[CLOSED] Randy & Rob’s “Twelve Days of COINmas”, 2024

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What a wonderful gesture @Randy Abercrombie and @lordmarcovan thanks for bringing this to the Forum. Good luck to all who enter the 12 rounds.
I would like to nominate @Inspector43 to receive the prize if my number is chosen.
Here is an emperor who had a very short reign, 6 months
TACITUS Antoninianus. Ticinum mint.
Obverse: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: PAX AVGVSTI. Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; P in exergue.
RIC 150, Cohen 72. Ticinum mint, early-June 276. 3,5 g - 22,5 mm

Marcus Claudius Tacitus was Roman emperor from 275 to 276. During his short reign, following the death of Aurelian, he campaigned against the Goths and the Heruli, for which he received the title Gothicus Maximus
Born: 200 AD, Terni, Italy
Died: June 276 AD Tyana, Cappodocia, Turkey.
Siblings Florianus
Reign: c. December 275 – c. June 276.
His Regnal name is shortened in the obverse Legend: IMPerator Caesar Marcus CLavdius TACITVS AVGustus.
The details that have survived nearly 1800 years is amazing.
Happy holidays everyone.

 

I want this lot!!!! I am also in the "never found a W" boat.

Here is a new acquisition. I have always wanted a piece of playing card currency. Heritage had a few that went for reasonable prices this week.

 

@expat First I would like to say thanks for nominating me. Second, I too am often surprised by the amount of detail on 1800-year-old coins. I have one very similar to the Tacitus you posted above. Actually, from the same mint and time. I have never posted this one but thought you wouldn't mind seeing the detail. I have another Tacitus I will include simply because it supports our interest in detail.
Tacitus AE Antoninianus. IMP CM CL TACITVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRIT PERP, Securitas standing left; u-shaped mintmark. RIC 163, Cohen 131. Ticinium Mint 276 AD

Tacitus AE Antoninianus. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / LAETITIA FVND, Laetitia standing left holding wreath and rudder set on globe. Mintmark XXIB. RIC 89, Cohen 52. AD 275 – 276

The detail on these yours and mine is amazing.

 

I'd love @expat to have these if I win.

"The kindness you put out into the world has a way of coming back to you."
- Dhar Mann.​

 

Fantastic coins @Inspector43

 

Thank you @Abramthegreat your nomination is gratefully received

 

I want in on this one! Here's a pic of a die crack, on a token!

 

I want this lot for @Abramthegreat.

 

Count me in for day #1.

I know this is a Christmas thing, but today it is still Thanksgiving! So here is a Mardi Gras doubloon from the Krewe of Poseidon that features a Dutch Indianman. The Mayflower was a Dutch cargo fluyt, but this is pretty close. Connect the dots on your own.

 

Well, I'm not much for bills and I already have the w quarter. So, i will give up my entry post to any young numismatist out there. Just let @lordmarcovan know that you are interested. Regards.

 

I'm in! Below is a pic from my last trip to Jamaica in 2021

 

Thank you! I guess my last post was more true than I realized.

 

I definitely want this lot! It sounds like a fantastic mix of history and unique pieces—especially the 2020-W Tallgrass Prairie quarter with the 'V75' privy mark; what a meaningful design. Here's a cheerful coin-related thought: every coin tells a story, not just of the year it was minted, but of all the hands it's passed through. Thanks for the opportunity to add a little more history to my collection!

 

That’s very nice of you fellas

 

Damn. People save all kinds of things I guess

 

I thought it was joke when I saw it,yeahhh humanity sometimes can be quite devilish and delightful.