I've had plans to make this post for a few days and was going to do it as I re-shoot a lot of my coins but it's going to take longer than I anticipated to do that. So, I'm going to post what I think is my top 10 coins in combination of dealer photos and some of my own. In no particular order, my top 10 coins of 2014. 1.) Postumus BI Antoninianus, Lyons, 260-269 AD, 2.4g, 22.0mm OBV: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right. REV: HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing right, holding olive branch & club. REF: RIC V-II 67, RSC 101, Sear5 10946. 2.) Roman Republic Anonymous AE Semis circa 91 BC, 6.19g, 23mm OBV: Head of Saturn right. REV: Prow of a galley right "S" before, "ROMA" in exergue REF: 3.) Saloninus AR Antoninianus. Antioch mint, 260 AD, 3.8g, 20mm OBV: SALON VALERIANVS NOB CAES, Radiate draped bust right. REV: SPE PVBLICA, Spes presenting flower to prince. REF: RIC 36, Cohen 95. 4.) OTACILIA SEVERA AR antoninianus, 4.8g, 23mm, 244-249 AD OBV: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, Diademed draped bust right on crescent. REV: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicita seated left, raising veil, holding scepter. REF: RIC 123c, RSC 53 5.) Hannibalianus, AE4, 336-337 AD, Constantinople, als Rex regum unter Constantine I. 1.6g, 14mm OBV: FL HANNIBALLIANO REGI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. REV: SE-CVRITAS PVBLICA, Euphrates seated right on ground, holding sceptre, overturned urn at his side, from which waters flow, reed in background. Mintmark CONSS. REF: RIC VII Constantinople 147. 6.) Plautilla AR Denarius. 198-212 AD, 3.3g, 18mm OBV: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right, hair in nearly vertical waves & drawn into bun at back. REV: CONCORDIA AVGG Concordia, diademed, stg. half-left with patera & sceptre. REF: RIC 363, RSC 1, BMC 411, Sear RCV 2000 - 7065 7.) Aelia Eudoxia AE3, Antioch, 383-408 AD, 2.3g, 17mm OBV: AEL EVDO-XIA AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped bust right, wearing necklace and earrings, crowned by hand of God. REV: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory seated right on cuirasse, pointing to a shield inscribed chi-rho which rests on a low column, Mintmark ANTG. REF: RIC X 104 8.) Sri Samanta Deva Shahi Kings of Kabul and Ghandara AR Jital, Kabul mint, 850-970 AD, 3.3g, 17mm OBV: Sri Samanta Deva "Honorable Chief Commander" in Sarada script. Bull Nandi recumbent left, Tamgha on hindquarters. REV: Horseman riding right holding banner. REF: Tye #21 9.) Phoenicia Sidon Ba'alshillem II 401-366 BC, 1/32 AR Shekel, .46g, 9mm OBV: Galley left above waves "9"=B above REV: Persian king standing right slaying a lion standing left "O" between REF: Unlisted 10.) Aelia Flaccilla AE4, Antioch, AD 383-388, 1.7g, 12mm OBV: AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right. REV: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory seated right, inscribing Chi-Rho onto shield set on column. Mintmark AN Epsilon. REF: RIC IX Antioch 64 I'm very happy with the coins I've managed to obtain this year. Looking back it was a good year and that I won a few trivia contests to obtain store credit, makes me feel proud.
Very cool coins ... yeeehaaa, 2014!! Ummm, I think that my 3 favourite Gil-galad coins are #2, #8 and #9 => bring-on 2015!!
Very nice! The fractional of Sidon is my favorite. I don't recall seeing the Hannibalianus bling before - just get a fat gold chain for it to impress the ladies.
Gosh, I am finally going through all of the Top 10 of 2014 posts and I am getting some serious coin envy. You have had a great year Gil and hopefully you can top it in 2015!
