Kali

Fantastic addition!

53 minutes ago, Steppenfool said:

Roma aren't averse to boring group lots, all the other ones are! I wonder how the consigner is taking this? I'd be upset if it was my coin, but perhaps there is some additional context that explains it.

Maybe, I don't play in the auction house sandboxes, with all the weekly dung postings that others experience with them, I prefer to stick with good dealers and Ebay, who's dung is shiner and easier to avoid, to me.

It is a stunning example. Maybe it's just to entice bidders to take notice, who are scrolling. Otherwise, it's a boring lot without it.

Big Meatball and spaghetti noodles.

Helena (324 - 330 A.D)

Æ3
O: FL HELENA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
R: SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing left.
Siscia Mint, 5th offcina
19mm
2.8g
RIC 218

Handsome addition!

An actual Drusus.

Tiberius & Drusus ( 14 - 37 A.D.)
AR Drachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia
O: [TI C]AES AVG PM TRP XXXV, Laureate head of Tiberius right.
R: DRVSVS CAES TI] AVG F COS II R P, Head of Drusus left.
Caesarea in Cappadocia mint 33- 34 A.D.
3.47g
19mm
RIC I 87; RPC I 3622. Syd 46

LMAO, new week, new thread, regarding these darn auction houses and the drama associated with them.

I'm surprised Netflix or some other streamer hasn't picked this stuff up as a television show, plenty of material on here, cointalk, & PCGS boards, with all the B.S. that's associated with them.🤣

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php
https://www.reddit.com/r/AncientCoins/
https://forums.collectors.com/categories/world-ancient-coins-forum

 

Tacitus (275 - 276 A.D.)

Æ(S) Antoninianus
O: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: SECVRIT PERP, Securitas standing left, leaning on column. Retrograde µ at exergue.
Ticinum mint
4.42g
22mm
RCV #11812, Cohen #131, RIC V (1) 163

Great addition!

Helena (324 - 330 A.D)

Æ3
O: FL HELENA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
R: SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing left.
Siscia Mint, 5th offcina
19mm
2.8g
RIC 218

Theodora (337 - 340 A.D.)

Ӕ4
O: FL MAX THEODORAE AVG. Laureate and draped bust right.
R: PIETAS ROMANA. Pietas standing facing right, holding child in arms; TRS Palm Branch in exergue.
Trier Mint
15mm
1.4g
RIC VIII Trier 91; Sear 17502

Wonderful coin, congrats.

I wouldn't trust it, mainly for the weight. Mine has a yucky surface, but the weight is decent and it was from a very popular Vcoins dealer.


Julius Caesar (February-March 44 B.C)

AR Denarius
Lifetime Issue
O: Wreathed head of Caesar right; CAESAR downward to right, DICT PERPETVO upward to left.
R: Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and vertical scepter in left; L • BVC[A] downwards to right. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer.
Rome Mint
3.92g
17mm
Crawford 480/8; Alföldi Type XIV, 62–3, 67, and 69 (A13/R22); CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; RSC 23; RBW 1683.

Herennia Etruscilla (249 - 253 A.D.)

AR Antoninianus
O: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, Draped bust right on crescent, hair in straight lines with long plait carried up the back of head, stephane in hair.
R: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand, transverse scepter in left.
Rome
23mm
4.2g
RIC IV, Part III, 59b (Trajan Decius)

Herennia Etruscilla (249 - 253 A.D.)

Æ Sestertius
O: HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust right.
R: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left, hand raised to pull veil from face & holding scepter, SC in ex.
Rome Mint
28mm
16.6g
RIC IV 136b (Trajan Decius); Hunter 16; Cohen 22.

 

Looks like an interesting lot.

Seriously, the endless problem threads these auction houses have is mind numbing. I really don't get why people feel the need to support the majority of them. From stolen items, expensive shipping, packages never getting sent, hidden auction fees, non response to emails or phone calls, slow services, new "auction houses" being created, every few months.

With all the posts on here and formally cointalk, it really isn't worth the headaches these places constantly present to their customers.

I'm sure this post will get backlash, which is fine. I know some bargains can be had, rarities can only be found at them versus expensive dealers or ebay, but still, I'm glad I continue to not support these places with my money.

Life has many stresses as it is, and coin collecting is one of the few hobbies I find relaxing after work. I enjoy the hunts like all of us collectors tend to partake, but when the hunt involves Indiana Jones style traps, to get to the prize...it isn't relaxing.😑

I only buy from vcoins and a few dealers from their own public websites. I can't stand Ma-shops. I always find their coins way over priced, not counting having to deal with the over seas drama that seems to occur on a regular basis, mainly since Covid. I no longer buy from over seas. And the constant threads about issues from buying overseas, that are posted on here and Cointalk, makes me glad I continue with my decision.

Germanicus, with Divus Augustus (15 B.C. - 19 A.D.)
AR Drachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea
O:GERMANICVS CES TI AVGV COS II PM, bare head of Germanicus right.
R:  DIVVS AVGV-STVS, radiate head of Augustus left.
3.23g
16.5mm
RPC I 3623a; cf. Sydenham, Caesarea 50; RIC I 61; BMCRE 106

The date of this issue remains uncertain. RPC places it late in Tiberius' reign, circa 33/4 AD, while the traditional dating, adopted by RIC and Sydenham, place's it in the first year of Caligula's reign, 37/8 AD.

I have many provincials of Mt. Argaeus, but these are my favorites.

Trajan (98 - 117 A.D.)
AR Didrachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia
O: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙС ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝω ΑΡΙСΤω СЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ Laureate head of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder.
R:ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟ Ϛ Mount Argaios with grotto containing cult stone, flanked by two pyramidal objects; at top, second grotto with flames.
6.98g
21mm
RPC III 3046. Sydenham 208-209.



Geta (209 - 211 A.D.)
AR Drachm
Cappadocia, Caesarea-Eusebia
O: AY K Π CEΠTI ΓETAC AVΓ Laureate bust of Geta right.
O: MHTPO KAICAP NEO, Mt. Argaeus surmounted by star.“ET IQ” = year 19 = 210/11
3.04g
16mm
Sydenham/Malloy, p. 153, 498a, Ganschow 649c; Henseler 986; Berlin 18224071

Rare

That is very convincing. It would fool me because I have never owned one before.

At least you got a refund though. If it was Lanz, you'd never see your $ again.

Tetricus I (271 - 274 A.D.)

Æ Antoninianus
O: IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right.
R: VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, wreath in right, palm frond in left.
Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne, Germany) mint, 271 A.D.
3g
19mm
RIC V, part II, 139

Ex. Heritage Auction, May 8, 2014, Lot 61194 (part of).

Great addition!

Very nice bronze. I just have a tetradrachm.

Vologases IV (147 - 191 A.D.)

AR Tetradrachm
O: Diademed bust left, wearing long beard, earring, and tiara decorated with “hooks”; B to right; all within pelleted border.
O: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΟΛΟΓΑΣΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣΣ)[I] (month) in exergue.king enthroned to right receiving diadem from Tyche holding sceptre
Dated 495 ΕϘΥ ΑΠΕΛ (183 AD)
Seleucia mint
25mm
10.96
Sellwood 84.96-103 cf. Shore 432.

It's just a rare issue, overall.

I thought @David Atherton could have explained it better.