Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

These two sets never cease to impress me. Veritable collecting coups!

 

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WHOSE FAULT IS IT???

@Mikey Zee ...

Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd O-R Le Rider 102.JPG

@Bing

RR C Hosidius C F Geta 68 BCE Diana bow quiver Boar Hound spear Sear 346 Craw 407-2 Obv-Rev.jpg

@Magnus Maximus ... silly-As game!

RI Pertinax 193 BC AE Sestertius rome mint LAETITIA RIC 17 C 21 O-R.jpg

@dougsmit for just TALKING ABOUT fractional Achaemenid Siglos...(KNOWING that I enjoy fractional ancients ANYWAY!!!)

Persian Achamenid Type IV dagger quiver running Darius I to Xerxes II Ca 455-420 BCE AR QUARTER-Siglos 1.35g 8mm Incuse rev O-R.JPG


Persian Achaemenid Empire Darius I 510-486 BC AR 1/32 Siglos 0.11g 5mm Persian hero-king in running-kneeling position Oblong incuse Klein 758 Rare O-R.JPG

@Carthago and @Volodya ...cuz I always loved the Social War and was not AWARE of Marsic Confederation denarii !!!

Marsic denarius 89 BCE Bovianum-Asernia-Samnia O-R HN Italy 407 Sear 230.JPG


Marsic Confederation denarius 89 BCE Corfinium Obv-Rev Campana 105 HN Italy 412a Sear 228.JPG (I understand only 18 of these are known...)


Marsic Confederation denarius 90-88 BCE Corfinium - obv-rev.jpg

AND! My Dog Blue (Avatar)...

RR C Mamilius 82 BCE AR Den Serrate Mercury caduceus Ulysses Dog Argos (ummm.. BLUE!!!) Sear 282 Craw 362-1 Obv-Rev.jpg

OH YEAH! @Mat for his harem of Empresses... well I bought THREE today at a coin show... will post later!

And there are SEVERAL OTHERS that I just can't take the time to list...

Thanks guys! Money well spent!

 

I see 11 coins but only 9 different. The Boni Eventuc and Boni Spes look like matches. No?
I only have two. The Eventuc is a dupe of yours but the standing Monetae is different. I suspect you have one and accidentally uploaded the wrong image???

 

I've a bit more flattering to do. First, some @TIF-mitations...


IONIA, Klazomenai
AR Diobol. 1.35g, 10.5mm. IONIA Klazomenai, circa 499 - 494 BC. SNG Kayhan 334–5; SNG von Aulock 1983. O: Forepart of winged boar right. R: Quadripartite incuse square.

And with this next one, not only did I have to imitate her, I had to buy it off her too ...

ELAGABALUS
AE28. 12.6g, 28mm. TYRE, Phoenicia, circa AD 218-222. Rouvier 2375; BMC 409; Price & Trell 748 (for rev. type). O: [IMP CAES] M AV ANTONIN[VS AVG], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: [TVRIORVM], Dido overseeing the building of Carthage; she stands on the right, holding a rule and a transverse sceptre, facing left towards an arched city gate flanked by two towers, palm tree to her right; above the gate a mason works; below, a worker digs with a pick, legend [∆ƐI-∆Ω] to his left and right; murex shell in upper field.
Ex TIF Collection (woot!)

 

On occasion, I also go @Ancientnoob-ian.


KINGS OF PERSIA, SASSANIAN KINGS
Yazdgard III
AR Drachm. 4.01g, 32.3mm, SK (Sakastan) mint, dated RY 4 (636/7 AD), Göbl Type I/1. O: Pahhlavi inscription, Crowned bust right. R: Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames, regnal year to left, mint signature to right.

 

@stevex6(x2)...


PONTOS, Amisos
AE28. 19.3g, 28mm, PONTOS Amisos, circa 85 - 65 BC, SNG Stancomb 683 var. (monograms). O: Head of Athena right, wearing a helmet decorated with Pegasus springing right. R: AMIΣOY, Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, Medusa's body at his feet gushing blood, monograms in left and right field.


CARIA, Kindya
AR Tetrobol. 1.93g, 11.7mm, CARIA, Kindya, circa 510-480 BC. Kagan & Kritt 1; SNG Ashmolean 295–315 (uncertain mint); SNG von Aulock 2340 (uncertain mint); SNG Keckman 920 (uncertain mint); SNG Kayhan 810. O: Head of Ketos left. R: Incuse geometric pattern.

 

And naturally, plenty of @dougsmit-spirations...


AUGUSTUS, WITH AGRIPPA
AE As, 12.0g, 26.4mm. GAUL, Nemasus, circa 20-10 BC. RIC I 156 (R). O: IMP/DIVI.F., head of Agrippa left, wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, bare head of Augustus right. R: COL-NIM, crocodile right chained to palm frond with its tip to right; two wreaths above, palm fronds below.


IMPERATORIAL ROME
AR Denarius. 4.03g, 18mm. Rome mint, 47 BC, L. Plautius Plancus, moneyer. Crawford 453/1c; CRI 29a; Sydenham 959b. O: L.PLAVTIVS, facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair. R: Aurora flying right, holding a palm branch and conducting the four horses of the Sun; PLANCVS below.


SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
Scarce. AR Denarius. 2.95g, 17.5mm. Eastern mint, AD 194-195. RIC 370 var. (obv legend). O: IMP CAE L SEV (sic) SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right. R: CERERI FRVG, Ceres standing left, holding wheat ears and long torch.
Ex Curtis Clay Collection

 

Man... it would probably be easier to show coins I own whose purchase wasn't prompted by a CoinTalk post! I can't remember all of the "I want one of those too" purchases, but here are a few. The two people I've copied most often are @stevex6 and @zumbly.

Most recently, a Corinth stater with pudenda virilia control mark (Zumbly showed one first):

CORINTHIA, Corinth
c. 400-375 BCE
AR stater. 20 mm, 8.25 gm
Obv: Pegasus flying left; qoppa below
Rev: helmeted head of Athena right; EYO (retrograde) above; pudenda virilia behind
Ref: Ravel 599; Calciati 155; Pegasi I p. 198, 155
I rarely post a coin before having it in hand but with this one I did. These pictures are edited seller's images. The coin arrived yesterday so I'll take pictures later today.

For some reason I (and others) have accumulated many coins of Amisos, especially the "decapitation scene" coin. I don't recall whose I saw first-- probably Steve's. I bought one and then found one at a local jewelry store. Somewhere along the line I picked up another one! I should sell/trade one of these.





This is another relatively recent acquisition, freshly in mind from a SteveX6 post and found at a coin show in April:

AEOLIS, Grynion (alt. spellings: Gryneion, Gyrnion, Grynium, others)
4th century BC
Æ 17 mm, 3.7 gm
Obi: laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left
Rev: ΓΥΡΝΗΙΩΝ; mussel shell
Ref: SNG Ashmolean 1445-6; SNG Copenhagen 202-4

Many of my coins were inspired by @AncientJoe although my examples are rarely in his league. I do own a few ex-AJ coins though .