my other collections

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Thessalainian League after 197 BC. AE 19mm.
Head of Apollo laurate right.
Pallas Itonia advancing right hurling javelin and holding shield.
TESSA in left field.

'She whose image here is seen Golden-Aegis bearing Queen
Dread Itonia, doth ordain for the suppliants at her fane'.

Bacchylides (fragment)

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HMS Bulwark 1899-1914.
Formidable class pre-dreadnault battleship. Nov 1914 she was blown apart by her cordite charges exploding with the loss of 736 men.

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Roman Repuplic.
Denarius of 47 BC. 4.09 gms.
Moneyer: Lucius Plautius Plancus.
Mask of Medusa, dishevilled hair with serpents L PLAVTIVS below.
Aurora flying right controlling the 4 horses of the Sun. PLANCVS below.

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1902 Coronation medal, bronze with gilt fittings and watered silk ribbon. Undervalued items I think.

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HMS Commonwealth KEV11 Class pre-dreadnault battleship 1906.

[irish]

More wonderful things from your collection, thanks for the pictures.

[Alex Rice]

First time I've looked at this thread, amazing!!! Like having a museum in my lounge. Really impressive, thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Alex

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Silver tetradrachm of Antioch. (Neronian Sela)
Laurate bust of Nero right wearing aegis. NEPON KAISAP SEBASTOS.
Eagle on thunderbolt palm branch before, control dots in field.
[ETOYS] AIPO = Year 111 of Caesarean era = 62/63 AD.
This famous Biblical coin widely distributed in Judea was considered impure by the Jews. Mentioned in the Mishnah: Kelim 17. 12/13.
"fully equal to that made by a large borer that was kept in a temple chamber and whose diameter was equal to that of an Italian pondium or of a Neronian Sela or the hole of a yoke".
14.7 gms 23.4 diameter.

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This is a Christmas card, trying to work out the date?
Cape Colony ended in 1910, did they still use the name and flag during WW1?

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Roman lead seal circa 1st C AD.
Charioteer driving a biga of horses.
Front elevation. 4.8gms 13x16mm.

Because to see details of these is difficult I have attached a sketch.
As you can see my artistic skills are limited!

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Kitchener cigarette cards.

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Follis of London no mint mark issued 300-305 AD.
Diocletian.
Laurate and cuirassed bust left, large bust type.
IMP DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG.
Genius standing left, naked except for chalmys over left shoulder. Holding patera and cornucopia.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI.
Ric v1 28a.

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An iron tsuba signed YAMASHIRO KUNIJU / UTEMADA SHINGARI.
A classic Umetada tsuba in the KANEIYE style, Shingari worked in Fujishima in Yamamoto province 1650-1700, it is thought this is circa 1700.
R.E.Haynes Oct 1984.
Soul of the Samurai Vancouver cat 1993 P55.
Just re-posting this image

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Ae 25 of Caesaria in Cappadocia.
Bust of Trajan right. AVTKP KAIC TRIANOC CEB GERM.
DHMAPX EE YPAT B all within wreath = 98/99 AD.

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Iron tsuba maru gata style with shakudo fukurin. Signed MYOCHIN NOBUYOSHI AOI MON. (1640-90). Both the kotsuka and kogai anas have copper alloy pillows.