Romancollector

I don’t own any physical catalogues other than the ones Cng, Nac and Leu have sent me. At the moment my physical library is composed only of ric and bmcre. I have found most provenances via Rnumis, but also some via Newman Numsimatic Portal.

I just won this coin of Augustus featuring Actian Apollo in CNG's last feature auction. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.69 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. Bare head right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium, standing left, holding plectrum and lyre. RIC I 171a; Lyon 28; RSC 144. Deep iridescent cabinet toning, banker's mark on obverse, minor flan flaw and a few scratches under tone on reverse. CNG provided no provenance other than the R. Hubel collection listed, but I had a feeling I'd be able to find one if I looked in the right place. As it turns out, I found the following provenance two weeks before the auction. Leo Hamburger (11-12 June 1930), lot 939.

I'm a bit late to the party, but here's a coin of the optimus princeps! Trajan (AD 98-117) \ Æ Sestertius (34mm, 28.73 g). Rome mint. 20 February AD 116-August 117. IMP CAES NER AVG GER DAC PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI PP, laureate and draped bust right / REX PARTHIS DATVS, Trajan seated left on platform, presenting Parthamaspates to kneeling Parthian, SC in ex. RIC II 667; Woytek 594v–25 (this coin); Banti 96; Cohen 328; BMC 1046; Sear 3191. Ex Wild Rose/Terence Cheesman Collection. Ex Rauch 102 (7 November 2016), lot 387; Walter Niggeler Collection. Ex Vinchon (24 November 1994), lot 438; Henry Platt Hall Collection. Ex Bank Leu/Münzen & Medaillen AG (2 November 1967), lot 1232; Aste Bolaffi, NYINC (Jan 2022) Ex Glendining (16 November 1950), lot 1309; Rauch 108 (4 June 2019), lot 171. Ex Glendining (18 December 1919), lot 243.

Hi Everyone, I have a few coins being auctioned via Heritage over the next few months: The first two are excellent late Roman silver coins in Heritage's Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction #232437 on Wednesday, September 11 at 7:00 pm CT (8:00 pm EST). 1. Diocletian AR Argenteus (Nicomedia) NGC AU https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-diocletian-ad-284-305-ar-argenteus-17mm-333-gm-6h-ngc-au-5-5-4-5/a/232437-62108.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 2. Constans AR Heavy Siliqua (Trier) NGC MS https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-constans-ad-337-350-ar-heavy-siliqua-20mm-350-gm-5h-ngc-ms-4-5-4-5/a/232437-62121.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Happy Bidding!

I was looking for a coin in the 1941 Glendining Sydenham sale and came across your sestertius @lordmarcovan. Not sure if you already discovered this provenance or not. I know it wasn't mentioned in the Stacks listing. I posted it here in case you didn't already find it.

I recently acquired two coins of Vespasian from the Wild Rose/Terence Cheesman collection. One is a denarius, the same type posted by OP. The second is a dupondius. Both are Sear plate coins. IMG_6513.HEIC

My Vespasian denarius (photo 1) from Antioch might be the best example of its type (RIC 1547/RPC 1921). RPC only shows three specimens, including mine. https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/1921 Another four examples appear in acsearch, but are still not comparable to mine. I would label the Nomos specimen sold in 2017 (photo no. 4) as the runner up.

I recently acquired two Neros that belonged to my friend Terence Cheesman @kapphnwn: a Syrian tetradrachm and a sestertius. Before he passed he sent me photos of his entire collection (photographed by Wayne Hansen), so I thought why not use the iconic blue background photos as a tribute until I have photographs of my own.

Regarding historical accuracy, I'm most displeased with the appearance of Caracalla and Geta....Especially Caracalla....such a missed opportunity to have a menacing-looking emperor! The two appear to be beardless and blonde, more akin to the emperors of the Julio-Claudian period. I would assume they are trying to make them seem more effeminate than the protagonists (Lucius? Macrinus?) in the same vein as Commodus in the first film. I also wondered why Julia Domna doesn't appear to feature in this film, but I now have a theory. The only woman visible in the imperial box in this trailer is Lucilla, who also appears to have blonde hair. Whereas the real Lucilla was executed by Commodus, I have a suspicion that the film will suggest that Lucilla was married off to the next emperor (i.e. Septimius Severus) to establish his legitimacy and, therefore, is Caracalla and Geta's mother....but this is just a hunch! I'm curious to hear what others think! To keep things coin related here's my Vic Parthica denarius of Macrinus!

Nice addition @lordmarcovan. I've finally got around to photographing my As of Caligula, so here it is. Caius (Caligula). AD 37-41. AE As (28.5 mm, 12.98 g). Rome mint. AD 37-38. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left / VESTA above, S C across field, Vesta seated left, holding patera and sceptre. RIC I 38. Ex Dr. W. R. Collection; Fritz Rudolf Kuenker, Auction 396 (14 November 2023), lot), 1316; Bankhaus Aufhäuser München, Auction 10 (5 October 1993), lot 354; Kircheldorf Stuttgart, Auction XVII (8 May 1967), lot 193.

This was a steal. I already have this type; otherwise, I would have gone after it. I did win five coins in this auction (two provincial and three imperial), all of which hammered for far less than I thought they would. I did, however, lose two targets which practically doubled my highest bids.

5 Roman Imperials, all from the Wild Rose collection. Will post them elsewhere eventually.

This is definitely not my latest ancient, but it is the most recent one I have photographed. Nero (AD 54-68) Æ Pentassarion (33mm, 25.45 g, 1h). Thrace, Perinthos. AD 59-63. ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, Laureate head left / ΠEPIN/ΘIΩN in two lines within oak wreath. Schönert, Perinthos 234; RPC online 1754 (this coin); Varbanov 20. Ex Wild Rose/Terence Cheesman Collection; CNG Electronic Auction Triton XXVII (17 January 2024), lot 5413; CNG Electronic Auction 233 (26 May 2010), lot 274; CNG Feature Auction 75 (23 May 2007), lot 789; CNG Feature Auction 73 (13 September 2006), lot 699.

I believe that I broke even. Overall, I don't think this auction was particularly strong. I did win a few pieces for far less than I believe they are worth. Some pieces did skyrocket, but there were definitely steals.

Yes, it was a beautiful example and a great deal for whoever won it; it hammered for less than half of what it earned in the Leu sale. I would have been more inclined to pursue it if it had a provenance.