How About Your Second Oldest Coin

That's a real pretty coin Bing.

I should have mentioned that at some point things changed and most of the Roman issues show Hermes holding a money purse rather than the caduceus.

 

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My second oldest coin would have to be my Avatar.

600-550 B.C. MYSIA Kyzikos One twelth of a stater.
El 6mm., 0.50 gm. Hunter & Leiwald 2.2;
(O) Head of Tunny fish right
(R) Incuse quadripartite Swastika

 

Nice coin Parker

 

I'm nowhere organized enough to know this...

 

Well, these are close to a tie as to age, so I'll post both of them.
The one on the left is 76-75 BC. AR Denarius, Spanish mint. Used to pay Pompey's troops.
Diademed and draped bust of Genius Populi Romani right, with scepter over shoulder / Scepter with wreath, terrestrial globe, and rudder.

The one on the right is 78 BC - Rome Republic M. Volteius.
AR Denarius.
Obv. Bust of Bacchus (?).
Rev. Ceres in chariot, Drawn by 2 serpents.

 

Much Grass, Cheech9712

 

The Cn Lentulus denarius is one of my favorite Republican types. Here is my example:



AR Denarius 20mm. 3.95g. Spanish Mint Diademed bust of Genius of the Roman People draped r., sceptre on shoulder; G.P.R. above. Terrestrial globe between rudder and sceptre; EX-S.C. to either side; In ex.: CN.LEN.Q RSC I Cornelia 54; Craw. 393/1a

Ex. Civita Galleries

I also own a M. Volteius denarius, however mine is a different type:



M. VOLTEIUS Mf AR Denarius , 78 BC. Laureate head of Jupiter right. Capitolinus with closed doors , thunderbolt on pediment , M VOLTEI M F below. Cr385/1 , Syd 774 , Sear5# 312. Ref : VOLTEIA 1. Weight : 4.13 gr.

 

Very good @Mr.MonkeySwag96. I like yours very much. I must confess, I have just a few ancients. Most of them in to bad of condition to tell much about them. I got these 2, which I do like, primarily because they were in decent condition, and not very expensive. I know the Rev of Sere with serpents is badly off centered, but it is a strong strike. The dealer I got them from wasn't really in to ancients. He had bought a collection that had some, though, and he let me have them at a very reasonable price, I thought?

 

Mine are
EL 1/48th Stater Mysia/ Kyzikos 600-550 BC Tunny Fish
EL Myshemihekte (1/12th Stater) Ionia/ uncertain City State 625-550 BC Swastika

 

You cherrypicked some really nice ones from that dealer!

 

This is my second oldest:

 

I knew this was coming

 

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Here's mine, an Athens tetradrachm, 440 to 404 BC.

 

This is my second oldest coin