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Thanks for sharing your top 10, RC. My favorites are your #1, 2 and 3. Very interesting coins with DIVAE inscriptions. I guess details makes the whole difference in the coin story. I am on a lookout for a left-facing bust of Faustina Junior coin to pair up with my Faustina Senior, so it is great to see an extremely rare example (your #2). Your rare #3 Faustina Senior lifetime denarius is also wonderful. 🙂

Another nice list of coins, @ambr0zie. My favorites are your #1, 2 and 10. The obverse design of your Caria drachm is very special. I haven't seen another example before. Cupid biga is also one of my all-time favorite ancient coin designs. The archaic element of your Corinthian drachm is very nice. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Faustina II. AE Dupondius. 145-146 AD. Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG P II AVG FIL. Draped bust to right. Rev: VENUS. Venus standing to left, holding apple and rudder, with dolphin coiled. S-C across field. RIC III 1409a (Pius); BMCRE 2162 (Pius). 13.55g, 27mm, 10h. Rare. ROMA Numismatics. 2020 Next: a Faustina Junior bronze coin

Thanks for sharing, @Qcumbor. My favorites are coins #1, 2 and 7.

Good selections, @ambr0zie. My favorites are your Antoninus Pius/Marcus Aurelius sestertius and Augustus denarius. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Your #2 and #9 are my favorites. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Great addition! You have picked up some good-quality Byzantine coins this year. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Nice quality coins! My favorites are #1, 2 and 9. I like the feeling of holding a large-sized and chunky coin. Your Maurice Tiberius solidus has a pretty cute obverse portrait and a good-quality reverse design. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Your Sabina tetradrachm really has a wonderful portrait, @robinjojo. Your Antoninus Pius tetradrachm and Julius Caesar denarius are also my favorites. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Great selection of coins and medals, @ChrisB. My favorites are #3, 4 and 6. #3 and #4 are full of interesting design elements on both sides. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

These are nice coins to add, @robinjojo. Thanks for sharing. As someone who likes Athenian Owl, my #1 favorite would be your Starr II Owl. Your Alexander III tetradrachm and gold Kushan dinar are my other big favorites. 🙂

Wonderful medals, Donna. The Art Deco Nike medal has such an interesting design. However, I like the Empress Marie-Louise medals the best. I have read about the history on her, and it is great to see medals dedicated to the Empress. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Wonderful coin and medal additions, Donna. Thanks for sharing! Your Queen Anne medal has such an interesting reverse design. I am adding this type to my wish list. 🙂 It is good to see your Victoria official Coronation Medal, plus your additional notes. It is one of my favorite designs. I recalled reading that not everybody liked the design, but somehow I do. It is great to hold and feel the really high relief medal. I also like that these medals were actually distributed during the queen's coronation date. Makes it more special by "holding history in my hands". 🙂

Interesting post, @Ryro. Here are a few special ones I noticed in my collection: 🙂

Peacock on reverse design. Next: DIVA Faustina Junior

Great additions, Donna. I enjoyed reading the detailed description on your coins. Thanks for sharing! My favorites are the snake biga, the Hadrian drachm and your Rhodes drachm. Very nice portrait on your Rhodes coin. 🙂

Great additions, @Sulla80. My favorites are the Abydos Tetradrachm, the hippocamp biga denarius, and the "Boy on Dolphin" bronze. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Nice selections, John. My favorites are the Wodan Monster Sceatta and Sabina denarius. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

I recently picked up two common Fausta coins to pair up with the one I had (eyes looking upward). The first one has Fausta's eyes looking forward. The one below has a very different hairstyle, similar to the type seen on Helena coins. 🙂 Fausta AE Follis. 324-326 A.D. Obv: Draped bust of Fausta right "FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG" Rev: Spes standing left, holding two children "SPES REIPVBLICA", ".DSIS." in exergue 2.74g, 19mm RIC 205 Aegean Numismatics, Nov 2023. Fausta AE Follis. Thessalonica 326-328 A.D. Obv: diademed bust right. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG; Rev: SPES REI PVBLICAE; In ex: SMTSB; Fausta, stg.l., holding two infants in her arms 19mm, 3.96 gram RIC 162 Gert Boersema Ancient Coins, Nov 2023.

Nice additions, @Xeno. Your coins #1, 3 and 6 are my favorites. Good portrait for #6, and I notice you used it as your profile photo. 🙂

Great coins, @CPK. I especially like your #1, 2 and 5. The first 2 are coin designs on my wishlist. I picked up a similar Akragas Hemidrachm (your #5) last year, and I like the design a lot. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

It is a beauty, @I_v_a_n. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

You have a great selection of coins this year, @kirispupis. My favorites are #2, 3 and 4. I really like your Herakles strangling Nemean lion tetradrachm design. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

Such cool presentations, @LONGINUS. Impressive designs, and they greatly enhance the collections. 🙂

Thanks, @Roman Collector. I'll update my coin label.