Octavius

I find this sestertius of Domitian particularly interesting, because it depicts him on horseback chasing down a Germanic enemy, I believe the Chatti, and spearing him. To my knowledge, though Domitian was very learned in literature and poetry, he never fought in battle.

To me this seems like an example of ancient, imperial "stolen valor".

Emperors on horseback...

1. Sestertius of Nero on horseback - DECVRSIO ...

1. Aureus of Vespasian with both sons, Titus and Domitian , on horseback...

3. Dupondius of Trajan on horseback spearing Dacian...

4. Sestertius of Marcus Aurelius on horseback setting out on campaign....

5.  Antoninianus of Decius  - his ADVENTVS...

6. ADVENTVS  of Probus , with him on horseback....

The toning on your coins looks very attractive to me. I would say it increases their desirability and value.

Your coin looks fine to me. I can see flow lines in the flan and weight's good. As Donna said, there's a wide variety of Trajan portraits.

 Denarius and sestertius of the ill-fated emperor, best remembered for his gluttony....

Poor misunderstood guy.

Sestertius of protector of world and denarius of him playing Hercules...

All magnificent . I can't imagine a more beautiful Nero denarius.

What a great collection for 2023. I voted for 1,2,and3, but I wish I had 10 votes!

That sestertius of Claudius is just magical!

Welcome. That's a very handsome looking coin.

46 minutes ago, El Cazador said:

Always enjoy your selection @Octavius, but special coins for me are #3, #5, #9, #11

Me too!

I wanted to increase my Trajan collection, so here are a few sestertii...

1. Bridge over Danube...

2. reverse depicts Danube River rising up and kneeling on Dacia...

3. Dacian king kneeling before Trajan...

It's been a good year hunting; always enjoyable. My interests are Roman Republic and early empire, Here are some of my 2023 prizes...

1. Anonymous AR didrachm, 280-211 AD, 6.53gm, 19.2mm.  Obv: Helmeted head of beardless Mars right; behind, club.  Rev. Horse galloping right; above, club; below, ROMA.  Crawford 27/1; Sydenham 23; Historia Numorum Italy 314.

2.ROMAN REPUBLIC. Cn. Egnatius Maxsumus. Rome, c. 75 BC. AR Denarius. Ex NFA Fall Bid Sale, Beverly Hills 1990, lot 1289 and Ex Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung 70, Mannheim 2006, lot 38

3. Octavian AR denarius, 32-27 BC, 3.80gm, struck 29-27 BC in uncertain Italian mint (Brundisium? Rome?), 21.3mm.  Obv: Bare head right.  Rev: Ithyphallic boundary-stone of Jupiter Terminus, surmounted by laureate head of Octavian facing; winged thunderbolt below; IMP CAESAR across fields.  RIC 269a; CRI 425; RSC 114. 

4. Augustus, c. 18BC. Temple of Mars Ultor.

5. Denarius of Caligula with reverse of his father , Germanicus.

6. Denarius of Caligula with SPQR reverse.

7. Sestertius of Caligula with SPQR, Corona Civica reverse...

8. Claudius sestertius..

  

9.

Emperor Nero Gold Aureus

Rome mint, (AD 55-56).

Obverse: NERO CAESAR, Laureate head of Nero facing right.

Reverse: AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, The Colossus of Nero, statue of Nero wearing a radiate crown, standing facing, holding Victory and a branch.

RIC I 46; Calicó 402; BMCRE 56-9; BN 202-5; Biaggi 221.

7.2 grams, 19 mm in diameter.

 

 

10. Sestertius of Vitellius with PAX reverse, purchased from Forum numismatics... Prov. Harlan Berk.

 

11. 

Vespasian Gold Aureus, AD 69-79, ‘Boscoreale' Toning

Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 71.

Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, Laureate head facing right.

Reverse: TR POT COS III, Aequitas standing left, holding scales in right hand, rod in left.

RIC II 1114; Lyon 10; Calicó 682; Biaggi 338.

Practically extremely fine with a pleasing bold portrait, red tone in the devices.

7.4 grams, 19 mm in diameter.

 

 

 

 

12. Domitian Sestertius from CGB , France...

      

       DOMITIANUS Augustus Sesterce 92-94 Rome R1 copper
Obverse : IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM - COS XII CENS [PER P P] Tête laurée de Domitien à droite, l’égide sur l’épaule gauche
Reverse : IOVI - VICTORI// SC Jupiter nicéphore nu jusquà la ceinture, assis à gauche, tenant un globe nicéphore de la main droite et un sceptre long de la main gauche
Commentary : Flan large, idéalement centré. Très beau portrait de Domitien, bien venu à la frappe. Revers à l’usure régulière. Patine marron

 

Great year ! Beautiful coins.

10 hours ago, robinjojo said:

'Tis a well traveled path my friends.  I could use a little smoothing and tooling but I don't think Medicare or Kaiser covers that!

With ancients I see the issue as a matter of degree, since virtually all have been "processed" in one way or another.  I think the full disclosure of the sestertius's condition is laudatory and something that I wished many other dealers and auction houses would use as a model. 

I agree tooling should be mentioned and most of all , should never be called "enhanced". Sometimes I think we bring our conceptions of modern coins with us to this hobby. A cleaned ancient is not the same as a cleaned modern coin. Collectors just would not buy ancient coins covered in debris and corrosion unless they happen to enjoy cleaning them themselves.

As for this seller, Prieure, I have purchased several coins from him in the past , and hope to do so again in the future. I can attest that he is of the highest ethical standard, honest, and just great to do business with.

I don't think I'd put my life on the line for a handful of these....

Does not look like bronze disease to me. Looks like verdigris or copper carbonate.  Nice coin.

RR didrachm , c. 280 BCE...

RR aes grave , Triens, c. 280 BCE...

RR Aes grave Triens , wheel / prancing horse, c. 225 BCE...

Looks fine.

Great Britain does not intend to give back The Elgin Marbles to Greece or the Rosetta Stone to Egypt.

France does not intend to give back the Mona Lisa to Italy.

Germany does not intend to give back the Gates of Babylon to Iraq.

And Italy does not intend to give back any of the many obelisks in the piazzas to Egypt.

But this women is robbed of her @ $1000.00 coin collection?

What shameful hypocrisy on such a colossal level!

Those coins are going to wind up in someone else's pocket!

I don't really collect much after Diocletian, but for some reason I felt drawn to this Siliqua of Honorius, so here is my last contribution with a reverse of VIRTVS ROMANORVM...

On 11/28/2023 at 10:50 AM, Prieure de Sion said:

Thanks for that, very interesting.

 

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By the way, if anyone is interested, my official title is Laird of Glencoe (Scotland). About 30 years ago my family bought a 1x1 meter piece of land in Scotland (it was probably fashionable back then to sell a star name or a piece of land on the moon - or a 1x1 meter piece of land on Scottish soil).

Be that as it may, for 30 years I have owned a 1x1 meter piece of land with nothing but wild grass on it in an area that no one has set foot on for centuries. But I am Laird of Glencoe.

So if you have bought or are going to buy a coin from me - you are welcome to write on the card as your pedigree: "Republican Denarius, Metellus Scipio, bought from the Laird of Glencoe"...! 

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I hope the Scottish government doesn't hit you up with a 30 year property tax bill. "Laird"!

several Republican denarii with nice toning...

Here are two ADVENTVS Antoniniani of Decius and Probus...

A sestertius of Septimius Severus commemorating Victory in Britannia,,,

and finally , the opposite of Adventus - or a PROFECTIO , or the "setting out"  of the emperor , Marcus Aurelius, on a campaign in this sestertius...