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Roman Republic
Issued under C. Porcius Cato
123 BCE | AR Denarius
Ref: RRC 274 1

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I am sorry. Just so you know... This is the Ancients Forum. You can post an Ancient Coin, then have a Next coin as as Ancient. Generally, we feel before 1500, non-machine minted coins fit within our Ancients Forum. Thanks.

BTW, that is one of my favorite US coins.

 

LOL, PERFECT! Pert near ALL Republic Denarii were single year issues!

 

RR AR Denarius 3.85g L Antestius Gragulus 136 BCE Rome mint Roma Jupiter quadriga tbolt Cr 238-1 Syd 451

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wow a lot of ancients i wonder...if i can buy one
P.S. where can i buy one?

 

There are many Dealers among the Ancients Forum. Just browse the Ancients threads, and look at the bottom of folks' posts. Many will have their sites linked, so that you can click, and browse their sites.

If you randomly search eBay, be careful. There are a lot of great Dealers there, but there are a lot of dubious ones, too. I suggest to KNOW the SELLER and/or KNOW the COIN. ( Again, browse the Ancients threads, read, research, use the Search function, and learn... it is pretty fun.)

Also, Vcoins.com and MA-Shops.com are very respectable groups of Dealers.

I hope this starts to point you in the direction of Ancients.

 

Alright – here is one:

Roman Republic, moneyer: Cn. Calpurnius, AR denarius, 189–180 BC, Rome mint. Obv: head of Roma right; behind, X. Rev: CN·CALP; Dioscuri galloping r.; in exergue, ROMA. 19mm, 3.87g. Ref: RRC 153/1.

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DIOSKURI


Baktria
Greco-Baktrian Kingdom
Eukratides I Megas
170-145 BCE
Dioskuri
AE Quadruple Unit

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Syria, Coele-Syria. Chalkis ad Libanon. 1st century BC. Æ 21mm.
Obv: Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right.
Rev: The Dioskouroi standing vis-à-vis, each holding spear; monograms around.
SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; SNG München -; Lingren III 1232.

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THRACE, ISTROS
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Facing male heads, the left inverted (Polydeuces Castor and Pollucs (AKA Dioskuri)
REVERSE: Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; ISTRIH above, Q between wing and tail, K beneath dolphin
Struck at Istros, 400-300BC
5.3g, 19mm
AMNG 434

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Myndos AE10 Poseidon/dolphin
Obv: Laureate head of Poseidon right.
Rev: Dolphin right, trident below.

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10mm or less


Ionia AR Tetartemorion 4mm 0.13g 530-500 BCE Rosette - Incuse sq punch 5 pellets SNG von Aulock 1807

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Too late

 

Cool little dolphin, though

 

That is one funky looking finger !

 

LOL, not mine! Twas the Seller’s.

But, yeah, the photo stitching makes it a bit bizarre...

 

A new coin!


Taras, Calabria AR Triartemorion.
Obv: Bridled horses head right.
Rev: Bridled horses head right, bird before.
10mm., 0.43gm.
380-228 BC.

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Amirs of Sind
Habbari Dynasty under the Abbasid Caliphate
c. 973-987 AD
AR Damma | 0.52g 10mm
Issued under 'Ali
See it on Zeno, #174412
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Wow, like that!

 

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