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Resources => The Members' Gallery => Topic started by: Jay GT4 on January 19, 2012, 01:22:10 am
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In the span of a few months I've managed to add another DICT PERPETVO Caesar! Got it from a fellow Forum member! Thanks Syltorian! It was a bargain. Although it smells like Nutella for some strange reason ::)
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-75533
Here's the First Caesar DICT PERPETVO I got:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-73572
Not sure which one is worth more....
Have fun! ;D
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In the span of a few months I've managed to add another DICT PERPETVO Caesar! Got it from a fellow Forum member! Thanks Syltorian! It was a bargain. Although it smells like Nutella for some strange reason ::)
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-75533
Here's the First Caesar DICT PERPETVO I got:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-73572
Not sure which one is worth more....
Have fun! ;D
You even got the one with the rare dotted "i" in the obverse inscription! Dang it, some guys have all the luck! ;) :)
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On a more serious note I added two new republican coins today:
L PAPI with column control marks:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-75950
C. FONTEIUS with Janiform heads of Dioscuri with a decent gallery reverse:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-75952
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Looks like the Papius will be added to the data base:
http://www.bonannocoins.com/l_papius/l_papius_db.php
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Got 4 coins today at Torex but can only get decent pictures of 3.
Antony Sol denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-77257
This one will replace my broken one.
Augustus with Agrippa and Augustus reverse denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-77259
Antoninus Pius with Italia reverse:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-77262
Wanted one of these for a while now.
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Got a pic of the 4th coin. It's so dark and has encrustations which makes it hard to photograph well. I'll try later for a better pic.
Titus denarius with Elephant reverse:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-77274
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Some pretty cool additions Jay
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Thanks Randy, I can't wait to get a macro lens for my camera. Pitted or heavily toned and encrusted coins always give me a hard time. I'll end up taking all new pictures for most of these. They are much nicer in hand!
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I agree, the new coins are all quite nice. Congrats!
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All great additions Jay, love the titus!
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Not the prettiest example of XVII CLASSICAE but by far the hardest for me to acquire. Not sure why since the other named cohorts are much rarer but I now own one of all the named legions of Antony. That is except the coveted LEG PRI (the first).
CLASSICAE now added:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-79296
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Not the prettiest example of XVII CLASSICAE but by far the hardest for me to acquire. Not sure why since the other named cohorts are much rarer but I now own one of all the named legions of Antony. That is except the coveted LEG PRI (the first).
CLASSICAE now added:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-79296
Pretty cool J, Congrats! ;D
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that's a nice landmark Jay, always nice to see a goal achieved.... congratulations!
~ Peter
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Awesome J, congrats.
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Thanks guys, it's not beautiful or great by any means but I have been looking for this one for years. I've lost several in auctions, been late pressing the "Buy" button and just not been able to afford one. It completes the tough named legionary coins so now I can focus on the regular legion series and if a better one comes up then I can always replace it.
BTW since I've upgraded on my Antony Sol denarius I can now sell the broken and repaired one.
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After another long drought a really nice addition. Titus denarius with curule chair:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-81089
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In a drought my self still :-\ Very cool addition!
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Thanks, it was mislabeled as Vespasian. I think all of my Titus coins have been wrongly attributed as Vespasian.
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Added a Cistophorus today. Listed as a run of the mill anonymous cistophorus I noted that the monogram was one that is thought to be either of Mark Antony or more likely his brother Lucius. Very pleased to have acquired this one:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-81826
I'll have to research this one a bit more.
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Added a Cistophorus today. Listed as a run of the mill anonymous cistophorus I noted that the monogram was one that is thought to be either of Mark Antony or more likely his brother Lucius. Very pleased to have acquired this one:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-81826
I'll have to research this one a bit more.
These seem to be from a recent large volume hoard (at least there are very many of them floating about, all with that fresh-struck look). Yes they are interesting. I think there's a divergence in views so I'll be interested in whatever you dig up. Q is obviously a Roman letter and most obviously means Quaestor, and the monogram could well be made out as Marc Anton. But castles built on sand foundations have been constructed on such guesses. Personally I have no idea, but I think experts on cistophori should be consulted before experts in deciphering perhaps-letters from monograms. Let us know what you find anyways.
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Thanks Andrew, I don't have any of the references for these so it's down to searching the internet and hoping someone with more knowledge on these chimes in.
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Thanks Andrew, I don't have any of the references for these so it's down to searching the internet and hoping someone with more knowledge on these chimes in.
I don't think anyone has any 100% certain knowledge on this specific subject. We are all guessing. There's an obvious disconnect between your 133-56BC description and the fact that the type looks very Roman and seems to suggest a Quaestor was involved and that some Roman name including the letters M, A, R, T, A, P, N or variations thereof seem to embedded in the monogram, in Greek or Roman letters (why use Greek letters on a coin with a Roman Q), but the Antony's are clearly much later than 56 BC.
Let us know what people tell you.
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Gerd R. Stumpf, Numismatische Studien zur Chronologie der römischen Statthalter in Kleinasien (122 v. Chr.-163 n. Chr.), 1991, pp. 13-17:
Snake on staff must indicate Pergamum as mint, similar coins with snake emerging from basket must have been struck in Ephesus.
Previously unanimously attributed to L. Antonius, who was quaestor under the governor of Asia Mincius Thermus in 51/50 BC, and functioned himself as governor between Thermus' departure and the arrival of the next governor.
But there is no L in the monogram, so it can't be L. Antonius. The monogram can however be read as including the letters MA ANTONIV, according to Stumpf.
According to Stumpf the only possibility is M. Antonius, Consul 99 BC, who served as quaestor in Asia in 113/112 BC, and at some point during his term of office there also had the powers of a praetor, according to an inscription from Delos.
This sounds plausible, but I haven't studied Republican cistophori and don't know whether Stumpf's suggestion has ben generally accepted or rejected by other scholars.
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Thanks Curtis. If this is the case then we are speaking of Antony's grandfather Marcus Antonius the orator who was consul in 99 BC.
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Hi Curtis,
The difference between the two issues lies in the symbol to the right.
Pergamon shows, as you correctly indicate, is the serpent entwined staff,
but Ephesus shows the lit torch (an example of which may be seen at the
following link: http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=552337, via
Heritage, New York January 2012, lot 23073).
Reference for the Ephesus pieces is Stumpf 2. Kleiner indicates that the
torch is a standard feature on the dated cistophori with the ΕΦΕ ethnic.
Even though the above piece has no ethnic, the torch alone can be seen
as an indicator of mint, just as the staff indicates toward Pergamon.
I also understand that an article about these is in preparation, apparently
based on recent hoard material, and hope it will be made available soon.
Hope this helps,
Walter Holt
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I look forward to the article now in preparation.
I have an excellent Ephesos pre 133 BC Attalos 111rd dated coin in my tetradrachms collection.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=3338
I think the cistophori are really interesting and at lot of work was done by Klein & Noe.
No one knows really when the cistophori started but 185-175 seems to be the range most quoted and often just given as c175BC.
I asked the BM once or twice or three times , on this and a number of Greek related queries, but I get ignored cos they are and I quote " too busy".
Luckily I find Americans and British American based academics much more approachable than ANY UK academic individual or institution including " my" University ( Warwick).
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Thanks for the info everyone. I look forward to hearing more about these amazing types.
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I asked the BM once or twice or three times , on this and a number of Greek related queries, but I get ignored cos they are and I quote " too busy".
Luckily I find Americans and British American based academics much more approachable than ANY UK academic individual or institution including " my" University ( Warwick).
They are actually amazingly busy. The amoung of publicatations (Roman Provincial Coinage is a BM series, and there are many others) and hoard analysis that a very small number of BM staff (I think 5) do is quite staggering. And in their spare time they manage the portable antiquities scheme (dozens of submissions daily), manage the immense project to photo and upload their hundreds of thousands of coins. And they also need to curate the collection, organise exhibitions, hold chats with schoolkids etc. They are absolutely run off their feet all of the time, and they really, genuinely, don't have time for collector discussions. They could easily do with four times as as many staff members. Remember England is awash with ancient coins coming out of the ground all of the time, so a large part of their time is dealing with that flood, most of the rest on web or print publications (both essential to coin collectors) and I guess evenings and weekends that find some hours to manage the museum echibitions and coin collection.
Next time you are idly chatting with an apparently less busy faculty member in a US institution ask them how many large ancient coin hoards, found locally in the US, they have had to deal with in the last year? And how many hundreds of site finds? How much time they have spend wading through muddy fields or sifting vast numbers of third and fourth century bronzes, and liasing with local archaeologists or museums? And then ask them what their annual operating budget. The annual budget for the WHOLE British Museum is GBP 20 million. No digit missing. Twenty. They have to buy objects from that as well. The Metropolitan in New York had, last year, $312 million general operating expenses and had $3.3 billion in cash or financial investments waiting to be spent. I think the British Museum cash assets amount to the number of sovereigns in the coin cabinet.
All that said I do understand that it's frustrating to ask questions and not get answers, but really, genuinely, the BM staff expect you to ask somewhere like Forum first, and would likely give priority to answering a question from a 7 year old who dug up old coin, than from an experienced collector who can access information from other sources (including books and the internet). We are expected to look after ourselves...
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Just acquired this scarce named legion LEG XII ANTIQVAE:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-82770
I already had one but this one has a nice complete legend!
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Wow, a tough Legion to find and even better to have with such a complete legend - Well done, Jay!
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Bought two cheap coins last week.
Titus with piglets:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-83327
Not the best example but I've always wanted this type and it is better in hand
Augustus denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-83329
Cracked and repaired, light weight due to crystallization but a decent portrait and reverse. It was thrown in with the Titus above. I may put this into the Forum auction.
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Jay, I'm glad you finally got a "Piggy" reverse type of Titus. It's such an intriguing and pleasing type. I get more people who view my collection in hand asking about this type than almost any other!
Also, you did an excellent job saving that Augustus denarius.
Both are wonderful additions!
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Thanks David but I wouldn't say they are "wonderful" :) It's really tough to find a Sow and piglets in decent condition.
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IMHO, the Titus is "wonderful" because of the interesting reverse (regardless of condition) and the Augustus because of the excellent conservation effort.
Personally, I don't think I have the patience or skill to repair a coin like that.
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Like mother like son.
HI Jay .Here's your sow when she was young.
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IMHO, the Titus is "wonderful" because of the interesting reverse (regardless of condition) and the Augustus because of the excellent conservation effort.
Personally, I don't think I have the patience or skill to repair a coin like that.
Thanks David. I've been in a real drought for about a year. Nothing really interesting has caught my eye except for a few odd ball coins. Maybe I'm more discriminating these days...
Benito...funny. :D
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Got a rare Antony legionary today. No examples in the Delos hoard!
LEG IIII:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-84697
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WOW ! that's a really rare one
Good catch
JC
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Hi Jay'
Good choice congrat
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quadrans
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Well, in the quest to acquire interesting coins of Antony this great one showed up in the FORVM catalog:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-85575
Marcus Antonius Pythodoros Polemon II of Pontus. Antony's second born great grandchild! Antony really did win the war against Octavian! +++
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That is one interesting coin! Also, the write up info for the gallery entry is excellent, a good example of how the gallery can be used as a research tool.
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Jay,
Excellent!
mz
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Thanks guys. I tweaked the wikipedia entry for him by removing and adding some info. For me the important thing is his ties to Antony. Polemon's sister's lineage goes all the way down to Nana Queen of Iberia who died in 363 AD!!!!
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Not much interest was shown in the above Polemon II with Nero :'( so here is another acquisition:
Roman Bronze Military diploma fragment with Latin inscription on both sides:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-85615
Can anyone make out enough of it to give a go at translation?
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Personally I can't translate it because the words are incomplete. Looks like a fragment of a Tabula II.
The pic on the right IMHO contains either two names or places of origin of the witnesses.
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Hey, that's pretty cool!
mz
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A complete diploma is my Holy grail in antiquities,much more than a coin. Not because of its beauty but because of its historical and human interest.
Names of the emperor,of the soldier,units in which he served,sometimes one of his officers and not always the name of his wife. Names and place of origin of the witnesses. Seals.
Here is a fine example from Vespasian.
Enjoy.
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Benito I'm familiar with that one! Unfortunately (or fortunately) most diplomas which can be understood are in museums and those that aren't command a huge price. Without a name or Emperor or Legion/cohort reference these fragments can be pretty cheap. Thanks for posting.
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Jay,
The front seems to be the section of the text near the end that grants citizenship to the soldiers and their wives and children, and if they are unmarried to their future wives, but only one wife per soldier.
Line 3: ASV, prob. from NOMINA SVBSCRIPTA, "whose names are written below".
Line 4: maybe EMD, coming from CIVITATEM DEDIT, "he grants citizenship".
Line 5: ABVI, from HABVISSENT, "(to the wives that they presently) have".
Line 6: ELIBE, from CAELIBES, "unmarried".
Line 7: MTA from DVMTAXAT, "just or merely (one wife per soldier)"
Lines 8-11: Should be the month date and the current consuls, which if they could be restored would establish the date of the diploma!
Have you submitted your fragment to the website that collects diploma fragments, and could probably confirm and expand my above suggestions, and maybe determine the date?
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A complete diploma is my Holy grail in antiquities,much more than a coin. Not because of its beauty but because of its historical and human interest.
Names of the emperor,of the soldier,units in which he served,sometimes one of his officers and not always the name of his wife. Names and place of origin of the witnesses. Seals.
Here is a fine example from Vespasian.
Enjoy.
benito,
you have this in your possession?
mz
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Jay,
The front seems to be the section of the text near the end that grants citizenship to the soldiers and their wives and children, and if they are are unmarried to their future wives, but only one wife per soldier.
Line 3: ASV, prob. from NOMINA SVBSCRIPTA, "whose names are written below".
Line 4: maybe EMD, coming from CIVITATEM DEDIT, "he grants citizenship".
Line 5: ABVI, from HABVISSENT, "(to the wives that they presently) have".
Line 6: ELIBE, from CAELIBES, "unmarried".
Line 7: MTA from DVMTAXAT, "just or merely (one wife per soldier)"
Lines 8-11: Should be the month date and the current consuls, which if they could be restored would establish the date of the diploma!
Have you submitted your fragment to the website that collects diploma fragments, and could probably confirm and expand my above suggestions, and maybe determine the date?
Curtis thank you so much! I wasn't expecting much! What is the website to submit fragments?
Am I right to assume this would be a diploma for an auxiliary since a legionary would already be a citizen?
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From that website:
Roman Military Diploma On-line is a project to make collectors aware of the importance of publishing these documents.
Mail us if you need support in identifying details of a military diploma you may have in your collection. We are publishing military diplomata in major scientific journals and appreciate very much new material from private collections for this purpose. You can be named as donor, or you can remain anonymous, whichever you prefer. Contact us at romancoins.info @yahoo.com (please leave out the blank between our name and the @, this is to discourage spam robots)
All we need are clear fotos of both sides (either high resolution scan or real foto), weight (in g), height and width, thickness, height of letters (in mm).
Even small fragments can help to bring Archeology forward ! We have a large database of all known fragments. Almost 1000 diplomas are known to us so far, and we can match yours to known pieces, thus getting important information even out of minor pieces.
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Excellent! I'll send photos off right now!
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Benito I'm familiar with that one! Unfortunately (or fortunately) most diplomas which can be understood are in museums and those that aren't command a huge price. Without a name or Emperor or Legion/cohort reference these fragments can be pretty cheap. Thanks for posting.
Hi Jay.Yes its a well known specimen and I also know about the prices of my future Holy grail. But just in case your acquisition, which looks perfectly good +++,
inspires others to buy fragments of diplomas may I indicate that in a near past ,now you rarely see them after the fleabay clean up of its antiquities section,quite a few fakes were sold . You can also find them in weekly markets.
Two bulgarian examples from dealers included in Forum's NFSL.
Really bad one in silver ( AR was not used for diplomas) ,and with many errors. Somewhat better in bronze.
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No Mark. As written its my Holy grail. Always in search for it. Got close on rare occasions. But with the two tabulae,and complete seal compartment and seals
its more difficult than the Grail. BTW its in Valencia ,Spain ( the Grail).
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Got a new Macro lens. Much better pictures of some coins and 2 new additions:
Antony portrait:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-87853
Antoninus Pius Italia:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-87850
Juba II with Cleopatra Selene portraits RARE!:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-87847
Rape of the Sabines:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-87852
Titus Elephant:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-87851
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Fixed the links above
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New photo of my lifetime Caesar portrait. Struck within a month of Caesar's murder. Nice coin!!!:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88096
Titus with Capricorn reverse denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88095
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Everyone missed the Titus...
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Now that you mention it. BOT worthy.
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Thanks! You think so? I'll put it up if you have a challenger... ;D
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Thanks! You think so? I'll put it up if you have a challenger... ;D
Jay, Your Titus RIC 19 should read IMP XIIII on the reverse. Very unusual how the die engraver cut this legend!
And, I have a challenger for you. ;)
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Thanks for the correction David. Ok, in he goes!
BOT:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88177
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New photo of Vitellius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88182
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New photos of Maximinus II follii:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88208
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88210
Licinius Follis:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88211
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Galba:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88215
Constans:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88216
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A few more new pics of old coins. Some of the first coins I bought!
Nero denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88293
Augustus Provident:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88292
Tiberius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88290
Augustus:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88294
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Nice "shots" Jay GT4 :D +++
quadrans
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Thanks!
Here's a beauty I got in the mail today:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88457
Shame about Taras' head! Still a fantastic coin with an amazing dolphin!
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Thanks!
Here's a beauty I got in the mail today:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88457
Shame about Taras' head! Still a fantastic coin with an amazing dolphin!
yep great dolphin no denying that something a bit special about them just cant imagine them being about so long ago they must have spotted them as they travelled the seas or seen them depicted in ancient writings
its pretty amazing one to be proud of
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Thanks. Dolphins are pretty common on coins from Calabria. Still wish he didn't lose his head....
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Jay, apparently you didn't get the memo which states that ALL Tarentine didrachms are to be kept for me!
a nice addition there buddy, but i think Vlasto 874 is a more likely attribution (873 doesn't have the magistrates name beneath the dolphin). hard to be sure because the text in Vlasto doesn't seem to match the plate, but with the NK monogram this seems like the best match. i think you'll also notice ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ behind the horse rider.
personally i think the dolphin rider in this case is actually Phalanthos, judging by the more mature physique, but that's just my opinion.
but nice coin regardless, congratulations!
enviously,
~ Peter
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Thanks Peter I appreciate it!
I will look a bit more closely behind the rider. I simply copied what the seller had in their listing. Any online resource with photos for Vlasto?
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none that i am aware of, and the book is very hard to find. but searching by the Vlasto numbers can help sometimes.
~ Peter
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New pic of one of my first coins!
Germanicus:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88715
It's a beauty...not really ;D
and another old coin/new pic
Vespasian:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88724
I know they aren't pretty but they have sentimental value to me. Plus they were listed under my old user name...
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A new pic of a pretty nice scarce Hadrian Sestertius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88742
Nice chocolate patina.
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And a new pic of Macrinus denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88743
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One more new Hadrian denarius photo:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88744
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One more new Hadrian Denarius, Fortuna reverse:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88790
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Its interesting to see such diferences in style from the same mint from only a year apart :)
Nice coins!
Steve
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New Titus denarius added today. Wonderful black toning on this one. Clogged die on reverse.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-89077
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and another Titus but this one a restitution of Drusus:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-89080
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Excellent additions Jay!
It looks like your T112 and my T115 https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-7823 had the same die engraver. Also, notice both have a dot at the end of the obverse legend.
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Sure looks like it David! Great eye. I like how even though he is frowning >:( he still looks approachable... ;)
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New Titus denarius added today. Wonderful black toning on this one.
I love the Titus. Excellent addition.
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Nice LEG II added with a cool perfect tiny hole:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-89996
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Some new pictures of old coins which I wasn't happy with:
119 BC M. Furius L. f. Philus:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90760
47-46 BC Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90759
Nero Tetradrachm:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90758
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And a Vespasian Annona denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90762
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Great addition Jay, love the sweet grandfatherly portrait of Vespasian!
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One more Republican:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90772
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Nice addition +++
best
quadrans
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And a new pic of Macrinus denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-88743
Very nice, well-centered Macrinus!+++++
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Thanks guys.
The "interesting" Vespasian denarius arrived today. No sign of plating, but the flan is uneven. Low weight and slightly "off" portrait hint at an ancient counterfeit.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90841
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Although the style , IMHO, is slightly "off" for an official mint product, it is too good to be a barbaric imitative type. I thought surely upon close inspection you would find traces of plating. Very puzzling indeed.
Interesting addition either way.
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It's definitely solid. But the coin is thin on one side which explains the low weight. I'll try to get a picture of it tomorrow.
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New much better pics:
Philip I Sestertius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91158
Amazing toning on this Julia Domna denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91159
Gordian III Sestertius Mars reverse:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91160
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One more new pic
Ptolemy XII or Cleopatra VII Tetradrachm:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91161
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Nice pictures. I like the Philippus sestertius best !
Congrats
JC
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Great new additions. That Philip I pic is outstanding. Bronze is so hard to photograph well imo.
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Thanks guys...the new macro lens does wonders!
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they all look nice Jay, but i too think that Phillip especially was a great catch!
~ Peter
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they all look nice Jay, but i too think that Phillip especially was a great catch!
~ Peter
Thanks Peter. It's amazing what a new macro lens brings out. The old picture had hardly any views and no comments. This is 100% better and reflects what the coin really looks like in hand. Thanks for the comments everyone.
Just so it's on the same page! ;)
Philip I Sestertius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91158
Amazing toning on this Julia Domna denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91159
Gordian III Sestertius Mars reverse:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91160
Ptolemy XII or Cleopatra VII Tetradrachm:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91161
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Hi Jay
Nice collection +++
Best regards and Happy 2013
quadrans
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Two new Caracalla pics, amazing portraits:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91223
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91224
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Both new coins are quite fetching, especially the second coin's portrait.
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Jay - You're photo's are really good. What is your camera setup? How do you light?
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Thanks guys.
I use a Sony Nex-5 with a macro lens. I place my coin in front of south facing window on top of my concrete counter top in my kitchen. I rest the camera on a sugar canister and snap away! :) I usually take the picture mid afternoon when the light is best. I've tried all kinds of artificial lights and tripods but I find this method works best for me.
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Jay,
Wow, excellent!
Regards,
mz
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Thanks Mark.
Two more new photos:
Claudius Sestertius (Nice big coin!):
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91236
and
Gordian III Antoninianus almost EF:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91238
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And an amazing toned Commodus:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91237
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Four new photos of old coins.
Trajan Hercules denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92089
Marcus Aurelius denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92088
Hadrian Fortuna denarius, Nice Portrait!:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92087
Hadrian MONETA Great coin and toning!:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92086
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Hi Jay
Both of them are nice addition
congrats
Joe
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Thanks Joe...to bad you lose all the previous comments and ratings....
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Hadrian MONETA Great coin and toning!:https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92087
I love your new coins, but especially the Moneta reverse. Of course I'm a lawyer, so I love the scales :) That link above is to your Fortuna though. Your Moneta reverse is here:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92086
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Thanks Lucas, was wondering why it had so few views! Now fixed.
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The Hadrian Moneta is indeed a delightful addition!
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Just added this fairly rare Vespasian Ephesus denarius. PACI AVGVSTAE:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92220
I believe it is a die match on the obverse with one of David's!
EDIT: correct link now.
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Hmm again a nice interesting coin +++
regards
Joe
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Just added this fairly rare Vespasian Ephesus denarius. PACI AVGVSTAE:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92220
I believe it is a die match on the obverse with one of David's!
EDIT: correct link now.
Awesome addition! I really love the portrait style from this mint.
Which coin of mine is it die linked with? I can't seem to find one. My RIC 1421 is from different dies.
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I thought this one:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-86830
The positioning of the letters seems like a match to me but the portrait is tougher to tell.
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The two portraits are a bit different and look at how the S in COS lines up in both our coins, different as well, IMHO.
Great coin either way!
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Great coin Jay! I agree with David. The portraits from this mint are something special. Actually, I prefer everything about them!
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Outstanding scarce coin from Ephesus. I have to agree with David though, and not a die match. Portraits are different as he points out. The top of the laureate wreath seems to fall against the letters differently at the top. Awesome addition.
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Thanks guys. I knew the portrait was somewhat off but originally I thought it might be due to wear. The positioning of the letters seemed really close, especially how they are not in a straight line but kind up "up and down".
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A new virtual tray now that I have a portrait Julius Caesar. I also switched out a few others.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92493
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Love it Jay. Great JC as well. I love that type and have chased them before..but can't run fast enough to catch one!
Congrats! +++
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Thanks!
Traded a duplicate Antony and a worn Calabrian silver for this Republican beauty:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-93205
Great all round coin with wonderful toning and some really nice detail, particularly the horns on Philips head.
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Forgot to mention, this is believed to be the first Roman coin with an historical person depicted on it rather than a deity or personification.
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Hoooops Very nice +++
regards
Joe
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Jay, a very lovely addition, much nicer than my example! +++
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Two new pictures of old coins. The old pics were blurry and poorly photographed. I think these new photos are much better
Papius serrated:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-95062
Balbus:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-95063
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The Balbus in particular is very nicely shot.
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Thanks!
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Great additions Jay!
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Thanks Randy
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Nice coin Jay and good photo too.... +++
Regards
Joe
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4 new pictures of old coins of Alexander Jannaeus:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-95535
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-95534
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-95533
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-95532
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Interesting coins Jay. I don't know anything about the issues but I like the look of them. Your photography really brings them to life too!
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This metal detector find from the Ukraine arrived today. It was sold as a fouree but on close inspection shows no signs of being plated. A small chip in the patina behind Marcus' head shows bright silver under magnification. Weight is a bit low at 2.5g
Just checking the attribution as we speak.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-95835
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I've found RIC 259 with the correct legends but with Roma seated instead of Victory. Any help please?
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Jay,
Looking at RIC III and your coin looks like/is RIC 258 (Common).
Regards,
mz
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Thanks Mark, I don't have RIC only Sear and whatever online resources exist. But isn't 258 TRP XXV? Mine is TRP XXVI
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Thanks Mark, I don't have RIC only Sear and whatever online resources exist. But isn't 258 TRP XXV? Mine is TRP XXVI
Jay,
According to RIC, it's TRPXXVI for both 258 and 259.
TRPXXV (Dec. 170-Dec. 171) is in the series RIC 227-251.
TRPXXVI (Dec. 171-Dec. 172) is in the series RIC 252-267.
Regards,
mz
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Thanks Mark!
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2 new Gordian III added. Not sure if I have attribution correct. Any help appreciated!
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-96537
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-96536
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Nice coin Jay ..
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regards
Joe
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Antony fouree added today courtesy of Sosius!
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-96744
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I've wanted one of these for a long time, finally got a decent example for a reasonable price.
Trajan's column:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97041
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Along with the Trajan above I also added a new picture of a Festus Prutah.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97074
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Along with the Trajan above I also added a new picture of a Festus Prutah.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97074
You're photography of that coin is really excellent. I love the colors.
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You're photography of that coin is really excellent. I love the colors.
Thanks! It really looks like that in hand too.
EDIT: Keep them on the same page:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97074
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97041
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Nice little Antony quinarius added with a museum number painted on obverse:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97411
Galba sestertius with a decent portrait facing left:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97409
Trajan's column Æ As:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97408
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All are great additions, Jay. I've wanted a Galba Sestertius for a long time, I'm jealous! The Trajan coin is great as well, shows the full column and statue. Nice finds!
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Thanks Dave. The Trajan was in a "Junk" box. I think the As is quite scarce...not too many out there. The Galba was more than reasonable and I just couldn't resist the Antony!
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Excellent additions. My favourite is the Trajan - what a great reverse!
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I think the Antony is really cool. I wonder where it came from...do you have any idea? Great addition.
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Unfortunately not. It was part of a huge collection that a dealer bought. Almost all of the coins had little numbers painted on them. They didn't know the original source before the last seller. Probably a few hundred coins had the numbers...
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Nice coin Jay ;)
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regards
quadrans
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Here's a lead seal I just got today. Purchased as a 3rd century seal but to me it looks a lot like Hadrian. Actually I don't see how it can't be Hadrian! Am I seeing things? Opinions please:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97546
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Here's a lead seal I just got today. Purchased as a 3rd century seal but to me it looks a lot like Hadrian. Actually I don't see how it can't be Hadrian! Am I seeing things? Opinions please:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97546
Hadrian has my vote. Very interesting piece Jay.
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Either Hadrian or Antoninus Pius I would say.
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Either Hadrian or Antoninus Pius I would say.
Agreed. Could also be Aelius.
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Thanks guys....could possibly be 3-4th century!
Added an amazing patina denarius of Antoninus Pius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97828
Looks like a VF+ coin under there!
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Not beautiful but it is what it is...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97876
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Not beautiful but it is what it is...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-97876
I wonder how long this denarius circulated since it is was found so far from home? I have one or two denarii from the Ukraine that are fairly worn as well.
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Yeah it's pretty beat up...
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Four new additions
New Antoninus Pius Italia denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98144
Bronze snake fragment:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98143
Constantius II lead seal:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98142
Confronted heads lead seal:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98141
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The Italia denarius is wonderful and my favourite new addition of yours.
Congrats!
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Thanks!
Three new photos of older coins.
Taras Didrachm, much better photo:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98385
Nero Victory AE As, now it looks like it does in hand (smoothed and tooled):
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98386
My very first Flavian, from a Junk box almost 10 years ago:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98387
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Also took a new picture of a great Probus. After cleaning it revealed full silvering underneath. It was a great coin before, I think it is fantastic now. Could still use some more cleaning but I'm leaving it "as-is"
New pic:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98391
Previous pic:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-51245
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Also took a new picture of a great Probus. After cleaning it revealed full silvering underneath. It was a great coin before, I think it is fantastic now. Could still use some more cleaning but I'm leaving it "as-is"
New pic:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98391
Previous pic:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-51245
Wow! Fantastic coin. Please leave it "as is"!
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Added an Antony Legionary denarius today. Worn but in hand it appears to be LEG X. What makes the coin interesting is that the obverse bears a counter mark of Vespasian IMPVESP. The counter mark is also worn suggesting that this coin circulated for 100+ years!
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98511
Two of my favorite areas of collecting on one coin!
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...and a new pic of an Ephesus denarius of Vespasian:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98515
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and a new pic of a Titus denarius:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98516
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and while I was at it a new photo of Vespasian denarius with Pax reverse:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98518
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Went to Torex coin show today and got two new coins:
Domitian with Pegasus reverse from a nice old collection:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98556
and
A very rare Juba II bronze in fantastic shape for the type, from the same collection:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98557
Check them out!
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Nice addition Jay I like it ...
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regards
Joe
Mine pegazus are :
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-83619
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Nice one Joe, love the style of yours. Mine came from a very old collection and was never fully cleaned. I have several coins from the same source and I believe it was previously in a museum as some have item numbers written on them.
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This one came up on Forum yesterday and I snatched it up. The last time I saw one at a coin show for sale I hesitated and it ended up being sold while I contemplated...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-98631
Not the greatest specimen but it's all there. Not in hand yet but I used Joe's photo!
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EDIT: Link fixed
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Wow, you must have snatched it up quick. I didn't even see this one hit the boards! Great pickup!
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Yep its a rareish coin. I also snatched mine though I already had a RR bonus eventus.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-75919