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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bcuda, post: 8097624, member: 105389&quot;]Here are my top 10 from 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>Please let me know witch one you like the best and why .</p><p><br /></p><p>This year I barely even purchased 10 coins so the quality</p><p>might be subpar.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>#1</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407751[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthago Nova</p><p>Iberia, c. 237 - 206 B.C.</p><p>Spain, Carthago Nova Æ Unit.</p><p>Roman Occupation after 209 BC.</p><p>Bare-head left</p><p>(Scipio Africanus?)</p><p>Horse standing right; palm tree</p><p>behind. CNH Class XI, 282;</p><p>SNG BM Spain 127-128; ACIP 609.</p><p>10.9g, 28mm,</p><p><br /></p><p>#2</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407752[/ATTACH]</p><p>ROMAN REPUBLIC</p><p><br /></p><p>ANONYMOUS&nbsp; 128 BC</p><p><br /></p><p>AE SEMIS 128 BC</p><p><br /></p><p>ANONYMOUS SERIES WITH ELEPHANT’S HEAD. ROME MINT.</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: LAUREATE HEAD OF SATURN RIGHT, S (MARK OF VALUE) TO LEFT</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: PROW OF GALLEY RIGHT; ELEPHANTS HEAD RIGHT ABOVE, S 9MARK OF VALUE) TO RIGHT, ROMA BELOW.</p><p><br /></p><p>CRAWFORD 262/2; SYDENHAM 497; TYPE AS RBW 1061</p><p><br /></p><p>#3</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407756[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Licinius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus.</p><p>Rome, AD 320.</p><p>LICINIVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right.</p><p>ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to right, inscribing X V in two lines in shield;</p><p>R ЄѠC P (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC VII 199. 3.23g, 19mm, 7h.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>#4</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407760[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Castulo ( Spain)</p><p>2nd century BC</p><p>Obv: Diademed male headright; crescent before</p><p>Rev: Sphinx/ Griffin walking right star before , Iberian</p><p>Kastilo below.</p><p>Burgos 545</p><p>Griffin walking right; star before, Iberian &#039;KASTILO&#039; below.</p><p><br /></p><p>#5</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407767[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Carteia Ancient Spain</p><p>Obv: Turreted female head facing</p><p>right, Trident behind.</p><p>Rev: Rudder C VIBI IIII VIR C MINIVS IIII VIR (IV rudder IT )</p><p>Heiss Carteia 27</p><p><br /></p><p>#6</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407768[/ATTACH]</p><p>Saguntum/ Arse. Sagunto</p><p>170-20 B.C. (Valencia Spain)</p><p>AE Quadrant, 2.85 grams Burgos 2054</p><p>Obv: Scallop shell.</p><p>Rev: Dolphin, crescent above,three</p><p>dots and Iberian letter A below.</p><p>#7</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407770[/ATTACH]</p><p>Saguntum/ Arse. Sagunto</p><p>170-20 B.C. (Valencia Spain)</p><p>AE Quadrant, 3.43 grams Burgos 2052</p><p>Obv: Scallop shell.</p><p>Rev: Dolphin crescent above Iberian letter</p><p>A above,three dots Iberian letter A, I below.</p><p><br /></p><p>#8</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407772[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>#9</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407775[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gnaeus Pompeius</p><p>Also known as Pompey the Younger</p><p>Elder son of Pompey the Great</p><p>minted 46-45 BC AE As. 14.45 grams</p><p>Spanish or Sicilian mint .</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Janus with two faces: one looking right</p><p>(forward into the future), the other looking</p><p>left (backward, into the past)</p><p>Rev: Roman galley proa CN.MAG above.</p><p>IMP below , I above prow of galley right.</p><p>RPC 486, Crawford 471/1.</p><p>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).</p><p><br /></p><p>#10</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407776[/ATTACH]</p><p>Another one like #9</p><p>Except this one has a different style of jaw more like the traditional style of Janus coins.</p><p>Gnaeus Pompeius</p><p>Also known as Pompey the Younger</p><p>Elder son of Pompey the Great</p><p>minted 46-45 BC AE As. 14.45 grams</p><p>Spanish or Sicilian mint .</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Janus with two faces: one looking right</p><p>(forward into the future), the other looking</p><p>left (backward, into the past)</p><p>Rev: Roman galley proa CN.MAG above.</p><p>IMP below , I above prow of galley right.</p><p>RPC 486, Crawford 471/1.</p><p>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).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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