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Roman Empire Bronze Sestertius of Agrippina Germanici (minted in Rome sometime between 50 and 54):

 

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Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Julia Domna (minted in Rome sometime between 215 and 217):

 

There was a bit of suspense getting this denarius of Vitellius as I ordered it from a French dealer RIGHT before recent events in American politics, but ultimately there was a happy ending as I just received it in the mail today hassle-free and I couldn't be more delighted with this new addition to my collection! It takes pride of place amongst my 12 Caesars set.



Vitellius
69 AD
Rome mint
AR Denarius
Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laurette head of Vitellius to right
Reverse: XV VIR SACR FAC, Tripod with covered vessel, above, dolphin to right; between tripod legs, raven standing right
RIC 86

 

And now I have another coin that just came in the mail today, this time a denarius of Domitian!



Domitian
92 AD
Rome mint
AR Denarius
Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI, Laureate head of Domitian to right
Reverse: IMP XXII COS XVI CENS PP, Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield on ground at her side
RIC II 732

 

Carthaginian Gold Stater (minted in Carthage sometime between 350 and 340 BCE):

 

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Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Nero (minted in Rome sometime between 64 and 68):

 

Bosporan Kingdom Electrum Stater of Rheskouporis II with Caracalla (minted in Pantikapaion in either 211 or 212):

 

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Got this at the NY show and paid too much - but there are only a few ascearch.info. And also the Julia Mamaea - a mistake since I thought it was rare.

 

I forgot this one - the one and only Severus Alexander as Caesar I have ever seen anywhere in any metal - this was purchased on ebay:

 

Gorgeous!

 

Umayyad Silver Dirham of the governor Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad (minted in Basra in either 676 or 677):

 

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Diadumenian (minted in Rome in either 217 or 218):

 

Fantastic coin! One aspect of looking at coins from collectors is seeing these examples not only of coins that spectacularly rare but in spectacular condition like this one. Absolutely incredible.

 

Here's something a little different from the usual Greco-Roman stuff! Thought I'd look east towards Tang-Dynasty China for my new acquisition:



Emperor Xuanzong
115621. Bronze 1 cash, Hartill 14.4, reverse variety: u, VF, dark patina, light deposits, 3.615g, 25.2mm, 718 - 732 A.D.; obverse Kai Yuan tong bao (the inaugural currency), middle type, bottom of Kai touches hole, left shoulder yuan, two strokes inside bottom of bao do not touch verticals; reverse crescent above hole, horns upward (variety u); SOLD