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Gordian III with wife Tranquillina, AE 26 mm., 241-244 AD, Thracia, Anchialus [Pomorie, Bulgaria]. Obv. Confronted busts of Gordian III right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, and Tranquillina left, draped and wearing stephane; ΑVT Κ M ANT / ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ clockwise around; CEB TPAN // KVΛΛINA in exergue; border of dots/ Rev. Apollo standing left, holding patera in right hand; left arm resting on column; ΟΥΛΠΙΑΝωΝ / ΑΓXΙΑΛEωΝ clockwise around; border of dots. RPC Online VII.2 48961; Moushmov 2939 [H. Moushmov, Ancient Coins of the Balkan Peninsula (1912)], Varbanov II 668 [Ivan Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins And Their Values, Vol. II, Thrace (from Abdera to Pautalia) (English Edition) (Bourgas, Bulgaria 2005)], AMNG II 656 [F. Münzer & M. Strack, Die antiken Münzen von Thrakien, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands Vol. II (Berlin, 1912)]. 26 mm., 11.91 g.



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Wow -- what a beautiful portrayal of Apollo.



(I don't really count this as one of my elephant coins!)

Next: Another geographical personification (other than Roma).

 

Constantinopolis

Coin struck at Arelate Mint

 

Next?

 

Methinks that's actually Neroni; too sexy for his shirt.

 

Sorry!
next: Coin from Ticinum Mint

 

"Asleep at the switch"

 

I tried looking that up in the Urban Dictionary, and still have no idea what it means!

 

Carinus & Numerian from Ticinum mint:






Next, another pair -- Carinus & Numerian from same mint.

 

Lugdunum


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30 yr. old reference...


Here's the UD definition:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I'm too sexy

 

Perhaps plural Nero. Reverse might be Nero playing Lyre (shirtless), and song “I’m too sexy for my Shirt”

EDIT: LOL, @Herodotus explained...

 

next: another bronze Vitellius

 

Dative singular. Nero, -onis is a 3rd declension noun.

 

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Vespasian sestertius with Pax.

Next, your first sestertius!

 

My first sestertius! It started a lifelong Faustina fascination. I love the smooth black patina on this one!


Faustina Senior, AD 138-141.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.57 g, 32.0 mm.
Rome, AD 145-147.
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: AVGVSTA S C, Vesta veiled, standing left, holding palladium and scepter.
Refs: RIC 1124; BMCRE 1519-20; Cohen 110 = 122 corr.; Strack 1294; RCV 4617.
Notes: Cohen 122 (Wiczay): "Concordia? standing l., holding statuette and wand," (La Concorde? debout à gauche, tenant une statuette et une baguette) is almost certainly a badly described specimen of this type.

Next: Big flan crack that you don't mind in the least.

 

Next up: a coin with a unique style

 

Sri Vijaya 1 Massa, 780-900 AD. Obverse has the Negari legend 'tha', with reverse showing two incused Lingams.

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