Just got back from the Santa Clara coin show. It's pretty strong for ancients and I was able to pick up quite a bit of really nice things (and lost one golden unicorn). Here are just a few:
The horseback is a Lucius Verus from Alexandria. I could only find one example in the sales databases.
What a provocative Aphrodite on the reverse of that coin! What a charming little PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS of Crispus!
Here are a few others. The teensy tiny Herakles is from Pegamon, with helmeted Athena on the other side. I'd never noticed them before. Kind of cool.
Just as nice. It's a bit over-cleaned for some peoples taste but I fell in love with it at first sight. I normally dont collect Republican as I am not drawn to silver, but this one is at 36mm and fits nicely with my love of sestertii. A coin I just barely missed was a Commodus with the Three Monetae reverse in sublime EF with a magnificent patina. Easily the finest known example and if it were in a Triton auction would probably fetch mid five figures.
Nice coins, can we see the back side of the As? Is it anonymous, or have identification on the reverse? I suspect some here might ID the coin from the obverse, but not me.
The as is a nice example of a Crawford 56/2 McCabe G1 as. I'm on mobile but here's a screenshot of the relevant plate from his paper in Essays Russo. I assume it's in the 35-40g range?
I really enjoy coin shows. I have been to quite a few over the last few years both in North America and in Europe. The best part for me besides picking up some great coins is conversing with like minded people on either side of the table. I am retired now and I am trying to visit as many of them as I can while I can.