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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spaniard, post: 8185610, member: 90248&quot;]I&#039;m vey lucky that I live geographically in a place that has so many ancient centres within a few hours radius of my home, about 1hr 45minutes due South of Barcelona and 45 minutes South of Tarragona...I do have a lot of coins minted in places I&#039;ve visited as I also lived in India few a few years hence my Kashmir collection and passion for ancient Indian coinage in general....But two coins that do stand out for me because of recent visits to the ruins are... </p><p>First my Avatar...</p><p><font size="5">Spain, Kelse-Celsa. Augustus. 27 BC-14 AD. AE Unit (10.98 gm, 28mm). Velilla de Ebro (Zaragoza) mint.</font></p><p><font size="5">Obv.: IMP. CAESAR. DIVI. F. AVGVSTVS. COS. XII, laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="5">Rev.: CN. DOMIT. C. POMPEI. II. VIR. C. V I. CEL, bull standing right. Abh. 811. VF.</font></p><p><font size="5">Celsa lies about 2hours inland following the river Ebro....An amazing site!</font></p><p><font size="5">I&#039;m in the process of writing a thread about it..</font></p><p><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1431933[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><br /></p><p>And secondly </p><p><font size="5">Iberia. Indigets. Emporia Æ AS...27.88mm/10.05grams..27-25 BC..</font></p><p><font size="5">Obverse:Head of the goddess Pallas Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet with the visor raised and a large plume.</font></p><p><font size="5">Reverse: Pegasos flying right, laurel crown above rump; EMPO below.</font></p><p><font size="5">Villaronga, ACIP 1098 - R6</font></p><p><font size="5">Ex Archer M Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.10234).</font></p><p><font size="5">Lies approx 1hr or so north of Barcelona, I did write a thread on it..</font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coins-from-places-visited.368723/#post-4961927" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coins-from-places-visited.368723/#post-4961927">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coins-from-places-visited.368723/#post-4961927</a></font></p><p><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1431934[/ATTACH] </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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