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I won a coin at a German auction on 25th Feb, the shipping label was created for FedEx on the morning of 26th Feb and was collected same day, it arrived at a FedEx hub this afternoon here in Spain and will be delivered tomorrow. 15 Euros for shipping. For service like that I have no complaints.

I only have one Janiform, Janus himself NEXT: Roma. trophy or both

Trajan 109 AD Rome . IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP, laureate bust right, draped left shoulder / COS V PP SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and leaning on column. RIC 120s, RSC 81b. Woytek 286a. AR Denarius, 3.61gr, 19mm. Fortunes come good or bad. I think Trajan had it good for quite a while.

NEXT: More Virtus

Pfennigs with different to standard legends in conjuction with certain mintmarks are highly collectable, especially 50 Pfennigs between 1940-1950.

My Wife collects all 2 Euro coins that we come across. This one was taken in our shop, a circulating commemorative of Saxony, minted at Munich. The design shows a view from the inner yard of the world-famous Dresden Zwinger to the Crown Gate. The inner part also features the name ‘SACHSEN’ and the issuing country’s country code ‘D’ at the bottom, the engraver’s mark (the initials ‘JT’ — Jordi Truxa) right at the top and the year ‘2016’ left at the top.

Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome, once famously stated, "Power is not given, it is taken." This profound quote encapsulates the nature of power dynamics and leadership. AUGUSTUS. Æ. As. (Caesaraugusta, Zaragoza, Spain) 25-11 BC Magistrates: Gnaeus Domitius Ampianus, Gaius Vettius Lancianus Obverse: IMP. AVGVSTVS. TRIB. POTS. XX., laureate head of Augustus to the right. Reverse: CAES. AVGVS (clockwise from 10-1). CN. DOM. AMP. C. VET. LANC (anti clockwise from 8-2). Priest ploughing with pair of oxen to the right. Below II (with horizontal line above) VIR. (*) RPC volume I, #320 Leaded bronze,12.85g. 31mm. Reference: Vives 148–10, GMI 328, Beltrán 16, NAH 982, AB. 327.

RPC Volume: I №: 400 Reign: Caligula Persons: Caligula (Augustus) Magistrate: Gaius Cornelius Refec— (duovir); Marcus Helvius Fronto (duovir) City: Bilbilis Region: Hispania Province: Tarraconensis Denomination: Leaded bronze (27 mm) 11.92gr Obverse: G CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS IMP; laureate head of Caligula, right Reverse: MVN AVG BILBIL C COR(N) REF(EC) M HELV FRO(NTO); oak wreath containing II VIR Reference: Vives 139–10, GMI 552, NAH 1131 Specimens: 36 NEXT: 1st century AD with 2 magistrates names (duo vir) as reverse legend

More oxen AUGUSTUS. Æ. As. (Caesaraugusta, Zaragoza, Spain) 25-11 BC Magistrates: Gnaeus Domitius Ampianus, Gaius Vettius Lancianus Obverse: IMP. AVGVSTVS. TRIB. POTS. XX., laureate head of Augustus to the right. Reverse: CAES. AVGVS (clockwise from 10-1). CN. DOM. AMP. C. VET. LANC (anti clockwise from 8-2). Priest ploughing with pair of oxen to the right. Below II (with horizontal line above) VIR. (*) RPC volume I, #320 Leaded bronze,12.85g. 31mm. Reference: Vives 148–10, GMI 328, Beltrán 16, NAH 982, AB. 327.

Commodus was kicked in the eye by his horse. It was temperarily replaced with an eye of a sheep and he still lived. However, he was assassinated a bit later. Commodus, AR Denarius, 187-188 AD. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right / P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Hercules naked, standing front, holding patera and club. RSC 534; RIC 162. 17 mm, 2,91 g

Also one of my favs. Sadly, they never had the acclaim they deserved in the UK. As the New Wave genre was battling with punk for popularity in the mid 70´s, their record label advertising people kept referring them to Indie/alternative style.

XTC brings back some memories. I saw them at Poole in 1979. I was doing my electrical engineering apprenticeship at the time and our firm was doing all the electrics for a new mill being built there. Me and a couple of others decided to go see them. What a great night

Titus RPC Volume: II №: 1605 Reign: Vespasian Persons: Titus (Caesar) City: Antioch Region: Pisidia Province: Galatia-Cappadocia Denomination: Copper 6.80gr, 20mm. Issue: AD 76 Obverse: T CAES IMP PONT; laureate head of Titus, right Reverse: ANT COL; priest holding vexillum ploughing with two oxen, right; above, crescent Reference: Krzyżanowska pp. 136–7, SNG France 1076–7 Specimens: 22

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Congrats on your new acquisition. Lovely portrait and depiction on the reverse.

Geta ROMAN EMPIRE, Geta, as Caesar. AR Denarius.. Rome, AD 200-202. 21mm, 3.34gr. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRIT IMPERII, Securitas seated left, holding globe in right hand. RIC 20b, BMCRE 240-243, RSC 183a, Cohen 183 - SEAR RCV II (2002), #7200, page 565

Antoninus Pius. Æ. As. TIBERIS. 140-143 AD ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP, laureate head right / T R POT COS III, Tiber reclining left with elbow on rock, holding reed, arm resting on boat, TIBERIS SC below. 8.95g 25mm. scarce. C-822. Cohen 824, RIC. 706 a-S. Tiberinus is a figure in Roman mythology. He was the god of the Tiber River. He was added to the 3,000 rivers as the genius of the Tiber

You have power over your mind — not outside events. ... Marcus Aurelius

Alexander III of Macedon, AE15. Salamis Mint, Cyprus, struck c. 323 - 315 BC, Facing gorgon with lolling tongue at center of ornamented Macedonian shield with alternate 5 pellets and double crescents. / B-A to left and right of Macedonian helmet, caduceus below left. Price 3158 NEXT: More gorgons

Another absorbing write up, thoroughly entertaining and educational. I have a sestertius, with one of your described reverses. This with an error Faustina II AE Sestertius. 19,80g, 33mm. DIVA FAV-STINA PIA, draped bust right / SIDERIBVS RECEPTA S-C, Faustina as Diana, standing right, holding long torch across body with both hands, crescent behind neck. RIC 1715, Cohen 215. SEAR 1988 # 1530 Commemorative issue struck under Aurelius, circa 175/6 AD. Reverse struck twice with clear images of two torches and two S of SC.

I have added another music link to the post.

Tiberius and his Mama

Vespaian was 79 when he died Vespasian Denarius, RIC 360, (RIC [1962] 50), RSC 574, BMC 71 SEAR 2316 IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head right / VES-TA to either side of Vesta standing left, holding simpulum & scepter.

Tacitus became Emperor at age 75 and died aged 76 TACITUS Antoninianus. Ticinum mint. Obverse: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: PAX AVGVSTI. Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; P in exergue. RIC 150, Cohen 72. Ticinum mint, early-June 276. 3,5 g - 22,5 mm Marcus Claudius Tacitus was Roman emperor from 275 to 276. During his short reign, following the death of Aurelian, he campaigned against the Goths and the Heruli, for which he received the title Gothicus Maximus Born: 200 AD, Terni, Italy Died: June 276 AD Tyana, Cappodocia, Turkey. Siblings Florianus Reign: c. December 275 – c. June 276. His Regnal name is shortened in the obverse Legend: IMPerator Caesar Marcus CLavdius TACITVS AVGustus. NEXT: Another old person

Istrus → Sardes Sardes, Lydia, AE16, 3.39gr civic issue, 133-1 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / ΣAΡΔIANΩN, club, all within oak wreath. GRPC Lydia 1. Unpublished monogram.