my other collections

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HMS Highflyer 1898-1921.
She was present at Halifax 6/12/17 when the SS Mont-Blanc blew up and nine of her crew were killed in a boat going to investigate the fire.

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Silk card from ATC New York.
Orders & Medals 1910.

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Constantine the Great 307-337 AD.
Ae 3 of Sisica struck 320 AD.
Ob: Laurate bust right CONSTANTINVS AVG.
Rev: VOT XX within a wreath of laurel ESIS* mintmark. DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG.
RIC V11 159.

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Macrinus 217-218 AD.
Ae 26 of Nikopolis-ad-Istrum (Nikyup Bulgaria)
Ob: Laurate head right AVT KM OPELLIOC CEV MAKPINOC AC.
Rev: Homonia standing left holding patera and cornucopia. VP CTA LONGINOV PROC ICT-PO (Magistrate Statius Longinus).
Mousmov 1259.
Macrinus executed after losing in battle to Elagabalus.

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Carracalla 198-217 AD.
Ae 27 Nicopolis-ad Istrum.
Ob: Laurate curiassed bust right AVT KM AYO ANTONINOC.
Rev: Nike standing left (head right) wings raised, leaning on colomn holding wreath and palm branch. FLA OVLPIAN NIKOPOLICT ( Legate Flavius Ulpanus).
Antiken Munzen Nord Griechenlands 1571-2.
Rev legend var with extra CT.

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Geta 198-209 AD.
Ae 22 Anchialus Thrace (Pomorie Bulgaria)
Ob: Youthful laurate draped bust right. P CEPTY GETAC K.
Rev: Homonia holding patera and cornucopia. ARXIAEON.
Clumsy cleaning scratches!
Moushmov 2875 MandS 564.

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Gordian 111 238-244 AD.
Ae 26 Anchialus Thrace.
Ob: Radiate draped bust right. AYT KM ANT GORDIANOC AYG.
Rev: Naked Herakles holding lion skin and resting on his club. OYLPIANON
AGXIALEON. E in left field (5 assaria).
Not in the best condition.

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Elagabalus 218-222.AD
Ae 28 of Nicopoliton.
Ob: Laurate draped bust right. AYT KM AYPH ANTONEINOC.
Rev: Serpent of four coils with nimbate head right (Glycon)
Legend corroded away should read. VP POVTHOV NIKOPOLITON PROCI CT PON. (Magistrate name Novius Rufus)
Cf Moushmov 1408.

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Ae18 Phalanna Thessaly 400-344 BC.
Ob:Young male head right (Ares?).
Rev: Nymph Phalanna head right hair in sakkos (bag) wearing earing and necklace monogram behind. PHALNNION.
BMC 4v.

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Probus 276-282 AD.
Tet of Alexandria.
Ob: Laureate and cuiriassed bust right A K M AYP PROBOC CEB.
Rev: Elpis holding flower and raising the hem of her dress. L/B 276/7 AD.
Milne 4531.

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Philip 1 244-249 AD.
Sestertius of Viminacium Moesia
Ob: Laureate and draped, curiassed bust right IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG.
Rev: Moesia standing brtween the legionary emblems of the bull and lion.
PMS COL VIM ANV = 244 AD for year six see post no 295.

AMNG 100.

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Septimus Severus 193 211AD.
Ae 28 of Philipopolis Thrace.
Ob: Laureate and draped bust right. AYK L YL ?CE CEVAPOC ??
Rev: Eagle standing facing feet on globe head right with wreath in beak.
HG?????????? PHILIPPOPOLEITON.
Cant find a reference for these unusual legends.

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Licinius 1 312-315 AD.
Ae follis of Thessalonika.
Ob: Laureate draped cuiriassed bust right. IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG.
Rev: Jupitor standind left holding globe and victory, leaning on sceptre eagle with wreath at feet. IOVI CONSORVATORI AVGG NN. T.S.gamma mintmark.
Coin holed for suspension.
RIC V1 60G

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Elagabalus 218-222 AD.
Ae 22 of Antioch Syria.
Ob: Laureate draped bust right. IMP CM AVR ANTONINIVS AVG.
Rev: Large DE within a wreath of ten clusters star below wreath above.
BMC 449

Portrait has been defaced (Damnatio Memoriae)
A hormonally challanged teen with absolute power, high priest of an exotic eastern god EL-GABEL. He prostituted himself to both sexes and tried to impose Eastern customs on Rome, killed by his soldiers cut up and dumped in the Tiber along with his mother.

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Another Ceylon cover post indepedence.