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That's a super Sulla's Dream! ATB, Aidan.

Here are a few Sulla-related coins - my Cr. 434/1 was cheap but corroded and nasty - it was slabbed by NGC as "VG, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 1/5, damaged" Here's a Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Cr. 426/2: A Cr. 426/4a: "Sulla's Dream" - Cr. 480/1. Maybe it's Sulla, maybe not 😄 Cr. 359/2: Cr. 426/1: Finally, I have a couple of these - Cr. 367/5 featuring Sulla's triumph: ATB, Aidan.

Here's one with Saturn in a quadriga on both sides 🙂 Gens: Appuleia Moneyer: L. Appuleius Saturninus Coin: Silver Denarius ROMA - Saturn, holding harpa and reins, driving quadriga right .G - Saturn, holding harpa and reins, driving quadriga right Exergue: L. SATVRN Mint: Rome (104 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.69g / 19mm / 6h References: RSC 3 (Appuleia) Sydenham 580 Crawford 317/2 Provenances: Ex. Thomas Bentley Cederlind Estate Acquisition: CNG Online Auction E-Auction 395 12-Apr-2017 There are three issues of these - one with a head of Roma on each side, this with two quadrigas and another with Roma paired with a quadriga reverse. ATB, Aidan.

Here's a Claudius provincial from Aizanis. Phrygia, Aezanis Coin: Bronze AE19 KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP - Laureate head right AIZANITΩN - Zeus standing left with eagle and sceptre. Mint: (ca 41-54 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 4.14g / 19mm / - References: RPC 3100 Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online Auction NN Live Auction 24 #335 17-Jul-2016 Next - another eagle being held (probably by Zeus!)

The Dioscuri wore cool caps with stars. Moneyer: Mn. Cordius Rufus Coin: Silver Denarius RVFVS III VIR - Jugate heads of the Dioscuri right, wearing laureate pilei MN CORDIVS - Venus standing left, holding scales and sceptre; on her shoulder, Cupid Mint: Rome (46 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 4.03g / 20mm / - References: RSC 2 (Cordia) Sydenham 976 Crawford 463/1a HCRI 63 RBW 1606 Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online auction NN Live 74 #370 19-Jun-2022 Next - jugate heads

Here's a Gunmoney shilling - June 1690. Obv.: IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA - Laureate and draped bust left Rev.: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1690 / XII / June - Crown over sceptres dividing J R Mint: Dublin Wt./Size/Axis: 5.34g / - / - References: Spink 6582G Acquisition: Triskeles Auctions Vauctions 305 #649 (part of) 17-Apr-2014 Notes: Jul 13, 14 - Small Gunmoney shilling - the last issue in Dublin before the mint moved to Limerick after Dublin taken by Williamite forces. Whoops! - I didn't see the above post as it was on a new page (though James was mostly pretending to be a king himself by this stage!) - back to: Next: more monarchs pretending to be emperors.

I hadn't seen that thread, thanks @JeandAcre. It can certainly be done - there are lots of them in Noonan's sale on 27th September, but TBD whether I will have any money then 😄 ATB, Aidan.

During the less strict part of the original Covid lockdown in 2020, I took a week off work and made a few short trips - Trim is about half an hour from where I live, so I made it to there, the Hill Of Tara and Bective Abbey one day. Walking in Wicklow another day and chores around home the rest of the week, as far as I remember! A photo' from Trim. Our friends in the Northern Branch of the Numismatic Society of Ireland made an excursion around the island, visiting all the mediaeval mints a few years back - a trip I should undertake too. I don't have many old Irish coins, I'd like a Hiberno Norse penny. ATB, Aidan.

There was a mint at Trim!, presumably in the castle. I don't have any coins from there, unfortunately. It's a fine castle and worth a visit. Used in the filming of Braveheart. ATB, Aidan.

For what it's worth, this is the page with AB580 - is this the coin in question? This reference is known for its sketches rather than photos of the coins 🙂 ATB, Aidan.

Alvarez Burgos - not saying this is a good price, but I see these guys have it: https://finumas.es/catalogo-monedas-espanolas/832-catalogo-la-moneda-hispanica-alvarez-burgos.html ATB, Aidan.

Can never get enough of Microdisney... from their penultimate concert, which I was lucky enough to attend. Here's a fairly recent arrival - not in great condition, but scarce enough. Moneyer: M. Arrius Secundus Coin: Silver Denarius M·ARRIVS SECVNDVS - Male head right, bearded - Wreath, hasta pura and phalerae (dona militaria) Mint: Rome (41 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.56g / - / - References: RSC 2 (Arria) Sydenham 1084 Crawford 513/2 BMCRR Rome 4210 RBW 1791 Acquisition: Tauler & Fau Online auction Subasta 103 #1301 1-Feb-2022 ATB, Aidan.

Great minds and all that 😄

Decimus Brutus was a distant relative of the better-known Brutus and was also involved in the assassination of Caesar. Here's a coin of his. unia/Postumia Moneyer: Albinus Bruti f. Coin: Silver Denarius - Head of Mars right, wearing crested helmet ALBINVS [BRVTI•F] - Two carnyces in saltire; above, oval shield; below, round shield Mint: Rome (48 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.93g / 17mm / 2h References: RSC 26 (Junia) Sydenham 941 Crawford 450/1 HCRI 25 RBW 1576 Provenances: Ex. Collection Dr. iur. Hans Krahenbuhl Purchased from Numismatica Arimiensis, 18-Sep-1978 Acquisition: Leu Numismatik Online auction Auction 9 #268 23-Oct-2021 Next - a coin of any Brutus.

The Olympus 60mm macro lens is excellent, you'll make great use of it. That said, I don't see why you won't be able to focus using the display with a manual lens - the electronic viewfinder should be showing the same as you'd see on the LCD display or remote mobile 'phone - it's not an optical viewfinder. I will stick a manual lens on a micro four thirds camera tonight (a Samyang 7.5mm fisheye) and make sure, but I see no reason it won't work. You can focus using focus peaking on the screen to see what's in focus, even with manual lenses. ATB, Aidan.

This is the Bank Of Ireland equivalent of the 5s token shown by @Edessa above. It was a 6s token, as the Irish shilling was worth less than the British shilling at the time (before the amalgamation of the treasuries) and is a proof. I don't know who M.A. Iles or Miss Stuart were 😞 ATB, Aidan.

Thanks! - it's a Pius IX medal from 1873. There are a number of other similar medals by the same artist (Giovanni Bianchi). http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/105937.php The only other one I've got is this bronze with a view of a chapel in Santa Maria Maggiore from 1872. http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/132433.php I made it to the Basilica of St. Lawrence (the original medal) in January and took this photo'. The columns bear some damage, probably related to an air raid in 1943 which blew off the facade of the church. If you crop it in a bit and imagine the pews removed, it looks like the medal. ATB, Aidan.

I use Olympus Micro 4/3rds and shoot coins with an old E-M1 and the Olympus 60mm macro on a copystand. I'm happy with my results, but I'm easily satisfied. I have the more recent E-M1 MkII which has a better sensor and more tricks, but I wouldn't expect dramatically better results with it, so I leave the macro lens on the E-M1 most of the time for coin photos. I got the 60mm new but at a discount as the box was damaged; the camera was secondhand. This was my messy setup in early 2019 - I haven't used the two attached lamps recently, just the LED panel mounted on the camera (Aputure AL-M9 Amaran). I control the camera remotely from my 'phone. Depending on the camera you have, you'll probably have in-camera focus stacking and/or focus bracketing, which can be useful with thick coins. I haven't recently used in-camera focus stacking or focus bracketing - in-camera stacking will work with the Olympus 30mm & 60mm macro lenses (and some other Olympus lenses), but not with the third-party lenses you mention. In-camera focus bracketing will only work with lenses which can be focused by the camera (i.e., not manual lenses). This may or may not be an issue - it's not something I currently use. I use autofocus, manually set to f/8 or f/9 and adjust the shutter time for a good exposure and shoot - the first coin is sitting on a piece of anti-static foam, the second is raised above a dark background probably by the dowel rod pictured above. I'm sure that with some time I could do better, but once I added the macro lens and copystand and decent light, the results reached a level I was happy with. ATB, Aidan.

This is my most beautiful gold coin. Gold Stater Obv.: Head of Tanit (Kore-Persephone) left, wearing barley-wreath, bar and triple pendant earrings and necklace with pendants Rev.: Unbridled horse standing right Mint: Carthage (ca. 350-320 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 9.12g / 19mm / 0h References: Jenkins-Lewis Group III MAA 4 Provenances: Ex. M.J. Collection Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online Auction NN Live 54 #47 15-Dec-2019 Next - a favourite coin in any metal.

Good old Dr. Feelgood! I had a boss a lot like the late, great Lee Brilleaux. ATB, Aidan.

Another night trapped in YouTube - the wonderful PJ Harvey... And 27 years later... I could listen to Polly singing, playing guitar or even reading poetry all day. Another thing nobody can get enough of is Cr. 408/1 denarii - they're like the 340/1s, but better 😄 Here's one from a couple of years ago - incidentally, does anyone know who Michael Kelly is or was? I know a Michael Kelly who organises coin fairs here, but I don't think it's he (though I should ask him!). The reverse needs to be re-shot with greater depth of field as it's not all in focus here - it's quite a thick little coin and probably needs an edge-on shot too. Moneyer: C. Piso L. f. Frugi Coin: Rome Denarius - Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, club C•PISO•L•F•FRVG / F• - Horse galloping right, holding whip and reins Mint: Rome (67 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.74g / 18mm / 5h References: RSC 24d (Calpurnia) Crawford 408/1b BMCRR Rome 3743 Provenances: Ex. Michael Kelly Collection of Roman Silver Coins Acquisition: Roma Numismatics Online Auction E-Sale 67 #749 6-Feb-2020 Notes: Mar 1, 20 - Crawford's Obverse Die 74, Reverse Die 99 ATB, Aidan.

I got an export permit with a coin from the UK once, about three years ago - if I recall correctly, the dealer sent on the coin before the paperwork. I will see if I can find the piece of paper later tonight or tomorrow - it's filed away safely in a bag with 1001 other pieces of paper. I don't know why it was deemed necesary to apply for a permit to export the coin - it wasn't minted or found in the UK originally. ATB, Aidan.

Here's a "winged female figure running right, looking back". State, City: Caria, Kaunos Coin: Silver Hemidrachm - Winged female figure running right, looking back - Griffin standing left, right foreleg raised, within incuse square Mint: Kaunos (ca 386-300 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 2.44g / 11.6mm / 8h References: SNG Keckman 812 Konuk 35 Provenances: Ex. Dave Surber Collection Acquisition: Agora Auctions Online Auction Sale 15 #37 19-Aug-2014 As the previous owner, Dave Surber, was the founder of Wildwinds, how about: Next - a coin published on Wildwinds.

The late RBW had a wonderful collection of Roman Republican coins and the best of them were sold in a Triton sale and a couple of NAC sales, now gathered into "The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins", which is a useful illustrated catalogue of RR coins. https://numismatics.org/store/nacag/ I've got 32 coins which are claimed to be ex-RBW, but he had many coins which weren't sold in the larger sales, so only three of the coins I have made it into the major sales and book. This semis - Cr. 192/2 & RBW 822: A sextans - Cr 188/5, RBW 805: And this quadrans - Cr. 339/4b, RBW 1245: Other than that, this triens is depicted on page 204 of "Essays in Honour of Robert Russo" - in article "The Anonymous Bronze Coinage of the Roman Republic", by Andrew McCabe, Cr. 198/B3, McCabe K3.Tr1: I believe I have more coins illustrated in that article, but need to check. In a happy coincidence, I bought this coin and the semis above from Andrew on the same day I picked up the "Essays Russo" and the "RBW Collection" books from Baldwin's at the London Coin Fair, so he was able to thumb through the books and point out the coins! I don't think I bought any coins at the actual fair as my budget was drained 😄 ATB, Aidan.

I suppose this counts - it's in "Life In Republican Rome On Its Coinage" by Elvira Clain-Stefanelli. It's a coin of the Pompeians struck in Africa in 47-46BC during the civil war between Pompey and Caesar. A personification of Africa is on the obverse, while the reverse has Hercules with a large club. A lot of Clain-Stefanelli coins have been sold by Naville in the last few years and I've ended up with quite a few of them, so I expected to find some in the book. I only found this coin, which hadn't come with any provenance when I bought it (from Mike Vosper), though I found it had been sold a couple of years earlier by Naville with the Clain-Stefanelli provemamce. ATB, Aidan.