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Caius Cassius, money triumvir in 126 BC. In this year Caius Gracchus was quaestor and beginning his political career, he would be plebeian tribune three years later in 133.
On the obverse, a voting urn upside-down : commemoration of the law of 137 instating the secret vote proposed by Cassius' relative Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla. On the reverse, Libertas driving quadriga, holding pileus and vindicta, the first ever allegory of Liberty on a coin.

NEXT : a quadriga.

 

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L. SCIPIO ASIAGENUS
Serrate Denarius (106 BC). Rome. Obv: Laureate head of Jupiter left; N to lower left. Rev: L SCIP ASIAG. Jupiter driving quadriga right, preparing to hurl thunderbolt and holding reins and sceptre. Crawford 311/1b. 3.77 g. 19 mm.

Next up: serrated denarius

 

L. Licinius Crassus and Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus with L Pomponius, 118 BC.
Roman AR denarius serratus, 3.91 g, 19.6 mm, 1 h.
Narbo, 118 BC.
Obv: L POMPONI CNF, head of Roma, right, wearing Attic helmet; X behind.
Rev: Naked Gaulish warrior in biga, right, holding shield, carnyx and reins in left hand and hurling spear with right hand; L·LIC·CN·DOM in exergue.
Refs: Crawford RRC 282/4; BMCRR 1191-93; Sydenham CRR 522a; RSC Pomponia 7a; RCV 158.

Next: carnyx

 

Roman Republican, L. Hostilius Saserna, 48 BC, AR Denarius, Rome
Obv: Bare head of Gallia to right, wearing long hair; to left, carnyx (Gallic trumpet) Rev: HOSTILIVS SASERNA Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, with long hair and laurel wreath, holding spear in left hand and stag by its antlers in her right
Ref: Crawford 448/3, Sydenham 953

Next: Anything Gallic

 

Next up: ugly yet beautiful

 

The Maghas of Kausambi, Bhimavarman, AE unit, c.257-265 A.D. - the Kushan empire was in its decline and the Gupta empire had not yet emerged

Next: more ugly yet beautiful

 

A lot of ugly, a little bit of beauty.


Pisidia, Sagalassos. Hadrian Æ28. Men
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΟΛΥΝΠΙΟϹ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, with paludamentum, r.
Rev: ϹΑΓΑΛΑϹϹΕⲰΝ; Mên standing l., wearing Phrygian cap, short chiton and chlamys, crescent behind shoulders, holding Nike on his extended r. hand, resting with l. on sceptre; behind, bull.
RPC III, 2802.

Next: ugly yet beautiful

 

Dacia Capta dupondius of Trajan, I just wish the patina was more uniform on both sides, although I really like the reverse.

Next, beautiful die work, but the flan/striking failed it.

 

Here is my
AV Dukat 1653 from Basel
ex: Spink Auction/ who graded it FDC/ weak strike on reverse legend. Coin depicts the City of Basel's mascot, the "Basilisk"
Next up: a coin struck from worn dies

 

Next up: Gallienus zoo coin

 

Next: Another Pegasus

 

A Corinth stater, one of my favorite coins in my collection:


Next, one of your own very favorite coins, not necessarily from this year, but overall.

 

Of my ancient coins, this one has stood the test of time for decades now as the favorite.



Next: A coin that at first was unappreciated, but now is among your favorites.

 

First I saw this Faustina posthumous sestertius as a worn coin. Now I admire the elegance of Pietas on the reverse.

It could make a book cover



NEXT : a coin you could imagine on a book cover (any kind of book !)

 

This book cover


Would look good, I think, like this






Thrace. Sestos. Domitian AD 81-96.
Bronze Æ 16 mm., 3,84 g.
ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ-ΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, laureate head of Domitian, right / ϹΗϹΤΙWΝ, lyre
RPC II, 359, SNG Cop 948, Moushmov 5542, Mionnet 93, BMC 16

Next - another musical instrument

 

next: another musical instrument

 

I do love this game !

NEXT : Aelius

 

Aelius's As.

Next, a Caesar who never became Augustus!

 

next: Crispus

 

Crispus Caesar (son of Constantine I), Billon reduced Centenionalis, Arelate [Arles] Mint (3rd Officina) 321 AD. Obv. Laureate bust right, CRISPUS NOB CAES / Rev. VOT • V in three lines within laurel wreath, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM. In exergue: T [Crescent] A. RIC VII ARLES 235 (p. 260), Sear RCV IV 16747, Cohen 30. 20 mm., 2.73 g.




Next, his stepmother and dear friend, Fausta.