We had our Boeing club coin show this weekend, last Friday we rent a truck and pick up about 90 coin cases. Saturday morning setup (6:30am), once we set up tables then we set up our own tables with our coins. they open the doors at 10:00 am. The morning was super busy, lot of sales, knowing that Sunday would be dead due to play off football game. i sold 15 ancient coins to my surprise, i purchased over the year some cheap Roman coins and sold them from $ 15 to $40. When we would have a slow period i would run around and look at all the coins.. after a few sales a little money in my pocket i would pounce on something. i only bought one ancient, one World coin, mostly modern stuff you guys don't like.. So post up your Janus, two face or prow coins.. Anonymous..211-208..BC.. AE, As Obv. laureate head Janus, l above. Rev.prow of galley, l above, Roma below. Nice big pond skipper, 31x32mm x 35.85. lite green patina.. The dealer had two coins about the same size, this obv. was the best, the other coin the rev. was better, one coin on my want list..
The god of the beginning and the End, Hadrianus AS Roma 125-28 AD Janus Reference. RIC 662; C 281. Obv. HADRIANVS - AVGVSTVS laureate bust r., drapery on l. shoulder Rev. COS - III S - C in field Janus standing front, holding sceptre and resting l. hand on hip. 12.06 gr 26 mm h 6
Very nice, John. I do not have any of these, but I've been wanting a nice one like yours (of course at bargain basement prices). Anyway, congrats on a nice addition. Oh, and Oki, that's a very nice Hadrian as well.
@Okidoki, that's a wonderful coin!! I have one Janus-like example. The role of Janus is played by Pompey the Great on this Roman Republican as issued by his son, Sextus Pompey.
Here are mine, a big as to start with Republic, As minted in Rome, circa 211-206 BC No legend, head of janus Prow of galley right, ROMA at exergue, I above galley 37.22 gr Ref RCV # 627 A monneyer's as : D. Junius L.F. Silanus, As minted in Rome, 91 BC No legend, Head of Janus D SILANVS L F, Prow of galley right 12.08 gr Ref : RCV # 738 The following comment from : http://www.forumancientcoins.com/historia/historia.htm "Decimus Junius Silanus was the son of M. Junius Silanus, who commanded the army that was defeated by the Germanic Cimbri in Transalpine Gaul. Decimus was the stepfather of Marcus Brutus, the murderer of Caesar, having married his mother Servilia. He was elected consul in 63 for the following year ; and in consequence of his being consul designatus, he was first asked for his opinion by Cicero in the debate in the senate on the punishment of the Catilinarian conspirators. He was consul 62, with L. Licinius Morena, along with whom he proposed the Lex Licinia Julia". Same as TIF's, featuring Pompey the great : Sextus Pompey, As struck in Sicily c.43-36 BC Head of Janus with features of Pompey the Great, MAGN above Prow of galley right, PIVS IMP in field 16.57 gr Ref : HCRI # 336, RCV #1394, Cohen #16 And not a Janus so to speak, but greatly inspired by them, a Dupndius from Arausio (Orange, France nowadays) : Octavian & Agrippa, AE Dupondius Arausio mint (Orange), 30-29 BC (Colonia Firma Julia Secundanorum Arausio) IMP DIVI F (IMPerator DIVI Filii), bare heads of Augustus (right) and Agrippa (left), back to back Prow of galley right, ram's head (?) enclosed in a medaillion above 17.61 gr - 28 mm. Ref : RPC # 533 Ex. CNG e-auction #181/28, from the Patrick Villemur collection Q
Fantastic Janus-addition, Eng ... man, that's one big As Janus!! Oh, and wow, there are certainly a few super-star entries from the regular pile-on members!! (outstanding!!) I also have a few that I can toss into the Janus and/or Prow show ...
Big C, that's some awesome coins you got there my friend,love them. Wow Steve, some day when i grow up i'm going to have coins like you,I've wanted one these for a while... Vlaha, is your coin club setting up for the ANA this spring, were trying to get a bus full to help out and then we can do the show..
some awesome coins here...man those are sweet. eng...i love the stats on that coin over 30 in height, width, and weight...schwwwwwwwwwing. chunky coins are awesome, and one of those fat republicans is on the top of my hit list. if you get a chance, i'd love to see a side or oblique shot of that coin.
