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02 - China, Republic - 10 Cash coin-
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The Republic of China
1920 (ND) - Ten Cash

(Titles in Chinese, some in English)

obv: Crossed Flags.

Weight: 6.5 Grams
Size: 31 mm

ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Tucson, Arizona. USA.
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*NOTE: Coin next to a modern USA State Quarter-Dollar (25 cents) in this photo for size comparison.
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02 - China, Republic - 10 Cash coin.-
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The Republic of China
1920 (ND) - Ten Cash

(Titles in Chinese, some in English)

obv: Crossed Flags.

Weight: 6.5 Grams
Size: 31 mm

ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Tucson, Arizona. USA.
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*NOTE: Coin next to a modern USA State Quarter-Dollar (25 cents) in this photo for size comparison.
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Arizona - Coopers HawkCoopers Hawk cooling his feet in the birdbath.
Right out in front of my kitchen window too, all the shots are taken through the glass window, but still look great.3 commentsrexesq

Arizona - Coopers HawkCoopers Hawk cooling his feet in the birdbath.rexesq

Arizona - Coopers HawkCoopers Hawk cooling his feet in the birdbath.7 commentsrexesq

Arizona - Coopers HawkCoopers Hawk cooling his feet in the birdbath.rexesq

Constantine I - Fausta, Wife of Constantine I - 'SPES REIPUBLICAE' - PTRRoman Empire
Empress Fausta, Wife of Constantine I the Great (307 - 337 AD)
Augusta, 324 - 326 AD
Struck at the Trier Mint (Treveri, Germania)

obv: FLAV MAX FAUSTA AUG - Draped bust right, hair in braided bun, seen from the front.

rev: SPES REIPUBLICAE - Empress Fausta standing facing forward, holding her two sons, Constantine II and Constantius II, in her arms close to her chest.
'PTR crescent with dot' in exergue.

3.7 Grams
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Ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Southern Arizona.2 commentsrexesq

Constantine I - Fausta, Wife of Constantine I - 'SPES REIPUBLICAE' - PTRRoman Empire
Empress Fausta, Wife of Constantine I the Great (307 - 337 AD)
Augusta, 324 - 326 AD
Struck at the Trier Mint (Treveri, Germania)

obv: FLAV MAX FAUSTA AUG - Draped bust right, hair in braided bun, seen from the front.

rev: SPES REIPUBLICAE - Empress Fausta standing facing forward, holding her two sons, Constantine II and Constantius II, in her arms close to her chest.
'PTR crescent with dot' in exergue.

3.7 Grams
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Ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Southern Arizona.3 commentsrexesq

Constantius II - AE - Campgate - QCONST - Four tiers, open doors. Bust Left.Constantius II as Caesar - AD 337 - 347.
AE Follis 'VIRTUS CAESS'
QCONST in exergue on reverse - Arles of Constantina Mint.

obv: FL JUL CONSTANTIUS NOB C - Laureate bust facing left, draped and cuirassed, seen from the front.

rev: VIRTUS CAESS - Four tiered campgate, five levels of brick, doors open. Star above.
'S F' - in either field. QCONST in exergue.

2.5 Grams
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Ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Southern Arizona.rexesq

Constantius II - AE - Campgate - QCONST - Four tiers, open doors. Bust Left.Constantius II as Caesar - AD 337 - 347.
AE Follis 'VIRTUS CAESS'
QCONST in exergue on reverse - Arles of Constantina Mint.

obv: FL JUL CONSTANTIUS NOB C - Laureate bust facing left, draped and cuirassed, seen from the front.

rev: VIRTUS CAESS - Four tiered campgate, five levels of brick, doors open. Star above.
'S F' - in either field. QCONST in exergue.

2.5 grams
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Ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Southern Arizona.2 commentsrexesq

Constantius II - AE - Campgate - QCONST - Two tiers - Bust leftRoman Empire
Constantius II as Caesar, 337 - 347 AD
Struck at Arles of Constantina.

obv: FL JUL CONSTANTIUS NOB C - Laureate bust LEFT, draped and cuirassed. Seen from the front.
rev: PROVIDENTIA CAESS - Campgate; 6 Levels, 2 tiers, star above. 'S F' in either field.
QCONST in exergue.

2.7 Grams
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Ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Southern Arizona.rexesq

Constantius II - AE - Campgate - SMANTH - Two tiers - Bust leftRoman Empire
Constantius II as Caesar, 337 - 347 AD
Struck at the Antioch Mint in Antioch, Syria.

obv: FL JUL CONSTANTIUS NOB C - Laureate bust LEFT, draped and cuirassed. Seen from the front.
rev: PROVIDENTIA CAESS - Campgate; 11 Levels, 2 tiers, star above.
SMANTH in exergue

3.0 Grams
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Ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Southern Arizona.2 commentsrexesq

Constantius II - AE - Campgate - SMANTH - Two tiers - Bust leftRoman Empire
Constantius II as Caesar, 337 - 347 AD
Struck at the Antioch Mint in Antioch, Syria.

obv: FL JUL CONSTANTIUS NOB C - Laureate bust LEFT, draped and cuirassed. Seen from the front.
rev: PROVIDENTIA CAESS - Campgate; 11 Levels, 2 tiers, star above.
SMANTH in exergue

3.0 Grams
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Ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Southern Arizona.3 commentsrexesq

Crispus as Caesar - London Mint Follis - 'VOT X' - PLON crescent in exergueCrispus as Caesar, AD 316 - 326.
AE Follis.
London Mint, London, England.

obv: JUL CRISPUS NOB C - Laureate head right.

rev: 'VOT X' inside wreath, surrounded by: CAESARUM NOSTRORUM
'PLON crescent' in exergue.

3.1 Grams
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Ex Old Pueblo Coin Exchange, Southern Arizona.
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Jesus Christ, PantocratorThe iconic image of Christ Pantocrator (Christ, Ruler of All) was one of the first images of Christ developed in the Early Christian Church and remains a central icon of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the half-length image, Christ holds the New Testament in his left hand and blesses with his right.

The oldest known surviving example of the icon of Christ Pantocrator was painted in encaustic on panel in the sixth or seventh century, and survived the period of destruction of images during the Iconoclastic Disputes that racked the Eastern church, 726 A.D. to 815 A.D. and 813 A.D. to 843A.D., by being preserved in the remote desert of the Sinai, in Saint Catherine's Monastery. The gessoed panel, finely painted using a wax medium on a wooden panel, had been coarsely overpainted around the face and hands at some time around the thirteenth century. It was only when the overpainting was cleaned in 1962 that the ancient image was revealed to be a very high quality icon, probably produced in Constantinople (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Pantocrator).

The Christ Pantocrator Icon at St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai

In 544 AD, a cloth bearing an image of Jesus was discovered hidden above a gate in Edessa's city walls. Six years later, an icon was produced at St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai.
(See: http://www.shroudofturin4journalists.com/history.htm)

There are startling similarities between the icon and the image we see on the Shroud of Turin. There are, perhaps, too many similarities for it to be a mere coincidence.

The general placement of facial features including eyes, nose and mouth. In fact, when a transparency of the Shroud face is superimposed over the icon, there are no significant variations.

The hair on the left side (your right) falls on the shoulder and swoops outward. The hair on the other side is shorter.

The eyes are very large.

The nose is particularly thin and long. The face is gaunt.

There is a gap in the beard below a concentration of facial hair that is just below the lower lip.

The neck is particularly long.

It is particularly interesting to note that starting about this time a dramatic change took place in the way Jesus was portrayed on coins, icons, frescoes and mosaics. Before this time, Jesus was usually portrayed in storybook settings such as a young shepherd or modeled after the Greek Apollo.

After the discovery of the Edessa Cloth, images of Jesus were suddenly full-frontal facial images.

The story of the Shroud of Turin is fascinating. It began, for me, ironically when I thought the "story" had finally been laid to rest. Carbon 14 dating conducted in 1988 had just proved that the Shroud was medieval. Along with most, I accepted these results--the fact that two of my former Alma Maters (The University of Arizona and Oxford University) were involved in the testing lent a comfortable sense of closure (to give them their due, scientists from the Institut für Mittelenergiephysik in Zurich, Columbia University, and the British Museum were also involved in the tests). I was re-engaged by the Shroud story in 2005 when an article in the scholarly, peer-reviewed scientific journal Thermochimica Acta by an equally eminent scientist, Raymond N. Rogers, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, subverted the 1988 tests. Very briefly, the sample cut from the Shroud in 1988 was shown not to be valid. In fact, the article noted, the Shroud was much older than the carbon 14 tests suggested. Curiouser and curiouser. . . and I'll leave the story at this juncture. If you are interested, see the following site:
http://www.shroudofturin4journalists.com/pantocrator.htm

Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.Cleisthenes

Julia Domna, Middle bronzeMiddle bronze struck in Rome AD 214
IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, Diademed and draped bust of Domna right
VESTA, sacrifice scene before temple of Vesta
10.4 gr
Ref : RIC # 607, Cohen #234, RCV #7137

This coin is now belonging to arizonarobin5 commentsPotator II

Meteorite Oxide92% iron, 7% nickel, 1% other. 7.3g
Meteor Crater, Northern Arizona.

Age: old1 commentsRandygeki(h2)

N90Roman Empire Coin. AE Antoninianus of Julia Domna. Rome Mint. AD 216. Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Julia Domna right, hair waved, on crescent / IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG. Rev: Venus, draped, seated left, extending right hand and holding sceptre in left hand / VENVS GENETRIX. RIC IV Caracalla 388A (anton.).

Arizona Coin & Collectibles
Ex-Robert Iliano Collection, USA (June 2023)Sebastian H2

PhytosaurPart of the back of a Phytosaur
Arizona.

"Phytosaurs are an extinct group of large semi-aquatic Late Triassic archosaurs. Phytosaurs belong to the family Phytosauridae and the order Phytosauria. They were long-snouted and heavily armoured, bearing a remarkable resemblance to modern crocodiles in size, appearance, and lifestyle, an example of convergence or parallel evolution. The name "phytosaur" (plant reptile) is very misleading, and their snapping jaws clearly show that phytosaurs were predators. The person who first described them mistakenly thought the specimens he was working with were plant-eaters"Randygeki(h2)

Plautilla, Denarius - bE7Rome mint, AD 205
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved & drawn down on neck
DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing left, holding torch in both hands.
3.3 gr
Ref : RIC IV # 366, Cohen # 13, RCV #7070
See G&M auction # 170/2507, same dies
Ex. arizonarobin collection4 commentsPotator II

ROMAN EMPIRE, PLAUTILLA Denarius RIC 366Rome mint, AD 205
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved & drawn down on neck
DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing left, holding torch in both hands.
3.3 gr
Ref : RIC IV # 366, Cohen # 13, RCV #7070
See G&M auction # 170/2507, same dies
Ex. arizonarobin collectionPotator II

Tombstone, ArizonaHonest Walts Saloon, Brass Brothel Token
2 commentsRandygeki(h2)

Vatican 500 Lire John Paul II 1998 SilverVatican 500 Lire John Paul II, 1998, Silver; KM Y-292. Obverse: Pope John Paul II; Reverse: Head of the Turin Shroud. BU. Ex ECIN.

Pope John Paul II
(Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born Karol Józef WojtyÅ‚a on 18 May 1920; he died 2 April 2005. He reigned as the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City from 16 October 1978, until his death, almost 27 years later, making his the second-longest pontificate in modern times after Pius IX's 31-year reign. He is the only Polish pope, and was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Adrian VI in the 1520s. He is one of only four people to have been named to the Time 100 for both the 20th century and for a year in the 21st. Although not yet formally canonized, he was made the patron of World Youth Day for 2008 in Sydney, Australia. He started those days for youth in 1986.

His early reign was marked by his opposition to communism, and he is often credited as one of the forces which contributed to its collapse in Central and Eastern Europe. In the later part of his pontificate, he was notable for speaking against war, fascism, communism, dictatorship, materialism, abortion, contraception, relativism, unrestrained capitalism, and what he deemed the "culture of death".

John Paul II was Pope during a period in which the Catholic Church's influence declined in developed countries but expanded in the Third World. During his reign, the pope traveled extensively, visiting over 100 countries, more than any of his predecessors. He remains one of the most-traveled world leaders in history. He was fluent in numerous languages: his native Polish and also Italian, French, German, Dutch, English, Spanish, Croatian, Portuguese, Russian and Latin. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he canonized a great number of people.

In 1992, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. On 2 April 2005 at 9:37 p.m. local time, Pope John Paul II died in the Papal Apartments while a vast crowd kept vigil in Saint Peter's Square below. Millions of people flocked to Rome to pay their respects to the body and for his funeral. The last years of his reign had been marked by his fight against the various diseases ailing him, provoking some concerns as to leadership should he become severely incapacitated, and speculation as to whether he should abdicate. On 9 May 2005, Pope Benedict XVI, John Paul II's successor, waived the five year waiting period for a cause for beatification to be opened.

John Paul II emphasized what he called the "universal call to holiness" and attempted to define the Roman Catholic Church's role in the modern world. During his lifetime, he personally experienced many of the pivotal events of the 20th century and he was a towering and at times controversial figure on the world stage. He spoke out against ideologies and politics of communism, Marxism, Socialism, imperialism, hedonism, relativism, materialism, fascism, Nazism, racism and unrestrained capitalism. In many ways, he fought against oppression, secularism and poverty. Although he was on friendly terms with many Western heads of state and leading citizens, he reserved a special opprobrium for what he believed to be the corrosive spiritual effects of modern Western consumerism and the concomitant widespread secular and hedonistic orientation of Western populations.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II

John Paul II was a scholar (he earned--as opposed to being awarded--two doctorates in philosophy); he was an author (numerous works of "non-fiction"); he was a poet and dramatist. In his youth he was an actor. Well know for his athleticism, he was an avid enviromentalist.

The Shroud of Turin

The story of the Shroud of Turin is fascinating. It began, for me, ironically when I thought the "story" had finally been laid to rest. Carbon 14 dating conducted in 1988 had just proved that the Shroud was medieval. Along with most, I accepted these results--the fact that two of my former Alma Maters (The University of Arizona and Oxford University) were involved in the testing lent a comfortable sense of closure (to give them their due, scientists from the Institut für Mittelenergiephysik in Zurich, Columbia University, and the British Museum were also involved in the tests). I was re-engaged by the Shroud story in 2005 when an article in the scholarly, peer-reviewed scientific journal Thermochimica Acta by an equally eminent scientist, Raymond N. Rogers, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, subverted the 1988 tests. Very briefly, the sample cut from the Shroud in 1988 was shown not to be valid. In fact, the article noted, the Shroud was much older than the carbon 14 tests suggested. Curiouser and curiouser. . . and I'll leave the story at this juncture. If you are interested, see the following site:
http://www.shroudofturin4journalists.com/pantocrator.htm

Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.

Cleisthenes

VI - Saloninus, Son of Gallienus - AR/BI Antoninianus - Priestly Implements~
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Ancient Roman Empire
Saloninus, Son of Emperor Gallienus, Grandson of Valerian I - Silver/Billon Antoninianus.
Struck between 258 and 260 AD.

obv: SALON VALERIANUS CAES - Radiate bust right.
rev: PIETAS AUG - Priestly Implements.

Size: 22 mm x 24 mm
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**Not the best pictures I took, not a very good example of the coin type either.**
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Coin from 'Old Pueblo Coin Exchange' in Tucson, Arizona. A WONDERFUL coin shop! They always have high grade bronze 4th C, Constantine era coins for sale, but they don't seem to sell too many high grade or rare Emperor type Silver Antoninianii..... I got lucky on this one and got a great deal!
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VI - Saloninus, Son of Gallienus - AR/BI Antoninianus - w/ US Quarter for size.~
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Ancient Roman Empire
Saloninus, Son of Emperor Gallienus, Grandson of Valerian I - Silver/Billon Antoninianus.
Struck between 258 and 260 AD.

obv: SALON VALERIANUS CAES - Radiate bust right.
rev: PIETAS AUG - Priestly Implements.

Size: 22 mm x 24 mm
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**Not the best pictures I took, not a very good example of the coin type either.
Shown next to a USA 25 cent piece, 1/4 dollar 'state quarter' coin for size comparison.**
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Coin from 'Old Pueblo Coin Exchange' in Tucson, Arizona. A WONDERFUL coin shop! They always have high grade bronze 4th C, Constantine era coins for sale, but they don't seem to sell too many high grade or rare Emperor type Silver Antoninianii..... I got lucky on this one and got a great deal!

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