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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2408209, member: 51347&quot;]I am like [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER], because of my collecting niches, I probably have a dozen or more Rare items.&nbsp; However, I have several that are &quot;called&quot; Rare such as some early Roman Republic Quinarii, etc. that I am curious if they really are.&nbsp; A few coins that I would share that I feel are &quot;Rare&quot;:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]497220[/ATTACH]</p><p>Marsic Confederation</p><p>AR Denarius.</p><p>Corfinium mint (Capital of the Marsic Confederation), 89 BC.</p><p>3.60g, 20mm, 8h</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.</p><p>Ref: Campana 105 (same obverse die); HN Italy 412a</p><p>Comments: Cleaning marks to rev.</p><p>Very Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]497223[/ATTACH]</p><p>India - Shakya Janapada</p><p>AR 5-Shana</p><p>6th-5th Century BCE</p><p>25mm x 21mm, 7.05g</p><p>Obv: Central Pentagonal punch plus several banker&#039;s marks</p><p>Rev: Blank</p><p>Ref: Hirano Type I.8.29</p><p>Coinage from the Ghaghara Gandak River region.</p><p>Buddha Coin - struck during his lifetime and from the Janapada that he was Prince before becoming the Enlightened One.&nbsp; </p><p>Rare - Less than 20 known.</p><p><br /></p><p>At this time, any of the 16 &quot;Janapada&quot; was defined as a tribe, country, kingdom, or a republic in northern India. Shakya was a Republic (ah, I love the Republics!), in northern India near present day Nepal.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]497225[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]497224[/ATTACH]</p><p>China</p><p>Western Han Dynasty</p><p>206 BCE - 25 CE</p><p>4 Zhu</p><p>Obv: Yan Xiang</p><p>Rev: Shi Zhu</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Hartill 13.53 except with hanger (like H.13.57) below (unlisted)</p><p>Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>HEY [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] ... this ain&#039;t a washer!!!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]497226[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>Anonymous 157-156 BCE </p><p>AE triens (21.7 mm, 6.72 g, 1 h) </p><p>Rome mint. </p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Helmeted head of Minerva right; four pellets above </p><p>Rev:&nbsp; ROMA, prow of galley right; four pellets below. </p><p>Ref: Crawford 198B/3; Sydenham 302b. VF, </p><p>Comment: cleaned. </p><p>Very Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]497231[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura</p><p>Anonymous, 1st C. BCE</p><p>PB 1/8 Lakshmi</p><p>1.1g, 14.1mm x 7.8mm</p><p>RARE</p><p>OBV: Hindu Goddess Lakshmi facing. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity. She was a beauty and the wife of Vishnu</p><p>REV: (blank)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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