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Offline kc

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kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« on: October 03, 2010, 04:29:04 am »
My whole collection comprises merely ca. 100 Roman coins. I mainly collect nice portraits of Roman emperors as well as rare emperors, types and nominals.
My favorite emperors are Carausius, Allectus and Trebonianus Gallus.
Just recently I focus on sestertii with beautiful portraits as you can see in my gallery.

Comments on my coins are appreciated :)



https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=lastupby&uid=12207



Best Regards

kc

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2010, 05:58:08 am »
Very nice gallery kc. I have enjoyed looking at it. The Carausius denarius is interesting, there must be several scenarios as to why it has been chiselled in half.

Alex.

Offline Mark Z

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2010, 07:13:21 pm »
Andreas,

I spend too much time in your gallery as it is! ;)

Just keep repeating to yourself:

"Send Mark the Pacatian, send Mark the Pacatian, send Mark the Pacatian!"

mz

p.s. killer gallery!

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2010, 08:21:16 pm »
Very nice collection! I especially like selection of fine portraits.
The one you chose as your avatar is my favorite :)
Thanks!


Offline Mark Z

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2010, 04:17:02 pm »
I can't decide which of your APs I like better.

mz

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2010, 01:16:55 am »
I can ;)

I love that forest green patina :o

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2010, 12:17:33 pm »
My favourite portrait is Balbinus'. The fine patina accentuates the details of Balbinus' portrait. I like that one.

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2010, 02:28:17 pm »
I'm very fond of your Antoninianus of Philip II.

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2010, 02:46:06 pm »
Hi Bud,

I like the heaviness of the coin. With 6.23g it is a real heavy weight.




Problem: I have put a new coin in my gallery and the links above do not show the coins they normally should because all coins have rotated.


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kc

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2010, 02:51:26 pm »
That's because you didn't use the correct links found under 'file information'.
Andreas Reich

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2010, 02:59:14 pm »
I have just added a nice Carausius Antoninian with full planchet. It is in perfect condition and has some silvering.
Besides it is a rare type which is not listed in RIC.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=0


Best Regards

kc


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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2010, 07:29:38 pm »
Two new Sestertii added:

1. Lucius Verus

2. Gordianus III.

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2010, 07:34:25 pm »
Hi,
My favorite emperors are Carausius, Allectus.......

I can understand that!

Regards,

Mauseus

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2010, 07:55:44 pm »
try using these sort of link...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/17499/053A.jpg

which is your Postumus  which will display


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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2010, 09:50:58 pm »
kc,

Lucius Verus and GIII

two beautiful coins!

mz

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2010, 03:38:00 am »
Nice detailed portraits!

Lucius has a sly and mischievious look about him :evil:

Great patina on Gordianus!

Nice additions!

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #18 on: October 23, 2010, 11:46:02 am »
@mauseus
And I can understand that you can understand it :)


@ecoli
Thank you for the evidence. :)


@Mark
Danke vielmals. ;)


@Steve
If Lucius would have horns he could be Lucifer :laugh:


Three new coins:

1. Postumus double Sestertius

2. Trebonianus Gallus Sestertius

3. Faustina Junior Sestertius



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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #19 on: October 23, 2010, 01:27:17 pm »
Andreas (or anyone else),

What can you tell me about Postumus' radiate crown other than the fact that it was applied later? Is this ancient?

mz

p.s 3 beautiful portraits! Kudos!

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #20 on: October 23, 2010, 02:06:49 pm »
Hi Mark,

read this topic:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=65113.0


Best Regards

Andreas

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #21 on: October 24, 2010, 02:21:54 am »
Hi Mark,

read this topic:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=65113.0


Best Regards

Andreas

Excellent!
thanks!

But it seems so obvious. Wouldn't everyone notice something this blatant?

mz

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #22 on: October 24, 2010, 11:08:02 am »

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #23 on: October 24, 2010, 04:03:32 pm »
When I first viewed the coin my immediate thought was that the specimen was ‘redenominated’, but I hesitated to weigh in because I couldn’t back my opinion with any facts. Very interesting indeed; so what may seem, to the uneducated eye, to be a 'mutilated' coin is in fact a very interesting piece of monetary history.  This should give one pause when examining a coin that seems to have been damaged (counter stamp? bankers' mark? re-valued? emperor's image or a deity defaced?)

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #24 on: October 24, 2010, 05:17:18 pm »
I agree with Bud, very interesting!!!

I knew about countermarks sometimes used to revalue older coins, but I never knew about adding a radiate design to achieve this. Fascinating!

And I thought it was a badly tooled coin :-[

 

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