akeady

48 minutes ago, Phil Davis said:

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

No - I threw in six proxy bids a long time ago and when I checked, one hammered at my bid, but I don't seem to have won it and one more at one bid above mine and that's it 😞

Anyway, I've spent a lot on non-coin things recently and a couple more trips coming up, so maybe for the best - though I'd have liked all of them 😄

Congrats on your haul!

ATB,
Aidan.

There's a statue on the reverse of this denarius.

Next - someone on horseback

9 minutes ago, lordmarcovan said:

Are those pointy bits like foam rubber?  I’d be powerless to prevent myself from playing with them and squooshing them every which way and bouncing myself off the walls, and other kidlike behavior they would likely frown upon.  (I never fully grew up on some ways.)

They're soft - somewhat like the stuff used in flower arranging.   You'd damage them if you bounced off the walls 😄

It's an impressive room which is also a Faraday Cage, so no 'phone reception or other radio reception  inside.   I was assured that the door opens from the inside and it did 😄

ATB,
Aidan.

Here are a few Brutus coins not already shown.

Cr. 500/7 denarius:

Cr. 506/3 denarius:

This is often claimed to depict Brutus - Cr. 515/2 (corroded fourrée, but obverse isn't too bad!):

Here's one of the "other Brutus", Decimus Brutus, a relation of Marcus Junius Brutus and a co-conspirator and favourite of Caesar - Decimus even convinced Caesar to attend the Senate on the fateful Ides of March.

Cr. 450/1:

ATB,
Aidan.

I was in an anechoic chamber a while back, testing our MEMS microphone ADC.

Fun day 😄

ATB,
Aidan.

Something odd but catchy I discovered today - "Friendly Father", from North Korea.   Real K-Pop! - it sounds like something that would have won a Eurovision Song Contest by a landslide in the 1980s, maybe still would.

How to follow that? - how about the original Pater Patriae?   Indeed, one also claiming to be the son of a God.

Enjoy!
Aidan.

4 hours ago, David Atherton said:

Does anyone remember when Roma was on VCoins?

Yes - I see from my vcoins history that I bought 32 coins from them between 2010 and 2013.   They had a lot of fairly cheap coins then.

This is one from 2010 - RIC 1105.

I inadvertently bought the same type again from them on Vcoins in 2012...

Oh well - maybe Beale will write a Bruce McNall type book about his experiences - "Fun While It Lasted" is a great read.

ATB,
Aidan.

24 minutes ago, AETHER said:

Can I provide more context? This is fascinating. Do u have more info about this eyetem?

I got it in 2014 in a weekly "Ancient Peddler" sale from a guy who mostly sold coins and lives in a country where such things are found.   Unfortunately, I've no information on where he got it and can only speculate on what it came from.

Mind you, I played briefly with Photoshop tonight 😄

ATB,
Aidan.

19 minutes ago, Rand said:

@Kaleun96 I am afraid I have not specifically paid attention to this type. There were so many coins in so many trays. Initially, I was checking every coin, recalling NvmisForvms discussions. Later, I focused more on coins of my interest and I could have easily missed it. 

If @akeady is there is two weeks he might be able to spot.

I'll have a look - I'll be there from 11th to 14th May and I intend to get to this museum at some stage.

ATB,
Aidan.

I suppose this is unusual - an eye from an ancient statue

Next - gold or electrum or Carthaginian

14 hours ago, Rand said:

This was my first visit to the Numismatic Museum of Athens. I have tried to access records and, ideally, photos of gold coins of Anastasius I in their collection for years. The expectations are high, with the 600,000 coin collection that holds all ancient coins from the country, where private ownership of ancient coins is illegal.  The museum did not reply to my email asking for access to the coins. Irrespective, this is a really nice museum with very friendly staff, who sadly could not advise about access to the main holdings.

The numerous coins presented over the two flours is outstanding and highly recommended. 

PS. I have seen several coins of Anastasius (one side each). I hope the museum will one day allow access to its extensive holdings.

 

 

I'll be in Athens in 2 weeks and hope to make it to the Numismatic Museum.   My first visit to Athens since 1989, so looking forward to it! 😄

ATB,
Aidan.

Coincidentally, I was going to post a 1759 half guinea 😄

Here's a lyre instead.

Next - Libertas

Here's a Byzantine coin with Constans II and Constantine IV.

Ruler:	Constans II (Augustus)
Coin:	Good EF Gold Solidus DN CONSTANTINVS C CONSTAN - Facing busts of Constans, on left with long beard, and Constantine IV, beardless, each wearing crown and chlamys; between their heads, a cross VICTORIA AVGV Θ - Cross potent on three steps
Exergue:
Mint:	Constantinople (654-659 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis:	s: 4.40g / 20mm / 7h
References:	SB 959 MIB 26
Acquisition:	Roma Numismatics Auction Auction VII #1369 23-Mar-2014

Next - gold

What are the weight and diameter?   It doesn't look like a genuine George VI coin.

This, for example, is an unexciting halfpenny with the same obverse legend:

ATB,
Aidan.

4 hours ago, DonnaML said:

Has anyone read anything lately about the status of the Richard Beale case? I know he pled guilty last September, and his next court appearance was supposed to be in March 2024, but I haven't seen any updates since then, and can't seem to find the docket report in the usual place.

The case seemed to move on the website and it seems to be progressing very slowly (though I know nothing about these matters).

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcrim_attorney/Detail?which=case&docketNumber=m52H5JZ5W7KM2NEWgvSc5jT9i2eREBcJf_PLUS_ZwWAFKwfI=&courtType=U&countyId=K4i18rFVPQh5HTQ/kUoO3Q==&docketId=3gbtRNdkovun89tcAxf0dg==&docketDseq=T/O1YN_PLUS_BG65HkOeqEnpAkw==&defendantName=Beale,+Richard&county=&court=New+York+Supreme+Criminal+Court&recordType=U&recordNum=

ATB,

Aidan.

OK - here's a tongs - someone was selling one with an anvil in the Cabinet section here before the listings disappeared!

Next - any Greek coin.

I've got one too 😄

Here's King Perseus of Macedonia on the reverse.

Next - another RR denarius.

Here's one I've posted before, but I like it, so...

Next - Heracles/Hercules

Here's a recent small coin - Metapontum obol - it's one "in the pipeline", but at least I've taken photos.

Naville's description:

Lucania, Metapontum Obol circa 430-400, AR 9.00 mm., 0.41 g.
Head of Heracles r., wearing lion skin. Rev. Grain ear. Historia Numorum Italy 1506. SNG Ahmolean 1802.

Old cabinet tone and Very fine

From the collection of a Mentor.

ATB,
Aidan.

3 hours ago, Heliodromus said:

That coin has been through a lot of hands! One might wonder what has it not been used for?!

When monetary standards remained unchanged, then coins could circulate for a very long time. It reminds me of growing up in pre-decimal England, where it was not that uncommon in the late 1960's to find 100-year old Victorian pennies in change, worn to almost the same point.

 

I got an 1826 shilling in change in the 1980s - before the 5p and 10p were reduced in size, shillings and florins were fairly common, but I only ever found two silver ones - this and a 1917 shilling.

I wonder how it stayed in circulation so long - anyway, I rescued it 😄

ATB,
Aidan.

1 hour ago, Hesiod said:

I think the image embed failed, but congrats!

Thanks - I had copied and pasted from Google Photos, now I've uploaded them.

ATB,

Adan.

These are waiting to be photographed.

Some of these have already been photographed but haven't moved very far thereafter!

These have already been added to Tantalus but not yet made it to a final home in a tray somewhere:

It's hard to keep up and an endless process of reorganising 😄

Happy collecting!

ATB,
Aidan.

I got a few books from LAC in their recent auction, including all of Spink's monthly Numismatic Circulars from 1901 to 1910:

Also, last month I got the 1933 sale catalogue of the Haeberlin Collection - I think I've only one coin from it, but will look more closely now.

I need more shelf space now 🙂

ATB,
Aidan.