September's hauls?

[rasiel]

Was a spendy month for me (unfortunately) but I did pick up some rarer Romans. How about you?

Rasiel

A not great, not terrible Caligula denarius

Agrippa's one and only Roman imperial coin is fortunately very common. Bill was a reasonable $160 for this one.

 

Petronius Maximus goes in the Pantheon of the Shadow Emperors. Damn thing cost as much as a new car but goes nowhere. Ugh.

Finally got me a decent Gordian III. About time!

Not much to look at this Domitius Domitianus follis but the tab was relatively modest and I get to cross off another usurper!

[Croatian Coin Collector]

[Salomons Cat]

2 hours ago, rasiel said:

Was a spendy month for me (unfortunately) but I did pick up some rarer Romans. How about you?

Rasiel

A not great, not terrible Caligula denarius

You may not have noticed, but I believe I was your under-under-underbidder on that one... Congratulations! The portrait of Caligula is excellent. And I think that the price was good, but I couldn't go higher. 

Also, congratulations on your Patroneus! It’s certainly a great deal, though not something I could afford without taking another loan on my apartment.

Otherwise, September was a very successful month for me. My September wins:


Macrinus for $472

Domna for $625


Very rare tetradrachm of Caracalla, wearing his paludamentum, for $333

And there is one more... But I will wait until I received it before I present it.

Edited October 9, 2024 by Salomons Cat

[Amarmur]

My September coins

1. Nero As $400. 

2. Trajan As $30

3. Yuezhi $40

[CPK]

All very nice coins @rasiel. That Agrippa was a steal at $160!

[-monolith-]

 

A few of my September - October purchases. Some coins to fill gaps and a lot of interesting mint errors. 

 

[Octavius]

AR denarius of Claudius...

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty 41-54 AD, Silver Denarius (3.74g, 18mm), Rome mint 46-47 AD. Obverse: Laureate head of Claudius I facing to the right, legend surrounds, “TI CLAVD CAESAR· AVG· PM TR P VI IMP XI”. Reverse: Oak wreath surrounds central horizontal legend, “SPQR P.P OB CS”. RIC-41; RSC-87; Sear-1848.

 

[ela126]

September was pretty good for my Byzantine collection. Slowly transitioning more to mid and later empire, but can’t stay away from the early stuff as well. Sorry for the somewhat lazy picture and no description, only get fleeting moments between work and the kids to share. Most of these have been shared on FB but don’t want to deprive the forum!

[Postvmvs]

@ela126 Nice coins. This one stands out to me:

 

A 10n of Heraclius minted at Carthage? The portrait is interesting.

[ela126]

56 minutes ago, Postvmvs said:

@ela126 Nice coins. This one stands out to me:

 

A 10n of Heraclius minted at Carthage? The portrait is interesting.

Good eye, yes that is a Revolt Deca, so Heraclius is pictured, but uncrowned and the legend is the ERAVLI CONSULI. I bought off eBay dirty, but not cheap, and luckily it was just hard dirt, with lots of good details underneath.

[DonnaML]

On 10/9/2024 at 7:51 AM, CPK said:

All very nice coins @rasiel. That Agrippa was a steal at $160!

I was going to say the exact same thing: it's amazing that you were able to get an Agrippa in such nice condition for only $160! I paid essentially the same price ($162 plus shipping) on VCoins for my Agrippa as four years ago, and although it's perfectly OK, I don't think it compares to yours.

[CPK]

Mine isn't even as good and it cost me $250.

MARCUS AGRIPPA, died 12 BC
AE As (29.08mm, 11.54g, 6h)
Struck under Caligula, AD 37-41. Rome mint
Obverse: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Marcus Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown
Reverse: Neptune, draped, standing left, holding dolphin in extended right hand and trident in left
References: RIC I 58 (C), RCV 1812
Rich brown patina. A characteristically stern portrait of Marcus Agrippa, loyal friend of Augustus and grandfather to the emperor Caligula.

[Ancient Coin Hunter]

Anything around $160 seems to be a great deal for one of these. I've only seen a couple in "Good" (read poor) condition for around this price. Nice finds @CPK and @DonnaML! I don't have an Agrippa yet and an example is on my list of remaining coins I need to get.

Edited October 11, 2024 by Ancient Coin Hunter