A big milestone: my first ever gold coin!

I'm normally on a budget, but with the money I'm going to get selling off the rest of my US collection, I thought "why not?" when I found it listed by "my guy" (as a certain member here would describe his favorite seller). I'm definitely going to be stopping with purchases for a while (ok, maybe a dirt-cheap one here and there ), but I think it's worth it!
So without further adieu, my gold tremissis of Byzantine emperor Anastasius!

ANASTASIUS (reigned 491-518 AD), AV Tremissis
Obv: DN ANASTA-SIVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing right with head left, holding wreath and cross on globe, CONOB in ex, Constantinople mint, SB 8, 16mm wide, 1.5 gr
(btw a tremissis is one-third of a solidus)

 

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that is absolutely gorgeous.....



congrats to you VK!

 

I said it once before at another place and I'll say it again.

CONGRATULATIONS!! Coin brother.

 

wow !!!!

 

Atta boy, Jango => or should I start calling you Sir Golden Jango?

 

Well that is a milestone I have not reached after 32 years of collecting Ancients. Congratulations Jango. BTW, it's a nice looking coin too.

 

Well-done VK! That's a great looking coin. :thumb:

 

Good quality, lots of his tremissis are pretty rough. I was absolutely thrilled when I got my first ancient gold! Now I am looking for my first aureus, but school so far has said no :-D

 

Spectacular!

 

Congratulations. This is a lovely entry-level gold coin and a type I would recommend to everyone looking to start with ancient gold.

 

I like it it! Nice bust - decent legends. Gold!

 

The original plan was to get a solidus as my first gold which I would have expected to get at the earliest, a couple of years down the road. But this one was immediately affordable, and is a hot coin, so I went for it and am glad I did.

 

Thanks for the comments!

 

Also, question: are there any specific conditions in storing gold ancients? Not in humid places, I'd imagine, but what else should I know to keep my tremissis looking beautiful?

 

There are a few AV aureus's on eBay.

 

Very nice!

 

An acquisition most marvelous! ¡Felicitaciones!

 

VK, awesome coin great details, the best part is, that it fits the time frame of what you collect, nice job...:thumb:

 

Yes, but with college I can't spend so much at one time right now. If I could have I would have bought a Libius Severus that recently came up for auction

 

That's a beauty.