TOP 10 2021 bcuda

Here are my top 10 from 2021

Please let me know witch one you like the best and why .

This year I barely even purchased 10 coins so the quality
might be subpar.


#1

Carthago Nova
Iberia, c. 237 - 206 B.C.
Spain, Carthago Nova Æ Unit.
Roman Occupation after 209 BC.
Bare-head left
(Scipio Africanus?)
Horse standing right; palm tree
behind. CNH Class XI, 282;
SNG BM Spain 127-128; ACIP 609.
10.9g, 28mm,

#2

ROMAN REPUBLIC

ANONYMOUS 128 BC

AE SEMIS 128 BC

ANONYMOUS SERIES WITH ELEPHANT’S HEAD. ROME MINT.

OBV: LAUREATE HEAD OF SATURN RIGHT, S (MARK OF VALUE) TO LEFT

REV: PROW OF GALLEY RIGHT; ELEPHANTS HEAD RIGHT ABOVE, S 9MARK OF VALUE) TO RIGHT, ROMA BELOW.

CRAWFORD 262/2; SYDENHAM 497; TYPE AS RBW 1061

#3



Licinius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus.
Rome, AD 320.
LICINIVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right.
ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to right, inscribing X V in two lines in shield;
R ЄѠC P (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC VII 199. 3.23g, 19mm, 7h.


#4


Castulo ( Spain)
2nd century BC
Obv: Diademed male headright; crescent before
Rev: Sphinx/ Griffin walking right star before , Iberian
Kastilo below.
Burgos 545
Griffin walking right; star before, Iberian 'KASTILO' below.

#5


Carteia Ancient Spain
Obv: Turreted female head facing
right, Trident behind.
Rev: Rudder C VIBI IIII VIR C MINIVS IIII VIR (IV rudder IT )
Heiss Carteia 27

#6

Saguntum/ Arse. Sagunto
170-20 B.C. (Valencia Spain)
AE Quadrant, 2.85 grams Burgos 2054
Obv: Scallop shell.
Rev: Dolphin, crescent above,three
dots and Iberian letter A below.
#7

Saguntum/ Arse. Sagunto
170-20 B.C. (Valencia Spain)
AE Quadrant, 3.43 grams Burgos 2052
Obv: Scallop shell.
Rev: Dolphin crescent above Iberian letter
A above,three dots Iberian letter A, I below.

#8


Struck bronze uncia or 1/12th of an As (a one dot coin). Early cast uncias were 1/12th of a Roman pound of bronze, about 27 grams. During the Carthaginian wars Rome ran short of bronze and first reduced the size of cast uncias and then issued smaller still struck uncias. The first series of struck uncias had Roma left / prow right. This one is from the second, smaller series with Roma right / Prow coins.

#9

Gnaeus Pompeius
Also known as Pompey the Younger
Elder son of Pompey the Great
minted 46-45 BC AE As. 14.45 grams
Spanish or Sicilian mint .

Obv: Janus with two faces: one looking right
(forward into the future), the other looking
left (backward, into the past)
Rev: Roman galley proa CN.MAG above.
IMP below , I above prow of galley right.
RPC 486, Crawford 471/1.
Gnaeus Pompeius (ca. 75 BC – 12 April 45 BC), also known as Pompey the Younger (sometimes spelled Cneius, Gneius), was a Roman politician and general from the late Republic (1st century BC).

#10

Another one like #9
Except this one has a different style of jaw more like the traditional style of Janus coins.
Gnaeus Pompeius
Also known as Pompey the Younger
Elder son of Pompey the Great
minted 46-45 BC AE As. 14.45 grams
Spanish or Sicilian mint .

Obv: Janus with two faces: one looking right
(forward into the future), the other looking
left (backward, into the past)
Rev: Roman galley proa CN.MAG above.
IMP below , I above prow of galley right.
RPC 486, Crawford 471/1.
Gnaeus Pompeius (ca. 75 BC – 12 April 45 BC), also known as Pompey the Younger (sometimes spelled Cneius, Gneius), was a Roman politician and general from the late Republic (1st century BC).

 

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Nice pickups, @bcuda.

I like your coins #1 and 4. Both have good reverse coin designs.

 

If that's a slow year you did exceedingly well
Wonderful year my friend!
I have to agree with your #1.
And LOVE your Roman Republic coins. I purchased one this year with a Macedonian shield


And your #4 is wonderful. Even more so as it was an upgrade to this stunning piece I won with a @bcuda provenance:

And I do love those shells.
Here's my massive shell:

Aes formatum. AE solid cast cockle-shell, Central Italy, 6th-4th century BC. Vecchi ICC pl. 90,5; cf. G. Fallani, IANP Publication 8, 1986. pl. 6, 2-2c.. PB. 124.00 g. 44 x 41 mm. Heavy and attractive example. Earthen light green patina. Good VF.
Purchased Artemide March 2021

 

#4 wonderful sphinx!

 

@Ryro Your Aes formatum is really nice , I had one that was almost just like it that I had found metal detecting in Spain and do not know what happened to it. Also the one I am talking about was not bronze but lead. From the looks of yours it looks to be lead also with that patina it has. I would consider it rarer than the bronze ones if it is lead.

 

6 and/or 7 have my vote. I love the shell and dolphin.
Good year for you!

 

It's hard to choose (they're not subpar at all!), but I think my favorites are #'s 1, 4, and 6: the horse, the sphinx, and the first dolphin. I like coins portraying animals, what can I say!

 

My daughter does too! She picked 6 because of the dolphin

 

I like #3 for the reverse mint mark. It includes the word EROS in the center. @dougsmit is the expert on these curious mint marks.

 

My vision is terrible these days what with the cataracts (I am looking forward to the surgery next month!) but where do you see that? @bcuda has ЄѠC, and I see EPI[?]C perhaps.

 

Like them all but that Sphinx/ Griffin is exceptional, congrats.

 

Yes, we have discussed these several times here. I am no expert; I just have one from the other rulers lacking the Licinius II. This close up is from my Crispus officina S (6). Your Licinius II is officina P (1). That would make the Licinius II my choice of the group.

 

I also like the Sphinx/Griffin , the two shell-dolphin coins are very cool. Congrats !

 

Yes, close. I think it is EPωC with the ω ligate with the P.

 

Very nice coins! My favorites are 2, 4 and 10

 

great year, my favorite is #1, you can't go wrong with a could be Scipio.

 

You had a good year, @bcuda! All ten are wonderful additions to you collection!

My favorite is the sphinx from Castulo! Really fun type!

 

I like #1 because of the horsey and #3 because it's in the best condition.
But #4 with the flying sphinx is pretty cool also.

 

#4

 

#7 shell from Spain. It's a nice looking, interesting coin.