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@expat...Thanks, that's interesting. Just wondering if you've had similar experiences of post from outside the EU.. 1...I purchased 4 coins from India which arrived after 2 weeks!...Token and related Indian customs forms stapled to the package as always..I have to pay 5.75€ Import tax per package! 2....Same scenario from the US..1 coin...Import tax 6.55€! 3...The last coin I received from the UK with green declaration....Cost me 13.75€ Import tax! Note ...You have to pay the tax in CASH and give your email where a receipt of payment is sent within 5 mins.... Hence I no longer buy anything outside the EU my exception is India as it still works out in my favour even with the tax.. I have no idea if my sender sent a normal letter envelope (I hope)..Or a small packet?..... I'm really busy with work at the moment and don't really want to start chasing packages...I'll see if in a couple of weeks, when hopefully my workload decreases, I have the enthusiasm to chase it..

Yes for sure.... But I don't know who he or she is?....Plus I think the postal strike is probably over now?..I really don't know...At the end of the day there's nothing I can do at this end as I'm working completely blind...I'll wait some more and see if he/she contacts me?...🤷‍♂️

@DonnaML I really like the Isis reverse! I remember the ex A.K collection group being sold via vcoins but can't remember who had them? Sphinx had some maybe? I'm interested in if the sellers photos are reminiscent of the actual coin? They all seemed to have the same greening in the fields?

Link...Horse galloping Silaharas of Khankan (1000-1200 AD) Anonymous AR Drachm 14.1 mm x 4.13 g Obverse: Stylized Sassanian Bust right. "Sri" in Brahmi behind head left field. Reverse: Stylized Horseman battle scene shows a mounted warrior with sword to right. Below a fallen body and to the right a standing figure defending himself with a shield. Behind the horse a bow., Sun in upper right field. ref: Mit. NIS 649-652

Uuuum..Great looking coin!..The reverse is interesting... I would've read the ob legend the same as you...But it is thought provoking the example DLT showed... I'm with you on Pahlavi script sometimes = Headache....

India Gurjara Pratiharas silver phadiya drachm India Gurjara Pratiharas silver drachm 780-980..(3.84gr / approx 23 X 18mm) Obverse-Indo-Sasanian stylized crowned bearded head facing right, devanagari ‘Sri ha’ Reverse-Stylized fire altar flanked by vertical strings of diamond-shaped beads. Next....An interesting eye shape. Oops...Too late...NEXT..Julian with a bull reverse..

@CPK....I assume we're not bringing the kids in until after the parents?🙂

Gadhaiya paisa 1 Drachm Gadhaiya paisa (Rajputana and Gujarat Region) 800-950 Obverse-Stylized Head of King Right. Reverse-Stylized Fire Altar and Moon Next..same theme.

Picked this one up to add to my ever increasing Caracalla collection.. His earliest Denarius as caesar.. Caracalla, as Caesar, 196-198 AD. AR Denarius (3.21 gm, 17mm). Rome mint. Struck 195-196 AD. Obv.: M AVR ANTONINVS CAES, bare-headed and draped bust right. Rev.: SEVERI AVG PII FIL, Lituus, sacrificial knife (axe), , and simpulum. RIC 4. gVF.

Has anybody still not received their secret Saturnalia gift?? Nothing here!...I guess this one has gone..😢....Shame really as I've participated for 3 years now with no issues...Apparently mine was coming from the UK with no tracking number...

From Kashmir... Gopalavarman 902-904 AD Sugandharani 904-906 AD Parthavarman 906-921 AD Chakravarman 923-933 and again 936-937 AD

My favourite Imperial Septimius Severus coin is this recent addition of a legionary Denarius. The portrait is nice for this type and I love the depiction of the legionary eagle..My birth sign is capricorn and a little bonus are the two little Capricorns at the base of each standard. Septimius Severus. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.26 gm, 18mm). Rome mint. Struck 193 AD. Obv.: IMP CAEL SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right. Rev.: LEG XIIII GEM M V / TR P COS, legionary eagle between two standards. RIC 14; RSC 272; BMCRE 19. VF My favourite provincial is this temple reverse from Pontos...Nice and big in hand with a sweet dark green patina. Pontos, Neokaisareia. Septimius Severus. 193-211 AD. AE 29mm (14.60 gm). Dated CY 142 (205/6 AD). Obv.: laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: Cult image of uncertain deity on tall base within tetrastyle temple; pellet in pediment. RG 147 var. (rev. legend); SNG Hunterian 1154 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock 100 (same obv. die). VF. This coin of Domna has always been a favourite showing imo just how beautiful a lady she was... Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (3,84g). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 200-207. Obverse.JVLIA AVGVSTA Draped bust right Reverse.PIETAS AVGG Pietas standing left, holding acerrum (incence box) and dropping incense onto lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC IV 572 (Septimius); RSC 150.

Link...Siscia mint Licinius II (320 ad)Follis.Siscia 3.00gr 20mm dia. Obv.LICINIVS IVN NOB C.(Laureate head right) Rev.CAESARVM NOSTRORVM (Wreath inscribed VOT.V Mintmark (delta)SIS(star) RIC VII Siscia #162 (Rated scarce)

Link...Inverted spear Constans, 337-350 AD. AE Follis (1.70 gm, 15mm). Antioch mint. Struck 337-347 AD. Obv.: CONSTANS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: GLORIA EXERCITVS / SMANI, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding inverted spear in his outer hand and placing his inner on shield set on ground; between them, signum. RIC 47. gVF.

Yes I like the white too...On rb if you click edit image it gives you the option to change the background colour, if you want to play? Ps...Thanks for the ref numbers.

Link...Severus Alexander Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. AR Denarius (3.12 gm, 20mm). Antioch mint. Struck 222 AD. Obv.: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right. Rev.: P M TR P COS P P, Fortuna standing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae; star in left field. RIC #267. gVF.

@DonnaML Excellent work, they look great! Zooming in the detail is super too.. Donna do you plan to make the background of each coin a uniform colour?

Ionia, Phokaia, c. 350-300 BC. Æ (15mm, 4.36g, 11h). Phokleon, magistrate. Obverse..Head of Hermes facing left wearing a Petasos hat tied at the back. Reverse..Forepart of a griffin springing left. ΦΩKAEΩN (PHOKAEON), name of the magistrate below. SNG Copenhagen 1039ff (magistrate); BMC 101. Next...Hermes

Avantivarman 857-883 AD (1st ruler of Utpala dynasty) Sankaravarman 883-902 AD (Utpala dynasty)

Some sweet coins shown... I really like the difference between Rome and the Eastern mints..

Link....Roma seated. Gratian. 375-383 AD. AE Centenionalis (1.59 gm, 20mm). Antioch mint. Struck 378-383 AD. Obv.: DN GRATIANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated facing, head left, holding globe and spear, Θ in left field, Φ in right field. ANTΔ. LRBC 2674; RIC IX Antioch 50b. Slightly double struck, gVF.

PescenniusNiger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius. Antioch mint.Obverse..IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, Laureate head right.Reverse...FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. RIC IV 26d.

For me I just "don't " like anything that shines!😎....It just feels too new to me!....I much prefer dark patinas/toning....At the least a mat surface..Also I'm not really into anything too round, odd flange shapes appeal... Medieval silver coinage just bores me!....Believe me I've really tried but long cross, short cross, lion, castle and of course the lettering uuugh!...Thin and just doesn't appeal. Other areas I haven't delved into yet are Chinese coins, byzantine and Roman Republic...but I can see the appeal... At the end of the day though I don't really care what you all collect as long as it gives you a buzz!

Yes a super looking portrait & the reverse is pretty neat too!