Ancient Coins: Newest Acquisitions

Old man Poseidon does seem to be straining a bit....I've always wondered what the 'Gods' used for constipation

Good luck JA!!! I have a few pending 'Fortunes' good graces as well...

 

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i am waiting for the mail i am getting this coin NEW

 

LOVE that big old bronze of Vespasian RO!!!

 

Very nice ro.

 

Thanks would be nice this week i have him

i for get the information
TITUS. As Caesar, 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 28.06g). Struck January-June 72 AD. T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II, laureate head right. / S C across field, Mars, helmeted and nude but for flowing cloak, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder. (mint of Rome). RIC II, pg 86, #611 (Vespasian). aVF, two tone brown patina.

 

Nice Thrace Byzantion



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... I was gonna post my cow and dolphin ...

 

When I read "Thrace, Byzantion" I was fully expecting to see a cow with a dolphin surfboard. Very pleasantly surprised! Looks like a great coin... interesting type with some nice golden highlights. Congrats!

 

Please feel free to post anything you have that's even slightly related to the OP---the region or even the theme---Poseidon or nautical or of Demeter and goddesses...and of course, your newest acquisitions...

 

Nice!

 

Here's another of my recent bidding wins--an AE-20 Follis of Licinius II...an extremely affordable upgrade to my one existing example..... with a left-facing portrait:

LICI-NIVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate, draped bust left, holding victory and mappa; VIRTVS-EXERCIT, two captives seated at the foot of a standard inscribed VOT X. S-F over HL across fields. Mintmark Gamma SIS star;32 gm, 20mm

 

Wonder no more

 

Now if this thread had come up yesterday, I could have posted my tortoise!

 

Big score for me tonight. An almost fully-silvered follis of Licinius I with an exceptional strike. Seller's images...

 

Man those are some crazy sharp details on the reverse. Holy palm branch!!!

 

Here is one on its way.

For my Roman/Persia Conflict mini collection.

Antioch, Syria

IMP GORDIANVSPIVS FEL AVG

ORIENS AVG

 

I know they're common, but man I love a nice Gordian ant!

 

I just love this kind of stuff. I immediately thought its an amazing Poseidon. This is certainly the biggest silver I have ever seen posted here come out this mint. Kudos!!

 

The seller says its a bit rarer because its Eastern mint. I don't know and really dont care that much. I wanted a nice example of this reverse for not a lot of money. It was there.

 

Perhaps the seller is right about them being less common but I prefer the Eastern ones because I like the style and workmanship better than the average Rome coins.

 

On it's way, my first Otacilia Severa

Otacilia Severa
AR Antoninianus. MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG,
diademed draped bust right on crescent
PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicita seated left, raising veil, holding scepter.
RIC 123c, RSC 53.
Rome mint AD 245