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Nice coins! I am trying to get all the varieties of Fel Temp Reparatio so the phoenix is definitely on the list. For Constantine, I like his posthumous coins: And really nice on the last one! I definitely want some imitative coins in there. So strange to see him without his iconic beard, nice coin though! Amazing coin! Might I ask how much it cost?

Look at how charming that portrait is! He has the beard, and this coin is quite big at 29mm too. The obverse is kinda worn, but very recognizably it is the bull (I like it much more than the votive reverses), and it was minted in Antioch which has special relevance for my boy! 90 euros, bought it from Tom Vossen. RIC VIII Antioch 216, Γ. Honestly? Despite the obverse and the crack, this coin is definitely a steal I think, on vcoins or ma-shops you cannot really do better for 100 (I don't see Julian so often on auctions), and I just had to have it for how charming the portrait looks. Fel Temp Reparatio is just so funny. "How do we show that the happy times are back again?" "I know, let's depict our enemies being stabbed or taken as captives!" Man, the romans were something else. I know that it is not the horseman, but I think that this one might be a little bit more intimidating even? Constantius is holding the globe on the one side, and the cross on the other over some captives, good times indeed. Also from Vossen for 30 euros. Interestingly he had this identified as RIC 70, but it is definitely RIC 84 (the only difference is that the emperor is holding a banner with a cross rather than the Christogram). I will definitely not just focus on them, but Constantine and his immediate successors are super interesting, I definitely want to focus on them for a bit. Other than Constantine the Great they are not really up there in terms of recognizability, but they had some interesting coin designs, there are many personalities all called some variation of ConsX, and starting with the first Christian emperor and ending with the last Pagan emperor is kinda poetic.

Just curious, I cannot really find anything about them on the internet. According to /r/ancientcoins they are a B-tier auction house so that is not bad. I saw some of their coins going for 1 pound since only one person bid which kinda makes me wonder, and the prices seem a bit all over the place. Any experiences?

Ooh, this might actually be a nice one for me, and you can stack them too!

I just don't like how the Trachy looks 😆 but as I said, there is something for everyone.

I am looking for a nice way to store my coins, preferably something from Amazon, so if you have any tips that is very welcome! I am also looking for inspiration, how do you do it?

Don't worry, you are not the only one haha. Interesting, how do you recommend going about Greek and provincial coins though? Because I admit, it is more confusing for me right now. Damn, that is a nice coin!

Damn, well one day you will get there! Hopefully you don't find out how many people minted those coins after Alexander's lifetime or you will never be done! Nice collection theme though 😉 Ah, the Trachy enjoyer, finally I meet my nemesis. Well, at least somebody likes them! And it is very cool that you have all the known examples of a coin. Though aren't there probably more out there, also wrongly attributed?

You know, that top left one actually looks pretty cool! If you showed the obverse to a non-collector I am sure that you could wow them with something like that. I feel like the older collectors are really desentisized to the fact that we are holding thousands of years of history in our hands, and even if the coin is not in mint state that is still impressive on the face of it. The one that you highlight is also interesting, I doubt that I would really want it in my collection, but I am sure that figuring it out was fun.

Imagine what our coins would tell us if they could speak sing.

Really cool coin! I like coinage from the Cimmerian Bosporus for the same reason, before I really looked into it I would have never expected the Greeks to get so far, you know I always had in my head that ti was mostly just Greece. But then you look into it and the Hellenic world stretched far and wide, and now I just nod when I see a Buddha statue from Gandhara in the Greek section of the museum. I must admit that I don't really see the appeal of Ummayad coins and others because I cannot read them and so the designs just don't speak to me as much, but it just shows that there is something for everyone!

Everyone likes something different, right? But did you start off with a plan in mind, 12 caesars, good emperors, etc. or did you just buy a few coins that you liked? Where did you go from there? Pictured below are 2 of my first Greek coins, a bronze and a silver. I really like mythology so seeing Perseus with the Pegasus and Apollo with his Lyre really appealed to me. I am still figuring out where I want to go, but I decided that it will probably be Roman (not that I have any regrets about these 2, I still find them beautiful). PONTUS. Amisos.Time of Mithradates VI Eupator.(Circa 85-65 BC).Ae. LYCIAN LEAGUE.Masicytes.(Circa 27-20 BC).Hemidrachm.

Idk about anybody else, but if I wanted to see returns on my money I would be doing literally anything else. As with any other hobby I consider every cent that I spent lost (as in I am never getting back the money itself). It is the experience that I love!

From what I have read on other forums and just googling a bunch of these collections and having nothing come up I assume that it is mostly a marketing tactic (not a lie, but definitely making it seem more credible). A lot of these collections just seemed to have been random people with a good eye as you put it.

My favorite are the Julian and Constantius II, is the rosette-diadem thing always that or is the pearl diadem right most of the time?

Good luck with the sale! I already spent my budget for this year but those are some nice pieces. Why are you selling them if I might ask? And are you at least keeping one to remember the hobby?

Oooh, nice coins! Where did you get these, I would love a Geta like that, especially with a test cut(?). Well, just to clarify I wanted to show off my coin, and see what other bargains people picked up. I don't want to specialize in anything right now. In the first place I do not own anything rare at the moment. I am still figuring out what I want to collect, I definitely don't want to go for ugly and damaged things in particular, but I would not mind something that other people don't appreciate as much and condition is not a dealbreaker for me. I do find value in some of my less impressive coins like this Julian that I showed off a few weeks ago,I think that it has a lot of character. I like the big flan, the imperfections, and whatever was going on with that strike. And one thing that I doubt I will ever care about is rarity. I like the idea of holding something that ancient people also could have held, and collecting rare things kinda goes counter to that. No, give me something that gives an ancient Roman the same feeling that I get when I look at a 10 eurocent coin 😇 Fel Temp Reparatio also happens to be one of the coolest reverse types in my opinion even though it is probably one of the most common. I just like the idea that the happy times included horsemen being stabbed, no matter how common those types are that will never get old for me. What is going on with the first Septimius Severus by the way, why is it so green?

You basically got a family group! Lovely coins, especially the third one. Man, these Constantinian boys really hated that fallen horseman, just let him get up! What can I say, I do it for the people 😉 Lovely coins! I really like the first one. You can post non-Romans it is just that I needed to pick something for the flair 😆

Nice bargains! Thought I am more thinking about coins that are just inexpensive by default, these were definitely nice finds.

What are some interesting coins that you own that can be had without selling one of your kidneys? Something that despite not commanding a premium is a piece of art that you enjoy looking at. Arcadius - D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield, Hand of God above holding wreath / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing facing, head left, holding standard and resting shield at side, bound captive seated on ground to left, head right. Mintmark CONΓ star. I got this one for 10 euros, honestly it could have gone for a little more but this is still probably not a hugely expensive coin and neither is it in great condition. Who even cares about Arcadius, am I right? But I am going to be honest, the reverse just looks nice, and I like the interesting portrait with the hand of god reaching down to crown the emperor. That is something that very few coins have, but manus dei will reoccur for hundreds of years as a symbol in Christian art. Also, I like to see where my coin was minted so it is nice to have that on here, that is something that late Roman bronzes really have going for them in my opinion. I will leave it up to you to define inexpensive, so what is a budget coin that you got that you are proud of?

I guess I will do that tomorrow just to be sure. Yes it does have those links but nothing for the bank transfer which is what confused me. At least that is what I thought, but it is actually on the invoice just in blue and I guess my colorblindness got the better of me 😅 Thanks guys!

Maybe a monumentally stupid question, but I would rather measure twice and cut once. I got the invoice from Leu, and it has the price payable in euros on the invoice, but no bank account to transfer the money to. This is where I have to send it to, right? https://leunumismatik.com/en/payment Thanks for the help!

I recently visited the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, saw some nice coins at the Byblos exhibit (highly recommend that you go if you have the chance). Sorry for the terrible pictures. Alexander Gold and Silver! Here is Trajan in the flesh (in the marble?), definitely an imposing sight as it towers over you. And here he is on some coins at the Roman exhibit, idk why this is the only picture that I took, they had like every emperor: I also saw my boy Maximianus Herculius. It is always nice to see a familiar face, here he is on my coin! And here is Dionysus just having a good time. Here he is on my coin, looks pretty similar even, don't you think? Definitely a cool museum that I will be returning to, this was my second visit in fact. This post was kind of just an excuse to show off some cool coins, at the museum and ones that I have, but I also like sharing other things that are tangentially related. Seeing a bust of Trajan on a coin, seeing a picture of his statue on the internet, and then actually having him tower over you are 3 different things entirely. Have you been to any cool museums lately?

Link: Eagle Roman Province AE 23 Alexandria Troas. Caracalla. 193-217 AD AE 23mm (7.28 gm). Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: COL AVG TROA, Eagle flying right, holding bull’s head in talons. Bellinger, T. A262. SNG München 79 (same dies). TIL I guess! THANK YOU, I thought that I was crazy that I could not find something from augustus that matches up (I just got the coin because I thought that it looks really nice, which to be fair it does), I really thought that it was Tiberius maybe but that Nero looks way more like it.

Not to derail, but wait really? I thought it meant by decree of the senate.