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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2511559, member: 51347&quot;]I cannot isolate 5 Favorite Coins, as there are so many that I love for their place in history and some for their rarity.&nbsp; [USER=75525]@rrdenarius[/USER] always shows cool ones, as I gravitate a lot to his area of collecting also...&nbsp; Here are 5 <i><b>random</b></i> that I love:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]534379[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Carthage </b></p><p>AR 2/3 Shekel</p><p>Tanit</p><p>Horse</p><p>Sear6491 SNG COP143var</p><p>RARE</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]534380[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Etruria, Populonia</b></p><p>2 ½ asses (</p><p>3rd century BC,</p><p>AR 0.85 g.</p><p>Obv: Radiate female head r.; behind, CII.</p><p>Rev: Blank.</p><p>Ref: EC 104 (misdescribed, Female head with an Attic helmet). Historia Numorum Italy 179.</p><p>Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second specimen known. (The other in the British Museum)</p><p>From the collection of E.E. Clain-Stefanelli</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]534381[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>BABYLONIA, Babylon</b></p><p>AR Tetradrachm / Stater (or Dishekel)</p><p>Minted ca. 323-328 B.C.</p><p>24 mm, 16.3g</p><p>Obv: Ba’al seated left holding scepter</p><p>Rev: Lion walking left, control mark Г above. (Control mark was minted during Alexander III Lifetime)</p><p>Ref: Ref: BMC Arabia XXII no.1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]534382[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Marsic Confederation - </b>The Social War</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>3.60g, 20mm</p><p>Corfinium mint, 89 BC.</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Italia right, wearing pearl necklace; ITALIA behind, X (mark of value) below chin</p><p>Rev: Italia, seated left on shields, holding sceptre in right hand and sword in left, being crowned with wreath by Victory who stands behind; retrograde B in exergue. Ref: Campana 105, Series 7a (same obverse die); Sear 228 w/ control mark inverted B; HN Italy 412a</p><p>Comments: Cleaning marks to rev.</p><p>18 known Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]534383[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Roman Republic</b></p><p>Anonymous</p><p>AR Didrachm.</p><p>Rome mint, circa 265-242 BC.</p><p>Obv: Head of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet, cornucopiae behind</p><p>Rev: ROMANO, Victory standing right, attaching wreath to long palm, YY in right field.</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Crawford 22/1; RSC 7. 6.55g, 18mm, 6h.</p><p>Ex: the Eucharius Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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