Romancollector

Will be there in 30 mins if any fellow Numisform members are there!

Here's my example from Lugdunum

Another one of my recent Leu pickups.... AR Denarius of Septimius Severus rv. trophy with seated Parthian captives

This is my only coin from this series, AE Follis of Divus Romulus

I will be attending on Friday, Aug 19th. I wish that I could be there on an earlier day, but I had to accommodate my work schedule.

Wow that’s exactly how my box from Leu came too, I was also worried about the same thing but the coins were unharmed…

At the moment this is my only coin of Constantius II, but I'm quite happy with it! AR Miliarense of Thessalonica

Great pickups Restitutor, especially the Hadrian denarii and Probus temple ant! Since we're sharing Leu pickups...here are two of mine. BI Antoninianus of Carus AE Reduced follis of Constantine I - rev SARMATIA DEVICTA

I was hoping that this coin would arrive in time for this thread and luckily it did. I attempted bidding on an example from the McAlee collection in a CNG e-auction, but my bid didn't go through due to a glitch. Nevertheless, I was very excited to pick this example up in Leu's recent e-auction. Philip I (AD 244-249) AR Antoninianus (20mm, 5.11 g). Antioch mint. AD 247. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust left / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing front, head to left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. RIC IV 82. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 (18 July 2022), lot 2612. Ex Goldberg 72, 3 February 2013, 4556.

My latest arrival... M. Cato Uticensis (47-46 BC) AR Denarius (20mm, 4.05 g). Utica mint. M CATO PRO. PR, draped female bust right; ROMA behind / Victory seated right holding patera, VICTRIX in exergue. Cr462/1b.

Nice addition @DonnaML Here's my only travel denarius. It features the personification of Egypt, ex Sternberg Auction III (1974)

Having purchased from them before, I can attest that they don't ship their coins right away. I paid for FedEx shipping, but I don't think this determines how quickly they ship your lots; it only determines how quickly you will receive them from the ship date. I also received a message confirming that my lots will be shipped in 10 business days..... 😒

The first photograph is the dealer's. This is how the coin appeared at the show. The second photograph is from an auction back in 2020.

Hi Everyone, As the title suggests, here is a coin that I almost purchased which I suspect has been tooled. I saw this coin at a dealer's booth on the first day at NYINC. I liked it but felt uneasy about the hair. I passed on it and decided to have another look at it on the second day. While I couldn't quite pinpoint the issue, something about the curls looked off to me. The dealer did not provide any auction history, and the coin didn't look like an example I had seen in a recent auction. I did a basic search on ACsearch but couldn't find anything. After hemming and hawing, I went with my gut and decided not to purchase the coin. A few days ago, I was scrolling through a previous auction looking for a different coin and stumbled upon the same coin, although it looked very different. At first, I thought it could have just been thoroughly cleaned, but something tells me there has been some detail "enhancement". What do you all think? I've hesitated as to whether I should post this, but think that it is in the best interest of collectors to be aware of such issues. Having had issues with deceptive tooling, I only go after a sestertius if 1) it has an extensive pedigree, 2) my auction rep looks at it or 3) it has been slabbed by NGC. I'm usually not one to call out a case of tooling, but since I almost purchased this coin I felt that it was appropriate. I checked the dealer's website listing, and it only mentions that the coin has been "professionally cleaned". Below is the dealer photo (as it appeared at NYINC) followed by the auction photo If I have violated any sort of community guideline or if this is your coin, please let me know and I will take the post down. I don't wish to cause offence. Rc

Wow....that is thorough and indeed confirms what I suspected! You could very well be right about the desirability of the lots, but I don't think that is necessarily true for every piece. I suspect that the significant delay and auction fatigue (due to its length) could also have contributed. I won a denarius of Septimius, an antoninianus of Philip, an antoninianus of Carus, a follis of Constantine I and a follis of Crispus. Perhaps these are not considered as desirable as 1st or 2nd-century material, but they are still EF coins which usually carry a premium. I certainly paid less for each than other examples of the same grade at different venues. Here I was thinking that I was successful with 5 coins and you won 9 🤣

Nice pickups @Restitutor both solid portraits and reverses, I especially like the reverse of the Faustina. I had two potential targets in CNG, but both were already too high in the pre-bidding. Leu, however, is a different story. I won 5/6 coins that I bid on: a personal record, especially considering that I’ve only ever won a single coin from Leu. Did anyone else have success with Leu? I felt that prices were moderate with a few notable exceptions.

AR Denarius of Geta commemorating his father's campaign in Britain Ex @kapphnwn

My only sestertius (or coin for that matter) of Nerva FANTASTIC nose on your Nerva!!! @Curtisimo

Here's a coin struck slightly earlier in 237 AD AE Sestertius of Maximinus I

Denarius of Octavian (circa 30-29 BC) depicting the curia Julia. Next: Another ancient coin depicting a building that still stands

Here is my example of the type Roman Republic Ti. Veturius. 137 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g). Rome mint. Helmeted and draped bust of Mars to right; TI•VET (ligate) downwards and X (mark of value) behind / Two soldiers face each other, one bearded and without armour, one bearded and in armour; each holds a spear in left hand and with sword in right hand touches pig held by figure kneeling between them; ROMA above. Crawford 234/1. Ex Z.P. Collection, Austria. Ex Roma Numismatics Auction XXII (8 October 2021), lot 565.

Yes, I believe so. I recall seeing it at the Baldwins table and it is still listed on their vcoins shop. In this case, maybe Baldwins didn't take down the listing? If you would like to see the miliarense that the other dealer has for a comparison, PM me. Even though this dealer has a vcoins shop, the coin is not listed there.

I recall seeing this coin in hand at the dealer’s both during NYINC. It’s a nice example. The flan crack is typical for the issue. There seems to be an area of flat strike around the ear and bangs, but such areas of flat strike are often seen on this type. There was another example of this type that I liked at NYINC (at another dealer’s table) which had an area of flat strike on the reverse. I passed on it for that reason. I should also add that I previously owned a well provenanced example of this type which I sold for the same reason.

Some of my favourite silvered coins..... BI Antoninianus of Aurelian Sedica mint AE Follis of Diocletian Aquileia mint

Gallienus (AD 253-268) AE Antoninianus (21mm, 2.74 g). Cologne mint. AD 257-258. GALLIENVS•P•F•AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / GERMANICVS AVG V, Trophy between two captives at base. RIC Vi (Lyons) 18; Göbl 872d (Cologne). Ex CGB Numismatics Paris.