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Some New Coins in my Gallery
« Reply #125 on: November 24, 2020, 03:56:12 pm »
It's been too long since I've added coins to my Roman Republican Gallery.  I'm making-up for that this week.  Several coins were added over the last 12 hours.  The new coins include a scarce Crawford 34 series Quadrigatus, a Denarius with a pre-1856 provenance to the Duke of Northumberland Collection (my second from this old collection), and several other coins.  I'll be adding more later this week as time permits. Newer coins can be found beneath the "Last additions" banner on my Gallery page (link below).  Enjoy!

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #126 on: November 29, 2020, 08:04:43 pm »
Great group Michael, 👍

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #127 on: November 29, 2020, 10:01:29 pm »
Three nice coins from the same sale, with some non-obvious provenance.   
There were a bunch of nice quadrigati along with yours, but yours may be the best exemplar of its Crawford group.  They really do need good photos rather than Crawford's prose and casts to make sense.   Thanks for posting these.
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Scarce Denomination Added to my Gallery
« Reply #128 on: December 08, 2020, 11:53:53 am »
I've added a scarce denomination to my Roman Republican gallery: an AE Dodrans.  The Dodrans was produced only twice during the Roman Republic. The first production was by C. Cassius in 131 BCE (Crawford series 266, redated by Mattingly in Essays Hersh); the second production was by M. Metellus in 125 BCE (Crawford series 263, redated by Mattingly). “Dodrans” is a contraction of the Latin “de quadrans”, meaning one-quarter less than an As. It is identified by the value mark S:· (a Semis and 3 unciae) for a total of 9 unciae, or three-quarters of an As of 12 unciae. In addition to the Dodrans, C. Cassius also struck a bronze "Bes" of eight unciae. By 131 BCE, the As had been out of production for many years, and it’s possible that the Dodrans and Bes were experimental denominations to satisfy demand for larger bronze coins. Alternatively, they may have satisfied the need for special payments to fund corn or wine distributions.


My new gallery example can be seeen here:  https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-166897

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #129 on: December 08, 2020, 02:12:40 pm »
Fantastic addition.  I don't think I've ever seen another for sale.  Congrats

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #130 on: December 08, 2020, 04:23:34 pm »
Great coin, Michael... +++


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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #131 on: December 08, 2020, 04:43:26 pm »
Thanks, Joe and Jay!

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #132 on: December 08, 2020, 10:41:50 pm »
Quite nice and  quite rare.  This one caused the saddest of many "sad trombone" sounds on my computer that day, filled with poor strategy on my part.  Glad to see it has a good home!
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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #133 on: December 08, 2020, 11:10:19 pm »
Ach!  Sorry, Paul. 


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Father and Son Additions
« Reply #134 on: December 09, 2020, 10:42:13 pm »
Tonight, I'm happy to add to my Roman Republican gallery two denarii of a father and his dutiful son: Pompey the Great and Sextus Pompey

The Pompey the Great denarius is one of my favorite types of the Imperatorial series, with devices alluding to Pompey's broad imperium and military successes on land and sea, and struck while Pompey was preparing for his ill-fated show-down with Caesar at Pharsalus.  The coin can be found here: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-166939


The very rare Sextus Pompey denarius marked young Sextus' taking-up the mantle of the Pompeians following his elder brother's defeat at Munda.  This coin was formerly in the RBW Collection and can be found here: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-166940


I may add a few more coins before the end of the month, as I'm a little behind.  Enjoy!

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #135 on: December 09, 2020, 11:32:37 pm »
That's a wonderful pair

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #136 on: December 09, 2020, 11:41:03 pm »
That's a wonderful pair

+ 1 👍😉😀

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #137 on: December 10, 2020, 10:25:27 am »
Thanks again, Joe and Jay!

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #138 on: December 10, 2020, 04:15:28 pm »
A great pair indeed. The Pompey The Great denarius is magnificent. Nice additions to your collection.

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #139 on: December 10, 2020, 04:41:00 pm »
Thank you, Tracy!

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #140 on: December 12, 2020, 11:27:06 pm »
The Magnus really shows well.  Great find.
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Last Roman Republican Gallery Additions of 2020
« Reply #141 on: December 31, 2020, 05:41:39 pm »
I hoped to receive and post my final purchase of 2020 today, but fate intervened.  So, it seems these three coins, entered in the past week or two, are the final 2020 additions to my Roman Republican Gallery.  Each coin special in some way:

1. Brutus and Casca Longus plated/fourree denarius from the Duke of Northumberland Collection.  This coin has the dubious distinction of being the only ancient fake that I've knowingly purchased.  It's exceptionally nice for a fouree, with good style (surely made from an impression of a genuine coin), otherwise beautiful surfaces and only one spot of exposed core on Neptune's cheek.  Because the coin was described in Admiral Smyth's 1856 book about the Duke of Northumberland Collection, we know it was acquired by Northumberland's family before 1856!  You can find the coin here:  https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-167248

2. T. Carisius "Moneta" denarius. Coins of this type are often badly off-struck; however this is a particularly well-centered example with a nearly complete reverse wreath.  I have an opinion on the reverse imagery that some may disagree with.  The coin and my write-up can be found here: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-167045

3.  M. Plaetorius Cestianus, "SORS" Denarius.  Another difficult but charming type, often off-struck and, because of its facing front reverse figure which is struck in high-relief, often found tooled or heavily worn.  This example appears untouched and relatively well-centered for the type.  The coin can be found here:  https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-166944

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #142 on: January 01, 2021, 04:46:48 am »
Great coins, Michael  👍

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #143 on: January 01, 2021, 01:56:25 pm »
Three strong pieces.  Need to look more closely this weekend.   The Plaetoria is remarkably struck and preserved .
  Excellent acquisition decision on the Carisius.   Has it been freed from "wrapping"?  I think your take is more correct than the "coin minting-only" view, although I think some features suggest the reverse may be an attempt to be both general and specific at the same time.  I have been thinking about a club presentation about moneyers and minting for a while, but my notes are still in progress.
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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #144 on: January 01, 2021, 02:39:11 pm »
Fantastic additions!

The idea that some fouree's were struck with official dies as emergency issues isn't new, but I have never seen a die match to prove the theory. 

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« Reply #145 on: January 01, 2021, 05:15:53 pm »
Thanks for the kind words, Joe, Paul and Nemo.

Fantastic additions!
The idea that some fouree's were struck with official dies as emergency issues isn't new, but I have never seen a die match to prove the theory. 

I think fourrees are not likely official for most Republican and Imperatorial issues where the numbers just don't support them being official - surely there would be a lot more of them if they were an official mint (or traveling, military mint) product. The possible exception are those African issues of Cornuficius ca. 42 BCE, where the fourees greatly outnumber solid coins. Die links may not be irrefutable proof, as the unofficial fourees were often made from impressions of genuine coins.

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Caesar Portrait added to my Roman Republican Gallery
« Reply #146 on: January 08, 2021, 11:02:04 pm »
Today, I added to my Roman Republican Gallery an attractive posthumous Caesar portrait denarius, formerly from the Dr. Walter F. Stoecklin (d. 1975) Collection.  My gallery is linked below, and the new coin can be found here:  https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-167528 

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #147 on: January 09, 2021, 07:30:11 am »
Wonderful coin, with a nice Pedigree  :o

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #148 on: January 09, 2021, 11:35:15 am »
Thank you, Ralf.

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Re: Introducing Carausius's Gallery
« Reply #149 on: January 10, 2021, 03:32:18 am »
Great find, Michael 👍

Beautiful coin 🤗

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