El Cazador

On 5/8/2024 at 7:01 AM, Qcumbor said:

Welcome to the club @JayAg47. Here's my example of your coin, acquired long ago, while it was still affordable I guess

Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius, Denarius - Denarius minted 43 BCE
M ANTO IMP RPC, Head of Marcus Antonius right, lituus behind him
CAESAR DIC, Head of Caesar right, jug behind him
3.76 gr
Ref : HCRI # 123, RCV #1465, Cohen #3

Q

One of my favorite of your coins alongside Otho! Great job!

9 hours ago, kirispupis said:

That's a gorgeous collection and well curated!

I have no Roman coins from Cappadocia, but I have some from earlier.

Paphlagonia, Sinope. Ariarathes I of Cappadocia
Circa 325 BCE
AR Drachm 5.53 gm, 17mm
Persic standard
Obv.: 'm in Aramaic, head of the nymph Sinope to left, her hair bound in a sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; to left, aphlaston.
Rev.: 'ariyrth' in Aramaic, sea-eagle with spread wings standing on a dolphin to left.
HGC 7, 434; SNG BM Black Sea 1459; SNG Stancomb 761

 

Here's my complete collection of Ariarathids.

And here are a few photos I took 15 years ago in the region.

Fantastic images, i like last one the most - horse is in a perfect spot

7 hours ago, Jabes said:

First attempt at a virtual tray, arranged in ascending order according to Crawford.

My collection of “16-ish” coins acquired in the past 5 months, 1 might be a contemporary imitation while the other 2 are Geto-Dacian, can you guess which ones they are?

I will also be posting write-ups on the coins at a future period when I have more time. 

Lastly, although I’ve never really spoken to these people before, I figured that they should know they’ve helped and inspired this young collector, and surely many others along the way.

Do pardon the cringe but big shoutouts to:

 @Andrew McCabe for having such a comprehensive and amazing RR website, a jaw dropping collection, and being an encyclopaedia of knowledge.

@Phil Davis for sparking my interest in Geto-Dacians from his work, which I’ve thoroughly enjoyed re-reading many a time. In my opinion, some of the most beautiful RR coins I’ve “seen” belong to Phil.

@DonnaML the reason I started collecting RR was from gaining an interest after reading one of her many excellent RR write-ups (it was the one on Cordius Rufus, of which I’ve “patiently” been waiting to find an example I really like) 

At last, the virtual tray, please enjoy! 🙂

Really nice Pax Romana coin, i was watching it in ArtemideAste!

2 hours ago, Andrew McCabe said:

Three from Giuseppe de Falco, a first class seller in the 1960s, two of which from the Bastianelli collection which is cited a few times by Michael Crawford in RRC and that focused on early Roman denarii

 

Pompey the Great and Varro

Mario Ratto FPL March 1964 lot 294 ex Giuseppe De Falco fixed price list Dec. 1960 lot 243 (£It.38,000) = A. Alföldi "Commandants de la Flotte Romaine sous Pompée, César, et Octavian" in Mélanges offerts a Jérome Carcopino, 1966, p.35,pl.1,9 (this coin)

 

Rostrum Tridens (first series during second Punic war) denarius - extremely rare

E.E. Clain-Stefanelli coll. (sold by NAC) ex Giuseppe de Falco fixed price list 83 (Dec.1969) lot 240 ex Bastianelli coll. (22,000 Lire)

 

RRC 53 anonymous denarius

RBW (Richard Witschonke) collection ex Spink Numismatic Circular Oct.1989 lot 5209 (£100) ex Sternberg VII (25 Nov.1977) lot 239 (est. 300 DM) ex Giuseppe De Falco fixed price list 83 (Dec.1969) lot 156 (£It.20,000) ex Bastianelli coll.

These are sharp!

11 hours ago, Spargrodan said:

I listened to the latest episode of Ancient Coin Show podcast yesterday and they explained the sittuation with Roma pretty well.

 

 

Dufus, as always, the best part of the podcast

19 hours ago, Cordoba said:

 

Beautiful, really well done!!

1 hour ago, Cordoba said:

Got a lysias drachm, which pairs well with my bigger elephant hat coin

Can we see 2 in trays?

Some absolutely amazing coins, and great deal on Perseus Tetradrachm 

2 hours ago, Phil Davis said:

Anyone successful here? I did win nine coins, about as expected.

These had extremely high prices, no? But congrats on successful wins anyhow 

5 hours ago, Prieure de Sion said:

I think it's a pity - I liked buying coins at Roma. Roma often had coins that I really liked. The service was impeccable - pay - get the goods safely. I have nothing bad to say about Roma, I have only had positive experiences.

 

What I don't understand, partly in the forums, partly on social media like Facebook, is the malice or even the opinion that Roma were criminals anyway - and some users unpack the moral club.

I would bet that these users have no problem buying a coin they really want from a dealer or an auction - without caring where exactly this coin comes from. Morality then quickly stops at their own favourite coin.

Anyone who pillories Bale should ask himself whether he has done everything he can to make 100% sure that his coins have all gone the legal way! Neither I nor my dealer colleagues have ever experienced buyers wanting to know exactly which way the coin they have just bought went. What I don't know doesn't make me hot? Or, if I don't know exactly, then I'm not guilty?

The only difference between Bale and us is that Bale illegally moved very expensive and valuable coins in a media-effective manner. But just because our coins are only worth 100 USD and we don't really care where they come from (or shift the responsibility to the seller) - we are morally better than Bale.

Somewhat provocatively written, I know. But I'm not throwing stones at Roma or Bale - because I think I've had enough coins in my hands whose paths I don't know.

Well said!

Great Auction House , sad day for Numismatics 

2 hours ago, Salomons Cat said:

@lordmarcovan, your Augustus, Claudius, Vespasian and Domitian are excellent and in very high grade; it's also nice that you have 2 aureii... 
Otho and Galba are great, too, with their complete names in the legends. It's a beautiful composition of coins that you have.

I find it particularly enjoyable to view entire collections. 
When I have a sense of the collection a coin belongs to, it alters my perception of each new acquisition. A collection, in my view, is usually more than the sum of it's parts. Regrettably, I haven't had the opportunity to create a comprehensive virtual overview of my collection yet.

As of now, I'm still missing Caligula. However, I've decided against purchasing coins featuring Galba, Otho, and Vitellius. I'm not sure if I will ever build a complete 12 caesars set. To provide some insight, I've captured a screenshot of the initial segment of my collection:

Really cool Nerva!👍🏻

Happy Easter!

26 minutes ago, Postvmvs said:

Postumus Antoninianus

Obv:– IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS, Radiate, draped bust of Sol right.

ca. 269 AD

 

Next: an official mint coin with a spelling mistake

Absolutely fantastic coin!🔥

On 3/24/2024 at 8:30 PM, Octavius said:

1. As of Nero with Victory and shield inscribed SPQR....

 

2. sestertius of Caligula with SPQR reverse....

 

3. denarius of Caligula with SPQR reverse....

 

4. sestertius of Claudius with SPQR reverse....

 

5. denarius of Vitellius with SPQR in wreath reverse....

 

6. denarius of Trajan with SPQR /  Eagle and standards reverse...

 

Really nice Vitellius

2 hours ago, DonnaML said:

I write up and post most coins within a few days or at most a week of their arrival. Roman Republican coins are an exception, since there's often so much to research and write about each type in my footnotes, and I tend to procrastinate. So it sometimes takes a very long time before I post them. 

I've bought only one Roman Republican coin this year (an example of Crawford 423/1), at the Burgan Numismatique auction of the Bernard Poindessault Collection back at the end of January. I've had it since mid-February, so for more than a month:

But I still haven't finished writing the description or written any of the necessary footnotes. Partly because I was out of commission with Covid for quite a while, and partly because I have no idea how to identify a portion of the reverse design -- something nobody seems to have tried to do in the past. Probably because it appears, to the best of my knowledge, on only one of more than 100 different reverse dies, with only a handful of examples (including mine) in the RRDP.  It's the object on my specimen that looks sort of like a kickstand, going from the end of the right-hand warrior's scabbard(?) to the ground. See the same object, marked with a red dot, on these four examples from the RRDP. (The third one is my specimen, from a previous auction by Auctiones A.G., Basel in 1973, for which the ANS kindly sent me the relevant portions of the catalog.) All the other reverse dies depict a scabbard(?) without any extension. This one reverse die, along with a few others without the "kickstand," also differs from the rest in having an orb within a circle on that warrior's shield, rather than the usual star. 

If anyone has any bright ideas for identifying this object, please let me know. Maybe that will inspire me to finally finish the writeup!

Really nice coin👍🏻

5 hours ago, KenDorney said:

Seems many of us are in a similar situation.  As others have pointed out, there is only so much time in the day, so I only work on my collection when I have time (which is not often these days).  I have trays of coins sitting on the bookshelves atop the books, stashed waiting to be processed.  In this pic you can see I have one tray worked up and another not, none of it photographed at all.  It can often take months to get it done.

That Aeolis Tetradrachm is 🔥

On 3/20/2024 at 12:23 PM, CassiusMarcus said:

Hello all,

This is my first post on the forum I'm excited to get to know everyone and check out some of your awesome collections, learn stuff and talk with like-minded people.

Here are my two recent pickups from LEU. I primarily collect tetradrachm of the Diadochi but I got something quite different this time and went for a Persian Daric. As well as a tet of Antiochos the Great, one of my favourite Seleucid Kings. I'm really in love with the strike on this tetradrachm and the detail on it, I have had a hard time finding one of Antiochos III that stood out to me so this one has fit that bill.. 

let me know what you think! 

SELEUKID KINGS. Antiochos III ‘the Great’, 222-187 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 16.69 g, 12 h), Nisibis, circa 211-209/8. Diademed head of Antiochos III to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ

PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II, circa 420-375 BC. Daric (Gold, 18 mm, 8.33 g, 12 h), Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes

Really neat tetradrachm!

54 minutes ago, David Atherton said:

Maybe it's just me, but the 'doofus purchase' segment is the least interesting thing in the podcast. I see them all the time, especially on eBay. 

Edit: There's actually one in tomorrow's CNG auction, so I'm not just eBay shaming!

To me, is actually the best part of the podcast- teaching u what not to do…

3 hours ago, Romancollector said:

Hi Everyone, 

Please check out my lots in CNG's upcoming E-Auction 558. There are 20 roman imperial coins and one ostrogothic coin, all in excellent condition! 

1. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Quinarius (14.5mm, 1.81 g, 11h). Emerita mint; P. Carisius, legatus pro praetore. Struck circa 25-23 BC. Good VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIG4/augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-quinarius-145mm-181-g-11h-emerita-mint-p-carisius-legatus-pro-praetore-struck-circa-25-23-bc-good-vf

3. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.98 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 145-147. Near EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIIR/antoninus-pius-ad-138-161-sestertius-34mm-2498-g-12h-rome-mint-struck-ad-145-147-near-ef

3. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ As (25mm, 11.29 g, 10h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. Good VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIIW/diva-faustina-senior-died-ad-1401-as-25mm-1129-g-10h-rome-mint-struck-under-antoninus-pius-circa-ad-141-146-good-vf

4.Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.60 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150-late 150s. Good VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIIZ/diva-faustina-senior-died-ad-1401-sestertius-32mm-2560-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-under-antoninus-pius-circa-ad-150-late-150s-good-vf

5. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ As (26mm, 10.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, AD 175-176. VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIJH/commodus-as-caesar-ad-166-177-as-26mm-1095-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-under-marcus-aurelius-and-commodus-ad-175-176-vf

6. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.79 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 201. EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIJT/septimius-severus-ad-193-211-ar-denarius-185mm-379-g-12h-rome-mint-struck-ad-201-ef

7. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, late AD 236-237. Good VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIML/maximinus-i-ad-235-238-sestertius-30mm-2159-g-12h-rome-mint-3rd-emission-late-ad-236-237-good-vf

8. Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 22.41 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission of Balbinus and Pupienus, circa April-June AD 238. VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIMV/gordian-iii-as-caesar-ad-238-sestertius-30mm-2241-g-12h-rome-mint-1st-emission-of-balbinus-and-pupienus-circa-april-june-ad-238-vf

9. Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 19.90 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 4th officina. 9th emission of Philip I, AD 248. Good VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIND/otacilia-severa-augusta-ad-244-249-sestertius-295mm-1990-g-12h-ludi-saeculares-secular-games-issue-commemorating-the-1000th-anniversary-of-rome-rome-mint-4th-officina-9th-emission-of-philip-i-ad-248-good-vf

10. Aurelian. AD 270-275. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Serdica mint, 2nd officina. 8th emission, November AD 274-September 275. Near EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YINV/aurelian-ad-270-275-antoninianus-225mm-443-g-6h-serdica-mint-2nd-officina-8th-emission-november-ad-274-september-275-near-ef

11. Tacitus. AD 275-276. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 4.24 g, 11h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 2nd emission, November-December AD 275. Choice EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIO3/tacitus-ad-275-276-antoninianus-215mm-424-g-11h-rome-mint-1st-officina-2nd-emission-november-december-ad-275-choice-ef

12. Carus. AD 282-283. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 3.79 g, 12h). Siscia mint. Pre-emission, mid October AD 282. Near EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIOD/carus-ad-282-283-antoninianus-215mm-379-g-12h-siscia-mint-pre-emission-mid-october-ad-282-near-ef

13. Carinus. As Caesar, AD 282-283. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 3.05 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 3rd officina. 3rd emission, November-late AD 282. Near EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIOF/carinus-as-caesar-ad-282-283-antoninianus-225mm-305-g-12h-lugdunum-lyon-mint-3rd-officina-3rd-emission-november-late-ad-282-near-ef

14. Diocletian. AD 284-305. Æ Follis (27mm, 10.28 g, 12h). Aquileia mint, 2nd officina. Struck circa AD 300. Near EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIOH/diocletian-ad-284-305-follis-27mm-1028-g-12h-aquileia-mint-2nd-officina-struck-circa-ad-300-near-ef

15. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ Follis (26mm, 10.40 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 300-302. EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIOX/constantius-i-as-caesar-ad-293-305-follis-26mm-1040-g-12h-lugdunum-lyon-mint-1st-officina-struck-ad-300-302-ef

16. Galerius. AD 305-311. Æ Follis (25mm, 7.21 g, 6h). Cyzcius mint, 2rd officina. Struck circa AD 308. Good VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIP7/galerius-ad-305-311-follis-25mm-721-g-6h-cyzcius-mint-2rd-officina-struck-circa-ad-308-good-vf

17. Divus Romulus. Died AD 309. Æ Follis (21.5mm, 6.04 g, 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 5th emission of Maxentius, Phase 2, early AD 310-early 311. VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIPB/divus-romulus-died-ad-309-follis-215mm-604-g-6h-rome-mint-1st-officina-5th-emission-of-maxentius-phase-2-early-ad-310-early-311-vf

18. Licinius I. AD 308-324. Æ Follis (25.5mm, 7.58 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 2nd officina. Struck circa AD 309-310. Near EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIPD/licinius-i-ad-308-324-follis-255mm-758-g-6h-cyzicus-mint-2nd-officina-struck-circa-ad-309-310-near-ef

19. Constantine I. As Caesar, AD 306-309. Æ Follis (26.5mm, 7.74 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck circa Summer AD 307. Superb EF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIPF/constantine-i-as-caesar-ad-306-309-follis-265mm-774-g-6h-treveri-trier-mint-struck-circa-summer-ad-307-superb-ef

20. Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AR Half Siliqua (13.5mm, 0.92 g, 12h). Rome mint. VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIPX/valentinian-iii-ad-425-455-ar-half-siliqua-135mm-092-g-12h-rome-mint-vf

21. OSTROGOTHS. Athalaric. 526-534. AR Quarter Siliqua (10mm, 0.69 g, 6h). Struck in the name of Justinian I. Ravenna mint. Struck 526-534. VF. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-D0YIRF/ostrogoths-athalaric-526-534-ar-quarter-siliqua-10mm-069-g-6h-struck-in-the-name-of-justinian-i-ravenna-mint-struck-526-534-vf

Thanks @Romancollector… Any chance you will be selling your silver denarii of 12 Caesars? Thanks

3 hours ago, Al Kowsky said:

One popular trend that is still popular is taking raw high grade ancient coins sold at auction & getting them slabbed. Sometimes this can really payoff & at other times you can end up losing money. A good case to point at is a Siculo-Punic tetradrachm that will appear in a major Heritage auction, see photos below. This coin sold at Nomos Auction 20, lot 51, July 10, 2020, for a price realized of 2,800 CHF (Swiss francs). Add on the buyer's premium of 22.5 %, and take into account the fall in value of the U.S. $ since nearly 4 years ago, & this coin would have to sell for over $3,893.31 to show a profit 😮. I'll be curious to see what Heritage gets for this coin & would be surprised if it exceeds $3,000.00. The coin is well struck & attractive but has an annoying die-break on the cheek of Melqart-Heracles.

I actually think it will go closer to $4,000+

in my opinion it is superior to your example @Al Kowskythat you showed a year - two ago!

this is easily $4,000 - $5,000 coin

32 minutes ago, Edessa said:

Have not shown this one in a while. 

Roman Asia Minor. Ionia, Uncertain mint (Ephesus?). Claudius, AD 41-54. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (21mm, 10.77g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Asia, Group I, struck circa AD 41-42. Obv: TI CLAVD CAES•AVG; Bare head of Claudius to left. Rev: DIAN-EPHE; Tetrastyle temple on podium of four steps, enclosing cult statue of Diana of Ephesus with polos on head and fillets hanging from wrists; pediment decorated with two figures flanking large disk set on central table, and two tables and recumbent figures in angles. Ref: BMC 229; RSC 30; RIC I 118; RPC I 2222. Beautifully toned and with an enchanting portrait. Minor flan faults on the obverse, otherwise, Good Very Fine. Ex Münzen und Medallien AG Basel 500 (Jun 1987), Lot 34. From the J. M. A. L. Collection, formed between 1970 and 2000, Chaponnière & Firmenich 13 (16 May 2021), Lot 279 (with collector's ticket). Ex Leu Numismatik (18 Jul 2022), Lot 2368. Leu Auction Note: The Ephesian Temple of Diana, better known as the Artemision, was one of the largest Greek temples ever to be built. It was reconstructed in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC after having been burnt down by Herostratos in 356 and was considered by Antipatros of Sidon to be the crown of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Great festivities and processions surrounded the cult of Artemis Ephesia, attracting large crowds of visitors and pilgrims from all over the Graeco-Roman world. The famous passage in the Acts of the Apostles, in which the silversmith Demetrius, feeling threatened by Paul's sermons against the worship of devotional objects, gives a speech against the apostle, is evidence of the popularity of the cult and its great economic importance to the local community: 'You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business. And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all. There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.' (Acts 19,25-27). Paul was saved from the raging Ephesian mob by a friend, but the Artemision was burned down some two hundred years later by Gothic raiders and abandoned in late Antiquity. Most of the columns and stones were used as spolia in late Roman and early Byzantine churches such as the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. The site of the Artemision today is basically a large swampy hole in the ground, dug up by its excavators in the 19th century, which has since become overgrown with grass. To modern visitors, little recalls the original monumentality and beauty of the sanctuary as we know it from historiographical descriptions and artistic renderings, such as that on our coin.

Next: Claudius.

Fantastic, has been on my “Buy list “ for over 3 years now, where did u get it?

3 hours ago, panzerman said:

Please show  your stuff...

Mine/

Frei Stadt Danzig

AV 25 Gulden 1930

Danzig Mint

Arms/ Neptune

Really cool

On 3/9/2023 at 4:40 PM, panzerman said:

I have five from Norweb Collection/ here is one....

Beautiful 

4 hours ago, Prieure de Sion said:

You've skimmed through a text again and didn't read it properly - but maybe you just don't understand some things. I wrote that trading is completely okay if it is done openly and fairly. But not with any flimsy arguments. I often trade with my buyers - and it's completely okay if you trade openly and honestly with each other. But not like in this case.

But as I wrote - lately you've just been reading through the texts quickly and making some kind of comment underneath - and when people want concrete arguments from you, you just evade them.

And I don't just refer to my posts. Maybe you'll think about why you're now on the forum's ignore list for some users here.

Just think about it. In this sense... 😉 

whatever makes you happy!

I guess,for the same reason you are on buyers - “no buy list”, given nature of your pricing strategies and listing tooled and smoothed coins for absurd sums…. 
 

or writing 5-pager essays that nobody has time or desire to read…

let’s close the topic, please!