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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3086672, member: 56859&quot;]Those all fit nicely with your collection.&nbsp; I&#039;d love to have a metal detectorist-found coin, especially if the detectorist was a CT member!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few coins from fellow CTers (exchanged for modern money, not for other ancient coins), mostly acquired via JA&#039;s auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">ex [USER=38987]@JBGood[/USER]</span></b> (haven&#039;t seen him around much lately-- are you out there, JBG?)</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/carustet-e3995-2-r2-jpg.530362/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Carus</b></p><p>undated, but struck apparently struck posthumously by his son Carinus in CE 283/4</p><p>tetradrachm, 19 mm, 7.7 gm, 12h</p><p>Obv: ΘEωKAPωCEB; Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: AΦIEPωCIC; lit altar decorated with crossed palms, star in upper left field.</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3995.2, R2</p><p><i>ex JBGood</i></p><p><i>ex Keith Emmett Collection</i></p><p><i>ex Empire Coins, July 1982 </i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/diocletiantetelpis-e4046-2-r4-jpg.524947/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Carinus</b></p><p>year 2, CE 283/4, Augustus</p><p>tetradrachm, 18 mm, 6.2 gm</p><p>Obv.: AKMAKA PINOCCEB; Laureate, cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: Elpis standing left, holding flower and clutching hem of robe; across fields L-B</p><p>Ref: Emmett 4007.2, R1</p><p><i>from the JBGood collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Translation of legend abbreviations:</b></p><p>A(VTOKPATΩP) K(AICAP) M(APKOC) A(VPHΛIOC) KAPINOC CEB(ACTOC)</p><p><i>Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus Augustus</i></p><p>L B</p><p><i>regnal year 2</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">ex Stevex6:</span></b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/kisthenepigasusrt-jpg.714605/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MYSIA, Kisthene</b></p><p><i>Orontes</i>, satrap of Mysia, c. 357-352 BCE</p><p>AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol; 13 mm, 2.75 gm</p><p>Obv: Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready</p><p>Rev: Forepart of winged boar right</p><p>Ref: Troxell, Orontes 4; SNG France 1164A (Lampsakos); SNG von Aulock</p><p>Very rare.</p><p><i>ex X6 Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/apidrachm-serapisdioscuri-rt-jpg.705081/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>Regnal year 8, CE 144/5</p><p>AE drachm, 33 mm, 23.2 gm</p><p>Obv: [legend]; laureate draped bust right</p><p>Rev: Serapis, wearing modius, standing facing; flanked by the Dioscuri who are also standing facing, heads turned towards Serapis, and each holding a flagellum ; [L] H in exergue</p><p>Ref: Dattari 2864 (RY2); Dattari-Savio plate 148 coins 2864 and 8724; Emmett 1670.8; Not listed in Milne.</p><p><i><i>Ex X6 Collection</i></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/sestoshermes-rt-jpg.726080/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>THRACE, Sestos (sometimes spelled Sestus)</b></p><p>c. 3rd-2nd century BCE</p><p>AE 16.6, 2.35 gm</p><p>Obv: Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos; dotted border</p><p>Rev: chelys; ΣH downward in right field; dotted border</p><p>Ref: von Fritz, Nomisma 1, 15 (coin 29 on plate 1 in that book)</p><p><i><i>ex Stevex6 Collection</i></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">ex [USER=44227]@Eng[/USER] </span></b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/philipi-tet-alexandriaholdingserapis-rt-jpg.705075/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I</b></p><p>Regnal year 4, CE 246/7</p><p>Billon tetradrachm; 23mm, 13.4g</p><p>Obv: A K M IOV ΦIΛIΠΠOC ЄYC; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.</p><p>Rev: Alexandria standing facing, towered head left, holding bust of Serapis in right hand, vertical scepter in left; L Δ (date) across field.</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3469.4; Dattari 4856 and 4857; Förschner (Frankfurt Museum) 973-975; Curtis 1320; Savio (Museum Osnabrück) 1895-1896; Dattari-Savio plate 257, coins 4856, 4857, and 10518</p><p><i>ex Eng Collection</i></p><p><i>ex Zach Beasley</i></p><p><i>ex Keith Emmett Collection</i></p><p><i>ex Decus 1986</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I think I have more ex-Engs but it&#039;s hard to search for them since most search engines (including CT) exclude three letter words<i>.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">ex [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] </span></b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalusdenarius-exdougsmith_edited-1-jpg.642953/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Elagabalus</b></p><p>AR denarius, 2.4g, 19mm, 6h; Antioch mint.</p><p>Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev.: TEMPORVM FEL; Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and patera.</p><p>Reference: RIC IVb 201, p. 44.</p><p>ex Doug Smith Collection #527</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">ex [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] </span></b></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_052787269b68444ebccc4f842dc09e91.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_500,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_052787269b68444ebccc4f842dc09e91.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>NABATAEA, Aretas IV with Queen Shaqilat</b></p><p>9 BCE - CE 40, Petra</p><p>AE18</p><p>Obv: jugate busts of Aretas IV and Shaqilat right</p><p>Rev: crossed cornucopia; Nabataean letters between and below</p><p>Ref: Meshorer 112-114?</p><p><br /></p><p>A gift from JA, his first Nabataean!&nbsp; The guy has no sentimentality at all, apparently <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; I think it is wonderful but that is mostly because of the pedigree and significance.&nbsp; Now if JA would only resume his scholarly efforts into coins of Nabataea...</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>I probably have more ex-CT member coins but my ability to search is limited right now.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dagnabbit!&nbsp; Another coin added to the list! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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