Last Coins/Artifacts. Purchased In 2021.post Yours!

Good pickup, Paul. I like that Pinocchio type portrait. I've got a couple of goodies en route from your side of the pond. Won't receive them till the new year commences, and will post then.

Not my last pickup of 2021, but the last one to arrive.

I had this coin on my radar for a while for my theme of Christian saints. acsearch showed that only a couple had come on the market in the last 5 years until the last 45 days of this year when 4 showed up.
Bishopric of Bamberg, 1/2 schilling 1512, Krug 191



Obv: Shield of Bamberg. MON GEORGI EPI BAMBERGEN 1512
Rev: Three- quarter length figure of Saint Cunigunde, crowned and nimbate, and holding a scepter in her left hand, and a model of a church in her right hand. SANCTKVNGVNDE IMPERATRIX

Cunigunde was empress to Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, both crowned in February 1014. AFter their deaths, each was canonized as a saint by the church, Henry in 1147 and Cunigunde in 1200. The building in her hand could be Bamberg cathedral, where she is interred.

Lastly ... I enjoyed the packaging in which the coin was received:

What a good idea for a thread, Paul. You picked up a very nice Castulo coin, and I (obviously) like the bull reverse. Hopefully we will see some other nice coins posted here.

Congratulations on acquiring the Bishopric of Bamberg you have been looking for, @tdziemia. Neat packaging and gift too.

Though not my usual area, these are the last coins I received this year. There are a couple in the post though.

Anastasius I AE Follis Constantinople. 491-518 AD.
Obverse: Pearl-diademed draped bust right. Obverse Inscription: DN ANASTASIUS PP AVG. Reverse: Large M, star in left and right fields, cross above, Β (officina) below, CON in exergue. Bronze. Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 14.1 gr.
Sear #: 19 [D.Sear: Byzantine coins & their values, 2010 edition]
Other reference: DOC 23a [Dumbarton Oaks Collection]

Phocas AE Follis Constantinople. 605-606 AD.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, holding mappa and cross. Obverse Inscription: dN FOCA PERP AVG. Reverse: Large XXXX, ANNO above, IIII (regnal year 4th) in left field. Exergue: CONE. Bronze. Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 12.8 gr.
Sear #: 640 [D.Sear: Byzantine coins & their values, 2010 edition]
Other reference: DOC 26-32 [DOC = Dumbarton Oaks Collection]

....That's an interesting coin..Lovely colouring!....And neat card!



Yep keeping us on our toes Jim...Very nice coins and also an interesting area of collecting!

You and me both Jim...Looking at the size and weight they must be pretty impressive in hand though?...
Would like to pick up one as a representation of the type and who knows where it might go from there.

Well, I took a little break and haven't posted in awhile. Palouche, thank you for getting me back into it. This has been another trying year for me and I'm sure most of you. I hope everyone's last pick up made things a bit brighter. Very nice pick ups everyone, as most of you know, I mainly collect Romans, but I can appreciate nice coins when I see them. Novicius, the legend is nice and clear on your Anastasius I, getting an example of a nice portrait to match is very difficult. It's usually either or, unless you want to pay $$$$

This is the last coin I purchased but haven't posted yet. Couldn't get the mintmark - so I took my best shot.

Maxentius AE Follis. 308-310 AD. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG Laureate head right / CONSERV VRB SVAE Roma seated facing, head left, in hexastyle temple, holding globe and sceptre, shield at side; knobs as acroteria and wreath in pediment. Mintmark RBQ. ?

Thanks

Gerry...

Excellent follis, TC/Gerry.

Well, I received a package today from overseas - and, so, it's a safe bet this will actually be my last in-hand new item for 2021. I do have some more goodies en route, but those will take a long time, apparently.

I just photo'ed the new arrival this evening. It was a challenge since the reliefs are fairly shallow. Did the best I could with lighting to make them somewhat legible.

Etruscan Pottery Fragment
c. 6th century BC
11.45 cm (w) x 15.9 cm (h)
(4.5" x 6.25")
Description:
Fragment from the shoulder of a large dolium (an ovoid form vessel), decorated with two registers of animals above vertical fluting.
Ex-Spoelstra family collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands