lordmarcovan

No Emesa, but this is the nicest SeptSev I’ve had. I daresay it actually had some luster.

I look forward to seeing who else will be featured in future interviews!

I’ve had several interesting and unique WW1-related pieces, and wrote articles about four of them. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/souvenir-of-an-invasion-ww1-german-trench-art-on-1904-belgian-10-centime-coin.293084/ https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-sailmakers-badge-ww1-royal-flying-corps-identity-disc-made-from-1916-british-half-crown.287381/ These last two were especially interesting because the pieces could be traced to a specific individual, and photos of those individuals turned up. Both are rather poignant stories, too. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/berthas-boy-ww1-love-token-on-1916-french-franc-from-a-fallen-canadian-soldier-to-his-mother.286034/ https://www.cointalk.com/threads/vesta-mccurrys-ww1-love-token-coin-is-going-home.329215/

Link: solidus. Zeno, Thessalonica mint. Ex-Eliasberg collection. Holed in antiquity.

Cool, @panzerman! I love those short reigns. And I’d have been happy to get that one for €55. This is the only Quintillus I have owned, back in 2007-08. (The images were done on my old flatbed scanner, so they’re not great).

Nice cherrypicks! I too once found a 1694 London Elephant token in a bulk lot. Some Connecticut coppers, too. Good grab on the Voce Populi, too. You did well! And a 1549 shilling is wow, regardless of condition.

Link: Caesarea. Roman Provincial (Caesarea): bronze Æ28 of Severus Alexander, ca. 222-235 AD; Mount Argaeus Obverse: head of Severus Alexander right. Reverse: model of Mt. Argeus on table. Æ, 28 mm of Caesarea in Anatolia in Turkey (now the modern city of Kayseri). A somewhat bigger provincial bronze with an interesting reverse motif. This was a fun cheapo I had in my giveaway stash.

I viewed the CoinTalk version of this thread over there, and when posting there, I couldn't remember what I had voted for over here. So I just checked. Same ones: 6, 2, and 1. Good to know I'm consistent sometimes.

These cistophori are outside my wheelhouse, but I will say that I like the overall look of #6. The Octavian/Agrippa denarius is great, and I like the "then and now" animated GIF of it.

All wow. I went with the following for my three poll votes: Julius Caesar Nero tetradrachm Vespasian, Judaea capta I see the Hadrian has not yet gotten any love in the poll, so let me throw that in as an honorable mention. It is certainly deserving as well.

Woohoo! I've got 50,000 octopi now! (I'll make room for 'em!) PS- after I give one to each and every one of you! I suppose the value on the one I bought just went down considerably, but oh well. It's still a nice problem to have, right? 😉

Agreed. There is the old saying about "you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar". However understandable your anger is, allowing it to taint your communications with the dealer would likely be counterproductive. Calmly and politely make your case, and hopefully they will make the right gesture (hopefully a refund, or, failing that, a store credit at least). You might have to return the broken coin. I dunno. I hope somebody eventually superglues it. It's sad to see this minor numismatic tragedy (travesty).

Yes, the 12 Caesars will be a subset under my Eclectic Hundred collection, unless I decide to fork them off into their own collection gallery later. 2024 update: I did just that. Here it is. I have a nearly complete US 19th century type set in my holed coins, and there are dozens of other "holeys" around. There are also my old metal detecting finds albums, which comprise 300+ "keeper" coins that I dug over the years. Beyond that, there's a small scattering of items I have on hand that are either for sale or earmarked for my giveaways. Here is the holey type set. It's not quite complete yet, but nearly there.

I suspect that "SPQR Collection" is likely one of those NGC pedigree names made up for a bulk submitter, like the so-called "Colosseum Hoard" (which was not an actual hoard, but rather a brand name for the bulk submission. Confusing!) Note that both the coin that @Nerosmyfavorite68 posted in the first post and the one that @expat posted in the second post lack Strike and Surface ratings on their labels and show only the adjectival grade. These simplified labels are the hallmark of a bulk submission. I'm guessing that if one makes a big enough bulk submission, one can choose a name for it. That's where the "Colosseum Hoard" or "SPQR Collection" comes in. Note the strike and surface ratings shown on this regular NGC Ancients label. (The hoard mentioned there is an actual historical hoard.)

Link: Pan. Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): ca. 310-303 BC bronze Æ21 Obverse: Bearded head of satyr (or the god Pan) right. Reverse: Forepart of griffin left, sturgeon below. Issuer: Pantakapaion (Panticapaeum) in Thrace. Specifications: Bronze, 21.34 mm., 7.68 g. Grade: NGC Ch VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. Cert. #5770260-001. Purchased raw. Reference: Anokhin 111; SNG BM Black Sea 869-871; MacDonald 69.* Provenance: Ex-Lodge Antiquities, UK, via VCoins store, 9 March 2019.* Notes: Pantikápaion was a Greek city on the eastern side of Crimea. Its ruins are in the modern Ukrainian city of Kerch, which was annexed by Russia in 2014. Comments: Pan sort of looks like a werewolf here, doesn't he?

FUN is... well... fun, though I would imagine the selection of ancients may be greater at NYINC. I have never been to the latter. My traveling range is pretty much limited to the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas). So FUN is usually the show I would attend, though I'm not going this year. Beaches? What beaches? Orlando is inland! I guess there are lakes around, though. Agreed that it is a pleasant destination in the winter. Traffic can be bad at times.

@GregH says my envelope with his gift has finally touched down in Australia, so I am relieved of some of the suspense. Some, because he said he's traveling until New Year's Eve and will be unable to open his mail until then.

Special calligraphy. Iran (Persia): AH 1233 (1817) gold toman of Fath-Ali Shah, Yazd mint Next: more gold with Arabic calligraphy. (More ancient than what I just posted.)

Love it all (of course!), but the standouts for me are the Amisos owl, the Curia Julia denarius, and the Julius Caesar.

Same here, but add mention of #5 (the Caligula/Germanicus denarius) as well. And those Trajan sestertii!

I'm on the bandwagon with the crowd-pleasing Nero denarius. Gordian I... wow! And Aemilian, too! And gold! The Valentinian II solidus is beautiful.

At least with a US Peace dollar, nobody will be waving hammers and demanding you bust it out of the plastic! 😉 It's a nice one. (I too had difficulty photographing this one through the plastic.)