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I store my nicer coins in a zecchi tray, since it's made of velvet. I really like the look and feel of the case, can't recommend it enough. i was debating between abafil and zecchi, and zecchi was a bit cheaper for my purposes. https://www.albertozecchi.com/listing/779357848/medium-model-case-book-by-zecchi-made-of other coins i use a lindner tray. it's felt so not as nice but stores more coins.

just wondering, how did u display them? i put in a couple bids and won a lot on a roman jug. its my first antiquity that i have in my collection, so not sure how to go about displaying it and keeping it safe

according to the link, u need to email or call to do the bank transfer, but yea looks like the right place

i like 13 the most, it's got a great reverse

great list, i like the almohad coin the best! i collected islamic dirhams for a while, since they are pretty affordable. a nice umayyad or abbasid dirham is easy to find under 25

Thanks for the tip! It'd be helpful since a good chunk of my collection is in arabic haha. Abbasid and Umayyad ones do seem easier to read, which would be a good starting point

congrats! i like the #9 of septimius severus the best

I've collected on and off since 2018 but this was the year I started to get more into this hobby and transitioned from a more generalist collection to specializing in a couple of areas (Greco-Baktrian tetradrachms and coins of Umayyad Spain). To also prevent this list from being mostly Greco-Baktrian coinage, I limited this list to 4 of my favorites of those. Using auction house photos since they take better photos than I can, and the Leu coins are not shipping until January :(. Feel free to vote for ur favs! Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos I Theos. 174-165 BCE. AR Tetradrachm, 31 mm, 16.68 g. Baktra mint. Diademed and draped bust of Antimachos I to right, wearing flat topped kausia / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ Poseidon, nude to the waist, standing facing, holding long trident in his right hand and filleted palm branch in his left; to lower right, monogram Bopearachchi 1D Ex Nomisma S.p.A. Auction 66. Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos I Theos. 174-165 BCE. AR Tetradrachm, 31 mm, 17.08 g. Baktra mint. Diademed and draped bust of Antimachos I to right, wearing flat topped kausia / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ Poseidon, nude to the waist, standing facing, holding long trident in his right hand and filleted palm branch in his left; to lower right, monogram Bopearachchi 1D Ex Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 24, From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, privately acquired from Lothar Holland. 1. I ended up with two of these because the one from the Leu Numismatik auction was at a price I couldn't refuse. I don't mind though, since this was a major target of mine. I really like Greco-Baktrian coinage, for its superb artistry and how much it is entwined with our understanding of their history. Many of their rulers, such as Antimachos, are virtually only known through their coinage. His name was unknown to history until a tetradrachm of his made its way into the collection of Prince Michael Galitzin in Moscow in the 1800s. Other than a tax receipt bearing his name that was found in Sangcharak, Afghanistan, numismatic evidence is the only proof that he existed. The sun hat he bears, the kausia, is a testament to his Macedonian heritage. I'm pretty stoked I was able to get these, as they are my favorite from the Greco-Baktrian kingdom. Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Heliokles I Dikaios. 145-130 BCE. AR Tetradrachm, 31 mm, 16.95 g. Diademed and draped bust to right; all within bead-and-reel border / Zeus standing facing half-left, wearing himation, holding winged thunderbolt in right hand and lotus-tipped sceptre in left; monogram in left field, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ to left, ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ in exergue Bopearachchi 1U Ex Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 100. 2. This was not a planned purchase, but I am super happy with this coin. I love how detailed the reverse of this coin is. Zeus's muscles and folds in his robe are still visible. Heliokles was the last Greek to rule in Baktria, falling to Yuezhi invasions. Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas. 171-145 BCE. AR Tetradrachm, 33 mm, 16.82 g. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ below, monogram in lower right field Bopearachchi 1D Ex Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 98, From the Neil Collection. 3. This was my first tetradrachm, and first coin in my Greco-Baktrian collection. The only knock I have on this coin is that it has a lot of horn silver deposits. I'm completely fine with it, but it was a bit of a surprise seeing the coin in hand compared to the photos. Roma Numismatics did some black magic with the lighting; the horn silver deposits are a lot blacker in hand. Abbasid Caliphate, al-Mutawakkil. AH 238 / 856 CE. AV dinar, 20 mm, 3.98 g. Misr mint. Album 229.2 Ex Stephen Album Rare Coins, Auction 43. 4. My first gold coin. Looks great in hand, but I wish I knew how to read it lol. Kingdom of Pergamon, Attalos I Soter. 241-197 BCE. AR Tetradrachm, 27 mm, 17.04 g, Struck in the name of Philetairos. Laureate head of Philetairos to right / Athena seated to left, resting elbow on shield, holding transverse spear and crowning ΦIΛETAIPOY to left with wreath; palm branch to outer left, monogram to inner left, bow to right Westermark Group VIA Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction XXV, From the Paulo Leitão Collection. 6. This coin was a bit of an impulse buy; I bought this during a meeting at work lol. Still, I'm pretty stunned by the portrait on this coin and is one of my favorite acquisitions this year. I like how you can just make out the face on the shield next to Athena. Emirate of Córdoba, Abd al-Rahman I. AH 170 / 788 BCE. AR Dirham, 29 mm, 2.53 g. Vives. 68 Ex Áureo, Auction 383. 7. This was also one of my targets for the year, since I was focusing on Umayyad Spain coinage. This is definitely the least expensive acquisition on this list, but still one of my favorites because Abd al-Rahman I, is one of my favorite historical figures. He was one of many Umayyad princes when the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad dynasty. Fleeing from Damascus, he narrowly escaped Abbasid assassins, making his way through Palestine, Egypt, and Tunisia, eventually landing in Ceuta. Abd al-Rahman I then landed in Spain, and took control of al-Andalus. I thought his story was pretty badass, going from an exiled prince fleeing for his life to emir of al-Andalus. al-Mansur, the caliph of the Abbasid caliphate that overthrew the Umayyads, begrudgingly respected al-Rahman, calling him the Hawk of Quraysh. al-Mansur had tried to invade al-Andalus to retake the wayward province, but his invasion force was soundly defeated, and the heads of their leaders were sent back to al-Mansur, who purportedly said, "God be praised for placing a sea between us!". Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes. 138-129 BCE. AR Tetradrachm, 31 mm, 16.31 g. Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EVEPΓETOY, Athena Nikephoros standing to left, resting hand on shield, and with spear under arm; monogram over Π above A in left field; all within wreath. SC 2061.1j Ex Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 99, From the Terner Collection. 8. I really love the portrait on this coin and how detailed his hair is. I'm a little thankful for the test cut, since it probably made the coin a bit cheaper, and it's in a good spot that doesn't mess too much with the design of the coin. Ottoman Empire, Suleiman the Magnificent. 1520 BCE. AV Sultani, 21 mm, 3.36 g. Misr mint. Name, titles, mint and date in five lines / Titles in six lines Album 1317 Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction XXV, From the collection of GK; Ex Sincona AG, Auction 43. 9. The Ottoman Empire interests me a lot, and I've taken a course on the empire during college, so this was an exciting pick up for me, especially because Suleiman is my favorite Ottoman sultan. Artuqids of Mardin, Husam al-Din Yülük Arslan. AH 596 / 1199 CE. AE Dirham, 32 mm, 12.35 g. Helmeted Turk seated cross-legged, wearing chain mail, holding sword horizontally behind his head with his right hand and severed, helmeted head by the plume with his left hand; in field to left, 'Nur al-Din Atabeg' in Kufic. Rev. In inner field, 'al-Nasir li-din / Allah Amir / al-Mu'minin'; in inner margin, 'al Malik al-Afzal 'Ali wa al-Malik al Zahir Ghazi bin al-Malik al-Nasir Yusuf'; in outer margin, 'Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan Malik Diyarbakr bin il-Ghazi bin Artuq duriba sannah sitt wa tis'in wa khamsami'a'; all in Kufic. Album 1829.4 Ex Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 24. 10. I've had this coin on my want list for a couple of years, but I finally got around to getting this. I found it pretty interesting that such a gruesome scene was depicted on a coin.

beautiful example! i'm curious, how big is the flan?

600 and 550 chf respectively. I went a little high on the euthydemos one but managed to stay under my max. really liked the portrait on that one 🙂

After striking out on a few Roma auctions, I got some nice wins with Leu rounding out my bactrian collection for the year. The antimachos tetradrachm went for a lot less than I expected, so I'm pretty happy.

stunning photograpy, as always! my fav is the diodotos i tetradrachm, but the eumenes is a close second.

congrats! i was eyeing this coin too, but did not bid because i had won two coins already. great deal though, i haven't seen a demetrios ii tetradrachm hammer for that cheaply in that condition. i also don't mind edge chips, especially if the details on the coin are still great

how long does it usually take leu to ship coins out once invoices are paid? i won 2 coins, one hammered for a lot less than i expected. might be because the lot before was a much better example of the coin

I love the eukratides tetradrachm! the portrait is amazing

great portrait! i have one of attalos i i've posted a couple times before. one thing i'm a bit confused on is why the ear of my coin is flattened. looks like someone filed the ear down for some reason Kingdom of Pergamon, Attalos I AR Tetradrachm. Struck in the name of Philetairos. Pergamon, circa 241-197 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos to right / Athena seated to left, resting elbow on shield, holding transverse spear and crowning ΦIΛETAIPOY to left with wreath; palm branch to outer left, monogram to inner left, bow to right. Westermark Group VIA; BMC 40 (Eumenes II); SNG BnF 1621. 17.04g, 27mm, 11h.

Congrats! I was really tempted to bid on the demetrios obol but decided not to. great pickup

ive never had any import fees from roma shipping to the US

what i like doing is searching a coin with acsearch but looking up the auction and lot number from the result manually to find the hammer price

i wanted this diodotus tetradrachm but went way above what i planned to bid for it lol

i'd love this stater, but it's a bit out of my budget lol

the things i'd do to own this coin LOL. i wonder how much it'll hammer for https://www.biddr.com/auctions/ngsa/browse?a=2978&l=3355836

this is great, I always wanted to get the bopearachchi's greco bactrian reference book but it's expensive and out of print. glad this is free to use

Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Heliokles I Dikaios AR Tetradrachm. Circa 145-130 BC. Diademed and draped bust to right; all within bead-and-reel border / Zeus standing facing half-left, wearing himation, holding winged thunderbolt in right hand and lotus-tipped sceptre in left; monogram in left field, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ to left, ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ in exergue. Bopearachchi 1U; Mitchiner 284o; SNG ANS 642-48; HGC 12, 169. 16.95g, 29mm, 12h. got this at a recent roma auction, i love how lustrous it is. the details are super fine too

won this at the latest Roma auction, was quite pleased with the reverse. always wanted a bactrian tetradrachm because their designs are so intricate. eventually i want the type where eucratides has a hat, but they're a bit pricey lol. 20220623_192654.mp4 Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ below, monogram in lower right field. Bopearachchi 1D; Mitchiner 168a; SNG ANS 432; HGC 12, 130. 16.82g, 33mm, 12h.