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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Short of any outstanding idea's for this smackdown I thought why not keep it simple. Everyone can just post their favourite coin which has pride of place in their collection. No bonus points on this one, and just a single entry per person, its going to be tough to choose your favourite but let the coin you choose do the talking. Example:   Alexander the great tetradrachm, Amphipolis 17g, 28mm. This is the first coin in the first page of my ancients album and though not the most expensive coin (my owl tet is my most costly ancient) it certainly sums up what I like in a coin...age, history, size, silver and a classic design struck in high relief. Entries in by Friday midnight then voting till Saturday Midnight GMT. |
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 United States
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I've posted this several times before and its not really a coin but a token. It's not a pretty piece but to me is the most important piece in my collection. It's a True Cross token. This clay token was made by mixing some ash from the True Cross of Christ.   |
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Spain
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Not the more pretty,not the more expensive,But the most difficult....so that,may be the most important!! Pertinax denarius  |
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United States
870 Posts |
I suppose I would have to choose this Augustus issue of Severus II. It is not only the rarest coin in my collection, it took a tremendous amount of searching and patience to find. AE Follis AE1, A.D. 306-307, Aquileia, 28mm, 7.36g, 180°, RIC VI 80b; rare. Obv: IMP C SEVERVS PF AVG. Laureate head right. Rev: VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN. Severus riding horse right, spearing barbarian; second barbarian lying on ground.  Edited by MartiVltori
02/08/2013 12:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Buy one get one free TRAJAN Ae Dupondius 8.02 grams 26-27mm (Orichalcum) Obv. Radiate and draped bust of Trajan right IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P Rev. "Trajan in military attire advancing r. head l. between two trophies" SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C SEAR #3219 RIC 676 BMCRE 1052 Overstrike on Sear #3243 'Brass As' (small module) Antioch ? As can be determined by letters in fields obverse (MPCAESNERTRA)and reverse (ARTI....PM) and bottom of laurel wreath visible between S C in exergue     Beautiful black/green glossy patina. Choice EF portrait. Longest known legend of any Roman Coin. Attributed to 2 different mints (Rome and "Antioch"?) Extroadinary detail. Optimo Principi and Generalissimo Nonpareil Whats not to like about it ? |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Picking just one is almost impossible. I asked some other (non-collectors) for opinions and this one came out on top. Kyme, Aeolis, AR Tetradrachm, 165 - 140 B.C. Obv:- Head of Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia Rev:- Horse walking right, oinochoe below, ΚΥΜ'ΙΟΝ left, Κ'ΛΛΙ'Σ (magistrate) in ex, all in wreath; Ref:- SNG Von Aulock 1636, SNG Cop 103 ex Pegasi; ex Forum; weight 16.392g, maximum diameter 33.1mm, die axis 0o  Martin |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not my best coin, nor my rarest, but it's the one that means the most to me. Got it in a trade with a fellow collector/educator.  |
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Valued Member
Netherlands
409 Posts |
This Antioch type is common, but not this one. A Gorgon on his cuiras is a rarity and only known from officina Z. IMP C M AVR CARINVS NOB C, Radiate and cuirassed bust right with head of Gorgon VIRTVS AVGG, Carinus standing right on left, holding scepter and receiving Victory from Carus to right, holding scepter. Ex. * Z/XXI 20mm, 4.4gr, Die 0. 1th emission Dec. 282.  |
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Valued Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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If I post some of my coins you will be mad :P
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United States
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Why is that? Post your coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I haven't seen that Trajan Dupondius before--wow!  I just love the patina on this coin--and Artemis too.  Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AE24 Litra. Period 4, circa 295 BC. SWTEIRA, head of Artemis right, in triple-pendant earring & necklace, quiver over shoulder. Reverse, Winged thunderbolt, AGAQOKLEOS above, BASILEOS below 9.58 gr |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here is one of my favorites:) Thrace, Cherronesos, AR hemidrachm. Forepart of lion right, head turned back / Quadripartite dot over buch of grapes   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Really great lion on your Cherronesos hemidrachm! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Whoops - mis-read the deadline for this Smackdown  As no votes have been cast I'll drop a coin in now  Difficult subject, should I go for first coin, most expensive coin, rarest coin  More than anything else, to me its the link to the past that the coin gives me, reading about the Emperor on it and wondering through whose hands the coin passed. Quality and beauty take a back seat to provenience and interest. For that reason my favourite coins are those that I know where they were found.  The above coin is not pretty, its not rare and it didn't cost me £££s, it is however one of my favourites. Its a Galerius issue from London and I bought it from the detector who found it in the 1980s. It was found along the banks of this river in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire. Roughly in the middle of the picture.
 Only recently it has been decided that the Romans had a fort here, very probably called Derventio, seven miles from Eboracum (York). The following picture is of crop-marks found in 1995 of the oilseed rape feilds seen above in yellow at the South of the town, the below picture is taken facing East.  Quote:
South of Stamford Bridge cropmarks photographed on 20-JUL-1995 provide evidence of a large settlement alongside the road to York. The position of the road on both sides of the River Derwent locates the Roman bridging point. Would I swap my poor example for a £500 near perfect, fully silvered version with no find info, never  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Its Ok, you have 5 days for entries still ^^
From what I saw so far this will be a really tough one to vote on... excellent coins so far ^^
On a side note Stamford-bridge was the location for a battle between King Harold against the Vikings who pillidged the area while Harold was waiting for william the conquerer to invade (on the south coast)
Harold marched his army up north with such speed that he caught the vikings all lounging about in the sun with no armour on and split into two halfs by the bridge. It was an absolute massacre, the Vikings never stood a chance.
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02/10/2013 6:57 pm
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