Ancients => Ahhh, Phark it!!

Here are two croissants from my collection:

The first, an AE Uncia from the Roman Republic, 217-215 B.C., Crawford 39/4. This is part of the so-called "collateral semilibral struck bronze series with ROMA" a rather enigmatic series of coins containing many never-to-be-repeated types. It was part of the semilibral reduction and eventual abandonment of cast bronze coinage (aes grave) brought on by the Second Punic War This coin is ex RBW Collection.


My second crescent is an Hadrian (117-138AD) AR Denarius of the Roman Empire.

 

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Never get tired of your coins Steve, my coins can't compare with yours, but here are a couple of crescents that haven't been out for a while.

Geta


Geta
Region, City: Nikopolis ad Istrum
Coin: Billon
L AVP KAI GETAC - Bare-headed, draped bust right
NIKOPOLITWN PROC I - Crescent within, star
Mint: (198-209 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.52g / 16mm / -
References: AMNG 1648

and Faustina I


Faustina I
Coin: Bronze Assarian
DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA - Diademed, draped bust right
SC - Crescent moon and seven stars
Exergue:
Mint: Rome (After 141AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 9.12g / 27mm / -
References:

• RIC 1199
• Cohen 275
• BMC 1476

 

I like that coin @stevex6. Very choice surfaces and a simple, yet bold design.

Here is my only horsey.



Since you like washers and crescents so much, here is a combination of the two. Look above the hole on the reverse.

 

Great coin, Steve-O, and very fitting for your Thessaly-heavy collection!

I have no crescents to share .

 

Congrats @stevex6 !!!---Another cool coin!!

Love all the posts guys!!!

Just to pile on, I'll throw in a bronze of Diadumenian with a crescent reverse...

 

That's a beautiful coin @stevex6! What auction did you score this beauty?

 

This Commodus/Alexandria 4dr will qualify if you hold your thumb over that woman trying to upstage the real star ....or rather crescent.

Commodus Alexandria by dougsmit posted Jun 1, 2017 at 3:10 PM

 

JL => "welcome" (I'm glad that you like my sweet new coin)

Oh, and the auction was yesterday => CNG Auction #398

 

Ahahahaha, TypeC => thanks for the washer photo (always a winner)

 

Wow, those are some amazing thread-additions, gang => I love you guys!!

 

Who are you calling a Pharkadon?

Sweet Larissa:





John

 

Awesome new coin Steve!

~Doug

 

Funny => that was my Avatar when I was at that "other coin site"




=> oh, and that is a photo of my actual antique beer tray (super cool, eh?)

 

Hmmm... a few:


PARTHIA Orodes II 57-37 BC AR Drachm 18mm 3.3g - killed Cassius poured gold - Ekbatana mint bust l stars cresent Arsakes I r on throne bow anchor Sellwood 48.9


RI Marianiana AR Ant 253-254 CE Crescent - On Peacock flying 21.2mm 3.1g RIC VII 6 Rome


RI Magnia Urbica 285 CE silvered Ant AE 23mm 3.4g cresent - Venus helmet scepter shield RIC 343 Rare


Carthage - LIBYAN REVOLT Rebels 241-238 BCE 9.63g 24mm Shekel Sardinia mint Tanit 3 Grain ears Crescent SNG Cop 247


China Tang AE Cash Crescent FSR 362


China Tang 718-732 CE AE Cash Kai Yuan Tong Bao - Crescent H 14.3


India Gujarat Chalukyas Gadhaiya Paisa BI Drachm 9th C CE Sun Moon Fire Alter Crescent


Makedon Alexander III 336-323 BC AE 16 Eagle Tbolt Crescent


England - Elizabeth I 1558-1603 AR Sixpence 3rd-4th issue crescent mintmark

 

Nice coins, fellas

 

I can't believe you dudes didn't love my antique beer tray (avatar) ... sometimes you have zero taste @stevex6

Yeah, you are right... Miller - ZERO Taste