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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 7621525, member: 91461&quot;][MEDIA=youtube]_PVjcIO4MT4[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Great new coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a Sabina with the same hairdo, but from Rome:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311559[/ATTACH]</p><p>SABINA</p><p>Dupondius, 136 CE</p><p>Mint: Rome</p><p>26.3&nbsp; mm, 10,2 g.</p><p>Rarity : R1</p><p>Obverse legend : SABINA AVGVSTA - HADRIANI AVG PP, Obverse: Diadémé bust and drape of Sabina on the right, hair raised, artistically capped.</p><p>RIC.-&nbsp; -&nbsp; BMC/RE.1900</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, the request was for Koinon<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311560[/ATTACH]</p><p>Macedon. Koinon of Macedon. Beroea mint. Nero AD 54-68.</p><p>Bronze Æ, 30 mm, 15,68 g</p><p>Obv: Nero facing left. ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ</p><p>Rev: Mars standing, l., holding wreath and spear; to r., Macedonian shield. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ</p><p>Axis: 1, 12</p><p>Reference: AMNG 240–1, BMC 147. RIC I, 1613</p><p>nearly very fine</p><p>11 known specimens</p><p>Savoca listed as Unpublished variety. Purchased Savoca March 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>A little mystery, that I believe may have been minted around or in the reign of Nero. This belief is mainly due to similar styled coins from Macedon that we can attribute to the time of Nero.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311561[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pseudo-autonomous issue, 1st century AD. (Bronze, 17 mm, 4.97 g), Beroia. Macedonian shield. Rev. MΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ Nike standing to left on globe, holding wreath with the extended right hand and palm branch with the left. SNG Cop. 1331. SNG ANS.-. RPC -. Unusual and rare; a very interesting exampleA very interesting and scarce emission of the Macedonian Koinon</p><p>MACEDON. Koinon of Macedon. Ex: Munzzentrum</p><p><br /></p><p>My complete Koinon set of Augusti honored with the Macedonian shield reverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1311564[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The last hold out to the series for me is a highly rare (wait for it)... Faustina II <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />(Thought that&#039;d make RCs ears perk up<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>NOT MY KOIN...NON. (borrowed from wild winds (( Look at that near unique cutie!))</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311566[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina II, AE24 of the Koinon of Macedonia.</p><p><br /></p><p>obv (from top right): FAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right</p><p>rev: KOINON MAKEDONWN, shield.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moushmov 5894; Varbanov 3065.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Contributed by BA, May 2011[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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