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That's interesting and another something I didn't know. BTW, I posted now 535 times to this thread.

Next: Lotus flower

 

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I never knew you could do that. 192 for me, in 16 months!

 

Hadrian, Billon Tetradrachm, Year 19 (134/135 AD), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate bust left, slight drapery; ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Τ[ΡΑΙΑΝ] - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ (clockwise from upper right) [bracketed portion off flan] / Rev. Slightly draped bust of Nilus right, crowned with taenia and lotus-buds, cornucopiae behind right shoulder; L ЄN NЄAKΔ [= Year 19 spelled out] (clockwise from lower left). RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Vol. III 5941 (2015); RPC III Online at https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/5941 ; Köln 1147 [Geissen, A., Katalog alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen, Köln, Band II (Hadrian-Antoninus Pius) (Cologne, 1978, corrected reprint 1987)]; Dattari (Savio) 7450-1 [Savio, A. ed., Catalogo completo della collezione Dattari Numi Augg. Alexandrini (Trieste, 2007)]; K&G 32.619 [Kampmann, Ursula & Granschow, Thomas, Die Münzen der römischen Münzstätte Alexandria (2008)]; Milne 1449 [Milne, J., A Catalogue of the Alexandrian Coins in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, 1933, reprint with supplement by Colin M. Kraay)]; Emmett 875.19 [Emmett, Keith, Alexandrian Coins (Lodi, WI, 2001)]. 24.5 mm., 13.10 g., 12 h.



Antoninus Pius Billon Tetradrachm, Year 23 (159-160 AD), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate and draped bust right, ΑΝΤѠΝΙΝΟϹ - ϹƐΒ ƐVϹƐΒ (beginning on upper right) / Rev. Isis crowned with disk, horns, and plumes, seated right offering her right breast to crowned Harpocrates [“Horus-as-Child”] seated on her lap; Harpocrates extends his right hand towards her and holds lotus flower in left hand; crowned falcon [Horus] perched right on left end of back of throne, L - Γ [G] /K [= Year 23] across field. Emmett 1402.23; Milne 2403; Dattari (Savio) 2257; RPC IV.4 Online, 13938 (temporary) (see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/13938); Köln (Geissen) 1842 [same dies, see RPC Online 13938 at the link provided, Example 3]; Sear RCV II 4377; K&G 35.810. 21x28 mm., 11.67 g. Ex. Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., 168th Buy or Bid Sale, March 16, 2010, Lot 475.



Next: Horus/Harpocrates

 

BTW I posted 578 times in this post

next Julia Domna

 

Julia Domna/ Vesta

next- Julia Domna sestertius

 

This is a favorite of mine for a strange reason. The reverse type IVNO REGINA was used by Manlia Scantilla so some of these Domna's have been tooled to become something they are not.


Next: a tooled coin

 

I obviously do not understand where to hover since I do not get the post count but just my member number.

Edit:

Oh, MINI-Avatar from the thread list page not the ones inside the thread itself. 496 That means 5% of this thread is my drivel.

 

Me too. It must be something that some members can do and others can't.

 

Apparently I can. I hover the cursor over my mini-avatar - highlighted.

 

A horribly tooled example of a previously unique BM coin of an alliance coin from Aphrodisias and Ephesus.





Next: As far as you know, unique.

 

Here's my as of Aurelian, with Digamma A in exergue. I know of no other asses of Aurelian that have two letters in the exergue, and so this coin, as far as I know, is an oddity and unique.



When I bought it, I thought it was a denarius (I'd like to say due to the seller's pictures, but it was probably because of my experience lol). So next, I would like to see a coin that you bought, thinking it was something else...

 

This RR As was part of a lot in a CNG auction, only a part was visible and I thought it could be a cast As but it wasn't , just a common struck one:



next: a surprise good coin found in a lot.

 

My first ancient coins lot, filled with surprises.
This little guy, with a small flan and with edge issues, appears to be a rare Delmatius.

Delmatius, AE follis. Siscia. AD 335-337. FL DELMATIVS NOB C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with one standard between them with O on banner. Mintmark: ASIS star. RIC VII Siscia 266; Sear 16895.

Next - another surprise from a lot.

 

This came in a really cheap group of Chinese coins, most were from the expected Song and Qing dynasty but bundled in there was this Jin dynasty coin, my first (and currently only) one from the rulers. At some point I'll definitely need to update!

Jin Dynasty of China
Emperor Shizong | 1178 AD
AE Cash | 2.88 grams | 24mm wide
Obv: Da Ding Tong Bao (top-bottom-right-left)
Rev: Plain (?)
Ref: Hartill#18.42

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Next: Your only coin from an issuing state

 

Orodes I drachm, my only Parthian coin.

Next, a Parthian tetradrachm

 

Orodes II - 14,89 gr

That's only 48 for me

Next : another parthain tet

Q

 

When I think of Parthian tets I think of the month dated ones. This usually means you get a coin off center favoring the bottom where the month is located. This is ΑΠΕΛΛΙΟΥ or November year 464 (152 AD with Vologases IV.


Next: another coin that can be dated to a relatively short period of time (but not from a ruler who only lasted less than a year)

 

next: another Albinus

 

Denarius of Nerva minted only during a few months of his reign when his coins carried the obverse inscription IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P.


Nerva, AD 96-98
Roman AR denarius, 16 mm, 3.39 g
Rome, Sept-Dec AD 97
Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, laureate head right
Rev: IVSTITIA AVGVST: Justitia, draped, seated right on low backed chair, feet on stool, holding long straight scepter in right and branch extended in left
Refs: RIC 30; Cohen 103.

Next: Feet on a stool or foot-rest.

EDIT: missed it by seconds. Here's an Albinus.


Clodius Albinus as Caesar, AD 193-195.
Roman AR denarius, 3.12 g, 17.8 mm, 6 h.
Rome, AD 194.
Obv: D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head, right.
Rev: MINER PACIF COS II, Minerva standing left, holding olive branch and resting on shield, spear propped on left arm.
Refs: RIC 7; BMCRE 98-102; Cohen/RSC 48; RCV 6144; Hill 119; ERIC II 10.

Next: Minerva not holding a shield.

 

Domitian with Minerva holding a spear and thunder bolts.

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