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In fact, this coin has quite a history:
lot 785 of the John Quincy Adams sale (Stacks, 1971) purchased by Christian Blom. Chris sold it to Mendel Peterson of the Smithsonian Institution (it comes with his tag) who sold it to Gene Brandenberg, Trojan Antiques.

 

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I guess no one has an old collector's tag to share, so do you want to select another topic @JayAg47?

 

How about a coin featuring a human fighting an animal?

 

C POBLICIUS QF ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POBLICIA
AR Serratus Denarius
OBVERSE: ROMA, draped bust of Roma right, helmeted & decorated with corn ears, control mark letter above
REVERSE: C•POBLICI•Q•F, Hercules strangling the Nemean lion, club at his feet
Struck at Rome 80 BC
3.88g, 16mm
Cr380/1, Syd 768, Poblicia 9

Next: Hercules/Heracles

 

Sicily, Kentoripai AE 13 after 241BC
Head of bearded Heracles right / KENTO-ΡIΠINΩN, horizontal club.

Its a bit of a rushed job on the photography here team. Apologies
Next: How about a coin with some ancient graffiti

 

It's been a while. How about a different topic @Struck7

 

Thanks Bing. A coin with a portrait of Caligula

 

CALIGULA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, bare head right
REVERSE: DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE, radiate head of Divus Augustus right
Struck at Lugdunum, 37/8AD
3.5g, 18mm
RIC I 10

Next: Divus Augustus

 

Divus Augustus As, struck under Tiberius.

Next, Imperial portrait coin of Tiberius...

 

Tiberius & Drusus ( 14 - 37 A.D.)
AR Drachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia
O: [TI C]AES AVG PM TRP XXXV, Laureate head of Tiberius right.
R: DRVSVS CAES TI] AVG F COS II R P, Head of Drusus left.
Caesarea in Cappadocia mint 33- 34 A.D.
3.47g
19mm
RIC I 87; RPC I 3622. Syd 46

Next: Any "radiate head"

 

Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180
Æ Dupondius, 25mm, 10.7g, 12h; Rome, AD 161.
Obv.: IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M; Radiate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder.
Rev.: CONCORDIA AVGVSTOR TR P XV COS III, S C across fields; Marcus Aurelius standing right, holding scroll and clasping hands with Lucius Verus standing left, both togate.


NEXT: Handshake

 

RR denarius - Albinus. Brutus.
next , Pietas..

 

Q. CAECILIUS METELLUS PIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CAECILIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Diademed head of Pietas right, stork before
REVERSE: IMPER in exergue, lituus and jug, all within laurel wreath
Spanish Mint 81 BC
3.8g; 20mm
Crawford 374/2; Sydenham 751; Caecilia 44
Ex: Barry Murphy

Next: Stork or other feathery friend.

 

Ae from Teanum with rooster on reverse.
next, another bird...

 

Olbia, cica 400-380 BC, AE cast 36 mm, sea eagle reverse. 20.1 grams.

It looks as if he's clutching Moby Dick.



Next: How about a Hadrian provincial or imperial coin, any type.

 

Hadrian (117-138 A.D.)
AR Didrachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea
O: ADPIANOC CEBACTOC, laureate head right.
R: YPATOC G.PATHPPA, Helios standing on Mount Argaeus, holding globe and sceptre.
20mm
6.35g
Sydenham, Caesarea 263; Metcalf, Caesarea 92a

Next: Nerva

 

Nerva As or Dupondius. 28mm, rather smaller than most of my sestertii, but has the brassy color of a sestertius or dupondius.


Next: a slick that is somehow still identifiable

 

This coin from Corinth comes with many tangents to pursue: the definition of hetaira, Aristotle (384–322 BC) and his study under Plato, founding of the "peripatetic school", or origins of the name "peripatetic"... See: Laϊs of Corinth for the longer story

Achaea, Corinthia, Corinth, during the reign of Hadrian, AD 128/38, AE 21mm 7.15g
Obv: Ηead of Aphrodite (?) Laϊs(?), with earring and necklace, right, hair brought back and tied behind, leaving loose ends
Rev: COL L IVL COR, lioness standing, left, over prostrate ram, on capital of Doric column; very little of the fluted shaft is shown
Ref: RPC Vol. III 247 same dies as the example in RPC, very rare with 5 specimens known in RPC, SNG Copenhagen (vol. XV, Corinth) 294
Note: "The head on the obverse of the coin may be intended either for Aphrodite or for Lais herself."

Next: another coin from Corinth

 

Corinth:


CORINTHIA, Corinth
AR Stater
345-307 B.C.

Obv: Pegasos w/ artfully pointed wing
flying left. ϙ below.
Rev: Head of Athena left wearing
Corinthian helmet with laureate.
Boar standing l on right.
A below left, P below right
Grade: EF and well centered both sides.
Wear is apparent only at the points of highest relief.
Fine style & good strike. Strong feather details in Pegasos wings.
Other: Sear 2629, Ravel 1017, B.M.C.12.247-248, Pegasi 435,
From Allen Berman Oct 2019.


The sharp feathers and decent Pegasos strike is what drew me to this coin. horse·feath·ers is a plural noun which means nonsense or balderdash. See also baloney, malarkey, and hokum. In the example today I refer to the razor sharp feathers in Pegasos’ wings. Yep those too are horsefeathers.

Let's see a coin with feathers next.

 

This Griffin from Thrace, Abdera has feathers and this horse from Mysia, Lampsakos, has feathers. Of course the Eagle has feathers, although this engraver used more lines on this one From Spain, Obulco.




Feather rhymes with Leather. A coin with leather?