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Nice addition, @filolif. Your Owl tetradrachm has a nice Athena portrait. Here are some pre-Classical Owls I picked up. My priority is on the Athena portrait, instead of the owl. π Archaic: Starr Group II and V-A (Transitional):
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Which Auction Houses did you make the most purchases from in 2022?
happy_collector replied to DonnaML's topic in General
My top 5 for 2022 are: ROMA, CNG, Savoca, Nomos and Naumann. π -
Nice snake biga, @ambr0zie. I like your complete biga, and Ceres is not off-flan. Congrats to your first purchase, and thanks for sharing. π I think non-horse bigas are fun. It is one of my collecting themes. Here are my two RR snake bigas.
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Nice coin, @Deinomenid. I picked up a similar hemidrachm last year. I like the designs on both sides of the coin. π Sicily, Agrigentum. AR Hemidrachm circa 420-410, Obv: Eagle left, clutching hare in talons. Rev. Crab; below, fish r. Westermark,Coinage, 545. SNG ANS 1010. 16.00 mm, 2.03 g.
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Impressive additions, @panzerman. My favorites are #1, 6 and 15. The 8-brother (#15) design is so special.
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David Atherton's Top Ten Coins of 2022
happy_collector replied to David Atherton's topic in 2022 Top Coins of The Year
Happy New Year, David. These are wonderful pickups. My favorites are the Titus brockage, Domitilla Sestertius and the Domitian denarius. -
Aidan's Baker's Dozen of 2022
happy_collector replied to akeady's topic in 2022 Top Coins of The Year
Great selections, @akeady. Congrats on a fruitful year. Your Siculo-Punic tet and Julius Ceasar denarius are my favorites. -
Nice 2022 additions, @Gavin Richardson. My favorites are the Tanit, Probus and Nero. Good designs. Thanks for sharing.
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Very cool-looking left-facing Faustina coin, RC. Thanks for sharing. I don't have a Faustina with Pietas. Only one on Lucilla instead. Lucilla AD 164-169. Rome Sestertius Γ LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right PIETAS, S - C, Pietas standing left, holding acerrum and extending hand over lighted altar at feet to left. 31mm., 23,06g. RIC III 1755 (Marcus Aurelius).
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Nice additions! Great to see coins forming a series. Your coins #1, 3 and 7 are my favorites.
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I MISSED THIS ANTONINUS PIUSβ¦.
happy_collector replied to Ocatarinetabellatchitchix's topic in Antiquities & Artifacts
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Nice additions, @Octavius. I like your Nero bronze, and the Trajan with Danube bridge.
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Great pickups, @Shea19. My favorites are your coins #1, 2 and 3. I agree that the Hadrian portrait on your #3 is very nice. π
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Faustina Friday β Snake Biga Edition!
happy_collector replied to Roman Collector's topic in Faustina Friday
I recently picked up a Roman provincial diassarion with Faustina Junior and snake biga design. It looks very similar to @Roman Collector's example. The coin was last auctioned at Leu during December 2021. π It is great to have two of my favorite themes on one single coin. π -
Great pickups, @Jeremy. Your Glycon coins and Ptolemy I tetradrachm are my favorites. π
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SimonW's Top 10 Coins of 2022
happy_collector replied to SimonW's topic in 2022 Top Coins of The Year
Nice selections. My favorites are the Titus and rhino semis. -
Ursus' Favorite Coins of 2022
happy_collector replied to Ursus's topic in 2022 Top Coins of The Year
Nice additions, @Ursus. I like your man-bull coin and RR denarius. Thanks for sharing. π -
Wow! All stunning coins. Great additions! The 3 sisters sestertius, Maximian aureus with hydra, and Carthage Trihemistater are my personal favorites.
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DonnaML's Top Roman Republican Coins for 2022
happy_collector replied to DonnaML's topic in Roman Republic
Very nice selection of RR coins, Donna. Your #1, 4 and 5 are my favorites. Thanks for your detailed footnotes. Got to know more about the coins' backgrounds. π -
Twelve acquisitions for 2022
happy_collector replied to robinjojo's topic in 2022 Top Coins of The Year
Nice selections and especially the various owls, @robinjojo. I find the Liyhan imitation owl a very interesting design. π -
Kaleun96's Top 10 Coins of the Year
happy_collector replied to Kaleun96's topic in 2022 Top Coins of The Year
Great additions, @Kaleun96. My favorites are your Starr V Owl tetradrachm and Paphos stater. Nice lifetime Alexander tetradrachms also. π