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ROMAN REPUBLICAN. L. Julius Bursio. 85 B.C. AR denarius. 3.74 gm. 19 mm. Rome mint. Laureate, winged, and draped bust of Apollo Vejovis right; trident and grasshopper (control mark) behind / Victory, holding wreath and reins, driving galloping quadriga right; L IVLI BVRSIO in exergue. Crawford 352/1a. Sydenham 728. RSC Julia 5. Ex. Davissons

Roman Republic denarii: Roman Imperial denarii:

ROMAN REPUBLIC. Cn Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, moneyer. AR Denarius, 19mm, 3.5g, 6h; Rome, 88 BC. Obv..: Bust of Mars right seen from behind. Rev.: Victory in biga right, CN. LENTVL in exergue Ref.: Rsc-50; Craw-345/1. L. Julius L.f. Caesar. 103 BC. AR Denarius (15.5mm, 3.87 g, 7h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Mars left; •L (retrograde) above / Venus Genetrix driving biga of Cupids left, holding scepter and reins; •L (retrograde) above, lyre below. Crawford 320/1; Sydenham 593; Julia 4; RBW 1175 var. (control). Toned, a couple of bankers’ marks, faint hairlines. VF. L Rustius, 74 BC. AR Denarius (19 mm. 3,7 g.). Rome. Helmeted head of Mars right. SC behind head, X beneath chin. Rev. Ram standing right, L RVSTI in exergue. Crawford 389/1; Sydenham 782; Rustia 1; Sear 320.

The denarius that I showed in my video is a P. Maenius Antiaticus, not T. Cloelius. Actually, the music in my video is from Ben Hur.

P. Maenius Antiaticus M.f. 132 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.03 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value to left / Victory driving quadriga right, holding goad, reins, and wreath. Crawford 249/1; Sydenham 492; Maenia 7.

I assume this pair of Republican denarii has a similar “honest wear & subtle toning” aesthetic to my Augustus denarius?

AUGUSTUS 27 BC - AD 14 AR Denarius. 3.51g, 19.3mm MINTED: Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 15 BC REF: RIC I 167a; Lyon 19; RSC 137 OBVERSE: AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head right. REVERSE: Bull butting right, left forefoot raised, lashing his tail; IMP • X in exergue.

Two more coins of mine depicting the pileus:

I got a Hexagram, the silver coin that preceded the Miliaresion. The Hexagram is the complete opposite of the Miliaresion, it’s a thick, chunky coin. Due to its thick flan, the Hexagram is comparable to the Didrachms and Staters of Classical Greece. In contrast, the Miliaresion’s thin fabric more resembles the hammered pennies of medieval Europe. I believe the Miliaresion was intended to imitate and compete against the silver Dirhams of the Caliphate. Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine AR21 Hexagram. Constantinople Obv: Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine seated facing on double throne, each holding globus cruciger. δδ NN ҺЄRACILЧS ЄT ҺЄRA CONST. Rev: Cross potent set upon globus set upon three steps; K to right. δЄЧS AδIЧTA ROMANIS. SB 798. 6.06 g. 610-641 AD.

PHILIP III ARRHIDAIOS OF MACEDON AR DRACHM, 323 - 300 B.C.E. Price P44, Muller P51, Very Fine+, 18.4mm, 4.30 grams, Struck Circa. 323 - 319 B.C.E., Colophon Mint Obverse: Head of (Alexander as) Herakles wearing lion skin to right Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, ΦIΛIΠΠOY to right, lyre to left, A below throne

I think any coin depicting the Dioscuri would qualify since they’re always shown wearing Phrygian caps: Roman Republic, M Atilius Saranus 148 BC, Silver Denarius 3.79g, 19mm Helmeted head of Roma right "SARAN" to left, "X" below chin The Dioscuri riding right, each with a spear "M ATILI" below, "ROMA" in exergue Cr 214/1b

I’d love to own an Antioch tetradrachm of Vespasian someday. My only tetradrachm from that city is this Hellenistic issue of Antiochos VIII: SELEUKID, Antiochos VIII, 121-96 BC, tetradrachm, no date, Obverse: his head R, Reverse: Zeus standing L, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥ, IE A on left, P below, silver, 30mm, 16.5g, SG7143v, scratches on neck, VF