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I do enjoy funking colorful toning as well as old Cabinet. Good thread idea. He's a few of my favorites:

Julian II. Apostate. (361-363 AD). Æ Follis. (17mm, 2,96g) Antioch. Obv: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG. diademed, helmeted and armed bust left. Rev: VOT / X / MVLT / XX. legend in wreath Next: cool shield design

Very cool coin and thanks for sharing your research! Here is a coin of mine that's either Seleukos or Alexander as the conqueror of India, Dionysos, wearing a horned panther skin helmet rather than a turban: Seleukos I Nikator, 312-281 BC. Drachm (Silver, 16.5 mm, 4.25 g, 12 h), probably Seleukeia on the Tigris, after circa 305/4 BC . Bust of Alexander the Great (Seleucus?) to right, as Dionysos, wearing helmet covered with a panther skin and adorned with a bull's horn and ear, and with a panther's skin tied around his shoulders. Rev. ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ [ΣΕ]ΛΕΥΚΟΥ Nike standing to right, placing wreath on trophy; between Nike and trophy, monogram. HGC 9, 35. SC 197. Toned. Very fine. Ex: Nomos Obols

Triskeles have always struck me as downright bizarre nightmare fodder: Pampylia - Aspendos - Triskele AR Stater, 20 MM, 10.89 gr, 465-430 BC Obv: naked warrior walking right holding sword and shield. Rev: triskele in incuse square. 10.57 grams. Fair; banker cut to reverse. [No Reserve] Provenance Literature Cf. SNG France 3/12; Aulock 4483. purchased from All About Coins SLC, Jan 2023 Next: other strange things on ancient coins

Moesia, Istrus, 450-300 BC. 1/4 Drachm AR 11mm, 1.3 grams. Two male heads facing, the left inverted / Lettering above sea eagle left on dolphin, letter A beneath dolphin Next: weird iconography

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.6 g, 7h). Rome mint. Diademed female head (Pietas or Clementia?) right, wearing oak wreath / Victory advancing right, holding winged caduceus and trophy. Crawford 448/1a; CRI 17; Sydenham 951; Hostilia 5; BMCRR Rome 3989-92; RBW 1567. "Nothing certain is known about Lucius Hostilius Saserna, one of the tresviri monetales for 48 BC, except that he was evidently a supporter of Julius Caesar. His coin types all celebrate Caesar's conquests in Gaul and the civil war with Pompey, as well as his clemency to former enemies. The female head on this type closely resembles two issues of Caesar himself and is thought to represent Clementia (Clemency). Two relations named Gaius and Publius Hostilius Saserna, possibly brothers or sons, served under Caesar in Africa in 46 BC, but history is silent about the later careers of all the Hostilia Sasernae." Next: a coin that completed a sub collection

Good Zeus above, I'd PM you in a second flat, as you have a ton of coins that my collection longs for... if it weren't APRIL FOOLS!!! But seriously, I LOVE THAT TET!

Oops! Good call and thanks for saying something. I was hurrying to get the IDs added. That's what I get for posting when I should be working. Post is updated with correct identification.

Nice new Baktrian and good work identifying it! It's a slippery slope, as they are fun and have cool iconography. Here are some of mine starting with the same type as your new coin: Apollodotus I Indo-Greeks, (160-150 BC), Copper Square Hemi-Obol, Obv: apollo standing, holding bow and arrow, greek around legend 'BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΠOΛΛOΔOTOY ΣΩTHPOΣ', Rev: tripod within dotted border, khroshthi legend 'maharajasa apaladatasa tratarasa', 10.05g, 22.33x22.63mm, (Mitch. Vol.2 # type 209), about very fine+. Eukratides (171-145 BC), Bronze Unit, BN series 19, 8.99g. Obv: Helmeted bust of king, Greek legend BASILEOS MEGALOU EUKRATIDOU. Rev: Dioskuroides on horseback; Kharoshthi legend above and below Maharajasa Ewukratidasa. Ex: Timeline Auc Lysias BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Circa 130-125 BC. Æ (20x20mm, 8.82 g, 12h). Indian standard. Head of Herakles right, lion’s skin tied around neck, club over shoulder / Elephant advancing right; monograms in exergue. Bopearachchi 8A; SNG ANS 1040-7. VF, dark green patina Menander I BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. circa 165/55-130 BC. Drachm (Silver, 16 mm, 2.49 g, 12 h), Indian standard, uncertain mint in Paropamisadai or Gandhara. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ - MENANΔPOY Draped bust of Menander I to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with pelt and wing. Rev. 'Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa' (in Kharoshti) Athena advancing left, holding shield on left arm and brandishing thunderbolt with her right; to right, monogram. Bopearachchi 16l. HGC 12, 193. Light doubling on the obverse and with a minor flan crack, otherwise, very fine. Purchased from Leu Feb 2022

WoWiE! That's a showstopper there! I recently read, and enjoyed, The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy. I highly recommend it to any fans of the late Hellenistic or Roman Republic periods. No silver here, but I'll share some bronzes: PONTOS, Amisos, c. 125-100 BCE (under Mithradates VI) AE 17. 3.83g, 17mm. Obv: Bare-headed bust of Perseus right Rev: AMI-ΣOY, cornucopia between caps of the Dioscuri, stars above each. SNG BM Black Sea 1129-33; BMC 65. From the Erworben collection. Mithradates VI Eupator Pontus, Amisos. 120-63 BC. AE19 (8.11 gm) 85-65 BC. Head of Gorgon on aegis / Nike standing with palm. SNG.BM.1177v. VF Mithradates VI Eupator PONTOS, Amisos. Circa 85-65 BC. Æ 20mm (7.98 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Ares(?) right / Sword in sheath; monograms flanking. SNG BM Black Sea 1154-5; SNG Copenhagen 150. VF Former Savoca PONTOS, Amisos. Circa 85-65 BC. Æ (28mm, 19.42 g, 12h). Struck under Mithradates VI. Helmeted head of Athena right / Perseus standing facing, holding [harpa] and head of Medusa; body of Medusa at feet, monograms to left and right. Near VF. This coin depicts two figures from the legend of Medusa, who was once a beautiful young maiden. Medusa’s hair was turned into hissing serpents and condemned to turn every living thing which gazed upon her to turn to stone. Perseus, son of Zeus and the mortal Danae, was given the task of slaying this monster. He was aided, in part, by Athena who gave her shield to him for the task. In the context of the period which this coin is from, Perseus and Medusa could be representations of Mithradates VI and Rome, respectively.

GENS CASSIA. Denarius. (Ar. 19mm, 3.6 g). 78 BC Rome. Anv: Head of Libero Bacchus on the right crowned with lyres, behind Tyrso. Rev: Liberea's diadem head on left, behind legend: L CASSI Q F. F. Next: rough condition but still appealing to the eye

The industrial revolution didn't put everyone out of work. It just opened up different kinds of work. It's not the technology we should fear, but the greed of the upper classes.

CELTIC IMITATIONS OF MAGNA GRAECIA MELDES/Meldis (Meaux region) 60-40 BCE, bronze, 16.6mm, 2.8g. No. in reference works: LT.7617 - DT.587 - BN.7616-7630 - RIG.163 - Sch/GB.512 Obverse legend: E[PENOS]. Obverse description: Male head on the left, long, curly hair, legend in front of the face; gritted. Reverse legend: EPHNOS. Reverse description: Horse galloping to the right, wavy tail, surmounted by a facing bird/ winged rider with outstretched wings, a ringlet pointed below; legend under the horse globule surmounted by a crescent. Unearthed 2023 Burgundy region of France. next: more Celtics

Fun post! It's always cool when you come across something you set aside without much expectation and end up with a surprise. Here's a Spanish coin with a great story of my own: Spanish States, Castile and León (Kingdom). Ferdinand V and Isabel I (Los Reyes Católicos - the Catholic Monarchs) CU Blanca. Sevilla (Seville) mint, 1474-1504. ✠ FЄRꞂAꞂDVS ◦ ЄT ◦ ҺЄLISABЄT, crowned monogram; S-S across fields / ✠ RЄX : ЄT: RЄGINA : CAST : LЄGI, crowned monogram; two stars across fields. Calicó 653; AC 46. 1.72g, 20mm, 12h. Saturnalia gift from @bcuda This is the same Ferdinand and Isabel that enabled Christopher Columbus to find the new(ish) world and backed the infamous Spanish Inquisition!!!

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Very interesting and illuminating! Thanks for sharing @Deinomenid One of my favorite ancients is a good example of this practice: Sicily, under the tyrant Gelon Silver tetradrachm (16.91 gr, 25 mm) Obv: Slow quadriga being driven r. by male charioteer, Nike above crowning horses Rev: Head of Artemis-Arethusa right, 4 dolphins around legend, ΣVRAKOΣI-ON Popular type. Boeh-353, SNG-113 Toned VF, obverse somewhat grainy. Purchased from Bill Rosenblum March 2022

Caracalla and Geta Æ27 of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 209-211. AY K M AY ANTΩNINOC AY K Π C ΓETAC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, facing laureate and draped bust of Geta left / Y +Λ OYΛΠIANOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; lighted altar and Є (mark of value) to left, eagle above dolphin to right. H&J, Marcianopolis, 6.20.38.1-2; Varbanov 1085 (same obv. die as illustration). 11 gr, 27mm, 1h. Next: Tyche

Excellent area to specialize in @Spargrodan! Let's not forget big bro Philip Arrhidaios nor cousin, once removed, Pyrrhos of Epiros, (though, we don't get portraits of either men). Out of all the lines Ptolemaic, Seleukid, it's the Antigonid that has my favorite Hellenistic coins. I can't wait to see what coins you go with and am happy to have another Alexander fan on the board!

That's an incredible piece! How many bricks do you have now with animal imprints?

Link: Beautiful green patina Vespasian MAKEDON. Koinon . ( 69 - 79 AD). Ae. Obv: Laureate head left . ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ [ΩΡ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ] ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ. Rev: ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ. Makedonian Shield. RPC 333. SNG COP. 1336. Rare. Condition: Extremely Fine. Weight: 8.82 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Purchased from: Papillon

You just posted a truly lovely one. Germanicus, Caligula's father, was so universally loved at Rome the holiday in his honor was being celebrated at least 350 years after his death. Germanicus - As (42, Rome) - Restitution de Claude A/ GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N. Tête nue de Germanicus à droite. R/ TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM PM TR P IMP PP. Légende autour d'un grand SC. B+ -RIC.106 Ae ; 11.31 gr ; 30 mm Next: another parent of a rude dude/ bad guy

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Anonymous AE Quadrans (18 mm, 2.70 g). Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius. Rome, AD 81-161. Obv. Youthful veiled head of Annius Verus (?) as the personification of Winter to right, wearing wreath of reeds. Rev. S•C within olive wreath fastened with jewel at apex. Van Heesch pl. 25, 3; RIC 35. Very rare. River patina. Fine. Purchased from Auctiones gmbh March 2021 Next: a coin of whoms portrait is up for debate

After being the under bidder for the Nero sideways port of Ostia, that Savoca bizarrely had in a regular blue auction yesterday, I thought I better treat myself. I had been following this fun coin with a popular reverse and am happy to say that I won it! Purchased from ebay with little description other than weight. So, any corrections to ID are appreciated: Nero (AD 54-68). Æas (10.59 gm). Lugdunum, AD 67. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR PPP, bare head of Nero right, globe at point / S - C, Victory flying left holding in both hands shield inscribed SPQR. RIC 544. BMCRE 387. Is anyone else stricken with, whenever looking at this type, seeing Victory dribbling a large SPQR branded ball? Nah. I'm just a weirdo? That adds up. Taking a quick look and I only have one other coin with SPQR on it and that a fourrée: Trajan, 98-117. Denarius (Subaeratus, 18 mm, 2.94 g, 6 h), a contemporary plated imitation, after 113. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trajan to right, seen from behind. Rev. S•P•Q•R•OPTIMO PRINCIPI Trajan's Column: column surmounted by statue of Trajan standing left, holding patera and scepter, and set on podium decorated with eagles. BMC 452. Cohen 558. RIC 292. Woytek 425v. Nicely toned. Minor breaks in plating, otherwise, very fine. Purchased from Leu If anyone else have this popular type, or any coins bearing SPQR, Victory dribbling, Neros or whatever adds to the fun, please share!