My 2000th post with a over 2000 year coin

Hmmm, TIF and Steve have the two I want now !!!

 

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Since we are now showing off our favorite RRs in honor of John, here is "one" of my favorites:


MN. FONTEIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FONTEIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri
REVERSE: Galley under oar
Struck at Rome 108-109 BC
3.9g, 20mm
Cr.307/1, Fonteia 7

 

Thank you folks, super awesome coins, yes please post your favorite RR, jw that galley coin is off the charts, i have to start a new bucket list..

 

Yeah, me too---another I have to have....that makes three more already LOL

 

Here is my favorite RR coin.

Roman Republic
Province of Macedonia
Thessalonika Mint
Quaestor Aesillas (BC 90-70)
AR Tetradrachm 28 mm x 16.50 grams
Obverse: Flowing hair bust of Alexander the Great, Greek legend, MAKEDONWN (Macedonians) TH mint mark behind bust
Reverse: Club of Hercules center, Coin Chest left field, Quaestor's chair right field. Surround be a wreath.
Ref:BMC 81-83; Dewing 1224-1225

 

Man I love all these RR coins. They have become the focus of my collecting here of late. There really have been some very nice coins shown on this thread.

 

AH Crap, A-noob.....Now you've gone and made it four more RR denarii I need!!

That's it!! I'm not keeping count anymore!

 

Thank you all for your awesome coins, i want to post my first Roman Republic coin.

P Maenius Antiaticus..132..BC..
Ar. Denarius..
Obv. helmeted head of Roma right.
Rev. Victory in quadriga right, holding wreath and palm branch.
18mm x 3.90g.


You got to love all those legs..

 

Well make it 5...you need the denarius commemorating the trouncing of the Macedonians.

 

You might as well make it six:

L. THORIUS BALBUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS THORIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Head of Juno wearing goat-skin headdress, acronym I. S. M. R. behind.
REVERSE: Bull charging right, F. above, L THORIVS below, BALBVS in exergue
Struck at Rome 105 BC
3.92g, 19mm
Cr 316/1, Sydenham 598, Thoria 1

and seven


L POMPONIUS MOLO ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POMPONIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right; L POMPON MOLO around
REVERSE: Numa Pompilius standing right before altar preparing to sacrifice a goat which is being held by a youth; NVMA POMPIL in exergue
Struck at Rome 97 BC
3.7g, 18mm
Crawford 334/1; Pomponia 6

 

Congrats on that 2000 post milestone. Very nice coin too. Hope you get it.

 

The RR denarii that are being posted here are just FANTASTIC----especially since they are all so varied from one another in many ways.....It seems I have at least a year of budgeting and purchasing to secure most of those I hunger after. Hmmm, maybe some obscure Roman curse is in order whereby you all mail your posted RR coins to me instead.

 

Cluvius Saxula
169-158 BC.
Æ As. Uncial standard.
32mm, 31.69 gms (big mutha)
Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above
Prow of galley right; I (mark of value) to right.
Crawford 173/1; Sydenham 360