Some Coins that Need Some Love

I love these kinds of "specialist's" coins. I wish you would share more if you have them.

 

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I never shared because of it's thick patina, mainly the reverse obscuring what actually makes the coin fairly special.

This is actually the opposite for once, photo is better then the coin in hand unless tilted at different angles.

I have many provincials and some awaiting Dane to post :/ And many die clashes since I love those errors but never felt the need to post.

We all have our own box of coins that we only love but feel others may not.

 

Yes, and some of us have the conceit to make entire websites about them, lol.

 

Which is great for things like you and some others are into. My oddities I don't feel need special website.

 

I'm glad you whipped out your VICTOR GERMAN Mat, I've long had an interest in the Germanic tribes that fought with Rome.
It's good to post the coins we don't get enough chances to share. Excellent choices everyone.

 

Here's a random A-Pi I don't think I've shown before. If I'm not wrong, Pius is the only emperor who used this reverse. Pietas with a dish of fruit in one hand a small deer in the other. Yummy.



ANTONINUS PIUS
AR Denarius
3.31g, 18.1mm
Rome mint, AD 151-152
RIC 217 (Scarce)
O: IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right.
R: TR POT XV COS IIII, Pietas standing right, in front of altar, holding with right hand fore-legs of hind and holding dish of fruit on left hand, PIETAS in exergue.

 

Pietas went on a Paleo diet.

 

I've been meaning to deal with this coin for a few weeks now. This is one of those glossy Jekyll-and-Hyde things that I've come to realize need two photographs to be properly represented. The first shows the nice green patina, but at that angle, the surfaces look rather rough and pitted. In fact, most of what looks like roughness consists of variation in the color of the patina. The second is simply held in my hand under a room light and angled in such a way as to demonstrate the details and surfaces, but losing all the color...

 

Doesn't even look like the same coin.

 

That's quite a dramatic example of the effects of lighting! I agree-- sometimes it takes more than one set of images to convey the true look of a coin. Nice job!

 

Right? Ordinarily I pass on common coins with this sort of patina (it's probably been waxed), but this is a rare Constantinople-only issue. They aren't so rare that you can't get a ratty one for a few bucks, but in this grade, they'll run you over $75 on vcoins.

 

Here's a coin that arrived last week and is getting some love for the first time today, a nice, thick follis of Galerius. The reverse is weakly struck from 5 to 7, but not so much that the mint mark SMSDdot can't be made out. Evidently the authors of RIC saw enough of these types from Serdica (modern-day Sofia, Bulgaria) to call them common, but it's the first one I've come across for an acceptable price.

Beautiful style too - Genius has some serious attitude going on.

 

This little coin could use some love:

Time of Constantine I, AD 306 - 337
AE, 1.7g, 19mm; 6h; Thessalonica, Greece
Obv.: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS; bust left, laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear
Rev.: Victory standing left on prow holding spear and shield
In Ex.: SMTS⌂
Ref: NOT IN RIC, unlisted officinal - ⌂. For THESSALONICA 229 and 230 the weight range is 1.2g - 2g. the average weight being 1.52g. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/7the230_d.html

 

Ya, just because I like it. Coin collecting is fun.

 

Whoa, nice catch!

 

Thanks!

 

Very very nice!

 

I bought one of these and have to admit to having a loop soldered onto it for my wife (Japanese) to use as a charm for a chain. She has gotten many compliments on it.

 

I just thought it was cool. Last of an Era (no more Shogunate / Samurai).

That was a great idea to make into jewelry! It has a wonderful design on both sides. Nice.

 

Loving all the coins I see here! I would have bought several of them myself.

Since this is a random coin thread.... Check out the Bodhi Tree!!!

Bet you haven't see this one yet? Take a good look you might not see another one.

Kingdoms of Anuradhapura and Ruhuna
29 BC-AD 297
AE Unit 16 mm x 1.33 grams
Obv. Bo-Tree 4 branches
Rev. Swastika revolving right.

Note: Mega Rare.