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51 minutes ago, Roman Collector said:

large SC.

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!

11 hours ago, Orange Julius said:

For Claudius II, VICTORIAE GOTHIC

Great choice, his namesake is probably as iconic as it gets!

8 hours ago, Jay GT4 said:

Over the past few years I've sold most of my later Roman coins, but I kept this one for the incredibly dynamic reverse.  I love how it takes up the entire reverse flan and it's an iconic reverse for Probus...

 

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=98391

Probus Silvered Antoninianus

IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
Radiate, mantled bust left holding eagle tipped scepter

SOL INVICTO
Sol in spread Quadriga holding whip KAΓ in ex

Serdica 277 AD
RIC 864 Bust type H
3.84g
Scarce
This coin published on Probuscoins.fr

 

 

Love it, I have to admit I have a bias for Sol coins 😁

8 hours ago, Valentinian said:

For Maximinus Thrax (235-238), I nominate



Late style.
VICTORIA GERM
Struck late 236-237 [BMC] for victories over the Germans
BMC 186
Sear 8318 (photo in this late style--the only style for this reverse)

I have to respectfully disagree on this one, too little chin for this guy 😆

4 hours ago, ambr0zie said:

For Trajan the most iconic reverse is, in my opinion, the Column

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.

12 minutes ago, mc9 said:

For Salonina is this one my favorite :

SALONINA AVG

bust diad. r. on cresent

IOVI REGINA / star in l. field

Juno stg. lL, holding patera and sceptre; at foot, peacock

A.D. 253 – 258, 4.10 gr, 20.67 mm, Asia mint

Antoninianus; RIC Va 92 p. 200

 

Allectus

 

IMP C ALLECTUS P AVG

bust rad., cuir. R

VIRTUS AVG // QC

Gally l., with 5 rowers, steerman stg. aft.

A.D.293 – 296, 1.97 gr, 17.99 mm, Camulodunum mint

Quinarius; RIC Vb 130 p.569

 

 

 

I actually do not know a lot about these 2, would you care to explain?

2 hours ago, shanxi said:

Constantine and his favorite god Sol ?

Well, I would say that today Constantine is a bit more famous for liking a certain other god 😅

3 hours ago, Limes said:

Well, its an interesting question, but I think impossible to give the most iconic reverse for all emperors. For one, emperors who reigned long enough struck coins commemorating various highlights of their reign, thus stating which of those was the most iconic would become a subjective matter. And second, some emperors struck various reverses commemorating the same event. Which of those is most iconic?

For some of the earlier emperors, I can give you my personal view. And even then, its quite difficult for me to say without a doubt which reverse I think is the most iconic. Below is my go at it. I stopped at Commodus. Do note, most of these issues are not in my collection unfortunately.....

- Augustus: denarius commemorating the victory over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. I think its after that desicive battle outcome, where the principate started. E.g. the denarius showing Apollo on the reverse (IMP X ACT). 
- Tiberius: not many choices obviously. The Livia reverse is most available and referred to the tribute penny of the bible, many want and will add that to their collection. But personally, I think a DIVVS AVGVSTVS coin is more fitting, honoring his predecessor and the continuation of the dynasty. (E.g.  https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=187296) 
- Caligula: I'd say the sestertius with his sisters Agrippina, Drusilla and Julia. (See e.g. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3359299) (dont want to know what happened there...)
- Claudius: in doubt whether it should be a IMPER RECEPT issue (https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3594740), or the issue commemorating his victory over Britain (https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=247822)
- Nero: I personally think the artistic highlight of coinage of the Julio Claudio dynasty was under Nero. And what coin would be better suitable then him on the reverse playing the lyre, as reference to the story of him burning down Rome... (e.g. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=604444) 
- Galba: (im skipping vindex and macer here) The sestertius showing Galba on the reverse giving his speech in Carthago Nova, accepting the leadership of the revolt against Nero (https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=139417) is quite iconic
- Otho: none are interesting in my opinion, but a coin of him is a must have for the 12 C's set
- Vitellius: difficult, but I'd say the issue with his children on the reverse, hoping to establish a new dynasty, but failing ultimately (https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2663938). 
- Vespasian: obviously one of the various coins commemorating his victory in Judaea. 
- Titus: in my opinion, one of the two most iconic of all Roman coins, is his sestertius with the Colosseum reverse (https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7385258). The other iconic issue is of course the EID MAR issue of Brutus.
- Domitian: not quite sure, either an issue referring to the Secular Games in 88 AD, or an issue with Minerva on the reverse? Maybe a flavian collector might add his opinion. 
- Nerva: unlike many, I don't think coinage of Nerva is boring. His very short reign was special, because somehow a civil war was avoided, after the death of Domitian and the end of the Flavian dynasty. He had to be able to manouvre between many factions, knowing that a misstep would cost him his life. I don't think there's an issue commemoration the adoption of Trajan, although there are very rare issues of Trajan commemorating Nerva. An option would be to go for an issue of Nerva, seeking the support of the people, the military, or the praetorians e.g. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2951868 or https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=366642. Other interesting issues are commemorating his social programm, with which he gained popularity amongst the people.
- Trajan: known for his military campaigns and expanding the borders of the empire to its largest extent, I think his column, or another conquest issue would fit (e.g Dacian captive issue). 
- Hadrian: famous for travelling, a travel issue would do. There are many to chose from. 
- Antoninius Pius: many interesting issues, but difficult to say which one is iconic. Maybe his issue with the temple for Faustina on the reverse, struck for Faustina after her death in 141. This temple still stands in the forum today.
- Marcus Aurelius: despite him being known as the philosopher emperor, his reign was marked by more action packed activity of continous battles against invasions of the empire by Germanic tribes, and, earlier, tackling troubles in the east. Especially the campaign in the east would prove to be devestating for the empire, as the troops brought back the plague to Rome. So, I think an Parthian of Germanic issue would be fitting (e.g. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5532180) A germanic issue would also be interesting, because of the Hollywood blockbuster movie.... 😉
- Commodus: an issue of him as Hercules (https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=718649 or more affordable https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2122853) 

Please feel free to add your own opinion!

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?

7 minutes ago, Cordoba said:

reading that other thread kinda disgusted me, glad that those people stick to cointalk lol. don't think i'll be going to that site again

What happened on the other site?

56 minutes ago, kirispupis said:

Recently, in a now deleted post, I made a reference to Christianity that was deemed offensive to some.

In some ways, my intention was to be offensive, and in some ways not. The example I gave was hypothetical. I used it to try to put others in my shoes. Growing up as a non-Christian in a Christian world, it can be difficult to explain how things that Christians take for granted are not viewed as enthusiastically by us. I therefore picked an example that I felt would 'reverse the tables' in a sort, but in truth I went over the line.

When I chose that example, I admit that I used South Park as a reference, since I assumed that similar material would be fair game here - based on the content of other posts. Clearly, I was mistaken in that. While one particular person took extreme offense at this and IMHO went over the line in making it a personal tirade, during a discussion of the events I discovered that several others had been offended too - but had not made their positions known.

Therefore, to those who were offended but didn't speak up, I apologize for the reference, as it was indeed over the line. When crafting comedy, a careful line is necessary and I overstepped it. Just as I don't appreciate others offending my religion, so I should have avoided insulting yours.

Adding a coin, because this is a coin site - not a religious one.

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.

6 minutes ago, SteveJBrinkman said:

I watched a small handful of lots in the Leu sale, and was successful only with my first choice which was a Crawford 44/6 anonymous quinarius.   Cr. 44/6 is among the earliest, if not the earliest quinarius.  It is generally very common and plentiful but as a specialist in early Roman silver, this variety, which is pictured in Crawford plate IX.21 (group 4 in my classification) is the scarcest of the major varieties, and the only Cr. 44/6 quinarius variety missing from my collection of these fractions.  It's not a thing of great beauty with some deposits and fine surface granularity, but this variety is rarely found very nice so I'm happy.

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.

5 hours ago, Severus Alexander said:

Which is your favourite?

While I agree that Leu prices are overwhelmingly on the high side, as a generalist who goes through all several thousand lots 😱 there are often a few that stay low enough for me to win something I'm interested in... admittedly with a bias towards the less-trodden areas of numismatics.  I think I did pretty well this time, here are my 9 wins:

E - A denarius of Fufius Calenus and Mucius Cordus, c. 70 BCE. This was on my essential historical list as it celebrates the reconciliation of Rome with Italy in the aftermath of the Social War. Italians who were not among the main belligerents against Rome receive their due, which was Roman citizenship, a process which reached its logical conclusion under Caracalla when all free (male) residents of the empire received the citizenship. Quite a remarkable concept, when you think of it, even if voting rights were fairly meaningless. Hammer: 75 CHF. Not super cheap but OK, and I was tired of swinging and missing on these.

 

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.

17 minutes ago, ambr0zie said:

The answer posted by @Limes is fully in line with my views also. A coin I like might be a rare one, a beautiful one or even a common one that is not in the best condition.
Like most of us, my funds are limited. And even if I admire and from time to time acquire beautiful coins (although this term is subjective) - I sometimes pass coins in great condition. This is not a major criteria for me - I want my coins to have eye appeal for me. What I collect are coins that are important for my collecting style (connected to historic events/places/people/interesting design) and - very important - that I can afford.

Something rare that I will probably not get soon - an Otho denarius. I don't want one that is too ugly for me to like (especially since they're not cheap). I would afford one in decent condition but this would mean I spend the budget for 20 of my usual coins. Why should I do this since 1. Otho is not an emperor I am very interested in 2. I do not have a main target to complete a 12 Caesars set.

From the numismatic value and possible resell value (irrelevant for me as I do not intend to sell my coins too soon) then probably an Otho denarius in a decent condition is better than 20 common denarii. I don't care. I strongly prefer 10-20 denarii of Vespasian, Titus, Trajan, Pius for example. As long as I like them.

And for places in top 10 - I think the coins should be chosen according to the satisfaction they provide to the owner. And the votes will be granted according to what an external person likes, and this can be very different. In the 2 threads I posted, one for Greek/Provincial coins and one for RR, I added the coins I liked. There were coins with a hammer price <20 euros and some with prices >100. Was the price a factor that influenced me in choosing them? Yes. But not determinant. My RR Top 10 had a small number of views and votes. This means, probably, that people do not like Republican coins. Or simply did not like my coins. This surely doesn't make me like my Republican coins less.

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.

1 hour ago, AussieCollector said:

I agree, especially this part:

"Leu seems to attract bidders with deep pockets, maybe too deep. Although some prices realised are fair, and even some coins can be had for a friendly price, the large bulk of the prices are ridiculous"

And combined with my suspicions about their bidding software, Leu are my auction of last resort.

I heard a lot about this, hasn't been my experience, but what exactly is up with their bidding software?

1 hour ago, rhj959 said:

I had 100 coins consigned and some of the hammered prices were eyewatering.  I had a Maximianus Trier 170b that went for £740!

Damn, I mean that is a nice coin but 740?

9 minutes ago, Qcumbor said:

I won three coins. Two were targets and I had to bid in the last seconds to snap them. The third one was an impulse buy.

They're the only ones I put bids on, all the others I had views on that were on my watch list, I had the intuition they would go too high for my liking. Fortunately, the one I wanted the most that I got, was auctioned at the very beginning. Then, only a few bucks were left so I hadn't to worry about the following lots : I could relax and look at how things were going with a smile on my face !

Q

Which ones did you go for?

8 minutes ago, Finn235 said:

 

See y'all in Auction 25!

o7

4 minutes ago, kirispupis said:

I picked up this Pedasa bronze, the only coin I bid on.

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.

2 minutes ago, Cordoba said:

600 and 550 chf respectively. I went a little high on the euthydemos one but managed to stay under my max. really liked the portrait on that one 🙂

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.

13 minutes ago, Cordoba said:

After striking out on a few Roma auctions, I got some nice wins with Leu rounding out my bactrian collection for the year. The antimachos tetradrachm went for a lot less than I expected, so I'm pretty happy.

 

 

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

4 minutes ago, ominus1 said:

...haha!...i didn't even lQQk till just now after seeing this thread.....i bid on a few and this is my 1st Leu win and my 3rd auction house buy...a Caesar i didn't have..a sestertius of Max Thrax Jr.... 

Nice!

17 minutes ago, Helvius Pertinax said:

Not my coin, obviously. Sold at Künker for around 20.000€

 

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.

24 minutes ago, KenDorney said:

This and the last few Leu auctions have been amazingly strong.  I lost almost everything I bid on, which is a shame as there were some neat coins I wanted to add to my collection.  I think I got one or two peripheral provincials of Gordian III.  I am reserving my assessment of what I won as the status page for my bids seems to change depending on when I look at it.  For a day or so I saw that I had won a number, but then the following day says I lost, so I dont know!  This is probably a good indicator of where one might consign in the future though!

Wow, that is awkward! I hope you get your coins.

26 minutes ago, maridvnvm said:

I bid on 30 lots and struck out on each. Ho hum....

Hot damn, idk what to say.

24 minutes ago, DonnaML said:

I wonder if people think that this auction suggests that prices are suddenly skyrocketing again, or is it simply that the auction offered a lot of high-quality material?

By the way, at least I did win one of the two items I bid on in the Morton & Eden auction today, namely a William III  half-guinea in "Good Fine," to add a 25th, and earliest, coin to my relatively small collection of British gold. I lost out on a cased William IV silver coronation medal, despite making what I thought was a very reasonable bid.

 

I don't know about general trends, but isn't Leu always just the most expensive? And nice on the William coin!

19 minutes ago, Prieure de Sion said:

The problem is - I like pretty much all ancient Roman coins. And since I could never decide on ONE collecting area - I simply became a dealer ... 😄 

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?

26 minutes ago, DonnaML said:

I struck out on all my bids. First time that's happened to me in a Leu auction. Today I'm pivoting to bidding on some non-ancient British material at the Morton & Eden auction.

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?

24 minutes ago, Prieure de Sion said:

Very fine coins here - the republican Coin with a very nice interesting reverse! Gratulations. And a Faustina II coin goes every time - beautiful women and a beautiful coin. The Greek coin also superb - but thats not my collector area. But fine! 

I get some different coins - or better - I get all coins I dont really want and no coin I really want ^^ - the Leu Auction was not my best day. 

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!

3 minutes ago, Helvius Pertinax said:

Congrats on the interesting wins, the Fostlus is a really nice type! I was able to win something too, this time, and I am looking forward to it a lot. It is my first auction win ever (after a good 20 losses on other auction) so that adds to the excitement.

I'll go ahead and show the coin now, there's a lot to write about it, so it will get a post in the future.

 

Tissaphernes, 400-395 BC, Mysia (Astyra)

Obv: portrait of Tissaphernes (the second portrait if a living man on a coin, and the first one to survive in large quantity), TISSA below

Rev: cult statue of Artemis Astyrene facing, wearing kalathos, club right and ASTYRE left 

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.

9 minutes ago, Roman Collector said:

 

 

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

17 minutes ago, Prieure de Sion said:

 

Domitian, Didrachm, Caesarea Cappadocia, BMC.29  - Aulock6373  - Syd.124  - RPC.2/1669  - MC.169
Source: https://www.cgb.fr/domitien-didrachme-sup,bpv_776864,a.html 

This is NOT my coin - unfortunately. I wanted to have it so much. Did one of you outbid me? I went up to 1.100 euros and then my courage left me - the other bidder had offered 1.161 euros and I would have had to bid over 1.200 euros in the next step - and I was too cowardly. If any of you have bought it - congratulations!

@David Atherton please tell me that I did well not to increase the bid to 1.200 Euro. Please tell me I did the right thing. If you now tell me that one could have gone higher - my day is spoiled... 😂😂😂

 

 

 

Domitian, Denarius, Rome, C.390  - RIC.49  - BMC/RE.88  - RSC.390  - RCV.2675 (440$) - MRK.-  - BN/R.73

 

This IS my coin 😄 ... at least I got a consolation prize - this nice little coin of Domitianus. I'll have to see what David writes about it. I like the patina. A small consolation today. I wish I had kept bidding on the coin from Caesarea... 😭

 

 

 

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!

8 hours ago, Orange Julius said:

I like these coins of Julian and have one from all but 3-ish of the mints. Here’s my Antioch:

8 hours ago, DonnaML said:

I have one Julian II minted in Antioch, but it's a siliqua rather than a bronze:

Julian II (nephew of Constantine I), AR reduced Siliqua*, AD 362-363, Antioch Mint. Obv. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, bearded, FL CL IVLIA-NVS PF AVG / Rev. VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; in exergue, ANT [Antioch]. 2.17 g., 19.33 x 18.40 mm., 6 h. RIC VIII 213 (p. 531), RSC V 147a, Sear RCV V 19128 (p. 279), Ghey 22 (this coin) [Ghey, E., “Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire,” unpublished catalogue held by British Museum]. Purchased 17 May 2022 from Noonans (f/k/a Dix Noonan Webb) Auction, “The Vale of Pewsey Hoard of Late Roman Silver Coins,” Lot 11; ex Vale of Pewsey Hoard, discovered in Wiltshire 12-13 Sep. 2020, Portable Antiquities Scheme Hoard ID BM-7D34D9 (see https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/3305) .**

 

*See Sear RCV V at p. 271: “in AD 357 the weight of the [siliqua] denomination was reduced by one-third to 2 scripula or 2.25 grams.”

**See Noonans Auction Catalogue, at https://www.noonans.co.uk/media/auction_catalogues/Coins 17 May 22.pdf, p. 3:

"Presented here for sale is a hoard of fourth and early fifth century Roman silver coins, recovered in September 2020 from farmland in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, by a team of three avid metal detectorists. Over the course of two days Rob Abbott, Dave Allen and Mick Rae discovered a total of 160 silver coins and coin fragments, which were subsequently submitted to the relevant authorities for processing according to the Treasure Act 1997
(PAS BM–7D34D9, BM 2020 T702).

No container has been recovered from the site and the coins’ dispersal over an area of around 30 metres across the field suggests that the original parcel was disrupted in recent times by agricultural activity. A few of the recovered coins were badly chipped, broken or fragmentary. Most of these breaks look fresh and it would seem that this unfortunate damage has resulted from regular ploughing of the field for agricultural purposes.

We should be enormously grateful, therefore, that the hoard was recovered when it was before more coins succumbed to a similar fate. Numismatists and historians alike should appreciate the diligent efforts of these three finders in rescuing the Vale of Pewsey Hoard and ensuring that this important group was properly recorded for future study.

Following assessment and appraisal the British Museum decided to acquire two Miliarensia from the group for the Nation’s collection. The remaining coins were disclaimed and returned to the original finders, who have now chosen to sell the hoard so that private scholars and numismatists may have the opportunity to acquire examples for their own collections. Only those pieces in fragmentary state have been retained by the finders, and all 142 complete, or near complete, coins are listed in this catalogue; eighteen Miliarensia and 124 Siliquae.

Amongst them are numerous rare and beautifully preserved specimens which will appeal to specialist Roman collectors and general numismatists alike."

The breakdown of the 142 lots is as follows (see id. p. 10):

CONSTANS (337–350) 1
CONSTANTIUS II (337–361) 2–7
JULIAN II (360–363) 8–11
VALENTINIAN I (364–375) 12–14
VALENS (364–378) 15–33
GRATIAN (367–383) 34–49
VALENTINIAN II (375–392) 50–59
THEODOSIUS I (379–395) 60–74
MAGNUS MAXIMUS (383–388) 75–92
FLAVIUS VICTOR (387–388) 93–95
ARCADIUS (383–408) 96–118
EUGENIUS (392–394) 119–133
HONORIUS (393–423) 134–142

See also https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/3305, noting that “Most of the coins have been only lightly clipped to remove silver from the edges of the coins, unlike many hoards with a deposition date into the fifth century AD. There are also few obviously irregular coins in the group. The total weight in silver of the late Roman coins submitted is 328.76g, remarkably close to a Roman pound in silver.”

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

4 hours ago, Qcumbor said:

If only this could happen in France !!

My only Julian II is from Antioch too

Julian II, AE 1, Double Maiorina -  Antioch mint, 3 rd officina
D N FL CL IVLI ANVS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Julianus right
SECURITAS REIPUB, Bull to right, two stars above. ANT gamma between two branches at exergue
8.73 gr
Ref : Cohen #38, RC #4072, LRBC #2641 

 

Q

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 😉