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RI Probus276-282 CEBI Ant2.80gcaptives l and rCohen 768

Wonderful Tet @John060167! Great capture. Agreed, Sicily has some very cool Ancient coins and History... SICULO-PUNICSicily Akragas Punic occup 213-210 BC AR Half Shekel 19 mm 2.9g Male head r Triptolemos wreath grain -Horse leaping r Punic Ḥ SNG COP 378

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Makedonwn Kingdom, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, 323 - 301 B.C., In the Name of Alexander the GreatSilver Drachm, 3.9g, maximum diameter 16.5mm, die axis 0oMagnesia ad Maeandrum mint, c. 319 - c. 305 BCEObv: head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neckRev: AΛEΞAN∆POY, Zeus seated left on throne without back, nude to waist, himation around hips and legs, right leg drawn back, feet on footstool, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, ΣΩ monogram left, AT monogram under throneRef: Price 1970, Müller Alexander 793, Prokesch-Osten II 84, SNG Cop -, SNG München -, SNG Alpha BankComment: gVF, nice style, dark toningAntigonos I Monophthalmos ("the One-eyed") (382 B.C. - 301 B.C.) was a nobleman, general, and governor under Alexander the Great. Upon Alexander's death in 323 B.C., he established himself as one of the successors and declared himself King in 306 B.C. The most powerful satraps of the empire, Kassander, Seleukos, Ptolemy and Lysimachos, answered by also proclaiming themselves kings. Antigonos found himself at war with all four, largely because his territory shared borders with all of them. He died in battle at Ipsus in 301 B.C. Antigonos' kingdom was divided up, with Seleukos I Nicator gaining the most. His son, Demetrios I Poliorketes, took Makedon, which the family held, off and on, until it was conquered by Rome in 168 BCEEx: Forum Ancient Coins

BrutusEID MARSlavei OCTAVIANRImp Marc Antony & Octavian AR Quinarius 1.58g Military Mint Gaul 39BCE Concordia r Hands clasped caduceus Cr-529-4b Sear 1575 Syd-1195

CRISPY-CritterRI Crispus 317-326 CE AE Folles Caesar in Trier Campgate - Heraclea mint

I really like this coin and history! Persian SatrapPersia Spithridates Achaemenid satrap of Sparda-Lydia and Ionia- 334 BCE AE10 1.20g wearing Persian headdress - Forepart galloping horse r Klein 367, Cop 1538Comment: This is the Satrap that ALMOST killed Alexander III of Makedon (later the Great) at the Battle of Granicus. Instead, Cleitus the Black, (Alexander’s Commander of the Greek Cavalry), lopped off his arm just as Spithradates was slashing his scimitar onto Alexander. Next: historical “what-if” coin

LOL, I was gonna yell out: “WOW, Steve! We have a double-die match!” 😄

When he wins his chariot race, he gets drunk at the bars and singing A-“Capella” like one of the stars that makes him a constellation... sorry, just could not resist... carry on. Next!

@Al Kowsky LOL. Cool. gorgeous coins, too! I want them both. I need to start collecting Celtic...

PROBUSRI Probus 276-282 CE Ant 21mm Rome mint captive on ground Riding Horse in ex R-Thunderbolt-Z RIC 155

I always chuckle when I hear the words LEPTON and PRUTAH. I always have images of some sort of aliens:MY ALIEN COINS: Judaea Alexander Janneaeus 103-76 BCE AE Prutah Wheel Widows Mite Maccabean 135-37 BC AE Lepton Widows Mite

Headless Horse Bruttium Carthage occup 2nd Punic War AR Half-Shekel (approx Drachm / Denarius) 216-211 Tanit Horse SOLARdisc HN Italy 2016 Next: horse head

Thasos AR TriHemiObol Satyr running Kylix Amphora 411-350BCE 0.69g 12mm SNGCop 1030 Ex: @Bing Thrace Thasos 146-50 BCE Roman provincial or Military mint AR Tet Dionysos Herakles Club Lion skin Ex: @ancientnoob

LMAO !!! Awesome @Ryro! Sorry beforehand, I am going to snip and steal (just like YOU did!) 😄

Bruttium Lokroi Eizephyrioi 300-268 BC AE 23 Athena Pegasus Bruttium Rhegion 415-387 BCE AE 11mm 2.46g Facing lion hd - Laureate hd of Apollo L SNG ANS 697 var

AR and AECampania Neapolis 320-300 BC AR Didrachm Nomos Nymph AchelousCampania, Neapolis,c. 275-250 BCE;AE (g 4,99; mm 18; h 6);NEOΠOΛITΩN, laureate head of Apollo l.; r., Θ,Rv. Man-faced bull advancing r. crowned by flying Nike, below IΣ.Sambon 663; HNItaly 589; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG ANS 474.Beautiful light green patinaPLATE COIN - Listed Potamikon pg 232 Plate 343

@KenDorney FB: I do not like FB, period. I only want to see pics of my Grandkids, look at Calvin & Hobbes, science & astronomy posts, archaeology posts, and some Far Side posts. I am rarely on that site. CT: Old news. Let my membership lapse. REALLY enjoyed the site for many years... then, the death-spiral of bickering and uncontrolled troll disease set in during the last couple years. Reddit: Nope, rarely use it. Twitter: Nope, not interested. NumisForums: Good job @Restitutor. Picking up my business. LinkedIn: Only for bidness. News: I read a dozen or so news sites each morning, across the whole spectrum so that I get a reasonable perspective to issues and apply it to my business world. Usually news written in Asia, North America, Islamic World, and Europe. Kinda hobby, but I used to read / subscribe to 6 newspapers for years until the WWW opened up. Sum it up: For coins, I druther have a dedicated Forum for my Hobby (ala NF). Not interested in my posts, etc. to be out all over sites (ie FB), for everyone to see and have all of my personal info blasted to the world. Random Coin, cuz I like this devoted coin Forum: Sicily Mamertini 288-278 BCE AE Pentonkion Mars-Eagle Mercenary Samnites Messana Now, if @Restitutor would develop a cool PET FORUM... or a Cartoons / jokes forum... to laugh and take my mind away from daily life!

RR Anon AE Semis 211-206 BCE Saturn S Prow ROMA Sear 766 Craw 56-3 Spain Punic War

Yummy Denarius transition coin, Phil!

Iona Kolophon AR Tetartemorion 530-520 BCE Archaic Apollo Incuse Punch 0.15g 4.5mm- SNG Kayhan 343 Next: small coins under 7mm

I goofed up in reverse! Purchased what I thought were the Crawford 44/5 Early Series of Denarii... Whelp, nope. Got one, posted it, and @red_spork, the early RR EXPERT pointed out my BOO-BOO! Nope not it. Rather it was a 68, minted a little later. RATS. HOWEVER, he stated that I had a Crawford 68... which are VERY HARD to fine. Cool. RR AR Denarius 214-208 BCE Roma R X behind - Dioscuri R ROMA linear frame stars Sicily RARE Cr 68-1b Soooooooooooooo. I decide to stay on mission and find my Craw 44/5. COOL! Found it... HOWEVER, one again, @red_spork saw my post (yeah, I was a happy clam with my 44/5!)... NOPE, you goofed in reverse AGAIN. Not a 44/5, RATHER it is ANOTHER VERY HARD TO FIND.... Sicily 68/1b! WHOAH! Cool... am I a dope, but a LUCKY DOPE! RR Anon AR denarius Roma 211-206 BCE ROMA incus Dioscuri single horn-helmet Sear-- Craw 68-1b SICILY ISSUE RARE was cr 44-5 Nope, not gonna give either up! Too hard to find these... and, at the time, I did not know what I was looking for!

PUBLIUS QUINCTILIUS VARUSAE OF ANTIOCHEIA, SYRIARPC 4252, SNG Cop. 92, 20.4mm, 8.03 grams, Dated year 27 = 5/4 B.C.E.Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus to rightReverse: Tyche of Antioch seated to right, holding palm branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right, in right field, date ZK (year 27 = 5/4 B.C.E.)This rare coin was struck during Varus' assignment as Governor of Syria from 7 - 4 B.C.E. Varus guarded the borders from Parthia and violently quelled unrest in Judaea and Samaria. Josephus records an incident wherein after the death of Herod., Varus occupied Jerusalem and crucified 2,000 Jews.Later Varus was transfered to the Northern front, where he met disaster fighting the Germanic tribes in the Teutoburg forest. Three legions under his command, legions XVII, XVIII and XIX were completely annihilated. This caused emperor Augustus great grief and he was said to have cried out on occasion "Quintili Vare, legiones redde!" or "Quinctilius Varus, give me back my legions!"

There were no coins at this time in the Akkadian Empire, however, here is a Cylinder Seal from around the time of SARGON the Great of Akkad. I captured it because of Sargon and his impact on History:Cylinder Seal of Hero Fighting Animals. Akkadian, 2350-2200 B.C. Ex J Tabot collectionCylinder Seal of Hero Fighting Animals. Akkadian, 2350-2200 B.C. Ex J Tabot collection.. Buff stone cylinder seal with scene of hero wresting antelope and winged lion. 25 mm. Good subject, design worn but still makes an impression. From the J Tabot collection. Ex: Agora