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Caracalla as Caesar, SPEI PERPETVAE
Next, a coin with a strong strike on one side and a weak strike on the other.

 

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Of my Severan sestertii, this Domna / Vesta under Caracalla has the best obverse strike and the weakest reverse (made worse by doublestriking).


Next: a coin with the reverse significantly better than the obverse

 

My Artemis obverse has seen better days, but the reverse is mint!

Next up: shield coins

 

BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 368-364 BC. AR Stater. 22mm 12.00g
O: Boeotian shield
R: Amphora; KΛ-IΩ across field, KLIO(N) magistrate; all within a round concave incuse.
HGC 4, 1332

NEXT: Something else from Boeotia

 

Boeotia. Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.86g). Obv: Laureate head of Poseidon right, border of dots. Rev: Nike standing left, resting on trident and holding wreath; monogram to inner left. Ref: BCD Boiotia 128; SNG Copenhagen -. From the BCD Collection. Ex CNG.



Next: More Poseidon.

 

SICILY, SYRACUSE, HIERON II
AE19
OBVERSE: Head of Poseidon left
REVERSE: IEP-ONOS, ornamented trident of Poseidon
Struck at Syracuse, Sicily 275-216 BC
6.5g; 19mm
SG 1223

Next: Trident

 

An all time favorite of mine:

Next up: mythical creatures

 

another mythical creature

 

Mythical Creature - FLYING PIG - Always cracks me up!


Ionia Klazomenai 480-400 BC AR Drachm Pentobol 3.5g 13mm Forepart winged boar r gorgoneion incuse sq Cf SNG Copenhagen 12 Rare

Next: More coins that MAKE YOU LAUGH!

 

This one/ and Bing's response still crack me up today.

Visigoths/Spain
AV Tremissis ND Cordoba Mint
Ervig 680-87

More funny coins....

 

Hah - he looks like one of the Mr Men - maybe Mr Quiet:


ATB,
Aidan.

 

I LOVE this coin of @panzerman !!!... though, clearly it's ancient cool aid guy:

It was cold the day Bes agreed to pose for this:

Next up: Bes coinage

 

Ok,ok. More funny coins (not my coin, but Istumbled acros it in the upcoming Zeus auction and hada Good chuckle):

Cilicia. Anemurion . Valerian I AD 253-260. Bronze Æ. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Cult statue of Artemis facing, holding branches; dog to right, stag to left. nearly very fine SNG Levante 519

Condition: Very Fine

Weight: 12.89gr
Diameter: 28.3mm

Next up: more funny coins!

 

That's the funniest eagle I got in my coin collection. Looks more like rotisserie chicken to me:

"Claudius II Gothicus", Roman Empire (imitation), AE barbarous radiate, after 270 AD, unofficial mint in Gaul or Britain. Av: ...'''C; head of Claudius II, radiate, r. Rev: ...OSSEOSC..., eagle standing l. 12.5mm, 1.42g. Ref: imitates RIC V Claudius Gothicus 265–267.

Next: Claudius Gothicus

 

Next: Divo Nigriniano (if anyone has one)

 

Next up: coin you successfully rid of bronze disease

 

AGRIPPA
AE As
OBVERSE: M AGRIPPA L F COSIII - Head left, wearing rostral crown
REVERSE: No legend - Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident; S C across fields
Rome 37-41 AD
11.0g, 28mm
RIC58, BMC 161, BN77, C3

Next: Dolphin

 

Taras Ar Nomos 465-455 BC. Obv Taras? riding dolphin left. Rv. Hippocamp swimming left Fischer-Bossert 116 8.10 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin Taras

 

TARAS, CALABRIA
AR Diobol
OBVERSE: Head of Athena in crested helmet left decorated with Skylla
REVERSE: Herakles kneeling right, strangling lion
Struck at Taras 380-334 BC
1.2g, 11mm
Vlasto 1316

Next: Skylla

 

It seems to have been long enough with no entries for Skylla. So I will change it.

Next: Herakles