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Part of my sub-collection of Etruria silver


Etruria Populonia AR 1 As 0.60g 10.0mm after 211 BCE Male Head L - Plain Rev Vecchi 3 68-70 HN Italy 181 RARE

Next: Another sub-collection coin

 

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My new, totally boss, left facing Perseus! Part of my Macedonian Shields collection:

Philip V

Next up: another sub collection coin

 

Mostly, I've been collecting Roman Republican coins recently, but have several side collections - Eraviscan coins make up one side collection - this is my favourite Eraviscan coin:

Pannonia, Eraviscans
Coin: Silver Denarius
- Laureate head of Jupiter right
RAVIS - Globe between sceptre (resembling thunderbolt) and rudder
Mint: Budapest
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.35g / 17mm / 9h
References:

• Torbágyi C11 i
• Freeman, Essays Hersh, pl. 29, 6

Next - a Celtic coin.

 

Sweet Eraviscan, @akeady! I absolutely love their denarii. How about a Celtiberian?



Hispania, Bolskan (Osca/Huesca). AR Denarius (C. 150 - 72 BC).

Next: another horseman, fallen or not!

 

Next: Domitian as Caesar

 

Aureus of Domitian as Caesar under his father Vespasian.

next , Titus as Caesar...

 

next Concordia

 

Constantine I
Londinium mint
310 to 312 AD
AE Follis
Obvs: CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Revs: CONCORD MILIT, Concordia standing half-left, holding two standards. Star to right, PLN in ex.
21x23mm, 4.55g
RIC VI 195

Next: minted in London

 

RI Carausius usurper in Britain CE 287–293 BI Ant 4.7g 24mm London radiate cuirassed - PAX AVG Pax stndg l branch scepter S—P RIC V 475
Next: More London

 

One more from London!

 

Constantine the Great
London
Ex Bing



Next : a lady from London

 

Part of my sub group studying the coinage of Alexander III Alexander III Tetradrachm Amphipolis mint Symbol herme Price 78 Troxell E 2 Troxell dates this coin to circa 325-323 B.C. but LeRider considers this issue to have been minted from 323-321 B.C. 17.20 grms 25 mm Out of order (again)Next coin Lady from London

 

Old photo of my Helena coin from Londinium.



Next theme: a rare/difficult to obtain mint

 

a rare/difficult to obtain mint

Heh-heh-heh...

Etruria Populonia Mint in Silver

Etruria Populonia
AR 10 Asses 20mm 4.21g
211-206 BC
Obv: Male Hd
Rev: Blank
die break

next up: non-Roman rare / difficult mint.

 

12 hour rule. And just for fun I will do the complete opposite of gandy's request... Bwahaha

L. Julius L.f. Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.97 g), 103 BC. Rome mint. CAESAR behind, head of Mars left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume on side; above, pellet. Reverse L IVLI L F in exergue, Venus Genetrix, holding scepter and reins, driving biga of Cupids left; before, lyre; above, pellet and N (retrograde). Crawford 320/1; Sydenham 593a; Julia 4a

Next up: another coin that is often confused to have been for someone other than for whom it was intended

 

Galerius is often confused with Maximian:


Galerius, A.D. 305-311.
Roman AE follis, 26.0 mm, 7.73 g, 12 h.
Heraclea mint, AD 310-311.
Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right.
Rev: GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; */HTE Refs: RIC 48a; RCV 14514; Cohen 48.

Next: Star in left field

 

Castulo Iberian Spain
Quadrans.
Circa late 2nd century BC
Diademed male head right
Wild pig, star above


Next: fish

 

Thourioi Dinomos 400-350 B.C. Obv Helmeted head of Athena right. Rv Bull butting right in exergue fish HN 1803 HGC 1255 This Coin15.96 grms 25mm Next coin nomos

 

Nomos

ACHELOUS:

Campania Neapolis 320-300 BC AR Nomos Nymph Achelous

Next: Man Faced Bull not from Campania
[EDIT] LOL, and if @Nicholas Molinari answers, he must post at least 50 examples...

 

another manfaced bull