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L MEMMIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS MEMMIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Young male head (Apollo?) right, wearing oak-wreath; before, mark of value
REVERSE: Dioscuri standing facing between their horses, each holding spear; L MEMMI in ex.
Struck at Rome 109-108 BC
3.86g, 19.05mm
Syd 558; Cr304/1; Memmia 1

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AV Stater ND Amphipolis Mint
Philip III/ Kassander 321-17BC

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next: Quadrans

 

Quadrans


ROMAN Republic
Aes Grave Issue, Æ Quadrans, 59.82g
Mint of Rome Anonymous issue; ca. 269-242 BCE
Obv: dog walking left, three pellets below
Rev six-spoked wheel, three pellets between
Ref: Cr 24/6a; Thurlow-Vecchi 34
Comments Dark green patina, fine.
Ex: from the David Sellwood Collection

Next: another Republic Quadrans

 

next Roman Republic Triens

 

Triens


RR Anon AE Triens 157-156 BC Minerva Prow R Craw 198B-3 Sear 989

Next: another Triens

 

next: RR Sextans

 

TWO DOTS - SEXTANS:

RR AE Aes Grave Sextans 270 BCE 37mm 55.28g Dioscuri R and L

Next: Republic Uncia

 

next: Roman Republic semuncia

 

Semunciae



Roman Republic
Anonymous AE Semuncia 217-215 BC
Turreted Bust
Horseman with Whip, ROMA below
Crawford 39/5; Sear 619

Next: Quartuncia

 

Litra aka Quartuncia :



next: Roman Republic Semis (half As)

 

SEMIS


RR Anon AE Semis 211-207 BCE Saturn S Prow ROMA Sear 766 Craw 56-3 Spain Punic War

Next: Quadrunx or Quincunx

 

Here's a quadrunx - Apulia, Luceria

Obv. L - Club; above, four pellets
Rev. Thunderbolt
(ca. 225-217 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 32.92g / 30.5mm / 3h
References:

• Vecchi ICC 282
• HN Italy 671

Next - some other cast coin.

 

Southern Tang Dynasty of China
959-976 CE
Tang Guo Tong Bao (Seal Script)
Ref.: Hartill #15.83


Next: Cash coin from an uncommon dynasty (no Qing, Northern Song, Tang, or Ming), feel free to use cash-style coins from elsewhere (Korea, Japan)​

 

Ramchitak, Samarkand, c.700 AD - worn flat on reverse


Next: a cast coin that is square or rectangular

 

Here's a cast Roman ingot (1,461 grams). While not exactly a coin, it was used in transactions, I'm pretty sure.



How about that imperious look.

 

It is great to have many different people posting many different coins from their collection but how can we get the word out that you need to give a "Next:"

 

Okay,

Next: the imperious look.

 

Is that yours? It sold for 130,000 CHF at Numismatica Ars Classica.

 

No. I don't nearly have the shekels to buy something like that.