I bought a bunch of ugly coins

[Finn235]

And I'm very very excited for the opportunity to do so!

 

Probably obvious - who can spot it?

[CPK]

Looks like an interesting lot and a good mix of dates!

[Severus Alexander]

[CPK]

I missed the question at the bottom. Now I reveal my ignorance! What coin is that?

[Kali]

Looks like an interesting lot.

[ambr0zie]

Is it Herennius Etruscus with obv legend IMP C Q HER ETR MES DECIO AVG ? for some reason I struggled way more than I usually do because what I see before "HER" looked like a S and this made no sense. 

[Al Kowsky]

I see an interesting RR plated denarius serratus in the mix ☺️.

[Ancient Coin Hunter]

Well, those coins have some character.

[Finn235]

7 hours ago, ambr0zie said:

Is it Herennius Etruscus with obv legend IMP C Q HER ETR MES DECIO AVG ? for some reason I struggled way more than I usually do because what I see before "HER" looked like a S and this made no sense. 

You got it!

Herennius Etruscus' issue as Augustus is easily one of the rarest of all non-usurpers, reigning for only a few weeks to a month before his untimely death in battle with the Goths. As luck would have it, I did finally spring for the coin on the right earlier this year, figuring that I'd probably never get the opportunity to get one for "cheap".

And these coins certainly never go cheap!

https://www.cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=81169

https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=247009

 

[Severus Alexander]

Too bad you weren’t the only one to spot it, @Finn235! (Based on the hammer.) Still, you got it for a good price, coingrats!

Edited August 27, 2023 by Severus Alexander

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

What are the small coins on the right, the 3 smaller ones, bottom, right row?  Is that an upside-down Nero to the left of one of those coins?

What's the one to the left of Herennius?

Congrats on having two coins of Herennius!

[Finn235]

Three smaller ones are a Miletos diobol, maybe a Parion hemidrachm, and possibly a really beat up Achaemenid siglos. I'm pretty sure it's not a Nero denarius but a really beat up Domitian. The coin to the left of the Etruscus is a fourree Celtic copy of an Alexander drachm.

[lordmarcovan]

Looks like a fun lot!

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

The Aurelian on the left at the bottom is pretty nice.