Hughie Dwyer

2 minutes ago, ambr0zie said:

All these coins are excellent additions.
Another advice - when you catalogue your coins, also learn to distinguish the legends (if you don't yet)

Here is how I would add the Hadrian denarius in my catalogue

Hadrian, 117-138 AD. Denarius, Rome, circa 130. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P,  laureate head of Hadrian to right. Rev. FELICITATI - AVGVSTI, galley sailing left, with steerman and five rowers; at stern, acrostolium, at prow, mast slanted forward. BMC 621. Cohen 712. RIC II, 3, 1400.
Last are catalogue entries, it is good to have access to them and check if the attribution is indeed correct.

 

OK will do!

I have 6 denarii and an antoninianus. Pictures attached.

I am not too sure about the grading because they are only what was said about them when they were bought.

I hope these are OK. 

To add a bit more detail, I mainly like to collect denarii from the 1st to 3rd centuries, even though my earliest so far is this Hadrian. I have done fair amounts of research on each of my coins and in the empire in general. It is really fascinating and I hope to do loads more in the future. Many interesting topics have come up- even just in the replies I have received.

Thanks again to anyone who has given up their time to offer me such great advice.

By the way, the antoninianus is of Postumus.

Thank you very much.

As you suggested, knowing where to buy would be extremely helpful. I bought my first few denarii off of eBay but now I am stating to buy off CGB.fr Numismatics, as I heard good things about them.

I was also wondering about fakes in the markets, especially in eBay. How easy is it to buy a fake? Maybe sometime in the future, I could post a few pictures of my small collection if that is ok.

Thanks again,

HD

Hello everyone, 

I have just signed up to this forum and this is my very first message.

I am fairly new to coin collecting (just half a year's experience) and any advice would be much appreciated. I was immediately drawn to collecting Roman coins - especially the silver Denarius. I already own a few coins, some bronze but mostly silver.

Thank you in advance for any helpful advice.

Hugh