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"Apolloni Sancto"... That's not classical Latin!
AE 15 mm, Antioch, c. 310-313.

Next up: the Tyche of Antioch with Orontes swimming at her feet

 

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next: portrait enface

 

next: Apollo enface

 

12 hour rule:

Next, Apollo with musical instrument, as on this coin:

Gordian III AR Antoninianus, 242-243 AD [TRP V], Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Rev. Apollo seated left, bare to waist, holding branch with right hand & resting left forearm and elbow on lyre, PM T-R P V COS II PP. RIC IV-3 89, RSC IV 261, Sear RCV III 8648. 22.65 mm., 4.67 g.

 

He's not holding it but it's Apollo with his instrument

If that covers the entrance fee...
Next: Apollo looking like a beautiful lady

 

next: another person with a musical instrument

 

As tempting as it is to post a bare bottomed Venus with that request, I'll not let my immaturity show:

Next up: another Hadrian travel coin

 

The Adventvs Avg type, showing Hadrian's return to Rome from his travels, greeted by by Roma:



Next, another Hadrian Travel Series coin, either in silver or bronze.

 

next: galley

 

MARCUS ANTHONY RESTITUTION
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: ANTONIVS AVGVR III VIR R P C, Galley left.
REVERSE: ANTONINVS ET VERVS AVG REST, legionary eagle between two standards, LEG VI between
Struck at Rome, 168AD
3.81g, 20mm
RIC III 443 (Marcus Aurelius) ; BMCRE 500

Next: Marcus Aurelius

 

Next: a coin that you gave to someone important... but man, you still wish you had it

 

An Alexander tetradrachm, Tyre (Price thought it was Akko mint, but later research established it was Tyre). Regnal Year 24 of Azemilkos (326/5 BC), it's a lifetime tetradrachm.
As found...

I gave it to someone important. I don't know if I really wish I still had it, I'm very glad to have given it to this person.

Next : lifetime Alexander coin.

 

This one from Babylon.


Next, an Alex iii lifetime issue from Pella.

 

Unfortunately, @JayAg47, I have no Alex III Pella to offer, and 12 hours have passed, so I will restart with this Bithynian drachm.

Bithynia, Kalchedon, circa 367/6-340 BC, AR drachm, Rhodian standard
Obv: KAΛX, bull standing left on grain ear; to left, kerykeion
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square of mill sail pattern

Next: Bull

 

Next up: early Seleukid

 

My earliest (for now):
Next: Seleucid anchor.

 

12 hours

Kingdom of Navarre
Issued under King Carlos (Charles V) of the H.R.E.
1516-1566 AD
AE Dinero | 0.72 grams | 18mm wide
Obv: SIT NOMEN DOM N
Rev: PLVS VLTRA P
Pamplona Mint


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Next: Another Holy Roman Empire or Navarre coin

 

AV Florin ND Evreux Mint (unpublished)
Charles le Mauvais King of Navarre 1332-87
+FLOR EX CHa =Florin Rex Carolus
S. IOHANNES B. = St. John the Baptiste
Charles was Comte d'Evreux 1343/ King of Navarre in 1349
He was the son of Louis X "le Hutin" King of France/ son of the evil Philip IV "the Fair" who wiped out the Knoghts Templars.
NEXT : easy one Holy Roman Empire coin

 

This coin might be little too young for the ancients forum – but we have to keep the ball rolling:

House Habsburg, Ferdinand II, AR 3 kreuzer, 1630 AD, Breslau mint, moneyer: Peter Hema. Obv: FERD: II. D. G. RO I. S. A. G. H. BO: REX; bust of emperor Ferdinand II, laureate, r.; in exergue, 3. Rev: AR: AVS: MS: MO DVX SIL & c 1630; crowned double eagle with central shield; in exergue, monogram of Peter Hema. 20mm, 1.46g. Ref: Herinek 1287.

Next: moustache

 

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