Let the Games BEGIN!

Thanks! Great examples! I was hoping Philip would be put out there!

 

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Great looking coins! I'm going in circles trying to figure out what I'd like to acquire next.

 

Beautiful Titus/elephant! got2getme1Othoz

 

Those are great denarii @Alegandron . I really need to get myself further into RR coinage. But that will happen when money isn't tied to just two collections.

Here is my Philip II bronze. The reverse has a person riding a horse, which was supposed to commemorate Philip's victory in the 359 BC olympic games.

 

Great bronze! Well struck, centered, great tone!

 

Alegandron, nice new pickup.

Doug

 

PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos.
AR Stater, 22mm, 10.78g, 12h; c. 380/75-330/25 BC.
Obv.: Two wrestlers grappling; ΦK between, below
Rev.: Slinger in throwing stance right; EΣTFEΔIIYΣ to left, counterclockwise triskeles of legs to right; lion countermark in lower right field.

 

Thanks for coming back to post. Fantastic countermark! Wow! And just a great coin...

 

Thanks! As usual, it's a real pleasure to hold. There is tons of relief and it's very chunky

 

Love the types, Alegandron! I don't have either, yet.

How about this one which shows a picture of barbarian head polo, a great past time in the early Roman Republic.

 

LOL, This is one of my favorites! I have this one too.

 

Love it! Here's mine:


ROMAN REPUBLIC. M. Sergius Silus
AR Denarius, 19mm, 3.9g, 9h; Rome, 116-115 BC.
Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma right; ROMA and XVI monogram behind, EX•S•C before.
Rev.: Soldier on horseback rearing left, holding sword and severed Gallic head in left hand; Q M SERGI below, SILVS in exergue.

 

I knew you would dump yours out there!

 

Ok, I will put mine out there:
Got this one a long time ago...

RR Sergius Silas Quaestor 116-115 BCE Roma Severed Gaul Head Sear 163 Craw 298/1

 

Cya in a couple days.

 

Well, since we're piling on examples of Sergius Silus, here's my severed head that I finally picked up late last year....with a tiny reverse OOPS!!