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I live in catalonia about 40 mins South of Tarraco...🙂 James... Catalan Jaume Spanish Jaime Lovely coins and thanks for the extra reference material..

Diddarani 980-1003 AD Copper Kaserah or Punchshi 18mm (5.90gr) Obverse- Goddess Ardochsho/Lakshmi seated facing in half lotus position, with Nagari legend 'Sri to left 'didda' to right Reverse- Queen standing facing and sacrificing at altar holding trident, with Nagari legend 'Diva' bottom right More Indian... Oops too late...Carry on with Apollo

Nice to see you here @PlanoSteve

It's only the head and it has feathers..🙂

Nice addition @happy_collector.. Here's a Licinius...

Thanks @seth77 that's really appreciated....Time to do some research... @Ursus....I do like those distinct portraits of Jaime I.....Nice coins.

@Kamnaskires....Absolutely stunning Bob!...I remember us speaking about setting up our display cases a ways back 🙂.. You have a wonderful collection "museum worthy" which I've thoroughly enjoyed watching grow . Also your photography skills are A+ allowing us to feel them in hand... Looking forward to seeing the new cabinets (1 isn't enough)😅 fill quickly...., Thanks for sharing your passion. Paul

Julia Mamaea. Augusta, 222-235 AD. AR Denarius (2,81 gm, 19mm). Rome mint. Struck 222 AD. Obverse: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, bare headed, draped bust right. Reverse: IVNO CONS-E-RVATRIX, Juno standing slightly left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock standing left. RIC IV 343 (Severus Alexander); BMCRRE 43-5 (Severus Alexander); RSC 35. gVF.

Next....Southern India.

Nice to see you here @Alwin.. Great looking coin and a cool site thanks... Here's a small Parthian you might appreciate?.. ID help was from @Kamnaskires as it was completely missattributed (Thanks Bob).. Vardanes I (40-47 AD) AE Chalkous 11mm/1.8gr.. Obverse- Bust left with short beard, wearing diadem and spiral torque; hair in three distinct waves with earring visible; diadem pendants shown as three lines; circular border of pellets. Reverse- Monogram ΜΤΘ; legend as dashes Mint- Mithradatkart-Near modern Askabad in Turkmenistan. Ref- Sellwood 64 type variant (ΜΤΘ monogram) This is quite a rare type.

Kashmir Sultan - Zain-ul-abdin - 1 Kaserah (1418-1470 AD) 5.80gr/20.20mm diameter. Obverse..A horizontal band with an ornate knot separates the text.. Above the band is written Al-sultan al-a'zam (Supreme Sultan) Below the band is written the Sultans name 'Zain-ul-abdin'. Reverse..Apparently written the place it was struck (Kashmir) The month and the year.. More Islamic...

@Restitutor..I don't know what others think but looking at the participation on this thread alone I do believe a sub forum for artifacts would really benefit... "NVMIS FORVMS"....Not many ancient coin forums have an outlet for artifact collectors of whom a great deal are existing coin collectors as we can see on this thread ..Just an idea..Paul

@seth77...What an interesting coin...Could you recommend a good starters reference book on Medieval Spanish coins?...The only book I have is this .... Thanks @Severus Alexander.... I do like the renditions of the castle/lion combo but as of yet have not added any to my collection...Your example is very appealing, nice detail and colouring. I've tended to go with the portrait/reverse coins probably a knock off from years of Roman coin collecting....Here's a long cross version.. Jaume II Dinero 1291-1327 AD Obverse- Crowned portrait facing left..BARQVINONA Reverse- Long cross..IA CO BR EX Barcelona Cru.v.s 340.1

Finding this thread most educational...An area I know zilch about but has certainly made me sit up and take note....Thanks .

Some lovely examples have been shown, really interesting areas too! Here's a metal detector find that I think could be around the medieval era but I've yet to find anything with a similar design...A bronze earring with some sort of red cut stone in the bottom section and alas the top sections stone is missing....I still find it a cool piece... Any ideas appreciated...Thanks Paul.

@DonnaML....Super looking coin..That was a skilled engraver indeed...Love the movement on the reverse especially the depiction of the horse to the left disappearing off flan...

Sabina AR Denarius 18/19mm..3.21gr Obverse- SABINA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right, hair in queue down neck Reverse- IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing left holding patera and sceptre. RIC 395a, RSC 43. More Juno...

@Restitutor....Is it possible to set up a sub forum for artifacts? I think there is quite a lot of interest here...

Nice idea for a thread... Here's one....

Nice to see you here @Numisnewbie...Cool coin.. Here's one from the east... Julia Domna. Augusta, 193-217 AD. AR Denarius (3.23 gm, 19mm). Laodicea mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, 198-202 AD. Obv.: IVLIA AVGVSTA... Draped bust right. Rev.: PVDICITIA... Pudicitia seated left, hand raised to breast......RIC IV #644 (Severus); RSC 168a

Lucilla RIC:784 Lucilla Denarius...165-169 AD Rome 2.64g...18mm Obverse- LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust right Reverse- VENVS, Venus standing left, holding apple and sceptre. RIC:784 Next..Lucilla bronze.

@NewStyleKing...Great thread! Lovely coins... Thanks.

Lovely coins shown... My only Kyme.. Aeolis, Kyme, c. 165-90 BC. Æ (16mm, 3.84g, 12h). Zoilos, magistrate. Obverse...Draped bust of Artemis right, hair in sphendone, quiver and bow over shoulder. Reverse...Single-handled oenoechoe (Kyme's cup) with KY above (Kyme), flanked either side by laurel branches. Magistrates name left to right across central field Z-Ω / I-Λ / O-Σ..Zoilos. SNG München 507-9; SNG Copenhagen 108; SNG von Aulock 1642.

@Restitutor..Wow!...Signed in this morning and thought I was in the wrong place!...Great looking forum of which I feel very relaxed and excited about being a member of now and in the future.... Thanks for making all this possible. Paul

I'm not a big collector of medieval coins but when I see one that really appeals ..... Jaime II Aragon 1291-1327 Dinero (Billon) Approx 18mm diameter - 1.17gr Obverse - Crowned portrait facing left..Legend around ARA - GON Reverse - Double cross..Legend around IACOBUS REX Mint Jaca...Cru-364 For me it has decent detail and a lovely toning.... Feel free to post your Spanish medieval coins...