Hughie Dwyer Posted December 28, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) The time has finally come! My last coin of 2022 has arrived and I am now ready to show off my top ten. With the help of this forum, I have been able to create a fairly successful first year collecting and I can't wait for what the future stores for my new passion and me! In order of purchase, here we go: 1 and 2: (My first denarii) My first two Roman denarii and of a pair that fascinate me! 3: Another coin of Geta - this time in his short spell as Augustus. 4: 5: Definitely one of my best and most loved coins which feels beautiful in hand. 6: An October purchase. This coin I bought from a local coin shop; at the time, I wasn't sure if I should have but after interesting research, I do not regret this coin one bit! 7: This is the only bronze in the list; it is of, arguably, one of the best emperors of Rome. Only being cheap, I decided to purchase it. Now, the last three are my favourite coins - what do you think? 8: 9: A stunning coin and undoubtedly my favourite. Although this coin isn't the best in terms of appearance, I love to admire it and its wealth of history it holds! 10: Now this coin comes with a little bit of context. This is not the first time that this coin has featured on the forum. It was the subject of one of my earlier posts. I asked the forum whether or not this coin was worth buying (thank you all that replied with such helpful info). In the end, I settled on leaving this coin for someone else. This was just as well because, by the time I had looked at the listing again, it had been sold. However, fast forward a few weeks and I receive it in a very generous and thoughtful Christmas gift from my family. I guess that they had seen that I was eyeing up this coin and bought it in secret for me. I suppose that this clears up that mystery and adds another nice denarius to my small but mighty collection. And there you have it. 2022 was the start of a hobby that will hopefully continue for many years to come. Thank you all of NVMIS FORVMS for being so welcoming and helpful. I wish you all a very happy New Year and a successful 2023! 🙃😀 Edited December 28, 2022 by Hughie Dwyer 30 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted December 28, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 28, 2022 A nice group for 2022! I don't really collect denarii, but I must say that Trajan denarius caught my eye, as did the Hadrian denarius and the Postumus, antoninianus, with their galley reverses. The Geta denarius has a really nice, sharp portrait. Wonderful acquisitions! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordoba Posted December 28, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 28, 2022 great list! i really like the trajan camel denarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kali Posted December 28, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 28, 2022 A great group, congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted December 28, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 28, 2022 Nice group of coins! My favorite has to be the Hadrian with the galley. A similar coin has been on my wish list for some time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted December 29, 2022 · Patron Share Posted December 29, 2022 You had a great year, @Hughie Dwyer! My favorite is the Hadrian with the galley reverse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limes Posted December 29, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2022 Congratulations on your succesful first collecting year. Great group of mainly silver, quite a few Severans, but also adoptive emperors. My favorite is your Trajan, with the Arabia reverse. It is one of my earliest coins in my collection as well! Your reverse is better though! Best wishes for 2023, and may it be a great collecting year again. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted December 29, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 29, 2022 15 hours ago, Hughie Dwyer said: The time has finally come! My last coin of 2022 has arrived and I am now ready to show off my top ten. With the help of this forum, I have been able to create a fairly successful first year collecting and I can't wait for what the future stores for my new passion and me! In order of purchase, here we go: 1 and 2: (My first denarii) My first two Roman denarii and of a pair that fascinate me! 3: Another coin of Geta - this time in his short spell as Augustus. 4: 5: Definitely one of my best and most loved coins which feels beautiful in hand. 6: An October purchase. This coin I bought from a local coin shop; at the time, I wasn't sure if I should have but after interesting research, I do not regret this coin one bit! 7: This is the only bronze in the list; it is of, arguably, one of the best emperors of Rome. Only being cheap, I decided to purchase it. Now, the last three are my favourite coins - what do you think? 8: 9: A stunning coin and undoubtedly my favourite. Although this coin isn't the best in terms of appearance, I love to admire it and its wealth of history it holds! 10: Now this coin comes with a little bit of context. This is not the first time that this coin has featured on the forum. It was the subject of one of my earlier posts. I asked the forum whether or not this coin was worth buying (thank you all that replied with such helpful info). In the end, I settled on leaving this coin for someone else. This was just as well because, by the time I had looked at the listing again, it had been sold. However, fast forward a few weeks and I receive it in a very generous and thoughtful Christmas gift from my family. I guess that they had seen that I was eyeing up this coin and bought it in secret for me. I suppose that this clears up that mystery and adds another nice denarius to my small but mighty collection. And there you have it. 2022 was the start of a hobby that will hopefully continue for many years to come. Thank you all of NVMIS FORVMS for being so welcoming and helpful. I wish you all a very happy New Year and a successful 2023! 🙃😀 H.D., You added an excellent group of denarii this year 😊. I like your first three denarii with #3 being my favorite 😍. The reverse of #3 with Genius sacrificing over an altar was a much used theme on Diocletian era nummi. For comparison, pictured below is your Geta denarius along with a fake denarius of the same type that I bought long ago. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted December 29, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 29, 2022 Exceptional list, especially if you are a beginner! I liked the most the Geta coins and the galley coins. Here is the only type I also have from your list Trajan (98-117). Rome. Denarius, struck circa 110. 18 mm, 2.9 g. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust of Trajan to right, slight drapery on left shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Arabia standing left, holding branch in right hand and bundle of cinnamon sticks in left; at feet to left, camel standing left. BMC 297, RSC 89, RIC 142, Woytek 285b. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted December 29, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 29, 2022 Congrats on the nice coins. Enjoy the hobby and can't wait to see what 2023 brings for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted December 29, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2022 @Hughie Dwyer.. Very nice list!....All are good solid coins! My favourites are the galley reverses of Postumus & Hadrian. Congrats on a great 12 months collecting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di Nomos Posted December 29, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 29, 2022 # 9 is definitely my favourite, followed by #8. But #10 being a gift from your family makes that coin very special. Well done on a great first year. Hope your collection continues to grow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted December 29, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2022 Very nice group, especially for your first year! My favorite of the group is the Postumus/Galley, but I really like all of your Severan denarii as well. Congrats on a great first year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted December 30, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 30, 2022 A fantastic group, especially for your first year collecting ancients. My favorites are the Elagabalus, the Hadrian galley, and the Trajan Arabia with camel. My own favorite of the various types of Trajan silver coins I have depicting camels is this drachm, circulated in Arabia Bostra but likely minted in Rome: You may be interested in this article on Trajan's camel drachms: Bernhard E. Woytek and Kevin Butcher, "The Camel Drachms of Trajan in Context: Old Problems and a New Overstrike," The Numismatic Chronicle Vol. 175 (2015), pp. 117-136 at p. 117 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/43859784). 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughie Dwyer Posted December 30, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 Thank you everyone for your support and feedback: @Limes That is a very nice coin you have there! @Al Kowsky You have a great genius reverse. However, I have compared the two Geta Nobilitas coins but I am not too experienced with fakes so I am not too sure about what I am really looking at. @ambr0zie You also have a very nice example of the Trajan Arabia Denarius @DonnaML I like your variation of my coin. I have also looked at your link and it is quite interesting. I will look into this further in the near future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quant.geek Posted December 30, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) I have none of those coins, but you did very well in 2022. I would be proud to own any one of them...Here is a similar, Constantine: Roman Imperial: Constantine I the Great (307-337) Follis, Ticinum (RIC-140) Edited December 30, 2022 by quant.geek 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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