Your favorite coins by century.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS AR Denarius
OBVERSE: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
REVERSE: FVNDATOR PACIS, Septimius, togate and veiled, standing left holding olive branch
Struck at Rome, 202-210 AD
3.3g, 18mm,
RIC 265, RSC 205, BMC 330

 

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I think that my second x 2nd-Century offering is very cool ... one of my all-around ancient-favourites!!

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Æ Obol
AD 117-138
Dated RY 14 (AD 129/3)
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 4.51 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Uraeus (cobra) to left, with poppy and grain ear; L-IΔ (date) across upper field
Reference: Köln 1022; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 32.501; Emmet 1170
Other: 12h ... red-brown patina

 

I recently purchased my third 2nd-Century example in a group-purchase with three other super-cool drachms ... I love this new addition to my collection!!

Antoninus Pius Æ drachm Roman Egypt (Alexandria)
138-161 AD
Year 8
Diameter: 34 mm
Weight: 23.14 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Bust of Aphrodite (Venus) left above bull (Taurus) butting left; star above … Popular astrological type depicting Venus in Taurus
Reference: Köln 1492-3; Dattari (Savio) 2960; K&G 35.280
=> (Milne 1808-1809?)
Other: brown patina, numerous old scratches
Ex James Theselius Collection

 

Umm, I think this is second century.





If anyone has information relating to the conviction of this coin as not of the second century it would be greatly appreciated.

 

2nd. Century...

Plautilla..205..AD.
AR Denarius
Obv. Bust of Plautilla right..
Rev.Better Days..Plautilla and Caracalla clasping hands.
18mm x 3.43g.

Plautilla wife of Caracalla, which had her Father killed. Plautilla and Daughter were exiled and treated harshly, then Caracalla had them killed. He wasn't a nice guy..

 

My 2nd century favorites:

Trajan:


Commodus:

 

the first century is another weak spot in my small collection, here are my two favorites.


hadrian denarius






and a antoninus pius dennarius

 

Hadrian; AD 117-138
Bronze Dupondius; 27mm/14g
OBV HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; Radiate Head R, Drapery at shoulder
REV: COS III SC; Salus Std L feeding serpent from patera
(RIC 657, Cohen 367cf)

 

sweet => that's a fantastic coin-grouping, gang!! (we're rollin' again!!)

 

Here is my favorite second Century AD coin that was also minted in the third Century A.D.
Septimius Severus
AR Denarius
A.D. 193-211

4.01 gms, 20.2 mm
Obv: Laurerate head of Severus right. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII.
Rev: Elephant wearing cuirass walking right. MVNIFICENTIA AVG.
Grade: gEF pretty much as struck. Well centered with 90% of legends clear.
Other: Nice reverse with very clear plaid pattern on elephant. Sear 1766. Ex Heritage Jan 2013 auction 231304 Lot #61069 From Eye Appealing Coins 9/2013.

 

Hey Steve-- I'm ordering Alexandrian Coins by Emmett. You might want to pick up a copy too. On Wayne Sales's website he shows a picture of the book that happens to be open to the Antoninus Pius Zodiac coins page. Dang! Wonder how much modern cash would be required to trade for a complete set?



picture from http://www.wgs.cc/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_64&product_id=58

 

Are you going to give us a book review, or will I have to do all the heavy lifting around here?

 

You can continue since you're doing an excellent job. The Easter Bunny is coming to your house early

 

That Zodiac set sounds like a fantastic idea! I'll have to add that to my wantlist now as well...

 

You and Steve are going to wrestle over them! That should be entertaining to watch

Many of those must be extremely uncommon. I've only seen a few of the types in my browsing. Good luck, both of you!

 

A while back when we discussed Steve's first Zodiac, I recommended the CNG catalogs that sold the Kerry Wettstrom collection of these. One thing you will get from that catalog is how poor condition most of them are but are still considered to be high end collectibles. You will not find a complete set being sold as a group but in 1990 they realized over $100 for worn slick, grossly rough or lower grade holed to $2200 for nice VF. There is no saying what the last 24 years have done to the prices but I'll bet you have trouble finding the 13th one (whichever that is) for double those prices. For the record, the zodiacs are not the best of the bunch. There are other rare types like the Flaying of Marsyas that bring more.

I think the coins shown on that page when sold by a full price auction house would add up to $100,000 (but not from me). Considering previous postings by our membership, I see potential here for being in the doghouse for the rest of the century. Now the big question: If you are willing to accept a set in AG condition (identifiable but no more), would you be able to assemble the set for under $5000? I would like to know how many collectors worldwide own a set.

When I ordered Emmett, it came up as a sale item with free shipping. Wayne was the publisher so if anyone has a sizable stock left, he might.

 

Hey, what did that V-Auction Leo-beauty end-up goin' for? (I was on-board until it hit $250, but then I bailed and headed towards a few different targets) ... but that was a very cool coin ... that would have been "2-outta-12"

=> "amazingly" I scored my Taurus coin + 3 other very sweet Alexandrian drachms for $600 total (delivered) ... yup, I have them all listed in my coin-ledger as $150 each (*sweet score*)


I ended-up finding the link ... it really was an amazingly cool coin!! (and it is my 'sign', but still, after scoring the other coin for such a small price, I bailed when this sweet darling escaped my wallet-gravity) ... enjoy (oh, and congrats to the dude that scored this keeper!!)

http://www.vauctions.com/ViewArchiveItem.asp?ID=21370

 

I checked out that Leo, it was from Curtis' collection.

Cool...

 

Yes, that really was a sweet score! Congratulations once again on that fine purchase.

 

$580 + add-ons but part of that was for the Curtis 2x2. I believe it was worth it but not to me.
Did you see this one? Not cheap for the detail level?
http://www.vauctions.com/ViewArchiveItem.asp?ID=17469

I see you have taken the easy answer to a problem I struggle with regularly. When I buy, for example, a ten coin lot for $500, should I catalog them as $50 each or allow $275 for the one good coin in the bunch and $25 for the also ran nine?