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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3054749, member: 56859"]Nice selections, everyone! That's an interesting coin, [USER=16466]@altaycoins[/USER]-- reminds me of the popular (at least here on CoinTalk) Seljuks of Rum dirhams with sun and lion. I haven't seen a coin like yours before although I'm not very familiar with eastern ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER], I <b>love</b> that Agrippina!</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with what others have said-- it's impossible to pick just one favorite. Even attempting to do so makes me feel like I'm betraying the coins not chosen <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the spirit of the thread, here's one current favorite:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianagathodaemononhorse-rt-jpg.759269/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian.</b> Regnal year 10, CE 90/91. Æ diobol (25mm, 10.86 g, 12h). AVT KAICAP ΔΟ ΜΙΤ CEB ΓΕΡΜ, laureate head right / Agathodaemon serpent, wearing the skhent crown (emblematic of upper and lower Egypt), on horseback galloping left; L I (date) below. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 24.109; RPC II 2585; SNG Copenhagen 214; Emmett 277.10 (R5).</p><p><i>Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection</i></p><p><i>Ex West Coast/Lloyd Beauchaine Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 41, 19 March 1997), lot 1110</i></p><p><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Review Vol. XVI, No. 1 (January 1991), lot 31</i></p><p><i>Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2365</i></p><p>Appearances:</p><p>Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 39 (<i>this coin</i>)</p><p>Obverse illustrated in Emmett as the header for the Domitian section, p. 24 (<i>this coin</i>)</p><p>Fully illustrated in Emmett, p. 26 (<i>this coin</i>, discussing the unusual reverse).</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3054749, member: 56859"]Nice selections, everyone! That's an interesting coin, [USER=16466]@altaycoins[/USER]-- reminds me of the popular (at least here on CoinTalk) Seljuks of Rum dirhams with sun and lion. I haven't seen a coin like yours before although I'm not very familiar with eastern ancient coins. [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER], I [B]love[/B] that Agrippina! I agree with what others have said-- it's impossible to pick just one favorite. Even attempting to do so makes me feel like I'm betraying the coins not chosen :D In the spirit of the thread, here's one current favorite: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianagathodaemononhorse-rt-jpg.759269/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian.[/B] Regnal year 10, CE 90/91. Æ diobol (25mm, 10.86 g, 12h). AVT KAICAP ΔΟ ΜΙΤ CEB ΓΕΡΜ, laureate head right / Agathodaemon serpent, wearing the skhent crown (emblematic of upper and lower Egypt), on horseback galloping left; L I (date) below. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 24.109; RPC II 2585; SNG Copenhagen 214; Emmett 277.10 (R5). [I]Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection Ex West Coast/Lloyd Beauchaine Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 41, 19 March 1997), lot 1110 Ex Classical Numismatic Review Vol. XVI, No. 1 (January 1991), lot 31 Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2365[/I] Appearances: Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 39 ([I]this coin[/I]) Obverse illustrated in Emmett as the header for the Domitian section, p. 24 ([I]this coin[/I]) Fully illustrated in Emmett, p. 26 ([I]this coin[/I], discussing the unusual reverse). [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/so-these-exist-snake-cowboys.314032/[/url][/QUOTE]
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