Impulse 2015

That's a very nice looking RR Oki. Lovely Roma!

 

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I hope the Note is good enough in english i translated it from German.

 

Roman Republic, P Furius Crassipes Denarius. 83 BC.

Reference.
Sear 275 Cr. 356/1

Obv.
AED CVR, turretted head of city goddess right

Rev.
Curile chair inscribed P FOVRIUS, CRASSIPES in ex.

3.57 gr

 

Holy smokes, Oki => did you get tired of collecting Hadrians, or what?

=> I like your new random-purchase style (keep-up the great collecting)

 

hi my coinfriend,

I won 7 of those so called impulse coins on an auction the weird part was that they (auctionhouse) sold very poorly never higher than the minimum bid.

I bid 7x minimum bid hoping to catch 1 or 2 not all 7

 

L Licinius Crassus & Cn Domitius Ahenobarbus Denarius Serratus. 118 BC
Reference.
Sear 158; Cr. 282/4; Albert 1049

Obv. L POM-P-ONI CNF
Helmeted head of Roma right; 'X' (Mark of value) behind

Rev. naked Celtic warrior, brandishing a spear & holding a shield & carnyx, driving a racing biga right,
[L LI]C CN DOM in exergue.

3.11 gr

Lucius Licinius Crassus (140 BC – 91 BC) was a Roman consul.

 

Great new coin, Oki ...

Hey, speaking of "carnyx" ... I have a cool example

D. Junius Brutus Albinus
AR (Silver) Denarius
Struck 48 BC => The year Caesar defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and becomes sole dictator of Rome, calling himself "Imperator"
Rome Mint
Diameter: 18mm
Weight: 3.60 grams
Obverse: Head of young Mars right, wearing a crested helmet
Reverse: BRVTI F ALBINVS, two gallic trumpets (carnyces) in saltire, oval shield above, round shield below
Reference: Postumia 11; Cr450/1a; Syd 941

... another gem from wikix6 (I just quote 'em, I don't write 'em)

 

nice, one would need big lungs
imagine this on soccerfield

 

=> Go Orange!!

 

Mn. Acilius Balbus Denarius 125 BC
Reference.
Sydenham 498; Crawford 1.271/1

Obv. behind, BALBVS, below, ROMA and before, *
Helmeted head of Roma right, All within laurel wreath.

Rev. Jupiter, holding spear and thunderbolt, in prancing quadriga driven r. by Victory; below horses, shield and
in exergue, MN·ACILI. Babelon Acilia .

3.87 gr
17.5 mm

 

Love the shield, below (it looks like that one horse is cheating and using a wheel)

 

indeed, nice coins

 

SYRIA Antiochos VIII Ae-19mm of . (Grypos), 121-113 BC.

Reference.
SNG Spear 2524

Obv. no legend
Diademed, radiate head of Antiochus right.

Rev. BASILEWS ANTIOCOU EPI-FANOU
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, sceptre behind shoulder

6.45 gr.

 

Great bronze. Had one like it once but got Bronze Disease and off it went :/

 

Very nice bronze piece oki.

 

Great selection of coins, Oki. Congratulations on the win!

Y'all might find this interesting. A nice little romantic ditty on the Carnyx...

 

Wow, that really put me in the mood.

The mood to hit mute and run screaming.

 

I get that a lot.

 

Dah! I couldn't stand it...

 

You plebs don't know good music when you hear it. Probably a bunch of Beliebers.