Does anyone have any cool ancient or medieval gold coins they want to show off? I just recently purchased this beauty from Forum Ancient Coins about a month ago or so. It's a Byzantine solidus from Heraclius and his two sons and is the centerpiece of my collection (next to my Alexander Severus denarius) as of now. I believe I made a post about it when I first got it, but just in case.
Nice coin. A great deal of detail still remains on the obverse. Too bad the reverse is not as well centered. I do not own any gold coins whatsoever. Not because I don't like them, mind you. I just don't feel I can afford them. And for those that are affordable, I always find myself thinking "how many base metal or silver coins could I buy for this same amount". I guess I'm just cheap.
They posted alot of ancient gold a few weeks ago. Most I cant afford either or like Bing, rather have alot for the $ then 1 gold piece. Nice coin & congrats!
Yes beautiful coin indeed. I concur with Bing in regards to financial constraints, and being that I enjoy the finer Greek coins, I invest much of my yearly budget into the few expensive Greeks which catch my eye.
Thanks everybody! This will probably be the only gold coin I get for a long while, since like you guys said, they are expensive. I'm probably just going to stick with bronze and cheap silver in the long run. This coin in particular was a bit of a stretch for my typical budget, but it was worth it. The obverse is gorgeous in my opinion and was the main draw for me to get it, the reverse could be better centered, but I love it regardless.
Thanks They're a result of a lot of pruning over time - at one point, I nearly had a Twelve Caesars set in gold but I wasn't happy enough with a lot of the pieces, so I've sold/consolidated over the course of the last couple years. Now I'm a lot more selective in what I add in.
I have just one old gold coin at the moment and it was part of a large lot of Byzantines. Not the prettiest coin in the world but it's a start. Mick Jagger Constantine IV Pogonatus Constantine IV Pogonatus, 668-685 AD AV tremissis, 1.4 gm, 17 mm Constantinople mint Obv: DN CONSTANTINUS PPAG; Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right Rev: VICTORIA AVGUS; cross potent; CONOB Ref: SB 1161
Wow, that's a beautiful new gold coin, Codera!! (congrats) => oh, and welcome!! ... I only have this humble ol' Greek offering (gotta love the animal coins, eh?) ... LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater Circa 478-455 BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 2.48 grams Obverse: Ram’s head right Reverse: Incuse bull’s head right Reference: Bodenstedt Em. 27; HGC 6, 954
I bought these two Byzantine coins from Forum at the same time. Both have small amounts of graffiti on them. Heraclius AU Solidus Heraclius and Sons (Constantinople) Size: 20mm Weight: 4.31gm Catalog: Sear 769 Struck: AD 639-641 Constantinople I like the design of the king and his two sons. Focas AU Solidus Victory (Constantinople) Size: 22mm Weight: 4.43gm Catalog: Sear 620 Struck: AD 607-609 Constantinople Focas is always an odd-looking guy.
Ooh ooh! I do have one! I like to think of it as both ancient and medieval, seeing as how Anastasius ruled during, and having his reign start in, the beginning of the Middle Ages, but the style is definitely still ancient (late) Roman: Anastasius I, Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire AV Tremissis Obv: DN ANASTA-SIVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory standing with head left, holding wreath and cross on globe Mint: Constantinople, Mintmark: CONOB (in exergue) Ref: SB 8 Width: 16 mm, Weight: 1.5 grams
pretty, pretty coins. no gold here. everntually getting a low end gold is..you guessed it...on my list.
