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All my ravens are incarnations of Cr. 489 - here's Cr. 489/3, a quinarius of Mark Antony & Lepidus.

Obv.: M ANT IMP - Lituus, capis, and raven
Rev.: M LEP IMP - Simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest's hat
Mint: Transalpine Gaul (43 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 1.85g / 11.3mm / -
References:

• RSC 3 (Lepidus)
• Sydenham 1158a
• Crawford 489/3
• HCRI 120

Acquisition: Numismatica Tintinna Online Auction Asta elettronica 56 #1096 25-Jun-2016


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Augustus quinarius,
Emerida Augusta

next, non Augustan Imperial coin from Iberia.

 

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Kingdom of Hungary
1430 - 1437 AD
Issued under King Sigismund
AR Quarting | 0.48 grams | 17mm wide
A-n characters in cross
Ref: Emil#456-v

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Ha! The only 15th century I have is also Sigismund.


Hungary, Sigismund of Luxemburg (Holy Roman Emperor 1433-1437).
Billon quarting, 12-13 mm.
Obv: Patriarchal cross, I–symbol (privy mark) in central fields.
Rev: Crown

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next: Maurice Tiberius

 

AV Solidus ND Carthage Mint
Maurice Tiberius

Next: Tiberius II Constantine

 

Ae of Constantine...

next, a member of his family whom he had killed...

 

Fausta, boiled alive. Yum.



Next: a Roman emperor/empress later sanctified by the Catholic and/or Orthodox church.

 

AV Tremissis ND Constantinople Mint
Eudocia Pulcheria 398-453
NEXT UP: Theodosius I

 

Theo:



Next: Aelia Flaccilla.

 

next: Arcadius

 

My tiniest Roman coin, Arcadius follis, 0.9g.

A Roman coin under 1g.

 

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I just now weighed this coin myself, rather than relying on the seller's description which was "0.99 grams". A difficult coin to photograph.
Anastasius I AE Nummus, Eastern Roman Empire, Minted From 491 AD To 498 AD, Constantinople Mint, Sear 13, Weight = 0.98 grams, Diameter = 8 mm, Obverse Has Anastasius I Facing Right, Reverse Has Monogram

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Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I (1251-1268), 1.4g.
Obv-Standing king with pellets and their royal symbol fish to the top right.
Rev- Sundara Pandya in Tamil, with a crescent above and a conch below.

Next- an extremely niche coin.

 

12 hour rule



next: Hadrianus sestertius

 

HADRIAN
AE Sestertius
OBVERSE: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate bust right, draped far shoulder
REVERSE: HILARITAS P R S-C, COS III in ex, Hilaritas standing facing holding palm & cornucopia, two small children flanking her
Struck at Rome, 128-134AD
25.30g, 35mm
RIC 970

Next: Hilaritas

 

Faustina II, AD 147-175.
Roman Æ As, 8.31 g, 25.2 mm, 5 h.
Rome, AD 161-164.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: HILARITAS S C, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm-branch in right hand and cornucopia in left hand.
Refs: RIC 1643 var.; BMCRE 982 var.; Cohen 113 var.; RCV 5296; MIR 15-7/10b.
Notes: This coin is a variety of the RIC, BMCRE and Cohen specimens in that Faustina wears no strands of pearls in the hair.

Next: More Hilaritas.

 

I've always felt this coin was hilarious... oh, wait 12 rule.
Due to wear his cape looks like a floppy butt cheek:

Next up: something that looks silly but it's not