Dear Board
I started uploading my
collection to the
Member's Gallery about a month ago. I'm slowly rephotographing and reattributing coins when I have the time and I will periodically update this
thread with any interesting new
additions to the
gallery.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=40435So far I have uploaded my
Romans from
Augustus to
Commodus, lumping in imperial issues with
provincials, along with a smattering of recent acquisitions:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (plus Vitellus)
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6760Flavian Dynasty
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6765The Adoptive Emperors https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6768Severan Dynasty
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6763The Soldier Emperors
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6761The Successionist Empires
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6759The Tetrarchy https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6775I like all these coins but to
pick out a few favorites:
It's hard for me to walk past my first two
ancient coins -
denarii of Lucus
Verus (
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-148381) and
Marcus Aurelius (
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-148655). They are not particularly
rare types or in remarkable condition, but they are where it all started!
In my opinion, my most attractive (
Roman) coin is this
Trajan denarius with
Victory on the
reverse which has
good detail and is nicely
toned. My photography skills
still aren't quite up to scratch so like most of my
gallery it's even better in hand!
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-148293I have an interest in the crisis of the third century, so this coin of
Postumus issued under
Aureolus is a favorite - not only is it a handsome coin, the story of
Aureolus is a fascinating one, he was undoubtedly a pivotal character at a pivotal point in time for the
Roman Empire. Although the coin is not one of the more common (but arguably more historically interesting)
Fides Eqvit types, it's an exciting small piece of
history https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-147799My most viewed coin so far (by a long shot) is this
Maximus II Daia. I'm a little confused by this! It's a nice example and doesn't seem to be an especially common
type judging by the limited examples I can find online, but that aside, I'm not sure why it's garnered so much attention (nb the vendor
had it as
RIC 86 however I think it is
RIC 100 (and have attributed it as such) based on the examples pictured on
OCRE)
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-148442.
I will (slowly) keep them coming!