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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4334711, member: 51347&quot;]We all seem to have random or stray coins that come to our collections.&nbsp; Even if you are a truly focussed collector, sometimes you have those random coins that do not fit into your specialty, but are just cool to have.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sometimes see Tessarae tossed out into the posts as interesting afterthoughts, causing some speculation as to what they are / why they are / who they are / etc.&nbsp; However, we never seem to have a thread where we pull them out and toss them in for everyone to see and discuss.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only have ONE ancient Tessera to toss out.&nbsp; However, I would enjoy seeing everyone elses cool Tessarae.&nbsp; Why did you capture it?&nbsp; What do you know about it?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1099068[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I got mine as a whim.&nbsp; I had been purchasing several coins into my collection and ran across this interesting lead jewel.&nbsp; I bought it, and tucked it away.&nbsp; The only time I really think about it is when others are posting theirs.&nbsp; It is one of my few lead coins / tokens within my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1099067[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Rome. </b></p><p><b>Lead Tessera</b></p><p>c. 1st cent. AD</p><p>Fortuna standing left, resting rudder on ground with right hand, holding cornucopia in left</p><p>Large DP</p><p>13mm, 1.39 g, 12h</p><p>Rostovtsev 2307; Ruggerio 808-9</p><p>Ex: Tom Vossen collection of Roman lead objects.</p><p>Ex: Gert Boersema Ancient Coins</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">Please post your TESSERA coins!</span></font></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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