Well it was easy to pick which ones to post that weren't FEL TEMP's since there was only a total of 4, so here they are lol. #4 A cheap one but I picked it up because it looked odd. Constantius II FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C GLORIA EXERCITVS dot TRP dot RIC 93 #3 Definitely far from what I usually get. One thing I like about this is how it looks and feels like a Byzantine coin (maybe and over strike?) Philip IV VIII Maravedis No Visible 1659-1652 #2 My first coin on the year. Simply, it was cheap, had a nice portrait and I wanted it. Seleukid Kingdom. Antioch on the Orontes. Demetrios I Soter 162-150 BC. Drachm AR #1 A type I've wanted for a while. A nice style and a good price. Sinope, Paphlagonia. Circa 85-65 BC.Head of Athena right in helmet decorated with pegasos / Perseus standing, facing, holding harpa & head of Medusa, whose decapitated body lies at his feet. 29mm., 18,65g.
Interesting set on non-ftrs. I like the Phillip coin. I bought a Mexican half Real in a lot that included 2 or 3 centuries (1300 to 1600) I did not have.
Wise picker. I chose number one of Constantius II. I think I have a nearly similar one, and would like to know what kind of striking error was behind that strange-looking coin? Good Luck Randy.
Well okay, but I hope you're also going to post your top 10 FTRs-- you're our resident FTR specialist so it's probably a contractual requirement . Constantius II's Hassidic hair curl is funny. At first I thought it was part of the die buy you're right-- it must be PMD. The Sinope is my favorite. Athena looks very intense-- quite a sexy look for her-- and you can practically see Perseus heaving from his exertions.
^^ That there was a CoinTalk insider's joke at Randy's expense. (Just joshin' you Randy!) The style on the Sinope is indeed impressive! Great coin. On the Constantius II, I wonder if it is a partial brockage, with the dotted border of another coin making the funky sideburn. Most definitely!
Weirdo Constantius II is pretty hip, but man, I really dig those Spanish colonial absolute mess overstrike/stamp coins! Here is one of mine, it was super fun researching what the heck all that stuff stamped over the coin was!
