JayAg47

Your list have some coins that I'm seeing for the first time! very intriguing, especially the Nero contorniate, from a time when coins were made with cartoonish busts, and also love that Spintria!

Great haul! the octopus litra, Rhodes drachm, and the Claudius sestertius are my favourites, probably the most life-like portrait I've ever seen on a Roman coin, although there are many ideal busts, Claudius has that sympathetic look in his face.

Justinian I solidus 4.48g, 21mm, Constantinople mint (1st Officina), 545-565 AD. D N IVSTINIANVS PP AVG VICTORIA AVGGG A CON OB Next- your first 'out of usual' budget coin.

I like the denarius of Cassius Longinus, but I'm skeptical about it being a result of plough damage. If that were the case, the coin would likely have been obliterated, the tip of any plough would've been bigger than this coin or certainly not as sharp as the cut we see here. Also, I don't believe the marks on it are just scratches; they appear to be deliberate deep cuts right over the name and symbol. Considering Cassius' unfavorable reputation after Mark Antony and Octavian joined hands, I reckon it might be a case of damnatio memoriae, which would be quite interesting. Apart from that, I also find the Demetrios tetradrachm and the gold coin of Andronicus II appealing.

All are spectacular coins, my favourites are the Caesar aureus and Gela tetradrachm with the man faced bull.

Cute geckos! I wish your a merry Christmas, and a bountiful year of coins!

My 2023 Saturnalia gift, a biga of goats! C. Renius, 138 BC. Roman AR denarius, 3.41 g, 15 mm. Rome. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma, right; X behind. Rev: Juno in a biga of goats, right, wearing diadem and holding scepter and reins in left hand and whip in right hand; C·RENI below; ROMA in exergue. Crawford (RRC) 231/1; RSC Renia 1; Sydenham 432. Next: goats

Great looking coins, I vote for Nero tetradrachm and the Vitellius denarius.

Just my opinion, I'm a buyer who have never sold any coins yet. I do come across some gems once in a while, for instance, this tetradrachm of Mazakes in a group lot containing 13 coins for just 60 bucks, and if I average the price for the coins, it would be just $5 each! now if that's not a steal, i don't know what is. BUT, if i were to sell it, no way am I going to list it for even 500 dollars given it's market price, now that would be more than 10000% markup. I'm basing this on sales from coinarchives and this coin listed by the dealer who has a reputation of overpricing their coins. While my reverse is totally obliterated, it is still a 1000-1500 dollar coin, although for a coin like this it is really hard to find a buyer due to its nichness, resulting in it being listed for ages, and also you could not list it for any cheaper. On the other hand, I literally brought back this coin from death, making a slug into a coin that will fetch decent amount either in auctions or in retail. If I were a seller I'd have listed it as soon as I cleaned the coin for a handsome profit, but I just love it so much to part with. In this case I think the seller has every right to determine the price of the coin around the market limit despite for how much ever they bought it. Now from the POV of a buyer, I came across this denarius listed as fourree by Numiscorner for around 80 euros I think, but I had a hunch it could just be horn silver, so I had it in my watchlist, but it got sold before I decided to buy it. Some days latter, the coin was listed on Vcoins for 310 euros, which is absolutely reasonable for this coin, but since I've already saw the original price, i just couldn't bring myself to buy it for the new price. This can also apply for auction listings, if I happen to lose a coin, and see it again listed for higher than what I would've paid, I just skip over. Now I understand there are faults in both parties, the consignor for choosing the wrong type of auction house to consign coins that would've done well in other smaller houses or even retail. And the auction house for not fully honouring the wishes of the consignor. It's all just a lesson in life, albeit an expensive one.

Senones, 52 BC Next- Potin

That's a nice write-up. I acquired mine at a coin show, where it was simply labeled as Faustina. I initially believed it might be a lifetime issue because of the absence of 'Diva', which turned out to be the case. 139-140 AD Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA Rev: IVNONI REGINAE, Juno holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet.

The electrum hektes are so beautiful!

Looks like my interest in ancient coins have plateaued for now, I added most of my want list coins, especially the coins of Nero, Caesar, Augustus, silver and gold issues of Cholas, tetradrachms of Athens and Alexander, including the Lysimachos coin with the actual portrait, and even a couple of ancient gold including that one of Basilisicus (totally unexpected) minted right around the fall of Rome. I don't know what more to look for given my interest and budget. Perhaps a 12 Caesar's set? other than a fourree Tiberius, I need Claudius, Caligula (purchased but not yet shipped by the seller), Galba, and Otho – the last one being unlikely to acquire anytime soon, if ever. May be an Aureus? staters of Greek cities? but the problem with the last two are budget and eye-appeal. For me, an aureus should weigh more than 7g, not drastically off-centered, no scratches but honest wear, and should be reasonably priced (although still beyond my budget range for now). As for staters and tetradrachms from Greek states, my primary reason for buying them would be for art and eye-appeal. I'm not going to spend 100s on a compromised coin just to tick off the city, a mistake I've made before and hope to avoid repeating.

Nice variety of coins, and really like the sestertii of Faustina and Marcus Aurelius.

Fantastic addition, and it is also one of my first gold coin.

Im just wondering if any of you have put Numismatics or coin collection in the interest/hobby section of your resume? I’m in STEM, and my specialty has absolutely nothing to do with numismatics, let alone ancient coins. I’m afraid if I put coin collection as one of my interests, perhaps potential recruiters will thinks it’s just childish to collect coins (some of us are really familiar with the reactions we get when we show coins to our family/friends). But on the other hand I want to emphasise my extensive knowledge of coins, especially ancient coinage and their associated history, which would make me look like a well rounded candidate?

Interesting idea, but I'm not sure about the answer, but afaik the numbers in legionary coins doesn't denote dates but the legion number.

All are really nice, couple of them stood out to me: the head of Via Traiana's female figure looks like Anubis, and the cute boar on the Gallienus ant.

I remember seeing your and Bing's coins on CT, and that's why I recognised the LEG IIII is rare when I saw this coin for sale, otherwise i'd have skipped.

I really like the heavy Ptolemy drachm.

Marcus Antonius LEG IIII (Legio Scythica) Ar Denarius, mint moving with M. Antony 32-31 BC. 3.42 g. Obv: ANT AVG – III·VIR·R·P·C Galley r., with sceptre tied with fillet on prow. Rev. LEG – IIII Aquila between two standards. Sydenham 1220, Crawford 544/16. I was looking for a legionary denarius, and didn't mind about the legion number, as long as it's visible. Three factors led to my purchase: the legible number, a reasonable price, and notably, the legion number IIII, which is in contrast to the more prevalent IV. This particular variety is uncommon among hoard finds, for instance, the Delos Hoard of 1905 did not include any. The graph below shared by user TenthGen on ForumAncientCoins provides insight, though I'm uncertain about the availability of updates on recent hoard discoveries. While the coin is certainly not in the best shape, it's definitely an upgrade to my previous ones with barely legible number. Please share you legionary or any other issues of Mark Antony.

Uttama Chola Silver Stater 4.15g 970-985 AD Coin of Uttama Chola portraying the subjugation of neighboring kingdoms of Chera, and Pandya, depicted as the royal emblems-Cholan tiger, flanked by the Pandyan twin fish to its right, and the Cheran bow behind the tiger, all under the single rule symbolized by the parasol, also there are two lamps on the either end of the fish and the bow to denote auspiciousness. The legends in Nagari on reverse states, Uttama Chola. MCSI2 326, R Mitchiner 713-725 Next- Non Roman coin showing the subjugation of enemies.

3000+660 GBP in premiums, the coins I could buy from just 660 pounds! some people have simply deep pockets!

Glad you enjoy the coins! Regards to the seal, it’s actually my own seal I made by carving into a chunk of lead. The design is a twin fish with a sceptre in the middle inspired from the insignia of the Pandyan empire.

I can see the soldiers and public noticing the bronze core peeking through these silvered antoninianii, and meanwhile the Boomers and gen X of that time reminiscing over the good old days when their coins were made of actual silver and not some fiat tokens in silver wash meant to deceive you! (sounds really familiar 😆)