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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 7920059, member: 91461&quot;]The rules: YOU, yep the collective US,&nbsp; post coins that we believe no one else on CT has.</p><p>If someone has the same or a similar coin type,&nbsp; they post it and call C.T.B.S. (Coin Talk Been Scored) and then we all learn a bit more about rare and historically impactful coins... and that ours ain&#039;t as unique as we think.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368321[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll start with a couple MSCs that nobodies shared on here:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368308[/ATTACH]</p><p>Seleucus I</p><p>AR Hemiobol, Antioch on the Orotnes 300-281 BCE 0.49 gr 8MM</p><p>OBV: Omphalos on Macedonian Shield.</p><p>Rev: BA έE, elephant head right. Dotted border. Left field N</p><p>Ref: SC 14</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368309[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pseudo-autonomous issue, 1st century AD. (Bronze, 17 mm, 4.97 g), Beroia. Macedonian shield. Rev. MΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Nike standing to left on globe, holding wreath with the extended right hand and palm branch with the left. SNG Cop. 1331. SNG ANS.-. RPC -. Unusual and rare; a very interesting exampleA very interesting and scarce emission of the Macedonian Koinon</p><p>MACEDON. Koinon of Macedon. Ex: Munzzentrum</p><p><br /></p><p>On to Magna Graecian:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368322[/ATTACH]</p><p>LUCANIA, Thurium as Copia (193-150 BCE) AE As. 9.40g, 22mm.</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Janus</p><p>Rev: COPIA in right field; Cornucopia, caduceus and I (mark of value) in right field.</p><p>HN Italy 1935. Very rare. Ex AMCC3</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368328[/ATTACH]</p><p>Kaulonia AR Nomos, c. 525-500 BC</p><p>Bruttium, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (31 mm, 6.63 g).</p><p>Obv. Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; KAVΛ to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted.</p><p>Rev. Incuse of obverse, but daimon in outline and no ethnic.</p><p>Noe, Caulonia Group A, 1 (same dies).</p><p>Rare. Cracked in three parts, otherwise, very fine/fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>And where are my Bes people at?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368327[/ATTACH]</p><p>CILICIA, Mint Uncertain</p><p>400-350 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.58 g, 1 h). Female head facing, turned slightly to left, wearing earrings, necklace and flowing hair (Arethusa?). Rev. Facing head of Bes. Göktürk 44. SNG Levante 233. SNG France 486. Fine metal and attractive on both sides. Very fine.</p><p>Ex: Leu auction 4 Ex: Nomos Obolos 14</p><p><br /></p><p>A provincial of both historical importance and rarity:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368329[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Aurelian</p><p>Pisidia. Kremna AD 270-275.</p><p>Bronze Æ 32mm., 14,18g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Facing statue of Artemis Ephesia, with supports. nearly very fine Cf. Von Aulock, Pisidien II 1621-3.</p><p>Ex Savoca London</p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly, a Roman coin that I&#039;ve, shockingly, not seen anybody post up:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368330[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Domna</p><p>(193-217 AD). AE Sestertius (27 mm, 14,60 g), Roma (Rome), 193-194 AD.</p><p>Obv. IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right.</p><p>Rev. VENERI VICTR / S - C, Venus, naked to waist, standing right, holding apple and palm and leaning on column.</p><p>RIC IV, 1, p. 207, 842 (R). Per Curtis Clay new die comb., o400/r578</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]XaCrQL_8eMY[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Have them, or something close, post em up. Have other coins that you think nobody here has? Let&#039;s see em![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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