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a very special OP coin Bing, never seen this portait of Trajan very nice
nice coins guys

 

I am relieved that the idiotic election process is over...



Phrygia, Hieropolis. Nerva Ae16. Wingless Nike
Obv: NEROVAC KAICAP Head of Nerva r.
Rev: IEROPOL I TWN Wingless Nike standing l., holding wreath and palm.
16mm, 2.98g
BMC 12


Cilicia, Laertes. Trajan Æ21. Demeter seated
Obv: Laureate head right.
Rev: Demeter seated left, holding poppy and grain ears in right hand, scepter in left.
SNG France 589-90; SNG Levante 371.


Pisidia, Pednelissos. Hadrian AE13, 2.62g.
Obv: ADRIANOS / laureate bust of Hadrian r.
Rev: PEDNH / Apollo nude, standing beside column, holding bow in r.
von Aulock, Pisidiens I, 1187


Macedonia, Koinon. Antoninus Pius AE27
Antoninus Pius AE27. Koinon of Macedonia. KAICAP ANTWNEINOC, bare head right with waved hair / KOINON MAKEDONWN, winged thunderbolt with four wings. AMNG 259(2).


Achaea. Zacynthus, Island off Elis. Marcus Aurelius AE20. Pan with infant Dionysus
Zacynthus; Achaea; Peleponnessus (District: Zacynthus). Date 161–180. Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, r. Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ ΑΥ
Reverse design Pan standing, r., nebris over shoulders, holding bunch of grapes and infant Dionysus
Reverse inscription ΖΑΚΥΝΘΙΩΝ
BMC 93-4

 

The above coin has legend at the right ADPIA so the coin is Hadrian. Many coins of Hadrian have the name of his 'father' Trajan before his own.

 

I included this in my group shot of my Baltimore haul, but it's a nice coin and it's relevant, and I have a new photo. This is a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius:

The reverse type is Restitutori Italiae (Restitution of Italy). "Make Italy great again" in the current political parlance, I guess. The preservation on the reverse isn't so good, but the coin has a nice portrait and an even, smooth, chocolatey patina, so I still like it.

 

edited I do not have any of the "good" emperors yet/working on it

 

No good Emperors? However, you do have good Coins! (Just got a bunch of gold in today... )

 

Me too! I got a FDC Great Britain 1866 Half Sovereign Victoria YH Shield in mail today.

 

Picked up a Few Krugers, Few AGE's, Vente Pesos, Panda, Kangaroo, Sovereign... yellow is always good. Have a couple Vicky half-sovs and a couple Vicky sovs.

 

thank you Doug,
its the Portrait of Trajan.

 

Wonderful posts everyone!! Best of luck to our President-elect !!

Well, I'm late but I thought I'd throw in a denarius of Antoninus I just won with an initial bid and it was the reverse that made me pull the trigger:


As far as I can tell, this is my first example of a sacrificial scene that actually includes the 'victim'.....and that 'ferret/weasel' is actually a small, red, female deer called a 'hind' (I had to google to discover what was meant by..."holding the forelegs of a hind")...LOL

 

Wow! That reverse scene is killer!

 

If Trump were an Emperor/ Melania would be a beautifull Empress/ Ivanka a stunner too!

 

Some nice eye candy for the next 4 years.

 

Vitellius is I think a better match. Hopefully that's where the similarities end!

 

I will post one the arrived the day after the election (after being tied up in US Customs for FOUR months):

 

Thats why he probably looks so sad after held hostage for four months.
great reverse Michael, Thropy and prisoner ?

This was made up just now

 

That is a hoot!

 

Andres2 => Trumpanus looks a bit like Alec Baldwin, eh?




... man, I sure wish that Alec Baldwin had been elected president!!