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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3419544, member: 75937&quot;]I&#039;m an absolute mutt, but I do have some Irish in me! Ancestry.com was able to trace it to the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. Family lore is that my Irish ancestors came from County Kerry, so that&#039;s no surprise.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907471[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some greenies!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907462[/ATTACH]</p><p>Procopius, AD 365-366</p><p>Roman Æ centenionalis, 2.70 g, 20mm.</p><p>Constantinople, AD 365-366.</p><p>Obv: D N PROCO-PIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left.</p><p>Rev: REPARATI-O FEL TEMP, Procopius standing facing, head right, holding labarum in right hand, left resting on shield set on the ground; Chi-rho in upper right field and unidentified object in left at foot; CONSЄ• in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC ix 17a.7; Cohen 8; RCV 19883.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907463[/ATTACH]</p><p>Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.16 g, 29 mm.</p><p>Rome, AD 142.</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: ANNONA AVG S C, Annona standing right, between modius and prow, holding corn ears and out-turned cornucopiae.</p><p>Refs: RIC 597; BMCRE 1228; Cohen 37; RCV 4147; UCR 502.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907464[/ATTACH]</p><p>Greek AE 17</p><p>Mysia, Cyzicus, c. 400 BC - 280 BC or later 4.02 g; 17.3 mm</p><p>Obv: Head of Kore Soteira, right.</p><p>Rev: KYZI, tripod, tunny fish below, plectrum to right.</p><p>Refs: BMC 37, 136; Sear Greek 3861; c.f. SNG Cop 62.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907468[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217</p><p>Roman Orichalcum sestertius, 21.3 g, 32 mm.</p><p>Rome, issued under Caracalla, AD 213.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: IVNONEM SC, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; peacock at feet.</p><p>Refs: RIC 585b; BMCRE 210; RCV 7114 var.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907470[/ATTACH]</p><p>Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 103-76 BC.</p><p>Judean Æ Prutah, 1.85 g, 13.7 mm.</p><p>Jerusalem mint.</p><p>Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΧΑΝΔΡΟΥ around anchor.</p><p>Rev: Star of eight rays between which Hebrew legend, &quot;Yehonatan the King,&quot; all surrounded by diadem.</p><p>Refs: Meshorer Group K; Sear 6087; Hendin 1150.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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