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Great coins thus far from a fast off place: 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. Ex: Timeline Auction 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

I almost added this guy when he asked for frogs:

next: a father and son on a coin

Great thread idea! And man, I've always loved your froggy!! But my favorite area creature, save the nymphs😘 would have to be the Ketos MONSTER!!!

Next: another Janiform

Something soothing strings: The last one is a labyrinth. Just making sure you were paying attention🧐 And now some gnarly strings:

Artemis is one of my favorites. Beautiful, yet unattainable:

Excellent griffin meets lion skin😀 Here's my fav griffin and a creepy lion skin:

Next: beautiful lady/or ladies

How about wrestling a GIANT!?!?😲 Next: Another labor of Herakles

I saw that he signed on! @Bingwas one of the very first people that engaged with me when I first checked out CT. The guy is all class and I sure hope we can get him to go in the "post it, pick it" thread and start sharing some of those beauties of his. A couple ex @Bingcoins that I'm proud to own: AUREOLUSAntoninianusOBVERSE: IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus rightREVERSE: VIRTVS EQVIT, Virtus advancing right, holding transverse spear and shield; T in ex.Struck at Mediolanum, 268 AD3.17g, 19mmRIC V 388 To Catalogue my coins, I still use the formatting @Bing shared with me🙂

Beautiful coins! I want both. Recently I lost out on one of the, surprisingly rare compared to the silver, bronzes of the type. However, I've a third option, the drachm of Demetrius Poliorketes:

My latest and greatest owl:

@Curtisimo ...

To avoid the six hour rule (12 always felt punitive and this game is about fun) I'll use my cheat code and post my fourée : Next: anything to do with...Sulla

Hey! I resemble that remark🤔😜 Next: more Roman Republic beauties Calling on @DonnaML calling on @DonnaML ... or the first person to post an RR 😀

In celebration of my brand new (to me) Greek/ Roman Republic/wanna be MSC/ Alexander the Great/Tetradrachm (or, if you prefer, Greco-Romano-wanna-be-MSC-O-Alexandros-Tet). I thought it would be fun to start a Tet thread. Kicking off the fun is the man every Roman wished he were, Alexander The Great. Perfectly quaffed hair, strong straight nose, eyes like the sea after a storm. Enough about me though. Heeere's ATG! MACEDON AS ROMAN PROVINCE. Aesillas (Quaestor, circa 93-87 BC). Tetradrachm. Thessalonika. Obv: MAKEΔONΩN. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon; Θ to left. Rev: AESILLAS. Fiscus (money chest), club and sella curulis; Q to upper right. SNG Copenhagen 1330; HGC 3.1, 1110. Near very fine. 15.30 g. 27 mm. Purchased from Numismatik Naumann March 2022 My second latest tetradrachm comes from Bill Rosenblum (lots of people don't realize that was the name of Sicily until very recently) and is assuredly top coin of 2022... this far: 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 Now that you've cleaned the drool off of your chin🤪 Let's not forget those wonderful Macedonian shield tetradrachms: In order of rarity. Artemis: Macedonia under Roman rule AR tetradrachm- 16,21 gram,31 mm, struck after 168AD at Amphipolis obv: diademed head of Artemis Tauropolos facing right with quiver over shoulder in the center of a Macedonian shield, shield decorated with seven eight-pointed stars within double crescents rev: Club of Herakles within oak wreath, monograms and legend around, thunderbolt at left AMNG III, 159, SNG Cop 1314, BMC 2 Ex NB-Numismatics Pan: Antigonos II Gonatas - Demetrios II Aitolikos, 277/6-239 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 16.78 g, 5 h), Amphipolis, circa 246/5-229. Horned head of Pan to left, wearing goat's skin around his neck and with lagobolon behind; all within the center of a Macedonian shield adorned with stars and crescents. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOΥ Athena Alkidemos striding to left, hurling thunderbolt with her upraised right hand and holding shield with her left; in field to left, Macedonian helmet with transverse crest; in field to right, monogram of HΛ. Panagopoulou Period III, Group 10, 52 (011/R - but similar to R50). SNG Ashmolean 3258. Well centered. Purchased from Herakles Numismatics May 2021 Aaand Perseus! Philip V (221-179 BC). Tetradrachm. Uncertain Macedonian mint. Obv: Head of Perseus left, wearing winged helmet surmounted by griffin's head; harpa in background; all in the centre of Macedonian shield. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ. Club right between legend in two lines; all within wreath right. SNG München 1125; HGC 3.1, 1056. Condition: Fine. Weight: 16.91 g. Diameter: 30 mm. Purchased from Numismatik Naumann November 2021 Even harder to find was this rare lifetime con of Alexander with Zeus dribbling an MSC: Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 10h). ANACS XF 40. Lifetime issue of Amphipolis, ca. 336-323 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; Macedonian shield in left field. Price 57. Purchased from Heritage Auctions October 2021 Of course papa Philip II had some wonderful tets that redefined ancient coinage: Philip II AR Tetradrachm. Pella, 342-336 BC. Lifetime issue. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth on horseback right, holding palm and reins; thunderbolt below, [N in exergue]. Le Rider 222-306. 14.22g, 24mm, 7h. VF. Purchased from Savoca July 2021 And even the Celts wished they were Alexander: Danubian Celts - Imitative Alexander Tetradrachm 300-200 BCE Obv: traces of greatly degraded stylised head of Herakles right. Rev: garbled legend to right, stylised Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre; IML monogram in left field. 68 grams. Fine. [No Reserve] Provenance Property of a North London gentleman. Literature De La Tour 9640; Cf. Lanz 911-914 Purchased from Timeline auctions May 2021 Hopefully this thread helped ease what was ailing you... But, as you all know, there are SO MANY MORE TYPES OF TETS OUT THERE!!! So please, bring out your Tets, thoughts or anything Monty Python related! Ps, what do you call a frozen Tet?

Next: weird toning

I love that it asks you why you're editing! Next: Herakles looking tough

Coins celebrating drunkenness, the love of drinking, drunken acts and or coins you might've purchased while inebriated is the name of the game. I'll kick off the show with a bevy of belligerent boozie beauties: Or how about a good ole drunk Kevin at the mint??? Good thing I'm here drinking or I wouldn't have thought up this Drinking man's thinking thread... or is it the other way 'round?

Late, but always worth the wait! So happy we get to enjoy your jaw dropping Roman Republic coins🤩 Keeping it RR: next: a coin that upped your collection

That is nearly the definition of a countermark! Next: rad helmet

Oooh,la,la! That patina🤩 It's like I'm not sure if it's chocolate or beef jerky, but either way I know it's delicious. Here's one that was found in modern Burgundy:

Good Zeus that is a damn masterpiece of the type! And I was(OK, still am. Just a bit jelly) proud of this ex @GregH . Oh, I better reach out to that wild man/ explorer/cion-noisseur. When he upgraded I hit him up cause I LOVED the portrait and patina:

two ladies' asses... What!? I feel deeply mislead by the title of your thread (damnit, I did not mean to rhyme). Good call though with the Roman bronzes! Here are two asses... and a Dupondius and Sestertius 😋 JULIA AUGUSTA (LIVIA). AUGUSTA, 14-29 A.D. AE Dupondius (31 mm, 13.13 gms), Rome Mint. RIC-Tiberius 47. Bareheaded and draped bust of Julia Augusta (Livia) as Salus Augusta right; Reverse: Large S.C, inscription around. Light brown with some granularity. Nearly VERY FINE. Former: Savoca Livia, wife of Augustus (died in 29 AD). AE As, struck under Tiberius, 22-23 AD. D / Diademed and draped bust of Livia (as Justitia) right; IVSTITIA below. R / TI CAESAR DIVI F AVG PM TR POT XXIIII around large SC. RIC (Tib.) 46. AE. g. 13.18 mm. 29.00 R. Rare. Dark green patina. F. Ex Artemide Aste Julia Domna 193-211 CE. Rome Sestertius Æ 27mm., 19,52g. IVLIA DO-MNA [AVG]; draped bust right / VENERI [VICTR]; Venus standing right, seen from behind, leaning on column, holding palm with left hand and apple with right; S C across fields. Revere almost slate RIC IV 842.