GERMANICVS Posted September 8, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, lordmarcovan said: FOUND a Tribute penny, you say? Was this a detecting find, or a ground pickup? Where? I'm bursting with curiosity. Lovely coins. Yes, this was an MD find. I had bought my son a cheap detector so the two of us could go out together, and in one of our outings he found this along the side of a footpath. That was a real reward for the 50 or so pull-tabs he found that day! Edited September 8, 2023 by GERMANICVS Improve text 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmarcovan Posted September 8, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 6 hours ago, GERMANICVS said: Yes, this was an MD find. I had bought my son a cheap detector so the two of us could go out together, and in one of our outings he found this along the side of a footpath. That was a real reward for the 50 or so pull-tabs he found that day! I’ll say! Not something you can do here in Georgia! Though I DID find a Roman coin here, once… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cazador Posted September 8, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 8, 2023 20 hours ago, lordmarcovan said: Love the contrasting patina on that Claudius AE. But it's your Otho that really wow-ed me! Superb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cazador Posted September 8, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 1:58 AM, lordmarcovan said: This is my second time doing the Twelve Caesars. I'm up to eight of the twelve as of this posting, so 2/3 of the way done. My main criteria are a nice portrait and decent eye appeal. The last time I did the Twelve, a decade ago, I was on a much smaller budget. Here we go... Julius Caesar: needed; want a lifetime portrait coin. Augustus: AR cistophorus of Ephesus. Tiberius: AR denarius ("Tribute Penny"). Caligula: needed; will probably go with a VESTA As. Claudius: AE sestertius. Going back to NGC for reimaging and reholdering (for pix without those pesky prongs). Nero: AV aureus. Galba: needed; not sure what type I'll go for yet. Otho: AR denarius; recent CNG win, off to NGC soon. Vitellius: needed; will likely go with a denarius. Vespasian: AR denarius; yes, it's a posthumous issue struck under Titus, but I love this coin (I have a thing for capricorns). Titus: AV aureus; recent purchase from Palmyra Heritage Galleries. Will go back to NGC for reimaging and reholdering. Domitian: AR denarius; as Caesar under Titus. A recent purchase from Apollo Numismatics. Will go off to NGC soon. My favorites: Domitian & Vespasian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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