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@Roman CollectorA few years ago, I ve decided to limit my collection of ancient coins to Greek coins from Italy ans Sicily and the Roman Republic. I always loved these Dioscuri-coins, so this is my first objective and now about 1/3 is Dioscuri. You have there a nice Cupiennius'coin, I have it twice, the second was to cheap to not buy, I will show them later.

@shanxia coin I do not have yet, but I hope later. Problem with this number is that there are a lot of denarii, I have 335/1b.It is not a common one with 68 and 85 dies for 2 varieties.

@Sulla80wonderful quinarius, I have this coin 2 times, maybe I put them together tomorrow to compare the style, what do you think ?

sorry, I forgot to show the sestertius.

About one third of my Roman Republican coins are of the type Dioscuri, it is the type I prefer.

First a denarius : Crawford 53/2 : after 211 BC,Mint : Rome, 18 mm, 3.95 gr, 12h. The value is indicated by X = 10 asses. Number of dies : 100/125.

The quinarius has the same images, the value is a half denarius : V = 5 asses. Number of dies : 100/125.

Crawford 44/6, 16.5 mm, 1.98 gr, 6 h, Mint : Rome, from 211 BC

The sestestius is also the same, but the value is indicated by IIS : 2 1/2 as

Crawford 44/7, 11 mm, 1.1 gr, 9 h, Rome, 211 BC, number os dies : 11/125.

Please, show your Dioscuri

obverse : Georgius Ludovicus Dei gratia dux ‘Braunschweig’ & ‘Lüneburg’ sancti Romani imperii elector

reverse : 1698 . * IN RECTO DECUS in circle : * XII*Marien Grosch ***

KM#377, 32 mm , 6,4 gr, 1 h, Georg Ludwig : 1660-1727.

difficult to make a choise.

obverse : bust of Vulcan r., draped ans wearing a cap bound with tongs over schoulder, behind  X around wreath, control-mark before, border of dots

reverse : eagle on thunderbolt r, below L.CPT, around laurel-wreath, border of dots

Cr 314,1b, minted Rome 105 BC, 18 mm, 3,98 gr, 6 h., moneyer presumably Lucius Aurelius Cotta.

obverse dies :36, reverse dies 45 for two variants

Tetradrachm of Nero, Dattari 248

Dattari

it is also in Roman Provincial Coinage :

Volume: I №: 5218

Reign: Nero Persons: Nero (Augustus)

City:  Region: Egypt Province: Egypt

Denomination: Tetradrachm Average weight: 12.55 g. Issue: LΔ = year 4 (AD 57/8)

Obverse: ΝΕΡ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑΥΤΟ; laureate head of Nero, r.

Reverse: ΡΩΜΗ, LΔ; Roma seated, l., with Nike and sword in scabbard

Reference: Walker 121–30 Specimens: 2

the title reads : Imperatori Traiano Augusto Germanico Dacico Pontifici Maximo Tribuniciae Potestati Consuli V Patri Patriae. As @Roman Collector said, it is a dative of advantage for most words, except tribuniciae potestati  is a dativus possesivus, meaning he has the potestas, patriae here is a genitive : of the country

very nice present for Christmas

Here is my denarius

and a quadrans (CR 257/4,16.6x17,05 mm, 3,44 gr)

wow, you are making me jealous ☺️ really nice coins like I see to see, but buy is another problem 😌. Seeing your coins, I am realising I have still to buy many,many coins, I have only of yours, but I am most collecting the early Republic. Only one thing I asked you : show what you buy. 

@catadc thanks very interesting. As historian of this period I know it is often difficult or impossible to be 100 % sure and I use for myself only scientific literature because I've seen to much mistakes on the web

I think this article is very interesting.

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it is a tragic situation, but if the looting has been made by 'officials' and not individuals, then there is a possibility stolen objects will be given back.

my ecu of this type, mint Paris.

Trier, 3 Petermerger = 3 albus

Chur. Trieris. Landmuntz +, 24 mm, 2.3 gr, 6h

ref: KM176, mint Trier 16 92

Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161

ANTONINUS AUG PI US PP TR P COS III

OPI AUG

18 mm, 3.08 gr, 7 h

Ric III,77, mint Rome 140-143

I have bought this coin 40 years ago in Madrid with some  other coins in a  shop near to the Plaza Mayor. I did not know at that time it was a rare coin and the seller also did not. I've bought it for the nice obverse side and a good reverse one....and did a good buy for, thr price I've paid.

Please, show your rare denarii,.

that's a good year for your collection. The swords and spearheads are beautiful and interesting. I am sure you have now a representing collection, but go on. Personnaly, I prefer very nice potsherds, it is a very nice collection, there are really very nice sherds in terra sigillata and these pottery fragments are very interesting and important.

very nice coin, I am waiting to see more and I am sure Elon Musk will be jealous of your collection. I have only 1 German coin from Wilhelm II, a 10 mark coin, I think I ve posted yet. I have never bought gold coins, all I have is from the family or as present. Most of the coins are 'new', from about 1900 to the sixties. So, as I said I am waiting now to see beautiful coins.

sorry, I forget, beautiful

I think the period is right, for the inscription : need time to read, but sa ra son of ra is a title, often used. As being hyksos, there is a goose, there is a ra at left and the ureaus indicates the king ( here not a normal version), I hope to give you more information.

fantastic, show more please, this are not the coins I collect, but : a thing of beauty is a joy for ever

beautiful, but I can t help you here.

Pius XI, 1846-1878, coined 1868

only one comment in 3 letters : wow !!!!!!!!!!!!! go on, I love it

ps: I hope the key @DonnaML has it is not a duplicate of yours, otherwise I buy a ticket to make a robbery 😃😄

@panzerman wow, that's all ? 😒

nice coin, but to date later.

I don't know much of bronze republican coins, but I think you have to look much later, end  second or first century