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A few types not seen so far Antoninus Pius/Pig Antoninus Pius/Elephant She wolf Goats

Julia Domna AR Denarius. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos on head, standing right, left foot on prow, holding Horus; behind, rudder. RIC 577, RSC 174, BMC 75 This variety differs to RIC 645 due to the two ends of the ship. They are of differing heights on RIC 577 as opposed same height on RIC 645.

Probus Probus, 276-282 AD. AR Antoninianus (4.98 gm; 23 mm). Lugdunum mint. IMP C PROBVS . P . F . AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. PAX AVG, Pax standing left with branch in upraised hand and raising hem of skirt while holding sceptre; Officina D in left field. Pleasant toning. RIC 119(D.RC)

This Antioch issue is not too bad, at least avoiding the fish-eye syndrome

Glad you are feeling better @DonnaML Beautiful cat you have there. Three colour cats are treated as very lucky here in Spain. Here is mine, she is called Skitty

Hadrian RPC Volume: III №: 2958 Reign: Hadrian Persons: Hadrian (Augustus) City: Tyana Region: Cappadocia Province: Galatia-Cappadocia Denomination: Æ (15 mm) 3.80 g. Issue: Year 20 (AD 135/6) Obverse: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤ; laureate head of Hadrian, right Reverse: ΤΥΑΝΕΩΝ ΤΩ ΠΡ Τ ΙΕΡ ΑϹ, ΕΤ - Κ (in field); Perseus standing facing, holding head of Medusa and harpa Reference: Ganschow 1014b Specimens: 10 (Zero in the core collections)

Septimius Severus Septimius Severus AR Denarius, Rome 207 AD. 20mm, 3.31gr. RIC 207, RSC 493, BMC 531 SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / P M TR P XV COS III P P, Africa standing right, holding out folds of drapery containing fruits, lion at feet walking right.

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The latest lady to be added to my collection Julia Domna AR Denarius. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos on head, standing right, left foot on prow, holding Horus; behind, rudder. RIC 577, RSC 174, BMC 75 This variety differs to RIC 645 due to the two ends of the ship. They are of differing heights on RIC 577 as opposed same height on RIC 645.

Three corn ears RPC Volume: VI №: 6807 (temporary) Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus) City: Caesarea Region: Cappadocia Province: Cappadocia Denomination: Æ (20 mm) Average weight: 6.45 g. Issue: ƐΤ Ɛ = 5 (225/6) Obverse: ΑΥ Κ ϹΕ(ΟΥ) ΑΛΕΞΑ(Ν)(Δ); laureate head of Severus Alexander, right Reverse: ΜΗΤΡ(Ο)(Π)(Ο) ΚΑΙ(Ϲ)(Α)(Ρ) ΕΤ Ε (or Ε ΕΤ); three corn-ears tied together Reference: S 563, 563 a-b; SM 563, 563f-g; Ganschow 797 Specimens: 21

Poisedon/Neptune Agrippa. Struck under his Grandson Caligula, 37-41 AD. M . AGRIPPA . L . F . COS . III, head left wearing rostral crown / S-C in field flanking Neptune standing facing, head left, naked except for cloak draped behind him & over both arms, holding small dolphin in right hand & vertical trident in left. AE As 12.62gr, 28mm. RIC 58,Cohen 3.

It appears to be set according to where you reside. The problem is that Spain is divided into 17 autonomous regions, each with their own laws, rules and regulations. I have friend in a different region who had a customs problem and was charged a lot less. He lives in a small region and I live in the largest of Spanish autonomous regions. Why it should make a difference is beyond me.

The fee was import tax plus Custom fee for processing. Just a way to get more money than the 7 Euros I would have paid to the post office for a delivery from outside the EU, in my opinion.

It was actually earlier in the year when Poppaea gave birth to a daughter in 63 AD. She was already pregnant when Nero married her, but "Oh what a night"

To assume the item was under-reported would be to also assume the auction house was deliberately underpricing its invoices. I spoke to the auction house today and they assure me that an invoice was included in the package, so the customs agent saw that.

Nice thread and beautiful coins shown. I have one sestertius of T-Bone with the almost obligatory squared flan Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus. AE Sestertius, Rome, AD 251-252 IMP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right / PIETAS AVGG, S-C, Pietas standing facing before lit altar, raising both hands. RIC 117a; Cohen 86; Sear 9676. 23.15g. 28x31mm

The other shipping options quoted were much more expensive and not worth it for an inexpensive coin.

I won a common coin of Postumus from Astarte auction in the middle of Feb. It was only 24 CHF, was shipped on 22nd, and two days later was impounded by Customs. There it sat for a week. I got an e-mail from Customs Friday asking me to provide proof of payment, the invoice and why such an item was shipped by registered post. Now Switzerland is not in the EU so I knew I would have to pay an import charge, normally it would be around 7 Euros. I sent all these documents along with the reason for buying it was for personal use. This morning I received an e-mail stating that I would have to pay a customs fee of 35 Euros within 5 working days otherwise the coin would be sent for destruction. So, the end result after speaking to the "official" involved about how they came up with a fee of 35 Euros plus tax, for a 24 Euro coin, was that I had to do a bank transfer to them. Ultimately the coin has cost me Hammer total 24.00 CHF Buyer's commission (+18.50%) 4.44 CHF Subtotal 28.44 CHF Payment fees (PayPal [+5.00%]) 1.42 CHF Shipping costs (Registered mail [+1.00%, +15.50 CHF]) 15.78 CHF Total 45.64 CHF Converted to Euros this is 47.52, And now on top of this a fee of 43 Euros, giving a total of 90.52 Euros. To say I am disgusted is an understatement. I will never order anything or participate in an auction from outside EU again. Rant over

Zeus SELEUCIS & PIERIA. Antioch. Ae Tetrachalkon (63-28 BC). Uncertain date. Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev: ANTIOXEΩN THΣ MHTPOΠOΛEΩΣ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding crowning Nike and sceptre; [date] in exergue 7,64 g - 19,21 mm

What a fascinating thread. It now has me wondering what the marks are under the bust of this one. Until I read your post I didn´t realise they might have significance. Any insight will be very welcome. Herrenia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius. 249-251 AD. AR Antoninianus Obverse: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG. Diademed and draped bust right on crescent. Reverse: PVDICITIA AVG. Pudicitia seated left holding transverse sceptre and drawing veil from her face. RIC IV 59b. Hunter 5; RSC 19 Rome mint, A.D. 250. 3,8 g – 20,5 mm

I have many portraits that I like looking at, choosing a favourite out of them would be difficult. Here is one of them NEXT: well centred with full border

A coin reverse I have wanted for some time. Common but other coins were available and this one got left behind. Great mother Isis, the goddess of healing and magic, was crucial to ancient Egyptian religious beliefs. She is known today by her Greek name Isis; however, the ancient Egyptians called her Aset. Her name translates to “Queen of the Throne” which is reflected in her headdress, Isis nursing Horus, a sculpture from the 7th century BCE. According to the most widely held myth of Horus's birth, he was the son of Isis and Osiris. Isis conceived him by magic after her brother and her husband Osiris had been murdered by the evil Seth. Isis hid herself in the marshes of the Nile River delta and gave birth to Horus. The god Horus was the archetypal divine child, a special form of an important god for the specific needs of children and their parents. Child gods and their mythical exploits could also help humanize the sometimes remote and forbidding gods that the Egyptians worshipped. Horus is represented as a naked boy with his finger to his mouth, a hieroglyph attends to this. Misunderstanding this gesture, the later Greeks and Roman poets made Harpocrates, their version of Horus, the god of silence and secrecy. Isis, Serapis and their child Harpocrates (Louvre) Onto the coin, which arrived this morning; Julia Domna AR Denarius. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos on head, standing right, left foot on prow, holding Horus; behind, rudder. RIC 577, RSC 174, BMC 75 This variety differs to RIC 645 due to the two ends of the ship. They are of differing heights on RIC 577 as opposed same height on RIC 645. Please feel free to post any Isis and Horus.

In celebration of LEAP year, a tenuous link

Pontos, Amisos, AE.Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, Circa 85-65 BC. Obv: Aegis with Gorgon facing. Rev: AMI-ΣO[Y], Nike advancing right with shouldered palm branch; on each side, monogram. Weight: 6.04 gr. Diameter: 19.4 mm.

Always better late than never. A wonderful selection of acquisitions, thanks for sharing with us.