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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3744003, member: 57495"]I quite enjoyed reading the responses to the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/whats-your-favorite-coin.347664/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/whats-your-favorite-coin.347664/">recent thread</a> here about CT members' favorite ancient coins. I didn't share my own favorite in that thread, but it got me to got me looking through my year-end Top 10 lists which I've posted on CT in each of the past five years. Going through the lists, I thought it might be fun if I could get everyone here to pick their favorite out of ten of my favorites from the past five years. </p><p><br /></p><p>While I love all of these coins, I do have a clear favorite amongst them. At the same time, I'm genuinely curious to see which one will poll with the highest numbers, so I hope you'll all humour me and participate in the poll. Here are the ten coins below, respectively my numbers 1 and 2 for the years 2014-2018:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>2014: #1</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004103[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE As. 11.34g, 27.8mm. Rome mint, AD 140 AD. RIC 694a. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right. R: TR POT COS III SC, Mars right, holding spear and shield, descending through the air toward sleeping Rhea Silvia.</p><p><i>Ex Fairfield Collection; Ex Kunker 236 Lot 1065 (7 Oct 2013)</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2014: #2</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1004104[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b>FESTIVAL OF ISIS</b></p><p>AE4. 0.79g, 12mm. Rome mint, circa mid-4th Century. Alföldi, Festival pl. VIII, 11; Vagi 3393. O: [ISIS F-A]RIA, draped bust of Isis right, wearing hem-hem crown and necklace. R: [VOTA P-]VBLICA, Hermanubis standing left, holding sistrum and caduceus.</p><p><i>Ex Baldwin's Auction 47 <i>(25 September 2006),</i> lot 226 </i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2015: #1</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004106[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>JULIUS CAESAR</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.77g, 19mm. Rome mint, struck by L. Aemilius Buca, February - March 44 BC. Lifetime portrait. Crawford 480/8; Sydenham 1061; RCV 1411. O: CAESAR DICT PERPETVO , wreathed head of Caesar facing right. R: L BVCA , Venus standing left, holding Victory and a sceptre.</p><p><i>Ex David Sellwood Collection; ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin (1 Oct 1977), lot 793</i> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>2015: #2</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004105[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>AUGUSTUS</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.64g, 19.9mm, Rome mint, 19-18 BC, P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. RIC 297 (R2). O: CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right. R: P PETRON TVRPILIAN III VIR, Pegasus walking right. </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><b>2016: #1</b></b></p><p><b><b>[ATTACH=full]1004108[/ATTACH]</b></b></p><p><b>CRETE, Gortyna</b></p><p>AR Stater. 11.77g, 29.8mm. CRETE, Gortyna, circa 330-270 BC. SNG Cop -; cf. Svoronos 58 and 62 (obv and rev type). O: Europa seated right in plane (platanus) tree, resting her head pensively on her left hand. R: Bull standing to right, head turned back left to lick its flank.</p><p>Notes: Notes: Overstruck on a stater of Knossos, circa 425-360 BC (Svoronos 23), with visible undertypes of the Minotaur on obv and Labyrinth of Knossos on rev.<b><b></b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b>2016: #2</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004107[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>CALABRIA, Tarentum</b></p><p>AR Nomos. 7.75g, 22.3mm. CALABRIA, Tarentum, circa 332-281 BC. Fischer-Bossert Group 80, 1131 (V417/R873); Vlasto 587; HN Italy 934. O: Warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ΣA below. R: TAPAΣ, Phalanthos, holding distaff, riding dolphin left; pellet to left; below, prow left.</p><p><i>Ex Thomas Bentley Cederlind Collection; ex Numismatica Ars Classica 84 (20 May 2015), lot 1358</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2017: #1</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004110[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>CARACALLA [with Geta]</b></p><p>AE36. 17.85g, 36.2mm. CARIA, Stratonicaea, circa AD 209-211. Jason, son of Cleobulus, gramatteus. SNG von Aulock 2686; SNG Cop 512. O: Confronted busts of Caracalla right and [Geta – erased as result of damnatio memoriae] left, both laureate, draped, and cuirassed; c/m: ΘEOY within rectangular incuse, head of Minerva right within circular incuse. R: Hekate standing left holding patera and torch; to left, hound standing left, head right.</p><p><i>Ex Dr Walter Neussel Collection</i> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>2017: #2</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004109[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>JULIA DOMNA</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.0g, 19.5mm. Rome mint, AD 201. RIC 540; Vagi 1723; BMC 4. O: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; hair elaborately waved. R: AETERNIT IMPERI, laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right, vis-à-vis bareheaded and draped bust of Geta left.</p><p><i>Ex Dr. Walter Neussel Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2018: #1</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004112[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM. Cleopatra VII.</b></p><p>AE Diobol - 80 Drachmai. 18.02g, 27mm. EGYPT, Alexandreia mint, circa 51-30 BC. Svoronos 1871; SNG Copenhagen 419–21. O: Diademed and draped bust right. R: BACIΛICCHC KΛEOΠATPAC, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π (mark of value) to right.</p><p><i>Reportedly ex UCLA Classics Library Collection</i> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>2018: #2</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004111[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>LOKRIS, Opuntii</b></p><p>AR Stater. 12.09g, 24.9mm. LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii, Opus mint, circa 350-340 BC. BCD Lokris-Phokis 60; McClean 5433; HGC 4, 992 var (control). O: Head of Demeter left, wreathed with grain. R: OΠONTIΩN, Ajax the Lesser advancing right, brandishing sword and holding shield decorated with griffin and palmette; spear on ground behind, Λ between legs.</p><p><i>Ex CNG 63 (21 May 2003), lot 313</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3744003, member: 57495"]I quite enjoyed reading the responses to the [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/whats-your-favorite-coin.347664/']recent thread[/URL] here about CT members' favorite ancient coins. I didn't share my own favorite in that thread, but it got me to got me looking through my year-end Top 10 lists which I've posted on CT in each of the past five years. Going through the lists, I thought it might be fun if I could get everyone here to pick their favorite out of ten of my favorites from the past five years. While I love all of these coins, I do have a clear favorite amongst them. At the same time, I'm genuinely curious to see which one will poll with the highest numbers, so I hope you'll all humour me and participate in the poll. Here are the ten coins below, respectively my numbers 1 and 2 for the years 2014-2018: [B]2014: #1[/B] [ATTACH=full]1004103[/ATTACH] [B]ANTONINUS PIUS[/B] AE As. 11.34g, 27.8mm. Rome mint, AD 140 AD. RIC 694a. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right. R: TR POT COS III SC, Mars right, holding spear and shield, descending through the air toward sleeping Rhea Silvia. [I]Ex Fairfield Collection; Ex Kunker 236 Lot 1065 (7 Oct 2013)[/I] [B]2014: #2 [ATTACH=full]1004104[/ATTACH] FESTIVAL OF ISIS[/B] AE4. 0.79g, 12mm. Rome mint, circa mid-4th Century. Alföldi, Festival pl. VIII, 11; Vagi 3393. O: [ISIS F-A]RIA, draped bust of Isis right, wearing hem-hem crown and necklace. R: [VOTA P-]VBLICA, Hermanubis standing left, holding sistrum and caduceus. [I]Ex Baldwin's Auction 47 [I](25 September 2006),[/I] lot 226 [/I] [B]2015: #1[/B] [ATTACH=full]1004106[/ATTACH] [B]JULIUS CAESAR[/B] AR Denarius. 3.77g, 19mm. Rome mint, struck by L. Aemilius Buca, February - March 44 BC. Lifetime portrait. Crawford 480/8; Sydenham 1061; RCV 1411. O: CAESAR DICT PERPETVO , wreathed head of Caesar facing right. R: L BVCA , Venus standing left, holding Victory and a sceptre. [I]Ex David Sellwood Collection; ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin (1 Oct 1977), lot 793[/I] [B]2015: #2[/B] [ATTACH=full]1004105[/ATTACH] [B]AUGUSTUS[/B] AR Denarius. 3.64g, 19.9mm, Rome mint, 19-18 BC, P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. RIC 297 (R2). O: CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right. R: P PETRON TVRPILIAN III VIR, Pegasus walking right. [B] [B]2016: #1 [ATTACH=full]1004108[/ATTACH][/B] CRETE, Gortyna[/B] AR Stater. 11.77g, 29.8mm. CRETE, Gortyna, circa 330-270 BC. SNG Cop -; cf. Svoronos 58 and 62 (obv and rev type). O: Europa seated right in plane (platanus) tree, resting her head pensively on her left hand. R: Bull standing to right, head turned back left to lick its flank.[B][B][/B][/B] Notes: Notes: Overstruck on a stater of Knossos, circa 425-360 BC (Svoronos 23), with visible undertypes of the Minotaur on obv and Labyrinth of Knossos on rev.[B][B] [/B] 2016: #2[/B] [ATTACH=full]1004107[/ATTACH] [B]CALABRIA, Tarentum[/B] AR Nomos. 7.75g, 22.3mm. CALABRIA, Tarentum, circa 332-281 BC. Fischer-Bossert Group 80, 1131 (V417/R873); Vlasto 587; HN Italy 934. O: Warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ΣA below. R: TAPAΣ, Phalanthos, holding distaff, riding dolphin left; pellet to left; below, prow left. [I]Ex Thomas Bentley Cederlind Collection; ex Numismatica Ars Classica 84 (20 May 2015), lot 1358[/I] [B]2017: #1[/B] [ATTACH=full]1004110[/ATTACH] [B]CARACALLA [with Geta][/B] AE36. 17.85g, 36.2mm. CARIA, Stratonicaea, circa AD 209-211. Jason, son of Cleobulus, gramatteus. SNG von Aulock 2686; SNG Cop 512. O: Confronted busts of Caracalla right and [Geta – erased as result of damnatio memoriae] left, both laureate, draped, and cuirassed; c/m: ΘEOY within rectangular incuse, head of Minerva right within circular incuse. R: Hekate standing left holding patera and torch; to left, hound standing left, head right. [I]Ex Dr Walter Neussel Collection[/I] [B]2017: #2[/B] [ATTACH=full]1004109[/ATTACH] [B]JULIA DOMNA[/B] AR Denarius. 3.0g, 19.5mm. Rome mint, AD 201. RIC 540; Vagi 1723; BMC 4. O: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; hair elaborately waved. R: AETERNIT IMPERI, laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right, vis-à-vis bareheaded and draped bust of Geta left. [I]Ex Dr. Walter Neussel Collection[/I] [B]2018: #1[/B] [ATTACH=full]1004112[/ATTACH] [B]PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM. Cleopatra VII.[/B] AE Diobol - 80 Drachmai. 18.02g, 27mm. EGYPT, Alexandreia mint, circa 51-30 BC. Svoronos 1871; SNG Copenhagen 419–21. O: Diademed and draped bust right. R: BACIΛICCHC KΛEOΠATPAC, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π (mark of value) to right. [I]Reportedly ex UCLA Classics Library Collection[/I] [B]2018: #2[/B] [ATTACH=full]1004111[/ATTACH] [B]LOKRIS, Opuntii[/B] AR Stater. 12.09g, 24.9mm. LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii, Opus mint, circa 350-340 BC. BCD Lokris-Phokis 60; McClean 5433; HGC 4, 992 var (control). O: Head of Demeter left, wreathed with grain. R: OΠONTIΩN, Ajax the Lesser advancing right, brandishing sword and holding shield decorated with griffin and palmette; spear on ground behind, Λ between legs. [I]Ex CNG 63 (21 May 2003), lot 313[/I][/QUOTE]
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