a look and saw one coming up, so had to have it. ATB, Aidan.

Another great Sulla's Dream! I found a 1913 provenance for mine after buying it (a Dupriez auction, I got the catalogue recently, the coin itself I found in Banti), but it's still a fourrée with a chip knocked off it 😄 ATB, Aidan.

Many of these are in need of upgrade someday, but here are the Muses I have - missing Clio so far. Here's Hercules Musarum, part of the series, even if not a Muse himself - Cr 410/1: Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, Cr. 410/2a: Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy & Lyre Playing, Cr. 410/4: Euterpe, Muse of Lyric Poetry, Cr. 410/5: Terpsichore, Lyric Poetry & Dancing, Cr. 410/7a: Erato, of Erotic Poetry, Cr. 410/7d (it's pretty clear that the coins with the tortoise on the obverse depict a different instrument on the reverse and it makes little sense that Terpsichore should have two symbols, one shared with Erato): Urania, Muse of Astronomy, Cr. 410/8: Thalia, Muse of Comedy & Idyllic Poetry, Cr. 410/9b: Polyhymnia, Muse of Sacred Poetry, etc, Cr. 410/10a: ATB, Aidan.

O is for... Omphalos, usually being sat on, but nere looking like a lunar lander (Pegasi Anactorium 36): Opeimia, represented by Cr. 254/1, of M. Opimius: Octavian, on Cr. 540/2: Otho on RIC2: Olympia, Elis hemidrachm - Seltman pl. XII, 25: ATB, Aidan.

N is for... Numitoria, Cr. 264/4a: Norbana, Cr. 357/1a: Naevia, Cr. 382/1b: Nonia, Cr. 421/1: Numonia, Cr. 514/2: Numerian, RIC 389 (Carus): ATB, Aidan.

Here's a holed Severus Alexander medallion: From Cyzicus, BMC 263. 29.19g, 41mm. Next - medallion.

I've been photographing a lot of 29 farthings plus 7 farthing fractions (1/2 & 1/3 farthings) that I bought in September 2013... They were a bargain, at $135 for the lot, and several interesting varieties have shown up - whoever collected them originally had an eye for rarities rather than necesarily their condition. E.g. a very rare 1851 over 5851 date half farthing and an 1823 farthing with Roman I. I'm very happy with what I find. Anyway, here's a George IV farthing with quite a nice portrait which I like. George was a spendthrift and all-round scoundrel and unpopular as king, but this portrait is nice - more flattering than the earlier one 😄 ATB, Aidan.