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started wearing a coin on my necklace and it's fantastic cus it's already got a hole in the top cus someone 200 years ago had the same idea. who was it... what was your life like, past coin necklace wearer? can we go to the pub and talk about it

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Obligatory Ides of March Post: The Eid Mar Denarius

The silver coin minted by Brutus to celebrate the assassination of Julius Caesar. As you can tell by the inclusion of his own portrait, Brutus was a very humble guy.

Here is the Eid Mar denarius on display at the British museum that I saw last year. If you happen to be near the British museum and are feeling celebratory, why not take a look at this immensely famous ancient coin .

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Coin of the Day #313 (3/13/2025)

A nice little bronze…

Roman Province - Pisidia

AE13 - 1.56g

Pseudo-Autonomous 138-161 AD

Antioch Mint

Obverse ANTIO

Head of Mên wearing Phrygian cap right, on crescent

Reverse COLO (retrograde)

Cock standing right

RPC IV 7353

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Important PSA!!

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really big fan of how some ancient coins have really thick necks on their bust designs

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Noteworthy Notgeld Haul (with friends)!

My holy grail: an ass that shits gold ducats (their words, not mine)

Colourful and trippy (Hamburg/Oldenburg/Wesel).

Fun with friends! (Bobsledding/Walrus).

Totenkopf hussars (in the Napoleonic wars/under Wilhelm I/during the Great war).

1912 Belgian 1 cent/1821 Indian states quarter rupee/1325-51 Indian 6 Gani.

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The oldest coin in my collection

A Rs$40 Brazilian coin from 1889.

It looks like the one above but it's darkened and my phone camera has a hard time focusing on the details.

It's worth around $10 CAD.

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was gifted $100 for my birthday with two versions of the $50 note! It’s nice to see the differences between them, i like the addition of the swan and wattle motifs, but i miss the more complex designs of the older notes microtext background.

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Just wanted to show y'all my currency collection (1st image is a Bahraini dinar + 100 Bahraini fils, 2nd is 1 Egyptian pound+ 1 Egyptian pound coin, Last image is the USD)

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when my friend travels, he's begun to bring me back a little 0 euro souvenir from each country

I love it, it's a little gee wizz silly thing I get to add to my album

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generally i do like my banknotes in uncirculated mint condition but there’s something absolutely beautiful to me about banknotes that were made and very obviously used during historically significant periods.

the very first hyperinflation banknote i ever bought myself was folded and a bit browned and i couldn’t help but be amazed that this guy was not only there but actively participated in an insanely tumultuous time.

it’s similar with coins, although i feel like they show their wear in a different kind of way. holding a cartwheel coin is amazing not only because because it’s a neat piece of history, but also because i’m holding the accumulation of so many stupid decisions.

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sure

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New Acquisition: 5 DOLLAR TRAJAN DENARIUS

Ob. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Trajan with aegis. 103-111 CE. (Underweight, 2.52 grams).

Rv. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Pax standing on the shoulder of Dacian, holding cornucopia and branch. RIC II Trajan 190A.

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I GOT MY HANDS ON THE NEW POUND COIN DESIGN FINALLY

hate that stupid cunt but hes got good coinage design suppose

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New Arrival: Faustina II Sestertius!

My largest ancient coin yet, with a beautiful pond scum green patina. Courtesy of the 'bay

Ob. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Faustina the younger (Daughter of Antonius Pius), draped and diademed. 161 - 176 CE. 32 mm, 24 g.

Rv. LAETITIA S C. Laetitia (goddess of gaiety) looking left, holding wreath and scepter. RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1653.

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BIG COPPER HAUL and German hyperinflationary!

Sweden, 17(6)3 1 Öre Silvermynt - Adolf Fredrik. Clipped planchet 14 grams.

Sweden, 1799 ¼ Skilling Riksgälds - Gustav IV Adolf.

Portugal, 1883 20 Réis - Luíz I. 11.75 grams.

Brasil, 1829 80 Réis - Pedro I with 40 Réis counterstamp. 30 grams.

Weimar Germany, 1923 500 mark, Berlin mint.

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My lovely Levs! First Lev (top) & Second Lev (Bottom)

All I need now is Third & Forth Levs!

Gotta say, though, the Second Lev; brass, 5 Stotinki (1951 C.E.) is my personal favourite between the two