Alegandron had a SLAM-DANCE!

To stay in timeline order, my next Quinarius is the one I posted above:
(HEY, it is NOT a re-post, rather it fits into the timeline of Quinarii that I have captured!!!)

 

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@ancientcoinguru my Cato is not as purdy as yours, but it is loved too...

Roman Republic
AR Quinarius 89 BCE 12.8mm
M Porcius Cato
Obv: Head of young Bacchus or Liber r., wreath with Ivy
Rev: Victory Seated holding patera and palm, VICTRIX
Sear 248

 

Roman Republic
AR Quinarius 81 BCE 14.4mm
Anonymous issue
Obv: Laurel head of Apollo
Rev: Victory standing crowning Trophy, ROMA in ex
Sear 305

This issue was struck by the remnants of Marius' party in Cisalpine Gaul as they were making their final stand against Sulla...

 

UGH! Power outage and loss of Internet! Obviously, back online...

Here are a GOOD - BETTER - BEST look at M Porcius Cato's Pegasus Quinarius...





Roman Republic
AR Quinarii (3 Grade examples) 90BCE
Obv: Winged and Draped Bust of Victory r.
Rev: Pegasus r, Q TITI below
Ref: Sear 240, Crawford 341/3

 

Roman Republic
AR Quinarius 29-28 BCE
Mint: Rome(?)
Obv: Bare Head of Octavian [CAESAR IMP VII]
Rev: [ASIA RECEPTA], Victory standing r, On Cista Mystica flanked by two snakes
Sear 1568

 

My LAST Quinarius (for now...)

Roman Republic
AR Quinarius 25-23 BCE
Obv: Bare Head of Augustus r, AVGVST behind
Rev: P CARISI LEG, Victory standing r, crowning Trophy
Sear 1642
Colony of Emerita Augusta issue (modern day Merida)

 

Ooops, I made a mistake (I know that's hard to believe, but it's true!!)

=> I do have a Quinarius!!

Oh, but it's a much "newer" example than most of the others that have been posted

Allectus. Romano-British Emperor, AE Quinarius
“C” mint
AD 293-296
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 2.72 grams
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Galley left, with mast; waves below; QC
Reference: RIC V 124; Rogiet 1027; Burnett, Coinage 1027
Othere: 6h … black patina, minor deposits






... pretty sweet, eh? (man, ya gotta love the ship coins!!)

 

Great pick up and nice to see it free.

I just got home about an hour ago and man am I glad. What a long trip home. I think I'm getting too old for these long overseas trips.

Here are a couple of my quinarii:

M. PORCIUS CATO; GENS PORCIA
AR Quinarius
OBVERSE: M • CATO • PRO • PR, wreathed head of Liber right
REVERSE: Victory seated right, holding palm branch over her left shoulder and patera in her right hand, VICTRIX in ex
Utica, Africa 47-46 BC
1.4 g, 13 mm
Cr462/2, Porcia 11


AUGUSTUS
AR Quinarius
OBVERSE: IMP VII CAESAR - Bare head right
REVERSE: ASIA RECEPTA - Victory standing left on cippus, holding wreath and palm, snake on either side
Uncertain Italian Mint 29-27 BC
1.7g, 13mm
RIC 276, S 1568

 

Hey Bing => the first NFL game is tonight!! (sit back and relax, my friend)

Brady-the-cheater (New England) taking-on the Steelers (ahhh, life is good)

... oh, but I didn't miss you (not one bit ... well)



welcome back

 

Thanks little brother, but I know you missed me. I didn't miss you at all. I thought I'd go back and try to catch up on all the posts I missed, but That's way too many, so I just started here. Actually, I miss the whole crowd (not you, well, maybe).

 

Welcome home, @Bing!

 

you have some awesome republican coins aleg...wow!

so everything here is a republican except steves super cool ship allectus. i'm not familiar with the coin type really at all, so when i search for the coin type on vcoins, you see republicans and a smattering of other coins...but allectus seems over represented in the "other" catagory by quite a bit. any particular reason?

 

Yep, when I got home from Summer Seminar, I cracked out all my slabs using this same method!

 

well folks, we had a power outage, and lost internet. I am on phone direct internet now, so i can not post a couple other RR unusuals... Bummer. Hopefully tomorrow!

And, welcome back @Bing ! It hurts to travel... I've got too many miles under my belt, and totally understand your wear and tear right now! Drink a LOT of water, helps a lot.

 

I'm going to bed right now. I feel exhausted. I have a couple new coins to post, but it may take me a few days. The lawn and shrubs are overgrown, so back to the daily grind (sounds like a coffee shop). Thanks for the welcome back.

 

Al, you have an impressive collection of quinarii!! Very nice! I am now hungry for more

 

Wonderful posts all!!!

I hope to add several as a New Years resolution!!

 

I think between you and me, we may have most of the RR BCE issues. And we really don't overlap. Your postings have inspired me to go get those designs you have into my covy of Quinarii...

 

Nine years ago I went to a coin show with a Trajan quinarius on my want list. I didn't find one, but came away with this:


Hadrian, 117-138, quinarius. 15 mm. 1.45 grams.
Victory standing left holding wreath and palm.
PM TRP COS III
RIC 105, page 352. Hill 133, "AD 119, second largess."
Sear 3556.

I still don't have a Trajan quinarius and it is still on my want list.

 

Wow, Warren... fantastic coin! I hope you find your Trajan someday.