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Not sure if bankers marks count, but its almost at 6 hours. Next: Elephant

Excellent acquisition, my friend! Talk about an excellent portrait and beauuuuuutiful toning. In the video that coin just POPS! I'm late to the party on this thread, but better add my lean, green, T-Rage machine from that place the Lawrence conquered: RAJAN 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.50 gm). Struck circa 112-115 AD. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / ARAB ADQVIS in exergue, Arabia standing facing, head left, holding branch and bunch of cinnamon sticks?; to left, forepart of camel standing left. RIC II 614

Jerusalem--->Macedon THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.25 g). Primate crouching left / Pellet or shield within incuse square with slightly rounded corners. Tzamalis 67. Toned, patches of find patina, some granularity. VF. Rare. From the Jim Gilman Collection, purchased from John Jencek, 7 August 2009

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A coin just in the nick of time. Just as I thought I'd never win a major acquisition again. Like a gambler in front of a busted slot machine, I keep pulling the lever and keep coming up short, as of late. And then here she comes. A coin that I've been looking out for and losing out on, for several years now. Landing right in my lap. Damn, life is good. C. Valerius Flaccus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (fineness: 950 ‰) (19mm, 3.61 g, 6h). Massalia mint. Winged and draped bust of Victory right with necklace and ear pendants; star to upper left / Legionary aquila between two signa, one marked H (Hastati), the other marked P (Principes). C. VAL. FLA/ IMPERAT/ EX. - SC/HP. (translation: “Caius Valérius Flaccus/ Imperator/ Ex Senatus Consulto/ Hastati - Principes”, (Caius Valérius Flaccus imperator/ With the agreement of the Senate, Hastati and Principes). Crawford 365/1a. Sydenham 747a; Valeria 12. Superb, ideally centered. Very beautiful bust of Victory, finely detailed. Pleasant reverse. Old Cabinet toning. Purchased from cgb.fr Jan 2024 Let's take a trip in my time machine: A coin just in the nick of time... Sertorius; a former Roman of the populares faction, turned wicked grass roots rebel, bad ass, was on the run due to Sulla's proscription of him. A man NEVER beaten on the battlefield, whom firmly inplanted himself in Spain, fighting for his life, and planning on making his own Rome in Spain and then taking over from there. To this end and the use of gorilla warfare he was building up both some significant victories and more followers. Money was needed to fund Sulla, yeah, this raving genius/lunatic: L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus 82 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.8 g). Military mint traveling with Sulla. Helmeted head of Roma right / Sulla driving triumphal quadriga right; above, crowning Victory flying left. In 82 BCE C. Valerius Flaccus, proconsul and governor in Gaul, would sponsor THE Lex Valeria, making Sulla dictator. Before this he was already a successful general who had plenty of silver laying around to mint my new coin, a mere 2106 years ago, the output has been estimated at 540,000 denarii, to celebrate the end of his career. Minted after Sulla's victory. Sulla would also have Flaccus celebrate a Triumph during his time as dictator. No friend served him that he didn't repay. When Sertorius hurriedly took a role as propraetor in Spain, Flaccus, governor of Gaul, himself never made moves against the young upstart, possibly thinking him a sound successor to his governorship. In fact, Sertorius was also smart enough not to make waves and respected the authority of Flaccus. So, despite being dubbed a coin minted in preparation of the Sertorian Wars, there was no show down between the tried and true grizzled vet and the young, never to be defeated, genius. A decade later...Sertorius would be betrayed and assassinated by his own subordinate, Marcus Perperna. A man that Sertorius had granted sanctuary to and elevated. With some foreshadowing to Julius Caesar, after his assassination it was revealed that Sertorius had named Perperna his chief beneficiary! This is the kind of ignominy even a former Roman just can't wash off. Perperna would swiftly and adroitly get beaten by Pompey. Side note: "The reverse type used on this coin was the first time the legionary eagle (aquila) and standards appeared as the main design element, and would influence a number of later issues, including those of Cn. Nerius and the famous legionary series of Mark Antony." Thanks for reading and please share your thoughts, RR beauties, Flaccus coins, Sertorian Wars coins, all things Sullan, and or anything that brought you back from the brink.

Wahoo! Way to go on your incredible/ affordable rarity. Great write up and impressive research. And amazing photography. Svoronos may have said that it was Dionysos on the obverse due to the grapes on the reverse, as well as the head being mostly off flan. I agree that yours looks like Apollo. You have more faith in these auction houses than I do. I won't set large amounts for prebids. I just don't trust that I won't end up getting maxed out by the auction house. To keep with the grapes theme, here's a MSC of Demetrios Poliorketes with a bunch of grapes between the bushel and helmet:

Nice one Donna! That boar is a BEAST next: Hermes or Hermes related

Excellent coins and write up, as always, my man. I would have more of this coin type to share if I had more money. Cause if I had more money I'd have lots more coins! My only Pudi is sitting politely, nor is she a Faustina: Otacilia Severa AR antoninanus, 244-249 CE Mint: Rome, 244-245 CE, 22mm x 25mm, 4.12g Obv: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG Diademed and draped bust right, with a crescent behind her shoulders. Rev: PVDICITIA AVG Pudicitia seated left, right hand drawing veil from face and holding a transverse sceptre in her left arm. Ref: RCV (2005) 9159; RIC IV ..

It seems like this is more of a conversing about whatever thread. @CPK's excellent thread is for coins that you want to share but not write up:

Gordianus III (238-244 AD). AE34 (21.86 g). Cilicia, Tarsus. Obv. AVT K M ANTΩNIOC ΓOPΔIANOC CEB / Π Π, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield decorated with gorgoneion between two serpents. Rev. TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛEΩ, A / M in left field, K / Γ / B in right field, Herakles standing left holding club in right hand, apples of the Hesperides in left hand, lion skin hanging from left forearm, to left dead serpent in tree. SNG Paris 1669 (same dies). Light green patina. Fine/almost very fine. See Voegtli, Heldenepen, pp. 42-44: this scene appears on the provincial coins of Tarsus and ten other cities Next: Herakles bronze

WoWiE! A Knossos tet! Very cool coin. Incredible acquisition referencing one of the most popular Greek myths, and surprisingly hard to come by! Here's my little bronze: CRETE, KNOSSOS. AE (2.54 g), approx. 200-67 BC BC: head of the bearded Zeus to the right. Back: Labyrinth between ΚΝΩΣΙ / ΩΝ. Svoronos, Crete 116.2.00, Lindgren. Nice. Ex BAC Numismatics 2/9/20201

I'll be eagerly awaiting that post, sir. A reverse type always near and dear to my rear...I mean heart!

It's so nice to run into another Sakkos fanatic! Here's a write up I did a bit ago on em: Any literature on these bronze gems that you would recommend? Here are a few of mine, I'll have to see if I have photos of others and post later if I do:

Lovely helmeted Athenas and great thread idea! She was a multi-helmeted woman. Her are a few of mine:

First, the good news, Savoca is reputable and if it is a fourée I have no doubt they will refund you. But why wait? Just email them and ask if they are certain that it isn't. It's got the weight, the deterioration, and the strange discoloration issues against it. Better safe than sorry. All that said, I enjoy fourées very much.

Nice dups and good point! There's nothing wrong with loving the same type for different reasons. Same reason you can have five wives in Utah! I already had my Artemis MSC tet: And even though it was "repaired", I really liked the toning and preferred the style and detail of this one: And then, of course, there are several barbarous types after the kind. Here's one:

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6+ Here another Quadrans Domitian Circa 81-161 AD. Æ Rome Quadrans (14 mm, 1.34 gm). Diademed and draped bust of Venus right / Dove standing right. RIC II 24; Cohen 10. Near VF Next: Venus

There were a few that I bid on and got smoked. I have been saving my budget for a major RR acquisition that I won at today's cbg.fr!... now I'm eager to see what your main target was to see if it was one of the coins I was under bidder on☺️

Great service and they've let me combine shipping between a couple of their auctions so it wasn't too expensive when I'd only won a couple at the first auction. They seemed to be like Savoca was. Not many people had heard of them so you could get some great deals... now they are starting to get more popular though, and bidding wars are getting nuts.

6+ LUCANIA, Thurium as Copia (193-150 BCE) AE As. 9.40g, 22mm. Obv: Laureate head of Janus Rev: COPIA in right field; Cornucopia, caduceus and I (mark of value) in right field. HN Italy 1935. Very rare. Ex AMCC3 Next: Janus

Very nice example and write up! That Tom Vossen is so nice to work with. Always great coins and great service. Here is my abduction coin: PHRYGIA, Hierapolis. Civic issue. Circa 2nd century AD. Æ 27mm (10.56 g). Head of youthful Dionysos right / Rape of Persephone: Hades in galloping quadriga right, carrying Persephone. SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 428; BMC -. Fine, dark grey-brown patina. Rare. Purchased from Savoca April 2023 And here is mom searching for her daughter: Maximus (Caesar, 235/6-238). PHRYGIA. Bruzus. Ae. 5.94 g. 24 mm. Obv: Γ IOY OYH MAΞIMOC K. Bareheaded and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ΒΡΟVΖΗΝΩΝ. Demeter, holding torch in each hand, in biga right drawn by winged serpents searching for daughter Persephone. RPC 5626; SNG von Aulock 3526. Very fine. From the Tareq Hani collection. Purchased from Savoca April 2023

Updated post and my catalog. Thanks!

Wow, thanks Ed! Very interesting! I appreciate you shedding some light on this apparently shady rarity. Selge has the NO monogram on its shields (other than the three half circles on the spearhead type). Other than that I fail to see similarities. But I'm assuming this is why CNG said possibly Selge: PISIDIA, Selge. 2nd-1st century BC. Æ 17mm (5.0). ΠO monogram on shield / Triskeles. SNG France 2006; BMC Lycia pg. 263, 57; SNG Copenhagen I would have assumed Euboia was selected due to similarities with the nymph on the silver pieces. So having the Chi makes it not entirely outlandish. But as you said they aren't known for their little bronze pieces. I concur with the Asia Minor suggestion, and that without a find spot we are tasting wine with our noses plugged. So, no way to know the where. Though, with the examples you've supplied I think I'm going with that being a nymph on the reverse, as opposed to Apollo. Please keep me up to date if you ever hear of further information on the type. For now my tag will read: Uncertain type, possibly Asia Minor, Caria Chalketor/Euboea, Chalkis/Selge. Hellenistic age. No known find spots. AE Bronze (11mm 1.17g) Obv: Shield, w/X (Greek Chi) in boss Rev: nymph facing right Very rare. Purchased from Olympus 10, Dec 2023

I've not much to go off of here and would appreciate any help one can give at identifying this very cool looking little piece of Greek bronze. The T or X on the shield's boss is intriguing as its clearly from before the cross was celebrated by Christians. And the reverse appears to be the back of a head, perhaps Apollo or a nymph. The auction house merely listed it as: AE Bronze (11mm 1.17g) Again, and help or ideas are appreciated.