singig Posted September 30, 2022 · Member Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) I bought this coin recently , the reason that made me buy it is the style of Aurelian's portrait , is also very hard to find it. Aurelian AE Antoninianus, Cyzicus mint, RIC 335(a) IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust left , one dot beneath bust / PROVIDENT AVG, Venus standing left, holding helmet, spear and shield. Two coins I found on acsearch from the same obverse die : Edited September 30, 2022 by singig 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted October 1, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 1, 2022 I won a couple of lots in Roma Auction/ Italo Vecchi Coll. Here is #1 Britannia/ Durotriges AV Quarter Stater ND/ NM struck circa 58BC-42AD 0.98g. 11mm. obv: Five armed Starfish/ Lines of Pellets between Arms/ Silhouette of Human facial profile in right field. rev: Three Pellets + two devolved Wreath Patterns Known only in Silver (ABC 2200) This coin/ unpublished/ unique 16 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted October 1, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, panzerman said: I won a couple of lots in Roma Auction/ Italo Vecchi Coll. Here is #1 Britannia/ Durotriges AV Quarter Stater ND/ NM struck circa 58BC-42AD 0.98g. 11mm. obv: Five armed Starfish/ Lines of Pellets between Arms/ Silhouette of Human facial profile in right field. rev: Three Pellets + two devolved Wreath Patterns Known only in Silver (ABC 2200) This coin/ unpublished/ unique @panzerman! Been waiting to see you over here, Rockstar! Stunning spiral design, in AV and a rarity! SCORE! These always make me think, these must've been shield designs, right? Here's a fun one of mine in bronze: 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted October 1, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 Here is another Savoca auction win. I have always loved the crab tetradrachms from Akragas - the artistry and realism is astonishing! Unfortunately, I couldn't even begin to think of buying one. But when I saw this nice bronze coin come up in the auction, I decided to give it a bid and ended up winning. It is worn, but smoothly so; the soft brown surfaces are pleasing to the eye and touch. The crab was distinctly recognizable to my 4-year-old son, which speaks well of it, and the fish is also clearly discernable. The obverse has suffered more, but with some imagination you can make out the image of the eagle eating the fish. Clearly, the citizens of Akragas were a people closely tied to nature and the sea! Anyway I figure this coin is a nice budget filler until I can pony up the quarter-million for a Tetradrachm. 😜 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted October 1, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 1, 2022 CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea. Nero, 54-68 AD. AR, Hemidrachm. Obv: NERO CLAVD DIVI [CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GE]RMANI. Laureate head of Nero, right. Rev: Victory standing right, foot on globe, inscribing shield set on knee. RIC I 618. RPC 3646. Sydenham 83. Condition: VF. Weight: 1.84 g. Diameter: 14.40 mm. Just now in this time, from the Bucephalus Gold Auktion 7 this evening. When you are hungry, you should not go to the supermarket. And if you've watched the film "Quo Vadis" on Amazon Prime beforehand - you shouldn't attend an auction where a Nero is being auctioned off. I think it's a beautiful portrait. Even if there is not much resemblance to Sir Peter Ustinov. I wanted to watch "Cleopatra" tonight - but I'd rather wait a few days or weeks 😄 15 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted October 1, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 56 minutes ago, Prieure de Sion said: CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea. Nero, 54-68 AD. AR, Hemidrachm. Obv: NERO CLAVD DIVI [CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GE]RMANI. Laureate head of Nero, right. Rev: Victory standing right, foot on globe, inscribing shield set on knee. RIC I 618. RPC 3646. Sydenham 83. Condition: VF. Weight: 1.84 g. Diameter: 14.40 mm. Just now in this time, from the Bucephalus Gold Auktion 7 this evening. When you are hungry, you should not go to the supermarket. And if you've watched the film "Quo Vadis" on Amazon Prime beforehand - you shouldn't attend an auction where a Nero is being auctioned off. I think it's a beautiful portrait. Even if there is not much resemblance to Sir Peter Ustinov. I wanted to watch "Cleopatra" tonight - but I'd rather wait a few days or weeks 😄 Beautiful! I see you put it up for sale...are you sure you're not going to regret letting this Nero go? 😜😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted October 1, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 1, 2022 56 minutes ago, CPK said: Beautiful! I see you put it up for sale...are you sure you're not going to regret letting this Nero go? 😜😉 Do you think so too? We have the most beautiful and we have the most terrible hobby. There are so many beautiful and interesting coins. I should have millions of euros - and it still wouldn't be enough for all the coins I like. It's terribly beautiful. Yes, you're right. I currently have some Nero here and I was thinking of maybe collecting a few. But the Nero collecting field is so terribly terribly EXPENSIVE. And I like you a lot of coins - that makes me poor - how should I explain that to the wife? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted October 1, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 1, 2022 @CPK PS: That's why one of my fixed collecting areas is "Gordianus" ... this is a very wife-frendly collecting area.... 😂😂😂 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted October 1, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Prieure de Sion said: @CPK PS: That's why one of my fixed collecting areas is "Gordianus" ... this is a very wife-frendly collecting area.... 😂😂😂 Haha! 😄 And being relatively inexpensive means that you can just buy more - it's better to have a hundred $50 coins than five $1,000 coins right? 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted October 7, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 7, 2022 Here is my latest ancient purchase – actually the first ancient coin I bought since June. A coin of Decentius had still been missing from my collection: 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted October 8, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 8, 2022 Got this Ariobarzanes I recently. Features a cool reverse border, apparently the border was a commemoration of Ariobarzanes' restoration to the throne by Lucullus. This was like the fifth time he had to be put back on the throne so the lack of any other special issues in the years he was restored casts doubts on whether the border is related to the restoration. It's a type I have been looking for for a little while now, and while it isn't in the best condition, it's still a cool addition 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeady Posted October 8, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2022 A pile of books just arrived from the last St. James auction. I was already out of shelf space, so this doesn't help, but some interesting volumes at good prices. ATB, Aidan. 12 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted October 8, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2022 This coin arrived today from Artemide Kunstauktionen after only three days in transit by post from Germany which was a pleasant surprise. A. Postumius Albinus. Denarius serratus, 81 BC. Obv. HISPAN.Veiled head of Hispania right, with dishevelled hair. Rev. A·POST·A·F·S·N·ALBIN (AL ligate). Togate figure standing left, raising right hand; on left, legionary eagle; on right, fasces with axe. Cr. 372/2; B. (Postumia) 8. AR. 3.80 g. 19.50 mm. This was somewhat of an embarrassing "senior moment" after I placed the bid as I quickly realised I had hit the wrong key and already had the coin and was seeking the first Postumius denarius. I didn't try to retract the bid as I hoped I would be outbid.... Needless to say, I wasn't. Here is my original coin and I now have to consider which one to convert to something else? Any views apart from my idiocy? 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted October 9, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted October 9, 2022 Both are nice, but I prefer the new one. Better preservation of detail. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted October 9, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 9, 2022 Just picked up this unsold lot from Harmers of London. Tuscany/ Lombards/ Psuedo-Imperial Coinage AV Tremissis ND struck 620-700AD/ in name of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius Pearl-diademed/ draped/ cuirassed bust right Victoria standing/ facing/ holding globus cruciger in left hand/ wreath in right/ star in right field CONOR in exergue Ravenna Mint This coin is unlisted/ maybe unique. The reverse is from known Maurice Tiberius Tremissis/ not known from Heraclius issues. tuscany-pseudo-imperial-coinage-8445839.webp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dafydd Posted October 9, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 9, 2022 16 hours ago, DonnaML said: Both are nice, but I prefer the new one. Better preservation of detail. That was the conclusion I reached too Donna so I am pleased I made an advance in quality. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted October 13, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 13, 2022 Got this common Solidus from VL Nummus Auction/ Austria Western Roman Empire AV Solidus ND (367-75AD) Treveri Mint Valentinianus I 364-75 4.47g. 21mm. 12h RIC IX 17b Depeyrot 43/1 C-43 15 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted October 14, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 Recently got this coin, somewhat unexpectedly! I wasn't on the hunt for a Sulla denarius, although I've had my eye on a few during past CNG auctions. Like a lot of coins, it was one I wanted to get at some point, but it wasn't a high priority for me. Then I saw this one while browsing an auction. I think there was maybe a day or less remaining and it was at 50 EUR with only one bid. So I placed a 65-euro max bid, checked back a day later and to my surprise I saw I won it for 55. I hadn't researched the type extensively, but it seemed to me like a pretty good deal for a military-issue denarius of the famous L. Cornelius Sulla. The condition is decent, nicely toned, good metal. Sulla's name in exergue is plainly legible. I've seen worse go for higher! 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted October 15, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2022 Here's my latest... I really liked the portrait of the Spaniard... Lydia. Thyateira. Trajan. 98-117 AD. AE 25mm (9.14 gm). Obv.: ΑΥ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΝ #1017;Ε ΓΕΡ ΔΑΚΙ, laureate head right. Rev.: ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ; Athena in long chiton standing facing, head left, holding patera in her extended right hand, resting with left on shield placed on ground beside her, behind which upright spear. RPC III 1823. VF. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted October 15, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2022 CONSTANCE II Augustus (337-361), AR Silic, Constantinople. Balkan imitation. D/ DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG B. diad., dr., leather. to d. R/ VOTIS/ XXX/ MVLTIS/ XXXX in a crown. E.g., C·M. RIC cfr 102. 3.16g 22mm Rare Dark Patina. Very beautiful. Ex Lanz 125 (28 Nov 2005), Lot 36. Ex Kunker 111 (18 Mar 2006), Lot 7174. Ex Elsen 91 (24 Mar 2007), Lot 359. Ex Elsen 152 (9 Sept 2022), Lot 152. Bastien in ANSMN 30, cf. RIC (Const.) 102 and 104 Note. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenfool Posted October 15, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 15, 2022 Why the long face Gallus? Bought this for the nice reverse detail. £21 on eBay. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted October 16, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) Domitian. AR Denarius (3.5 gr.), AD 81-96. Rome, Struck 14 September-31 December AD 91. Laureate head right / Minerva standing right on prow, holding spear and shield. RIC II 727; RSC 267. A magnificent portrait struck on a large flan and with an amazing grey toning. Candidate for finest known. Good Extremly fine. Description from Superior Galleries Auctions. @David Atherton says: "This common denarius was struck between 14 September and 31 December 91. All four standard Minerva types were minted for this issue with no unusual deviations" --- My last ancient coin today. Will see what happens in real - if the coin arrived here. Edited October 16, 2022 by Prieure de Sion 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted October 16, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 16, 2022 Kings of Macedon. Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC, or king, 306/5-301 BC. AR Drachm (4.5 gr.), 320-301 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Lampaskos, struck circa 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; in left field, owl standing right, head facing; monogram below throne. Price 1965 corr. (owl facing right, not left). Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I Soter, as Satrap. AR Tetradrachm (17.1 gr.), 323-305 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Sidon. Dated RY 18 of Abdalonymos, king of Sidon (316/5 BC). Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; Σ (date) in left field, ΣI below throne. Price 3504; Newell, Dated 50 (unlisted dies); Rouvier 1150; DCA 877. Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Philip II, as Caesar. BI Tetradrachm (11.5 gr.), AD 244-247. Struck under Philip I, AD 244. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on palm branch, head left and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. McAlee 1008; Prieur 332. So that was all and that's the rest for tonight. I am satisfied so far, it was a nice auction. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted October 16, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 Superb coins @Prieure de Sion ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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