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Scorpio (and horses) ! Horse, sort of. Sometimes described as a bull. Or unicorn ? 😄 Tuna fish on this bronze unit of Gades. Dolphins (and horses, again!) Last one, panther.

It's funny you created this thread because I actually went on a small trip to Trier last week. The last time I went there was in high school 11 years ago! Back then, I wasn't actively collecting coins (and especially not ancients). As someone whose main area of interest is the gallic empire, I had to go back (sort of a nerdy pilgrimage I guess). Here are a fresh few pics I took. Cityview from the Mariensäule (can you spot the Aula Palatina?) View from inside the cloister of the Trier Cathedral The remnants of the roman amphitheater. Under the amphitheater! A big pile of large and silvered tetrarchy folles in the archaeology museum. And (part of) the Porta Nigra. I had to get a coin as a souvenir of course, and since I already got quite a few ancients from Trier, I thought it would be cool to go for something more unusual (also, most of the ancients I found were overpriced in my opinion). Bishopric of Trier, Karl Kaspar von der Leyen, Petermännchen (Albus, 4 pfennig), 1675. Obv. : MONE.NO.ARG.TREVIR.A.1675 / Saint Peter standing, holding key and book Rev. : CARL.CASP.DG.ARCH.TREV PE AP / City arms I also found that design on bigger "coins"!

Welcome @Alwin, your website is really well-made and helpful for anyone seeking info on parthian coinage. Glad to see you here. Here's my only parthian coin, a drachm of Mithridates II minted in Ecbatana (Sellwood 26.1 if I'm not mistaken).

Nice coin! I always liked carolingian(-like) coins, especially the ones with Karolus monogram. I'm afraid I don't have anything relevant to share, but I'm sure other members will.

Thank you so much for all the additional information @TuckHard! I didn't even notice the star on the An Phap, good eye. Money, Markets, and Trade in Early Southeast Asia seems to be the kind of book I'm looking for. I will definitely get it when I have the opportunity. About the Pegu coins : I was told that in 2023 Kris Van den Cruyce will publish a new book on the lead and tin coins of Tenasserim (in the series of Numismatic Studies of the Numismatic Society of Diest, http://www.studiekring-numismatiek.be/).

I don't have many SE Asian coins, but that's definitely an interesting area. A bit intimidating too - so much variety and obscure coinage! Annam, "An Phap" cash, Thiên Phù Nguyên Báo (天符元寶), 16th-17th century. 20mm, 1.10g. It is really paper thin, no wonder it has a crack. Palembang, Sultan Muhammad Bahauddin, Pitis (1789, AH1203). A very common pitis. Myanmar, Pyu States, Hailin AR 96 Ratti. Imitating types of Striksetra. Circa 400-600. Bhadrapitha throne with three lanterns above / Srivatsa (mark of good fortune), conch shell within. Numista # 259078; Mitchiner, SEA 424-425. 10.21g, 30mm. And a last one (I should take better pics of it) : Myanmar, Pegu, lead coin/token (28mm, 17.12g). Zeno #268674. You noted : "The crude style of the dotted border as well as the style of the bird are quite similar to Z#60308, although this example is quite a bit heavier. It should be noted that there is little weight standardization with these lead coins. Two additional examples that are similar to this coin (and Z#60308) are found in the bonus CD within the book "The Evolution of Thai Money: From its Origins in Ancient Kingdoms" by Ronachai Krisadaolarn; his examples are given the weights of 13.97 and 15.96 grams. He lists the two similar examples in a file named "TenasserimBirds28Nov2013" within the folder "Tenasserim-Pegu&SimilarTokens", but does not give any additional details. Similar patina and appearance are found on all four examples of this style." I wonder : what is an approximate datation for this type of coins? Is there any consensus about it? I only have very few documentation about it.

This is an interesting suggestion. At some point I thought it to be an imitation but the weight, size, engraving style and (obverse) lettering are absolutely spot on, while blunders like that are almost non-existen on the unofficial coinage of the Tetrici. I've seen stolen dies being used for unofficial coinage but so far I haven't seen any "modified" one. I'm not sure if they would have bothered to work on the die, but that's a possibility. I'd have to find a coin struck with the same (not modified) die to be sure of that. So far, I'm not 100% certain of the explanation behind this blundered coin.

Happy to see a celtic thread. They are definitely underappreciated and are so interesting in terms of history and designs. Fantastic coin @idesofmarch01, one of the most striking gold coins issued by a celtic people. The first is my profile picture. It seems to be a purely celtic design, not replicating a roman type. It previously was attributed to the Remi but it is now thought to be the coinage of a travelling mint, striking coins for gallic auxiliares. Gallia Belgica, Uncertain, AR quinarius (1.84g, 15mm), 60-30 BC. LT.7191 - DT.640 Obv. : ATEVLA, Winged male bust left, wearing torc. Rev. : VLATOS, Ornate horse right, pentagram between its legs This one came very recently in my collection. This is a common type and the reverse isn't special but the three jugate busts is not something you see everyday. Is there any other coin type issued before this one that feature three jugate busts? I personally didn't find any. Gallia Belgica, Remi, AE unit (14mm, 2.59g), 60-40 BC. LT.8040 - DT.593 Obv. : REMO, three male jugate busts left. Rev. : [REMO], winged deity holding whip and driving biga left This type is hard to get decently centered and struck. The reverse legend is almost totally out of flan, but the warrior is in wonderful condition for the type. Southeast Gaul, Allobroges, AR quinarius (1.93g, 15mm), ca. 75 BC. DT.3157 - RIG.148 Obv. : DVRNACOS, Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. : AVSCRO, Warrior on horseback right, holding long spear. And my first celtic coin! Gallia Belgica, Treveri, AR quinarius, 80-50 BC. LT.9383 - DT.201 Obv. : Stylised horse left, ring between its legs. Rev. : Seated person left.

Two things could explain (some) spelling mistakes. Firstly, the fact that some engravers, especially in the east, were speaking and writing greek and not latin. Imagine being asked to copy japanese kanjis : you could probably get a decent result with a bit of training, but you would easily make mistakes you wouldn't notice, especially when you're doing in on "line work". Secondly, some engraving mistakes (or variations, should I call them) can be the result of local pronunciations. But for the mistakes these two things can't explain, the engraver could have been distracted, illiterate, having a bad day, drunk.. We'll never know! Here's an antoninianius of Tetricus - I'm not sure if the reverse engraver had an idea of what he was doing with the legend... Obv. : IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG / Rev. : VIAORIA AV⅁ (sic) 3.39g ; 20/21mm Mairat 754 (var.) ; Normanby 1466 (var.)

Indeed! Struck by Aureolus for Postumus in Milan. Nonetheless, the portrait is still of Postumus.

Welcome! Glad to see a belgian fellow here (I'm from the other side of the language "frontier"). Groetjes!

I would certainly never have heard of this city before getting to know its coinage. Halin is a (former) city located in central Myanmar. It was an important city during the Pyu city states period, alongside Sriksetra, from ca. 200 AD to 900 AD. It is now a very small village and pretty much left to itself and looks like major parts of it are still buried. Hopefully it is inscribed at the Unesco with the other main Pyu cities and it seems that measures have been taken locally during the last decades to preserve the site. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1444/ There's not much information available online in languages I speak and it is a bit frustrating not to know more about these parts of the world and history. Especially when they issued such impressive coins (in my opinion). Pyu States, Hailin AR 96 Ratti. Imitating types of Striksetra. Circa 400-600. Bhadrapitha throne with three lanterns above / Srivatsa (mark of good fortune), conch shell within. Numista # 259078; Mitchiner, SEA 424-425. 10.21g, 30mm.

These poor pics are the sole things that remain of this Licinius from Ticinum (RIC 92, rated R5), sent registered from Portugal more than two years ago (I forgot when exactly), and lost in the Bruxelles airport... It was a cheap coin in not-so-great condition, but possibly the fifth known... A shame it got lost.

A coin of Gallienus honouring Bacchus... This is a great band with amazing singers, that does not have a lot of recognition, for those of you who enjoy neoclassical stuff in the vein of Dead Can Dance and others... I recommend you "Lacrime di Gioia", but this track is great too and was fitting the coin.

Great Justinian @ValiantKnight, I love it. I only have one byzantine coin so far, but I'm looking forward to add more to my collection in the future. BYZANTINE EMPIRE, Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118). AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (33mm, 4.42g), Constantinople mint (1092-1118). Obv. : + KЄ ROHΘЄI / IC - XC, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing Rev. : AΛЄΞIω ΔЄCΠOTH - Tω KOMNHNω, Alexius standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger; manus Dei to upper right. Sear 1912; DOC 20c. Ex. CNG, Auction 99, lot 860 ; Ex. Prue Morgan Fitts.

I have a few coins that are unlisted in major references but only one that is unique as far as I know. All the antoninianii of Gallienus with that reverse legend (VIC GALL AVG III) are rare and part of the first emission of Rome (for the sole reign of Gallienus). With that bust and obverse legend, it's an unpublished combination. I showed it to academics working on this emission and it appears to be the only reported specimen so far. It's a bit rough but everything is there and that was a great find for a few euros. Gallienus, antoninianus, Rome, 261 AD. GALLIENVS AVG ; Radiate and cuirassed bust seen from front, type 1 ribbons VIC GALL AVG III // -|- ; Victory advancing left, holding a laurel wreath in right hand Göbl - (cf. 360r)

And a very elegant Victoria on that Marius!

Postumus... ...the Trier way... ... the Cologne way ... ... and finally the Milan way! Victorinus And finally Tetricus Would anyone have a Laelianus to share ?! 🤠

Wonderful coins. I only have one tetradrachm in my collection (so far) SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (ca. 460-440 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 17.02 gm). Obv. : Charioteer driving quadriga walking right, kentron in right hand, reins in both; Nike flying right above to crown horses, ketos right in exergue Rev. : ΣYRAKOΣI-O-N, pearl-diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair brushed straight, looped at back and tucked up under diadem; four dolphins swimming clockwise around. Boehringer 479. SNG ANS 148 (460-440 BC). Ex. Poinsignon 2012, lot 37 ; Ex. Jean-Claude Bourgeois (french painter, 1932-2011)

A rare and desirable coin of Postumus, and with a sharp reverse ! Lovely.