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jakes8 Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 01/29/2017 3:27 pm Awesome coin! Super jealous! Report this Post to the Staff
Baltas Valued Member 200 Posts	Posted 07/24/2017 4:34 pm Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you, the woman and the serpent "original version": L Roscius Fabatus AR Serrate Denarius. Rome, 64 BC. Bust of Juno Sospita in goat skin; symbol (voting tablet?) behind; L.ROSCI below / Female figure standing right feeding serpent before; symbol behind; FABATI in exergue. Crawford 412/1; Sydenham 915. Report this Post to the Staff
arnoldoe Valued Member Canada 266 Posts	Posted 07/24/2017 8:47 pm I have 3 Eraviscan denarii, + only 1 Roman republican denarius Eravisci . Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Denarius Imitating Cn. Lentulus. Obverse: Head of Jupiter right Reverse: Globe between rudder and thunderbolt; small X to right, RAVIS (short for eRAVISci)(S retrograde). Freeman 4 (dies 2/C); 18.2mm 3.15g Middle Danube, Eravisci. Imitating C. Postumius. End of the first century B.C. AR denarius . Both sides somewhat stylized Obverse: Bust of Diana right, bow and quiver on shoulder Reverse: Remnants of correct legend, hound running right, spear below; monogram in exergue. Cf. Crawford 394/1; cf, Freeman 24 (17/P) Chitescu 173. Eravisci. 1st century B.C. AR denarius (18mm, 3.35 g). Imitating C. Naevius Balbus (obv) and L. Papius.(rev) Obverse: Diademed head of Venus right Referse: Griffin springing right; below, amphora. R. Freeman, ""A group of Eraviscan denarii,"" Essays Hersh dies 14/K, pl. 29, 21 (this coin); Davis class B, grp. II, E12 . from the RBW Collection Edited by arnoldoe 07/24/2017 8:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Baltas Valued Member 200 Posts	Posted 07/25/2017 3:53 pm Great coins Arnoldoe! The second one is still missing from my collection... :) Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/25/2017 7:50 pm Wonderful coins in this updated thread. Congrats to you both. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/25/2017 10:48 pm One of my many favorites. Attalos I Soter 241 - 197 BC King Of Pergamon AR Tetradrachm Report this Post to the Staff
Baltas Valued Member 200 Posts	Posted 07/26/2017 4:43 pm Thank you Bob! :) I updated the thread, because this republican is the original pair of my favourite. Beautiful coin Ron! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/26/2017 5:39 pm Thanks Szilard, my problem is that I have a lot of favorite coins not just one. Report this Post to the Staff
Baltas Valued Member 200 Posts	Posted 07/26/2017 5:52 pm This should be the biggest problem! :D Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/26/2017 5:57 pm I don't wish to steal your thread, but if you don't mind here is another of my favorites. AR Tetradrachm Arados Phoenicia 1st century BC Sear 5992 Arados is an island 2 1/2 miles of the coast of Syria and was one of the four major Phoenician Cities. In part two of my reference guide I hope to cover all the areas of the Levant,which includes coins from Phoenicia. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/26/2017 6:20 pm Awesome coins, Ron. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/26/2017 7:09 pm Thanks Bob. The Attalos is a bad picture, it looks much better in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/26/2017 8:00 pm One of my favorite ancients is my avatar. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 07/26/2017 10:26 pm This Philip I AR ant is my favorite of my small collection because it's very nicely detailed and well struck up, and looks great in hand. Philip I, AR Antoninianus, ca. 249 AD; RIC 4 Draped, cuirassed and radiate bust right; Felicitas standing left with caduceus and cornucopia Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG Rev: P M TR P IIII COS II P P Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/26/2017 10:45 pm Very nice well struck example. Report this Post to the Staff
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