Egry

Probably one of my favourite portraits of the 'Silvered Series'

Sorry for the multiple posts, my images seem to be very large and there must be a limit to the upload.

I always found these interesting, it's like history now is repeating itself. If you check out Martin Armstrong's blog Armstrong Economics he has very descriptive explanations on the ancient monetary system and how the economics indicators and principles then are still relevant today, and how if we only look back at the what the causations were then we could better appreciate and respect the natural cycles we still see today.

Here are the silvered follii that I have pictures of. I always wondered how they actually silvered them, anyone that knows please share.

On 6/3/2022 at 1:45 PM, Orange Julius said:

Yeah that’s awful. We need a group like PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for ancient coins… PETAC! Go into fancy watch shops and free ancient coins back to their optimal habitat (my house). 😬

PETAC. I got a good laugh from this. But I agree we should do it. 

2 hours ago, ChrisB said:

I would call it scarce. There is one listed here:

https://www.ma-shops.com/stuecker/item.php?id=1555

It's a bit nicer than mine but then I didn't pay that much either. 

Thanks for the tip. I’ll do some research. 

52 minutes ago, ChrisB said:

It is a 1666 Thaler from Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel

Commemorative issue: Death of August II.
Composition: Silver
Weight: 28.57 g

Dav#6376

Is that the one with the tree and skulll? I can’t seem to find one when I look it up. Is it rare?

I feel like I need to find one, it’s like love at first sight.

On 6/2/2022 at 8:57 PM, ChrisB said:

I have more than a few. Here are a couple of my favorites. 

 

 

 

 

 

What is the first coin? I really want one like that

1 hour ago, Steve said:

I love this nice big bear coin ...

 

GERMAN STATES, Anhalt-Bernburg

Alexius Friedrich Christian, AR 1/3 Taler (below)

1796-1834

1799 HS

Diameter: 28.5 mm

Weight: 7.03 grams of 83.3% Silver

Obverse: Crowned-Bear advancing left on crenellated wall containing arched door below

Reverse: Three-line legend and date; •H•S• (mint-master) below

Reference: Mann 728a; Jaeger 41b, KM 70

Other: sweet patina

Ex-stevex6

 

... man, ya gotta love a bear on a coin, eh? 

I love this coin. So awesome and amazing grade too. 

1 hour ago, Steve said:

Hi, Egry ... ummm, I know what a 1947 Maple Leaf is all about ... but I have the 50 cent pieces, rather than your sweet 1 dollar coins

NOTE: I don't have the curved-7 version (and sadly, my straight-7 coin is harshly toned/oxidized ... sigh)

 

 

 

... very fricken cool, right?

 

Very cool!!!

Here’s a little colonial gold. Some of my favourite coins to handle.

On 5/31/2022 at 11:27 AM, The Eidolon said:

Beautiful coin.  I don't have anything gold from that region.

How about a 1739 Guatemala 8 reales cob?  

I'm not the one who turned it into a key fob!  (The hole was probably placed much earlier)

 

I also have a Quito countermarked (script "MDQ" = Moneda de Quito) 1821 Colombia 8 reales.

 

I like them!

I have a repurposed 8 real counter stamped from Central American republic that looks similar to yours. Mine is not a cob, from what I’ve seen most of these counter-stamped coins are holed.

21 minutes ago, sand said:

For the Abafil, were you trying to order from the US reseller https://www.coin.com/cases/ or from the Italian web site https://www.abafil.com/en/ ?

Italian website 

1 hour ago, Hrefn said:

It is my impression that really sharp solidi of Justin I are not easy to find.  I have owned this coin for many years, and I have long desired a bit sharper example.  You can see some wear on the forehead, which is in fairly high relief.     

Which lead me to acquiring this coin.   From Dix Noonan Webb Auction 13 apr 2022 lot #1483.   With an old collectors tag, purchased from Westcountry Coins, July 1972, cost OB.X    (Whatever amount that was.)        

   

I was so intent on the portrait, that I did not really register the completely different reverse type until the coin was in hand.  Justin I was the first emperor to abandon the Nike or Victory, and substitute a facing angel.   Now I have to keep both coins.

Here are some solidi of Justin and his nephew Justinian, just because I think the pictures are beautiful.

I wish my paycheck looked like this   

 

                                

I really agree with you about the difficulty of finding a sharp Justin portrait, main reason why I didn’t hesitate to much when I picked mine up.

In saying that it appear you were successful in finding a nice portrait. Thanks for sharing.

1 hour ago, Octavius said:

 Beautiful! That's as close to perfection as you can get, in my opinion.

Mine is similar  - in Abafil cases.

I tried to get the Abafil trays initially. I went on their website and when I went to check out it told me to wait until some gets back to me on shipping costs. A few days later they emailed me the shipping costs, I agreed but their website still wouldn’t let me proceed. I probably emailed them 10 times with no response, so I just gave up. Then I found these lighthouse cases.

2 hours ago, LONGINUS said:

Great post, Egry,

I display my coins virtually and in poster format.

 

 

I really like the idea of a poster.

That’s awesome. The Gran’ Slam, I like it.

For me it’s basically been the first tray that people will recognize. After that excluding Constantine no one as ever heard of the other emperors.

I’ve read the article. It scared the schnitzel out of me. When I was a kid In the early 90s the Ebola outbreak was a big thing on the news. As a kid I was terrified of that virus, now I’m not. Regardless great write up.

1 hour ago, Magnus Maximus said:

The Plague of Cyprian that started roughly in 249 really did a number on the Roman Empire as well. At it's height, it was killing 5,000 people a day in Rome, and God only knows how many died in the provinces. You also start noticing the Roman's having manpower shortages in the legions at this time period as well, which really sucked as the Germanic tribes started making more daring incursions into moesia and thrace during this time. Additionaly, it's right at 250/251 that you start to see the silver coinage start to undergo a drastic debasement when compared to the prevous decade.

 

Sounds like history is repeating…

3 minutes ago, Magnus Maximus said:

Hi @Egry

Here are some good articles and a video that cover the period well.

Cheers!
Augusta Treverorum (Trier) - Livius

Ammianus, Magnus Maximus and the Gothic Uprising | Britannia | Cambridge Core

Battle of Save (388) Summary & Facts, Roman Empire (totallyhistory.com)

(99+) ‘The Battle of Frigidus River' | Peter Crawford - Academia.edu

 

Cheers!

Perfect! Thanks.

My Sat night is set!

31 minutes ago, Al Kowsky said:

Ergy, You have to keep in mind 300 years ago these coins weren't valued much mor than bullion. Gold & silversmiths have been using ancient coins for centuries, especially for jewelry.

Ya I know. All these Kings wanted was to be anywhere near the glory of Rome. 
 

let me restate my earlier comment. 
 

it was like eating dolphin meat 30 years ago, no one gave a schnitzel. (Fyi I’m not a dolphin fanatic just using it for effect). 

@Magnus Maximus

Nice!