Got this (my first AR Tetradrachm) NFA Auction

[panzerman]

Seleucis & Pieris

AR Tetradrachm ND (246AD)

Antioch Mint

Philip I 244-49AD

13.89g.     27mm.     1h

Laureat/ draped & cuirassed Bust R

Eagle facing/ Wings spread/ holding Wreath in Beak

Please add your material from auction....

[ominus1]

...that's a dandy!...and SILVER TOO!

😛 🙂

[Croatian Coin Collector]

Roman Silver Denarius of Macrinus (minted in Rome in 218):

 

[Curtisimo]

Wonderful coin John! Here are a couple of its brothers.

Roman Empire
Philip the Arab
AR Tetradrachm, Seleucia and Pieria, Antioch mint, struck ca. AD 247
Dia.: 28.1 mm
Wt.: 11.47 g
Obv.: AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev.: ΔΗΜΑΡX ЄΞOYCIAC ΥΠΑ ΤO Γ / ANTIOXIA / S C, Eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak.
Ref.: Prieur 370; McAlee 902

Roman Provincial 
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. 
BI Tetradrachm, struck AD 248
(28mm, 11.88 g, 12h)
Obv.: Radiate and cuirassed bust left, slight drapery on shoulder
Rev.: Eagle standing left with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. 
Ref.: McAlee 926a; Prieur 353
Ex El Ibirico Collection (a.k.a. bcuda Collection), CNG E-Auction 495, lot 285 (July 7, 2021)

 

[Curtisimo]

15 minutes ago, Croatian Coin Collector said:

Roman Silver Denarius of Macrinus (minted in Rome in 218):

 

I had that one on my watch list. It’s a great coin. Congratulations!

You can add the below to your provenance:

STACK'S, COIN GALLERIES JULY 2007, LOT 791

Edited November 22, 2024 by Curtisimo

[Al Kowsky]

29 minutes ago, panzerman said:

Seleucis & Pieris

AR Tetradrachm ND (246AD)

Antioch Mint

Philip I 244-49AD

13.89g.     27mm.     1h

Laureat/ draped & cuirassed Bust R

Eagle facing/ Wings spread/ holding Wreath in Beak

Please add your material from auction....

John, Congrats on scoring this magnificent tetradrachm 🤩! The portrait is indeed of the finest style 😍. It would be more accurate calling the metal billon & not silver (billon is low grade silver). Through testing, Richard McAlee determined the silver content of this particular type to be 27.31% silver. Pictured below is a family group of Philip I from my collection, all won at auction.

[Qcumbor]

Exceptional tetradrachm @panzerman

Some Philippus' tets of mine

Prieur # 313

 

Prieur # 319

 

Prieur # 353

 

Prieur # 431

Q

 

[panzerman]

Indeed all wonderfull coins/ thanks for sharing your beautifull Tetradrachms and Macrinus AR Denarius. Thats what happens when your stuck at home (raining "Cats & Dogs" last two days) So instead of earning $$$$ I am spending it on nice coins😇

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

That's a dandy example of my favorite Roman Antiochene type, the Rome-style issues of Philip.   The native die-cutters weren't too bad for Philip, but it was pretty bad under Decius.

[Croatian Coin Collector]

City of Zurich Gold 1/2 Ducat (minted in Zurich in 1677):

 

[CPK]

Wow @panzerman, that is a beauty! Not only mint-fresh, but very attractive style as well!

[panzerman]

8 hours ago, Croatian Coin Collector said:

City of Zurich Gold 1/2 Ducat (minted in Zurich in 1677):

 

Very nice Halb Dukat Croatian Coin Collector! Swiss Kantons esp. Basel/ Bern/ Chur/ Zurich/ St. Gallen struck awesome coinage. The Zurich AV 20 Dukaten of same series is mindblowing and $$$$$$$

John

[Ancient Coin Hunter]

Great coin.

[Taras69]

Wonderful coins you got! 
I got me my first tarentine Didrachm, that is not only quoted in Fischer-Bossert (nearly all of my Didrachms from there are in fact) but actually the plate example! It’s a lovely style, Fischer-Bossert 641 (O248/R493). 
I really love the dynamic movement of both the riders, captured perfectly at a significant moment. The reverse dies from this coin don’t have such a mannered style as the other dies from this type, but still it’s very playful and fun to look at!

Edited November 23, 2024 by Taras69
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[SteveJBrinkman]

I didn't participate in this sale unfortunately.   I'm conserving funds for my trip to NYINC, but now find I cannot attend☹️.  Looking at the PR's for this first NFA Auction, there are several lots I would have bid up, primarily in the Roman Republican section.  Although there were a few outliers where hammer prices significantly exceeded the estimates, I thought there were quite a few opportunities to land some nice examples at a relatively low hammer price.  

Here are a few I expected to bring a lot more...

Lot 60 C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius - This popular type with phrygian helmet of Roma and biga of elephants on the reverse is quite pleasing and with a great NAC 61 (2011) pedigree, didn't reach the 1500 hammer price that the coin went for in that RDB collection sale.

Lot 122 P. Fonteius P. f. Capito denarius with Villa Publico reverse.   Very minor flaws, well centered, looks to me to be better than a 300 CHF coin.

The the pre-denarius Romano didrachm RRC 13/1 at the beginning of the RR section was a surprise to me.  I expected it to reach well beyond the its 925 CHF hammer price given its centering, limited wear, and legible ROMANO.  It is light weight though, and possibly plated as many of these are, still...

Etc.

Overall, a nice selection of high grade examples.  I was pleased to see another auction house offering high quality material.  If their merchandise remains of this quality in subsequent sales, I suspect there will be fewer "bargains" found.

 

[Victrix]

I do like the Claudius Abinus denarii struck in Lugdunum before the pivotal battle that would take place there. It kinda fits in with my collection of 'military mints'. It's rough but in high conditions these can go for more then a 1000, so for a 125 hammer I feel like I did very well. 😄

Clodius Albinus as Augustus (AD 195-197) AR-Denarius (16.9 mm, 2.80 g, 11h). Lugdunum mint, AD 195-197.
Obv. IMP CAES D CLO SEP ALB AVG, laureate head to right.
Rev. FIDES LEGION COS II, clasped hands, holding legionary eagle.
RIC IV 20b; BMCRE 284; RSC 24

[CPK]

I did not participate, but I wish I had...this lot was a steal!

NumisBids: Numismatic Fine Art GmbH Auction 1, Lot 247 : Diocletian (AD 284-305) AR-Argenteus (18.5mm, 2.98g, 12h). Rome mint;...

Edited November 24, 2024 by CPK