Leo

He's not a competitor, he's a BROTHER IN WORSHIP

Not exactly UNIQUE, but this Antioch mint, Double-Antoninianus (notice the XI instead of XXI on the exergue) of Emperor Tacitus I have, has been registered in a new catalogue soon to be published as the 3rd instance of its type in history 🙂

I want to believe they had such intense economic activity in these regions and so many troops needed payment that they just needed to churn as many coins as possible and beauty came second place.

Of course, it could also just be that the East had BAD die engravers.

Look at that ray of sunshine from the Unknown 4th mint one. Is is absolutely awful, and I love it for that

This is such an adorable artifact! The owner must have been a bit mad at the dog for ruining his brand new brick.
But hey, we never get mad with our doggos.

I have this Hadrian AS with some very curious gashes on Hadrian's face.
By the patina formed over the shizeled areas, it seems like this was made in antiquity.
What happened here? Someone angry at Hadrian? He was one of the 5 Good Emperors after all, so what gives?

 

Probus Patrol is coming for you!

Mine comes from one of the drawings I've made for one of my videos.
I really like Antoninus Pius too 🙂

I love drawing coin designs!
Here are some of my personal favorites 🙂

From my hometown, A Rio de Janeiro mint 1853 Pedro II 2000 Reis

Uncle Claudius looks very displeased with the low silver content on his Tetradrachm!



EGYPT. Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina, 41-54. Tetradrachm (Billon, 24 mm, 12.11 g, 1 h), RY 2 = 41/2. [TI] ΚΛΑYΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜ[ΑΝΙ ΑYΤΟΚΡ] / L Γ Laureate head of Claudius to right. Rev. ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ Messalina standing front, head to left, leaning left on column, holding two children in her right hand and grain ears in her left; to left, lituus. Dattari (Savio) 122. Emmett 74.2. K&G 12.6. RPC I 5116.

@dougsmit Just recently sent me an email inviting me to the forum.
Thanks Doug!

Every, single, time you pick up a coin of Trajan, you are required by Coin Collector law to play this tune


 

@zadie shall provide plenty of Stumpf

@TheTrachyEnjoyer will spread the message of love for coins shaped like chocolate cookies.

And I shall do my best to spread the word of our lords and saviours, Antoninus Pius and Probus.

Glad to be here!

Hopefully the forum will be as respectful as this Concordia reverse 🙂

Im just so glad to finally be able to join a forum, not get immediately banned by some weird internal algorythm and have some holier-than-thou mod tell people "Our decision is final, shut up peasants"

I hope great things come from this!

Postumus: My flan may be ragged, but my beard is SHARP
 

Whippity Whoppity, Titus is looking at Venus's booty

Next, a coin of a leader deified after his/her death.

My shield is common and unremarkable. But everything to thicken the Phalanx!

Despire being all smooshed up, the Hercules face on the center is charming

To enrich my Antoninus Pius set, here is an Alexandrian Tetradrachm of him with pretty respectable silver content.

It can also double as the world's oldest bottle opener.
 

I have quite a few here and there, but I will post this recent one, which is quite rare, and being a Pius appreciator, Im super proud to own!

CILICIA, Mopsouestia-Mopsos. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AR Tetradrachm. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread; flaming altar between legs. Prieur 727; SNG Levante 1333; SNG BN 1970

Mamma mia! Here is a Gigliato of Robert, king of Naples, 1309-1343

My one and only Ptolemaic Coin 😀
PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Cleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros), 116-107 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 13.56 g, 11 h), Alexandria, RY 4 = 114/3. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY / L Δ - ΠA Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt. Noeske 303. SNG Copenhagen 349. Svoronos 1665.

Ex Rhakotis Collection,