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Link; Victory, right with wreath Valerian II Billon Antoninianus. P LIC COR VALERIANVS CAES, radiate, draped bust right / VICTORIA PART, Victory standing right, presenting wreath to Valerian II, holding globe and spear. RSC 97; RIC 54 Antioch; Goebl 1604d; Sear 10742. Weight: 3,3gr

Same as @DonnaML posted but worse condition Antoninus Pius and the Great sow. Often depicted on coins are celebrations of important events and, as this coin alludes to, the legendary founding of Rome. In this case these coins are intrinsically linked by images relating to the 900th year of the founding. This from Virgil The Aeneid Book VIII It was night, and through all the land, deep sleep gripped weary creatures, bird and beast, when Aeneas, the leader, lay down on the river-bank, under the cold arch of the heavens, his heart troubled by war’s sadness, and at last allowed his body to rest. Old Tiberinus himself, the god of the place, appeared to him, rising from his lovely stream, among the poplar leaves (fine linen cloaked him in a blue-grey mantle, and shadowy reeds hid his hair), Then he spoke, and with his words removed all cares: ‘O seed of the race of gods, who bring our Trojan city back from the enemy, and guard the eternal fortress, long looked-for on Laurentine soil, and in Latin fields, here is your house, and your house’s gods, for sure (do not desist), don’t fear the threat of war, the gods’ swollen anger has died away. And now, lest you think this sleep’s idle fancy, you’ll find a huge sow lying on the shore, under the oak trees, that has farrowed a litter of thirty young, a white sow, lying on the ground, with white piglets round her teats, That place shall be your city, there’s true rest from your labours. By this in a space of thirty years Ascanius will found the city of Alba. Antoninus Pius AE As, RIC 733, Cohen 450, BMC 1624 143-144 AD. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right / IMPERATOR II S-C, Sow facing right under helm-oak, suckling four young, another piglet in front. SC in ex. 25mm, 10.09gr

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Absolutely fine

A cup for the wine Kyme, Aeolis. AE17. 320-250 BC. Magistrate Pedieus. 4.68 g. KY ΠEΔIEYOΣ, forepart of horse right. One-handled cup, HAP monogram to left. Unpublished monogram for this magistrate. Emporium Hamburg 91, 95. Paris Inventory 1945.

No ancient with a different mountain. A lot further East and I have this from Japan, Mount Fuji with lotus flowers NEXT: Any coin from the Eastern Empire

GORDIAN III AR Drachm. Caesarea mint. ETDelta - Mount Argaeus. Obverse: AV KΔI M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC C. Laureate head to right. Reverse: MHTPO KAIC B N. Mount Argaeus, pellet to left, ETΔ in exergue. Syd 603d Var. Caesarea (Cappadocia) mint, A.D. 241 (year 4). 2,7 g - 18 mm NEXT: Any Mount Argaeus

Some great examples shown. Those few that I have from that era are Constantine II or Constantius II. The exception is this one that I couldnt resist.

Zeus Volume: I №: 3062 Reign: Claudius Persons: Claudius (Augustus) Magistrate: Artemas, son of Demetrios (stephanephoros) City: Cadi Region: Phrygia Province: Asia (conventus of Sardis) Denomination: Brass AE 20 Obverse: ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ; laureate head of Claudius, right Reverse: ΕΠΙ ΑΡΤΕΜΑ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΔΟΗΝΩΝ, ϹΤΕΦΑΝ; Zeus standing, left, with eagle and sceptre. ΡTΛΩ monogram in left field. Specimens: 33 RPC I 3062; SNG Copenhagen 246-7; SNG von Aulock 3685; BMC 18-19.

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

Maximianus, AE radiate fraction. 295-299 AD. Cyzicus. IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA MI-LITVM, Emperor standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, standing left and holding sceptre. KΔ in lower centre. RIC VI Cyzicus 16B.

Link, Caracalla CARACALLA AR Denarius. Victoria - VICT PART MAX. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right. Reverse: VICT PART MAX. Victory advancing left, holding palm and wreath. A good example of this interesting coin, celebrating the roman victory over the Parthian empire during the reign of Septimius Severus. RIC IV-1 144a. RSC 660. Rome mint, A.D. 204. 3,2 g - 18 mm.

Antoninus Pius and the Great sow. Often depicted on coins are celebrations of important events and, as this coin alludes to, the legendary founding of Rome. In this case these coins are intrinsically linked by images relating to the 900th year of the founding. This from Virgil The Aeneid Book VIII It was night, and through all the land, deep sleep gripped weary creatures, bird and beast, when Aeneas, the leader, lay down on the river-bank, under the cold arch of the heavens, his heart troubled by war’s sadness, and at last allowed his body to rest. Old Tiberinus himself, the god of the place, appeared to him, rising from his lovely stream, among the poplar leaves (fine linen cloaked him in a blue-grey mantle, and shadowy reeds hid his hair), Then he spoke, and with his words removed all cares: ‘O seed of the race of gods, who bring our Trojan city back from the enemy, and guard the eternal fortress, long looked-for on Laurentine soil, and in Latin fields, here is your house, and your house’s gods, for sure (do not desist), don’t fear the threat of war, the gods’ swollen anger has died away. And now, lest you think this sleep’s idle fancy, you’ll find a huge sow lying on the shore, under the oak trees, that has farrowed a litter of thirty young, a white sow, lying on the ground, with white piglets round her teats, That place shall be your city, there’s true rest from your labours. By this in a space of thirty years Ascanius will found the city of Alba. Antoninus Pius AE As, RIC 733, Cohen 450, BMC 1624 143-144 AD. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right / IMPERATOR II S-C, Sow facing right under helm-oak, suckling four young, another piglet in front. SC in ex. 25mm, 10.09gr Relatively Scarce NEXT: 1000th Year of Rome celebrations

There are a number of 50 pence coins in a round format. Researching Malvinas Islands, Cook Islands, Falkland Island and Gibralter, for example, on a site such as Numista will show you some examples of the coinage. As regards your picture, could it be that the Queen side has been ground down and attached to a St. Christopher charm, and then enclosed in a holder to make a necklace?

Wonderful pictures and some nice artifacts on show

Wonderful array of campgate coinage everyone. Thank you all for posting

The coin that follows could be Constantine II paying tribute to his two brothers with a CAESS reverse, LOL The video title links the two Constantine II AE follis. 337-340 AD. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head right / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, campgate with no doors, two turrets and star above. Mintmark: Epsilon SIS double crescent. Siscia 2.92 g, 19.2mm RIC VII 216

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

RPC Volume: VI №: 10032 (temporary) Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus) City: Alexandria Region: Egypt Province: Egypt Denomination: Tetradrachm Average weight: 12.63 g. Issue: L B = 2 (218/9) Obverse: Α ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ; laureate head of Elagabalus, right Reverse: L Β; Sarapis bust right, draped and wearing kalathos. 23mm, 11.64g. Reference: D 4137, Ο 2757, Geissen 2313, E 2952 (2) Specimens: 27 NEXT: Elagabalus provincial

I rarely consider coinage of the 4th Century. It is not particularly high on my list of interests. However, after seeing some wonderful coins posted on this forum, a realisation that a campgate would be nice to see and hold in my collection. As they are plentiful and cheap, I picked one up for 8 Euros all in. I decided a CAESS reverse was preferential for me instead of AUGG. Constantine II AE follis. 337-340 AD. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head right / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, campgate with no doors, two turrets and star above. Mintmark: Epsilon SIS double crescent. Siscia 2.92 g, 19.2mm RIC VII 216 Feel free to post your CAESS reverses, or any campgates

Felicitas with caduceus 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.

This Postumus was struck with an overworn reverse die NEXT: More Postumus

As it is April and the day of fools, Tradition has it that Rome was founded on an April day in the 8th century B.C. But April was also the month dedicated to two extraordinary female deities of the Roman Pantheon: the goddess of love Venus and Cybele, the Lady of Nature and Fairs who came to the city from the East. So here is Cybele Ref Caracalla AR Denarius, Rome 19 mm. 2,94 g. RIC 130a, RSC 97, BMC 280 Caracalla 196-198 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / INDVLGENTIA AVGG, IN CARTH below, Dea Caelestis (Cybele) riding lion springing right over water gushing from rocks on left, holding thunderbolt & sceptre, and wearing ”City Wall” crown.

1st century BC PHRYGIA. Apameia. Ae (Circa 88-40 BC). Magistrate Attalos, son of Bianor, eglogistes. Obv: Turreted head of Artemis-Tyche right, with bow and quiver over shoulder. Rev: AΠAMEΩN / ATTAΛOY BIANOPOΣ. Marsyas advancing right, playing aulos; menander pattern below. BMC 62; HGC 7, 674. 5,49 g - 18,77 mm NEXT: Satyre

A snack as I missed out on a coin I was after. Didn´t have a Maximianus Maximianus, AE radiate fraction. 295-299 AD. Cyzicus. IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA MI-LITVM, Emperor standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, standing left and holding sceptre. KΔ in lower centre. RIC VI Cyzicus 16B.