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Link: Senatus Consultum SYRIA.Seleucis and Pieria.Antioch. Augustus.(27 BC-14).Ae. Obv: Laureate head of Augustus. Rev: Large SC within laurel wreath. To be honest, idk about this coin I wasn't exactly able to identify it. There is supposed to be some text on it and you can even kinda tell, but I definitely cannot make it out. The exact type is hard to nail down. So if anybody got some info I will gladly welcome it!

Strange to see a contemporary coin from a country where I have lived (the 20 forint) in somebody's collection 😅. Nice pickups!

Great choice, his namesake is probably as iconic as it gets! Love it, I have to admit I have a bias for Sol coins 😁 I have to respectfully disagree on this one, too little chin for this guy 😆 This would also be my choice! My other choice would be Alimentia for him, the help that he gave to orphans. Trajan was a great emperor but he was also a skilled builder and administrator. But yeah, hard to argue with the column on a coin that says SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI. I actually do not know a lot about these 2, would you care to explain?

Well, I would say that today Constantine is a bit more famous for liking a certain other god 😅 Yeah, this is all just personal view, truth be told I just wanted to see what kind of reverses people like for different emperors. And obviously it is very hard to encapsulate an entire reign into just one coin. I like your choices! Though you did forget about Lucius Verus as one tends to do, poor guy is playing second fiddle to all the other elective emperors and Commodus 2000 years later. Ironically for Lucius Verus I would say that his most iconic coins are the ones where the 2 emperors are shaking hands since that was the first time that two emperors shared power. Well, that or the ones commemorating his victories. For both Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius I would say that their coins with their successors as heirs are also pretty iconic, but you are also right on the money with the ones that you mention. This is my Marcus 😁

Obviously this is very subjective, but this is all just for fun. Which reverse do you think best captures an emperor's times, and character in the reverse? Hadrian's travels? The Zoo coins by Gallienus? Julian's bull? For me, this Aurelian was one of the first that I got and I am very happy about it, because Restorer of the World is the coin that encapsulates him for me the most. So which are your most iconic reverses?

What happened on the other site? For what it is worth, I think that your comments were acceptable, you clearly didn't even mean it as an insult to their religion. Unfortunately that person decided to take great offence and at that point what are you going to do? Nothing but bowing down would have pleased him, if it was not this he would have left because of something else. You do have to be tolerant to others belief and insulting somebody's religion is very bad, but you cannot hold everyone accountable to your own moral standards on the internet like that. But I do value that you apologized because you clearly did not intentionally want to cause offence. Just keep in mind that while a lot of people were silently offended, others like myself silently thought that he was acting incredibly petty, demanding all those things. For future reference, this forum should ideally not have any religion / politics though, those are nasty subjects that are not good for a cosy hobby forum.

Sorry cannot figure out how to delete a comment, messed up the quote 😛 Nice website! Are you specialized in the anonymous denarii?

Damn @SteveJBrinkman that is quite the website you have got! Are you specialized in the anonymous denarii?

My Constantine yay! DIVUS CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT.(Died 337).Cyzicus.Ae. Obv : DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG. Veiled bust right. Rev : SMKA. Constantine driving quadriga right; manus Dei above. Next: A deified emperor.

I was actually eyeing E! To be honest, I expected it to go for more, but yeah that is definitely my favorite. That, or D. You are a generalist, but your favorite is Severus Alexander I gather from your name? That is an interesting one, why is that?

I am still a beginner and I don't have anything that is rare, but I have a lot of coins that I consider to be beautiful. Ancient die engravers were artists, and some of them were really good, I just have to appreciate that. Also, common coins in mid condition where you see that they were handled by some people are actually great, because you know that thing has a secret history, it does not all have to be pristine for me. Maybe that will change as I go on collecting. Ditto on Otho, other than completing a set nobody really cares about him I think (though the way he went out is kinda respectable). Nobody cares about Nerva either, I could have 2 Trajans / Hadrians / Marcus Aurelius, or even 4 Antoninus Pius coins for a Nerva! And the first 3 are the guys that people actually care about. I actually saw some Nerva coins go for a reasonable price at Leu (this is a nice coin I was eyeing it, but decided not to go for it) but others went for way more. I would rather have a nice Lucius Verus and Commodus included in my Adoptive Emperors set rather than a mediocre Nerva.

I heard a lot about this, hasn't been my experience, but what exactly is up with their bidding software? Damn, I mean that is a nice coin but 740? Which ones did you go for? o7

Fascinating! Looks like that is the only type they had according to wildwinds? Interesting that they just decided to go with what Athens was doing. My grandmother's favorite animal is the owl, I definitely want to pick up a bronze with it for her I think that she would like it, though it definitely does not have to be a tetradrachm so something like this would be cute.

Yeah, idk what it is about it but the face is really amazing. I know a guy that looks just like that, I will tell him that he is on a coin 😄 Also, the hair is in a very nice style.

Daaamn, those are nice! Mind if I ask how much they went for? The second one especially has a beautiful portrait. Nice!

So when are you adding it to your collection? 🤔 That is lovely though! I am currently reading a book on Athens (Democracy: a Life) and man they were cool. Wow, that is awkward! I hope you get your coins.

Hot damn, idk what to say. I don't know about general trends, but isn't Leu always just the most expensive? And nice on the William coin! I also haven't been able to focus my collection, I now have a few Roman Republicans, some Roman Imperials, Greek coins from all over, and even some from the middle ages. I think that I like all of antiquity too much and I doubt that I will ever "specialize". Maybe I will find 1 particular emperor that I really like and get more coins from them than anyone else (Marcus Aurelius, Aurelian, Julian, Constantine's family, there are some candidates), but I cannot imagine never buying a Byzantine or middle ages coin after that or something because all of them were cool 😅 What kind of dealer are you by the way?

From what I saw (I watched the auction for a few hours as I was a passanger in a car for most of it) prices were sky high for a lot of coins. I saw many that I would have paid 100 euros for go for 300 or something. I imagine this problem was even worse at the higher end? You happen to like Domitian by any chance? With the other thread, this is the fourth coin of his from your collection that I see!

Wow, that's cool! Who was the first though? I am looking around for an Artemis cult statue reverse on ma-shops right now to take a picture of it. It would be pretty meta to make a picture of a stamp of an engraving of a statue.

Love the hair on the back of her head, it looks so nice and wavy, especially when seen next to the statue!

For what it is worth I like the second coin that you got even more than the first one 🙂

With the ancient portion being basically finished, only lots left, did you win anything that you are looking forward to receiving? I am most looking forward to this one, Lot 160. Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, 137 BC. all the details on the obverse are amazing, the shephard, the Romulus and Remus scene, and the three birds. Roma looks stunning, love the eyes, and to be honest I just find it hilarious that the coin says sex. 137 BC was around the time of the Gracchi brothers who are some of my favorite historical figures, and the Pompeia are the family of Pompey the Great! What is not to love? I know that the condition is not pristine, but honestly I don't mind that at all, this coin looks like it has seen some things which just makes it cooler. Cannot wait to hold this one! The second coin that I wanted to show off was this Elagabalus Lot 2294CAPPADOCIA. Caesaraea-Eusebia. Elagabalus, 218-222. He is one of the more interesting emperors, and I did not have a coin from him yet (I do want something with Sol Invictus for him eventually since he is so connected with that deity). The coin is absolutely massive at 26mm, and I love how the portrait looks highlighted against the sand(?). The reverse is also something that I don't have yet, something depicting a geographical place. So how did the auction go for you guys? Please share your wins and we can be excited together!

Lovely coins! I love the desert colors, and the silver one has a nice story to tell I am sure.

Man, I do love the bull reverses, idk they are just so charming. Great portrait too!

It is ANTA, Antioch. Somebody told me so I figured I should update you guys too 😉