singig Posted April 16 · Member Share Posted April 16 (edited) This is my last purchase, a Nero type that I have been searching it for a long time. It's from the Rome mint with the emperor portrait in high relief. Nero. Orichalcum sestertius, Rome mint, 64 AD. RIC 149 NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right wearing aegis / S C, triumphal arch surmounted by statue of Nero in quadriga, Victory on left holds wreath and palm, Pax on right holds caduceus and cornucopia, wreath in archway, statue of Mars, naked and helmeted, in niche. 35 mm / 26.2 g Edited April 16 by singig 15 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted April 16 · Supporter Author Share Posted April 16 18 minutes ago, singig said: This is my last purchase, a Nero type that I have been searching it for a long time. It's from the Rome mint with the emperor portrait in high relief. Nero. Orichalcum sestertius, Rome mint, 64 AD. RIC 149 NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right wearing aegis / S C, triumphal arch surmounted by statue of Nero in quadriga, Victory on left holds wreath and palm, Pax on right holds caduceus and cornucopia, wreath in archway, statue of Mars, naked and helmeted, in niche. 35 mm / 26.2 g An interesting reverse type with a great high-relief portrait. Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Child Posted April 16 · Member Share Posted April 16 My latest coin is yet another Trajan, this time a denarius. It’s easily the nicest coin in my collection and makes for a great new profile. Trajan, Denarius, Rome, 112-114, Laureate and draped bust of Trajan facing right, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, Aquila between vexillum on left and standard on right, S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, RIC II Trajan 294 (denarius). 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Numismatics Posted April 16 · Member Share Posted April 16 (edited) Common sestertius of Gordian III, Sol, but very nice grade... Edited April 16 by JAZ Numismatics 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth77 Posted April 16 · Member Share Posted April 16 This pleasing AE14mm 1.92g Abgar VIII of Edessa and Commodus that has almost full legends, not a common fixture with these: 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Julius Posted April 17 · Member Share Posted April 17 Caught another tigress… to add to my other 5 or 6 Tigresses… The new one is the first photo. The second is proof I didn’t need this one because it’s got a better cat. 🐅 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herodotus Posted April 17 · Member Share Posted April 17 On 4/15/2024 at 3:55 PM, KenDorney said: Working on a collection of Roman ladies and their hairstyles, just picked up some of the easiest for far (trying to get decent EF if possible). Speaking of hairstyles... This empress seemed to have a fairly unique style. (SELLER'S PHOTOS) GALERIA VALERIA, wife of Maximian Galerius. (AD 308-309). AE follis. Antioch Mint. O: GAL VALERIA AVG B; diademed, draped right. R: VENERI VICTRICI/ B/ ANT; Venus standing left, holding an apple and lifting her dress over her shoulder. At the top left, a crescent. RIC 107 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted April 17 · Member Share Posted April 17 16 mm, 3,34 g. Sicily. Syracuse. Second Democracy. Æ hemilitron. 410-405 BC. Head of Arethusa to left, hair bound with ampyx and tied in sphendone; behind head, two leaves / Dolphin swimming to right; below, scallop-shell; between Σ Y P A. Calciati, CNS II, 55, 24; SNG Morcom 687-690; SNG ANS 415-425; SNG Copenhagen 697-699; HGC 2, 1480. I am always impressed by these thick, emerald green toned (it is darker than in the pics) coins from Syracuse. I love the artistry on the portrait. 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Numismatics Posted April 17 · Member Share Posted April 17 Here's a sestertius of Commodus, Salus standing. For reasons unknown to me, this coin is quite rare. The Salus seated type is common, but I've only found two other examples of this type online. RIC III 356... 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted April 17 · Supporter Share Posted April 17 I was able to check a new Augustus, Byzantine Emperor, and Crusader off the list this last week along with a new Victory type. I was amazed at the speed in which the 3 from the Sol Numismatik auction arrived. The auction was on the 13th and they arrived today via DHL. Slovenia to Maryland in 4 days. Not shabby at all. The other was an ebay purchase from a local seller so they always arrive in a day or two. Without further ado, the coins: Quietus Billon antoninianus 260-261 AD Obverse: IMP C FVL QVIETVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right Reverse: APOLINI CONSERVA, Apollo standing left, holding laurel branch, left hand on lyre Tancred, regent 1101-1112 AD Principality of Antioch Follis Obverse: Armored, bearded bust of Tancred facing, holding upraised sword; cross of four pellets above Reverse: Cross pommetée, fleuronnée at base; IC XC NI KA in quarters Constantine I AE Follis Constantinople 327-328 AD Obverse: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, head right wearing ladder-shaped pearl and rosette diadem Reverse: LIBERT-A-S PVBLICA; Victory standing facing, head left, on galley; holding wreath in each hand. Epsilon in left field Mintmark CONS Romanus I AE Follis 913-959 AD Constantinople Obverse: RWMAN bASILEVS RWM, crowned, bearded, facing bust of Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding labarum and cross on globe Reverse: RWMA-N EN QEW bA-SILEVS RW-MAIWN, legend in four lines 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaximander Posted April 18 · Member Share Posted April 18 Crossing off coins from your want list is one of life's little pleasures, so nicely done @Furryfrog02. I also picked up a crusader coin of Tancred. It has a different sand patina than yours and is an overstrike. Crusaders. Antioch, Tancred, Regent. 1101‑1112. AE Follis (3.48 gm, 22.3mm, 12h) during Bohemund I's captivity. 2ⁿᵈ type. Facing bust, wearing turban and holding sword. Cross from undertype to right. [+KЄ BΘ TΩ TANKPI] or similar. / Cross pommetée, fleuronée at base, with I̅C̅ X̄C / [NI KA] (Jesus Christ Conquers) in quarters, but undertype on the right side, on 6h axis. aVF. Undertype reads [KE]BOI ʘHT[OΔVO] ΛOC[OVT] [TA]NK[PI]. (Lord, Help Your Servant Tancred). Herakles Numismatics, Wilmington NC (Azalea Festival) Coin Show. ex-Numismatik Naumann 104 #1055. MPS CCS 4a; Metcalf 63-70; Schlumberger pl.2 #7; Wäckerlin 85-87. Overstruck on a 1ˢᵗ type follis, CCS 3a. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted April 19 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted April 19 (edited) I've tried several times in the last few years to upgrade my one Lucilla denarius, which I bought six years ago, not long after I began actively collecting ancient coins. But the first two upgrade attempts I purchased were both lost in the mail -- one from Germany and one from Canada. Given that the total number of coins I've bought that have ever been permanently lost in the mail is three, I can only conclude that there's a Lucilla thief out there! The third try, a purchase from cgb.fr, was apparently the charm, because it just arrived yesterday. It's admittedly not quite as nice as the two that were lost, but I'm pleased with it nonetheless. Among other things, the Palladium on the reverse is more recognizable as such than in most ancient coin depictions I've seen. Lucilla (wife of Lucius Verus & daughter of Marcus Aurelius) AR Denarius, Rome Mint AD 164-66. Obv. Draped bust right with hair in small chignon pulled behind her head, LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F / Rev. Vesta standing left, veiled and draped, sacrificing over lighted altar from simpulum (ladle)* held in her right hand, and holding Palladium [statue of Pallas Athena taken to Rome by Aeneas] in her left hand, VES-TA. RIC III 788, RSC II Lucilla 92 (p. 234), BMCRE IV Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus 325 (p. 429) (ill. Pl. 58 no. 18), Sear RCV II 5493 (p. 370). Purchased from cgb.fr, 14 April 2024. * See Jones, John Melville, A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins (Seaby, London 1990), entry for “Simpulum” at p. 290: “the name for a ladle made of earthenware which was one of the traditional implements of the pontifices at Rome. It should be distinguished from a culullus, which was a drinking vessel.” At this point, I will probably try to sell my first Lucilla on the Facebook ancient coins sales group (unless anyone here wants it), and won't charge more than I paid back in 2018, namely about $50 plus postage. Lucilla (wife of Lucius Verus & daughter of Marcus Aurelius) AR Denarius, Rome Mint AD 164-66. Obv. Draped bust right, LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F/ Rev. Concordia seated left, holding patera & leaning left forearm against statuette of Spes, CONCORDIA. RIC III 758, RSC II 6a (p. 233), Sear RCV II 5479 (p. 368), BMCRE IV Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus 306 (p. 427). 17.1 mm., 3.4 g. Purchased on MA-Shops, 7 April 2018. Edited April 19 by DonnaML 19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth77 Posted April 19 · Member Share Posted April 19 The Messenian town of Thouria for Caracalla c. 198-202 AE23mm 4.63g copper-based alloy assarion AV[...] ANTONINOC; laureate, draped, cuirassed bust r. seen from back ΘΟΥΡΙ - [ΑΤΩΝ], Λ-Α; Tyche wearing mural crown standing left, phiale in right, cornucopia in left hand. cf. BMC 7, BCD 833-834.6 Notes: Another Peloponnesos town with very similar coinage. The Λ-Α in fields could mean that at the time, the town was still a Lakedaimon dominion as it had been from the time of Augustus, when the emperor awarded it to Lakedaimon (Sparta) as punishment for Thourians siding with Marc Antony. The explanation stems from Pausanias (A Numismatic Commentary on Pausanias p. 65 - Pausanias IV, 31.1). The Tyche type seems to be minted for Severus, Domna, Caracalla and Geta Caesar -- as usual, at Thouria coinage is not known for Plautilla, implying a coining prior to 202. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted April 20 · Member Share Posted April 20 Mark Antony - Denarius (Gallic mint, 43 BC) Head of Anthony on the right. - R/ Head of Caesar on the right. - Cr. 488/2 AG (g 4.12) Rude 4, 1979, lot 132. These type coins were struck when Antony was in Gaul following his defeat at Mutina in 43 BC, and was the first type struck by Antony's military mint. However this type in particular was struck following the settlement in November 43 BC between Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus, in which the Second Triumvirate was formed. 15 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewomack Posted April 21 · Supporter Share Posted April 21 Once again, after some deliberation, I clicked "buy" on a coin that I saw online. It should appear in the next few weeks. Given that, and until it arrives, this Justinian II Byzantine qualifies as "my latest ancient." Those of you who don't find Byzantines attractive will really not enjoy examples from the turn of the 8th century to the turn of the 9th. The quality decreases considerably overall and decent examples seem very difficult to procure. Even "okay" pieces demand higher prices. This Justinian II at least had a coherent portrait and a legible monogram on the reverse. For those who don't know, Justinian II remains quite a fascinating emperor since he served two non-consecutive reigns. After the first, the usurper, Leontius, had Justinian's nose and tongue slit before sending him into exile. This gave him the morbid moniker "Rhinotmetus" or "slit nose." A decade later, after a few captures and escapes, Justinian II returned, supposedly wearing a false gold nose, reclaimed the throne for the second time, and successfully overthrew those who overthrew him. It sounds like his vengeance utilized plenty of the usual Byzantine gruesomeness. A series of short-reigning emperors preceded and followed the carnage, making 8th century Byzantine coins some of the more difficult to navigate. My incoming purchase delves a little deeper into that murky numismatic century. Justinian II (685 - 695), first reign, Æ Follis, Syracuse, Obv: Justinian II standing facing holding spear and globus cruciger, branch to right; Rev: Large M, monogram (Sear #38) above, C/VP/A to left, K/OV/CI to right, SCL in exergue; 25.34mm, 5.44g; Sear 1301 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkeySwag96 Posted April 22 · Member Share Posted April 22 Lykian Dynasts. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Tetrobol - 1/3 Stater (2.99g, 16.5mm). Obv.: facing lion scalp. Rev.: Π↑Ρ - ΕΚ - Λ↑, around triskeles within incuse circle. Müseler VIII.49-51; SNG von Aulock 4254-5. gVF. 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Simon Posted April 22 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted April 22 A win from last night. I have several of his electrum trachea, they are always low in gold content. The price on this one made it a steal. Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (AD 1195-1203). EL aspron trachy (29mm, 4.30 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5, edge chips. Constantinople, AD 1197-1203. IC-XC (barred), full length figure of Christ seated facing on backless throne, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels on lap / AΛЄZIΩΩ Δ-ЄCΠ KOMNHNΩ, Alexius III (on left) and St. Constantine (on right) standing facing, each wearing crown, divitision and loros, cruciform scepter on outer arm, both holding labarum between them. Sear 2010. Ex Freeman & Sear, Mail Bid Sale 8 (5 February 2003), lot 548. 18 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ela126 Posted April 22 · Member Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, Simon said: A win from last night. I have several of his electrum trachea, they are always low in gold content. The price on this one made it a steal. Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (AD 1195-1203). EL aspron trachy (29mm, 4.30 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5, edge chips. Constantinople, AD 1197-1203. IC-XC (barred), full length figure of Christ seated facing on backless throne, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels on lap / AΛЄZIΩΩ Δ-ЄCΠ KOMNHNΩ, Alexius III (on left) and St. Constantine (on right) standing facing, each wearing crown, divitision and loros, cruciform scepter on outer arm, both holding labarum between them. Sear 2010. Ex Freeman & Sear, Mail Bid Sale 8 (5 February 2003), lot 548. i watched this hammer. awesome price on it! It did seem to be one of the few slabbed pieces that went at a discount. overall i thought the prices were on the higher side., albiet generally nice pieces. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ela126 Posted April 22 · Member Share Posted April 22 I picked this one up a few days ago from Marc B.. my first Leo 3. Looking at a few other examples, while the strike leaves a bit to be desired, the size of the flan is huge for the type, it’s a wafer thin example, kind of amazing it survived unbent and undamaged. I used Marc’s write up here: Attribution: Sear Byzantine 1530 Syracuse mint Date: AD 721-730 Obverse: Facing bust of Leo, holding globus cruciger Reverse: Facing bust of Constantine V, holding globus cruciger; large M below Size: 26.17mm Weight: 2.99 grams Rarity: 6 Description: VF. ex Bill Rosenblum with his tag priced at $150. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singig Posted April 23 · Member Share Posted April 23 This is my last set of Probus coins from the large lot of coins I started to post in february, I'm a little late but I hope you will like them. Probus AE antoninianus, Ticinum mint.RIC 509, I star VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder, and shield on left arm / MARTI PACIF, Mars walking left, holding branch, spear and shield. I in left field, star in right field. Mintmark QXXI. Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Rome mint.RIC 183 IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate consular bust left holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated, facing, in temple of six columns, holding victory and sceptre, R(winged thunderbolt)A below. Probus AE Antoninianus. Lyons mint, 276 AD. RIC 28 IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding two standards, Mintmark III. Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Lyons mint, 281 AD.RIC 107 IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / TEMPOR FELICIT, Felicitas standing right, holding caduceus and cornucopiae. Mintmark II. Probus, AE Antoninianus, Rome, AD 279. RIC 155 Wreath Z. IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right. / ADVENTVS AVG, Probus on horseback left, holding sceptre and raising right hand, captive under the horse's hooves left. Mintmark R-wreath-Z. Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Rome Mint, 276 AD. RIC 151 IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILIT, Fides standing, holding sceptre and transverse ensign. Mintmark XXIE. 19 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limes Posted April 23 · Supporter Share Posted April 23 (edited) 7 hours ago, ela126 said: I picked this one up a few days ago from Marc B.. my first Leo 3. Looking at a few other examples, while the strike leaves a bit to be desired, the size of the flan is huge for the type, it’s a wafer thin example, kind of amazing it survived unbent and undamaged. I used Marc’s write up here: Attribution: Sear Byzantine 1530 Syracuse mint Date: AD 721-730 Obverse: Facing bust of Leo, holding globus cruciger Reverse: Facing bust of Constantine V, holding globus cruciger; large M below Size: 26.17mm Weight: 2.99 grams Rarity: 6 Description: VF. ex Bill Rosenblum with his tag priced at $150. Besides the coin, I also like your rarity bar 🙂 Did you create it yourself? How does it work / do you use it; from a scale of 1 - 10? Edited April 23 by Limes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted April 23 · Supporter Share Posted April 23 Another first for my collection. Short reign of 2 years Volusian, AR Antoninianus, Antioch.. AD 251-253. 22 mm, 4,30 g IMP C V AF GAL VEND VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right, three dots beneath bust / ADVENTVS AVG, Volusian on horseback, riding left, holding spear and raising right hand. RIC IV 224a; RSC 2a. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Numismatics Posted April 23 · Member Share Posted April 23 14 hours ago, singig said: This is my last set of Probus coins from the large lot of coins I started to post in february, I'm a little late but I hope you will like them. Probus AE antoninianus, Ticinum mint.RIC 509, I star VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder, and shield on left arm / MARTI PACIF, Mars walking left, holding branch, spear and shield. I in left field, star in right field. Mintmark QXXI. Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Rome mint.RIC 183 IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate consular bust left holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated, facing, in temple of six columns, holding victory and sceptre, R(winged thunderbolt)A below. Probus AE Antoninianus. Lyons mint, 276 AD. RIC 28 IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding two standards, Mintmark III. Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Lyons mint, 281 AD.RIC 107 IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / TEMPOR FELICIT, Felicitas standing right, holding caduceus and cornucopiae. Mintmark II. Probus, AE Antoninianus, Rome, AD 279. RIC 155 Wreath Z. IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right. / ADVENTVS AVG, Probus on horseback left, holding sceptre and raising right hand, captive under the horse's hooves left. Mintmark R-wreath-Z. Probus Silvered AE Antoninianus. Rome Mint, 276 AD. RIC 151 IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILIT, Fides standing, holding sceptre and transverse ensign. Mintmark XXIE. Wonderful variety of types in beautiful grades! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ela126 Posted April 23 · Member Share Posted April 23 11 hours ago, Limes said: Besides the coin, I also like your rarity bar 🙂 Did you create it yourself? How does it work / do you use it; from a scale of 1 - 10? This is MArc Breitsprecher's Rarity bar/scale. I can't claim any credit. I only look at his Byzantine's coins, but i never see anything below a 5, although i've seen coins listed up to 10's. (coins which i've never seen before) I assume it's his 40+ years of experience regarding how he does the rarity's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted April 24 · Member Share Posted April 24 This isn't ancient, but it's pretty old and I don't know enough about it to get it's own thread. It was a pretty impulsive $5 add-on to a few other coins I was already getting, but it seemed rare enough and I don't have any Dutch coinage this early so I threw it on. Dutch Republic, AE Duit City of Groningen, dated 1690 AD Size: 2.1 grams, 19.6 x 19.8 x 0.9 mm, pierced Obv: City name "Gro Ninga." in two lines within a quatrefoil Rev: Crowned shield with a two-headed eagle, 1690 date above, two rampart lions facing, floral below References: KM #46, also on Oriental Coins Database Zeno.ru as 332344 Ex. Don Erickson (DNECoins) 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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