Ancients => post your favourite "Other Cointalker's Coins"

Man, this is hard. There are so many coins I would love to have and each one is my favorite when they are posted. But for the time being, I'll select one of @TIF's coins

ROMAN REPUBLIC
Moneyer Q. Crepereius M.f. Rocus
69 BCE (revised from Crawford's 72 BCE)
AR serrate denarius; 3.99 gm
Obv: draped bust of Amphitrite seen from behind, with head turned r.; behind, sea anemone; horizontal I to right of right shoulder (only partly visible on this coin)
Rev: Neptune in biga of hippocamps right, holding reins and brandishing trident; above, I and below, Q·CREPER·M·F / ROCVS
Ref: Crawford 399/1b; Babelon Crepereia 1. Sydenham 796a. Rare.
from HJB BBS 200, October 2016
ex NAC 78 lot 1828, from the JD Collection of Roman Republican Coins

 

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My favorite of zumbly is this temple coin fantastic architecture. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
AE. 12.6g. MOESIA INFEROR, Nicopolis ad Istrum, circa AD 210-211. Varbanov 2795; AMNG 1339; Price/Trell Fig. 26. O: AVT L SEP-T SEVHROS P, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. R: VFL OVLPIAN NIKOPOLIT, PROC IC below, City gate with small tetrastyle temple seen in distance through doorway; above, a colonnaded stoa or sanctuary with three sections.

 

And here is one of @zumbly's I have admired:

ROMAN REPUBLIC. L. Plautius Plancus. AR Denarius. 4.03g, 18mm

 

@Bing's Fonteius galley denarius:


@Ancient Aussie's excellent A-Pi sestertius:


@chrsmat71's cool Tetrarchy of Chalkis bronze:


Technically, two of @icerain's coins, but they're stuck together and I sure hope he doesn't ever split them apart:

 

I wish there were a way to search what images have bee posted by member name. I have some coins in mind but have not found them. As I was typing this zumbly posted Bing's Fonteius galley which was one I wanted but it seems a shame to risk overlooking coins I remember but am too tired tonight to go hunting.

 

Of course I have to add one from my little brother @stevex6 collection
LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater
Circa 454-428/7 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Width: 2.44 grams
Obverse: Diademed head of SEILENOS (Silenus) right
Reverse: Two ram heads butting each other; palmette above; all in incuse square
Reference: Bodenstedt Em. 37; HGC 6, 963
Other: 6h … toned
From the Kallman Collection

 

How about a set of three from @dougsmit

 

I know there are more from Steve that I really enjoy, but as a late Roman/Germanic collector these two come to mind:

21-nummi coin of the Vandal Kingdom:



Carolingian denier of Emperor Charles the Bald:



If you ever decide to let go of these, come to me first I'm sure we can work something out

 

I could go through all the member' postings and find something I would love to have, but last for tonight is one Brian's collection @Alegandron

Roman Republic
Anonymous Issue ca. 225-212 BCE
23.8mm, 6.46g
AR Quadrigatus Didrachm
Obv: Laureate Head of Ianus
Rev: Iupiter in quadriga driven by Victory
ROMA incuse on raised tablet below.
Sear 31; Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64a

 

man, i actually froze up on this one...so many cool coins!

hey, thanks for the shout out Z! LOL!

i'll post one from someone who hasn't got mentioned yet, this coin is cool and has a great back story about how it was found.

@Cucumbor neat! passed down to him from a world war I battlefield!

 

Since others are posting multiples I figure I will share some of my favorites from a few of my coin friends whose collections I greatly admire.

@Cucumbor's amazing didrachm


@Ancient Aussie 's sweet Hadrian tridrachm


@Mikey Zee 's flawless Antiochos VIII Tetradrachm


@Alegandron 's cool didrachm


@TIF 's great Ptolemy I Tetradrachm


@Bing 's portrait Julius Caesar Denarius


@dougsmit Nemausus Dupondius


@zumbly 's Balbinus Antoninianus


@stevex6 's beautiful hippo


@I_v_a_n 's jaw dropping Lysimachus Stater


I could go on as I admire many other member's great coin tastes as well but I will leave it there for tonight. You guys all have inspiringly awesome collections

...and you are all awesome coin friends to boot!

 

There are many coins here that I would like to have. The one I want most, dream about, covet, you get the idea.....
@maridvnvm 's L.PAPI with a plumb bob and Roman level!

It could go between these:

 

Valiant Knight's (Jango's) sweet golden Visigoth ...

 

Chrsmat's sweetness ...

Pisidia, Etenna
Nymph grappling with snake & sickle-shaped knife



Nymph, snake and weapon!! => winna-winna-chicken-dinna!!

 

Doug, if you click-on a member's avatar and then click-on their "Profile page" and then their "information" => it'll give you an option to view all threads by that member

 

Bing's sweet SINOPE, PAPHLAGONIA






... grrrr, all I have is a stinkin' Pontos Amisos!

 

Dougsmit's (Mentor's) sweet, sweet lighthouse!! (OMG, what a cool coin)

 

Fantastic idea for a thread, steve! I'm getting a real kick out of it.

More favorites from members' collections that came to mind...

@Mikey Zee's sweet Chalkidian League tetrobol


@ValiantKnight's Ostrogothic wolf and twins


@John Anthony's exquisite Aretas IV sela


@Cucumbor's amazing Domitius Domitianus oktodrachm Emmett plate coin


@IdesOfMarch01's Three Sisters sestertius


@AncientJoe's EL Lampsakos stater


... gosh, you guys have some fantastic coins!

 

Another architectural brilliant coin of @Cucumbor's Trebonianus Gallus, AE 8 Assaria SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch.

 

And you can't beat this one of AncientJoe's
The Colosseum.