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Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Vespasian (minted in Rome in 70):

 

Roman Empire Gold Aureus of Faustina the Younger (minted in Rome sometime between 161 and 175):

 

https://subastas.tauleryfau.com//files/videos/001//3271/14/Lote_2078.mp4

 

Bosporan Kingdom Electrum Stater of Sauromates II with Septimius Severus (minted in Pantikapaion in either 193 or 194):

 

https://media.invisioncic.com/k3213...4_1b.mp4.d32501ddc4a298d1632311e93addad5b.mp4

 

My rarest is probably an As of Clodius Albinus that is a die match of the one in the British Museum, second rarest is a DI Patrii sestertius of Septimius Severus, but I do not have handy photographs and I think I previously posted both. Of the ones I do have photos of - before I purchased this I had never seen an example of Severus Alexander as Caesar in 26 years of collecting ancients - I would love to see a sestertius of Severus Alexander as Caesar if you have one please post it. I would love to see a Plautilla or Tranquillina sestertius too - these incredible rarities are just amazing to look at - Anna Faustina is another, although my Severus denarius is not as rare as either of those - still nice to look at, and it was purchased on ebay for all who think it is impossible to find nice coins on ebay:




I hope I have not already posted it on this thread - The next is a Postumus sestertius of which there are supposed to be only a five known examples:



And a Septimius Severus IMP X sestertius - quite lucky that the inscription wasn't fully worn, quite rare, also found on ebay:

 

Among my ancient coins, it has to be this one, a Gordian II. I have Gordian I, but it is not has nice.



The Gordian I

 

Too nad Maximinus had not lived - if he had Roman history would have been very different - read Herodian - I was shocked that Maximinus wasn't the louse I had thought he was - he could have gone to Rome and lived it up - instead he fought for the empire and the ungrateful Senate destroyed him.

 

Madras Presidency Gold Mohur (minted in Madras in 1819):

 

Roman Empire Bronze 1/4 Follis of Maximinus Daza (minted in Alexandria in either 311 or 312):

 

Roman Empire Gold Solidus of Constantius II (minted in Siscia sometime between 340 and 350):



This coin is extremely rare on account of having the •SIS• mintmark instead of the ✱SIS✱ one.

 

Roman Empire Gold 1 ½ Scripulum of Constantius II (minted in Antioch sometime between 347 and 350):

 

https://media.invisioncic.com/k3213...1038.mp4.458557d10b564414f02eb88ee27dcd11.mp4

 

Roman Empire Gold Aureus of Trajan (minted in Rome in either 113 or 114):



There are only 18 known coins like mine.

 

Massalian Silver Tetrobol (minted in Massalia sometime between 121 and 82 BCE):

 

Roman Empire Gold Solidus of Julian (minted in Rome sometime between 355 and 357):

 

https://media.invisioncic.com/k3213...3452.mp4.bf2fde5e1f711636f78dac6c1752a95b.mp4

 

Certainly not the prettiest coin around, but it's a Zenobia Tetradrachm. Based on how often I see coins of an individual come available, I'd say this is my rarest:

 

Kingdom of Epirus Gold Hemilitron of Alexander the Molossian (minted in Tarentum under the magistrate Apol sometime between 333 and 330 BCE):



This coin is extremely rare, only one other example has been auctioned in over a generation.