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We'd need the diameter and weight of the coin to get a more certain id, but your coin does resemble a obol/hemiobol from Samaria, with a male head facing left on the obverse, and a palm tree flanked by goats on the reverse, the obverse looks peculiar, possibly tooled.

Here are some examples of the Samarian coin I am talking about;

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8978898

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3297672

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1276238

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=75743

Just submitted, thanks for the game! Really cool of you.

Sorry to hear about your dental bills and cat deworming costs, I haven't personally thought about delving into Greek gold, very pricey for sure. Lovely drawing of the Mithridates VI gold stater.

I just won my first aureus at CNG today! I didn't get a amazing deal on it, but I didn't overpay at all. I'm overall happy with the coin, its quite worn,  but the wear is uniform, the coin has no surface, flan, or any other issue, and in my opinion, its really pleasing to look at.


Description from CNG- Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 75. T CΛESAR IMP VESPΛSIΛN, laureate head right / PAX AVGVST, Pax seated left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC II.1 782 (Vespasian); Calicó 749a. Toned, some marks. Fine.

Welcome, @Egry
Here's my best Lucius Verus denarius
 

Lucius Verus, AR Denarius

161 CE, Rome mint

IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG, Head of Lucius Verus, bare, right

PROV DEOR TR P COS II, Providentia, draped, standing left, holding globe on extended right hand and  cornucopiae in left hand

18.5mm, 3.47 grams

RIC III Marcus Aurelius 463

Lucilla, AE Sestertius
164-169 CE, Rome mint

LVCILLA AVGVSTA

IVNO S C

31mm, 23.48 grams

RIC III 1746 (2)

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Here's a darkly toned Domitian denarius
 

A rainbow toned Pupienus antoninianus

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And a Trajan Decius ant with golden toning

 

I have two abnormally overweight antoninianii, which I find interesting. The Gordian III is 6.55 grams, and the Tetricus I is 5.97 grams. Most Gordian III ants range between 3.5-4.5 grams, and most Tetricus I ants are around or under 3 grams.

Gordian III

AR Antoninianus

240 CE Rome mint

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

VIRTVS AVG, Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing front, head left, holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand; against right side, shield resting

24mm, 6.55 grams

RIC IV(III) 71, RSC 338

Tetricus

AE Antoninianus

271-274 CE

Cologne mint

IMP TETRICVS P F AVG, Bust of Tetricus I, radiate, cuirassed, right

LAETITIA AVGG, Laetitia, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and anchor in left hand

21mm, 5.97 grams

RIC V Tetricus I 88

I move my coins around a lot, storage wise, but currently, I have most of my better coins (about 300-350 ish) in my Zecchi coin cabinet, and my two Abafil cases.

I store another 150 ish in Saflips, which I keep in rectangular boxes, and I have a few hundred very low end ancients, mostly lrbs, that I keep in bags and boxes 

I store the core of my Roman imperial collection+coins i'm actively trying to sell (trays 8&9) in my cabinet, my better/more interesting ants in my Miidiplomat, and my better/more interesting Greeks&miscellanious ancients in my minibring

I do have a large amount of ancient and medieval Chinese cash coins (nothing rare/valuable) that I store in a box

For the rest of my collection I store mostly in saflips

20 hours ago, Zimm said:

Those are really nice pictures, even more so with the background.

I personally only have one coin with golden toning, this antoninianus of Gallienus. It's not a special coin by any means, but the toning makes it look pretty nice in my opinion.

 

Dang, thats exceptional silvering, especially for a later Gallienus issue, with very little silver content. 

Good stuff, this thread is perfect for @TheTrachyEnjoyer

My avatar is simply "Ottoman Spongebob" Why? For the memes.

One of my favorite modern world crown sized silvers in my collection
 

Charles III, 1782, Mexico City 8 Reales

While not a official or legal issue, I did fish this bottom of the barrel Drusus denarius fouree out of a junk bin at the last coin show I went to.

AE fouree, imitating a denarius of Drusus, imitating RIC I Claudius 74

My example is a fouree imitating this type-

I have a few Ptolemaic coins, this ones my favorite for sure

I won two coins at Roma today, a cheap Diadumenian hole filler, and a Julia Paula denarius.


Description from the auction house- Diadumenian, as Caesar, AR Denarius. Rome, AD 217-218. M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES, bare-headed and draped bust to right / PRINC IVVENTVTIS, prince standing facing, head to right, holding standard and sceptre; two standards to right. RIC IV 102 corr. (no wreath) (Macrinus); BMCRE 87 (Macrinus); RSC 3. 3.18g, 20mm, 6h.

Description from the auction house- Julia Paula (wife of Elagabalus) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 219-200. IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust to right / CONCORDIA, Concordia seated to left, holding patera; star in left field. RIC IV 211 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 173 (Elagabalus); RSC 6a. 3.51g, 21mm, 6h.

I'm primarily a Roman imperial collector, but I have in the last year, started delving into English hammered coinage, here's my two favorite English hammered coins in my collection.

Aethelred II 

AR Penny

1009-1016 CE

London mint, Aethelric moneyer

Spink 1154

18.5mm, .88 grams

 

Henry VI

AR Groat

Calais mint

1422-1427 CE

27mm, 3.65 grams

Spink 1836

Marcus Aurelius denarius, Concordia seated left. RIC III Marcus Aurelius 37.

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