A bike for Christmas? I don't think so.

Whilst husband is still in 100% sympathy mode, I broached the question of Christmas and Birthday presents (my birthday is in January). He tried to tell me that my BIKE was my Christmas present. I gently disabused him of that idea.

I have bought the following two coins, but asked the sellers not to post until next week as we are away. We should be going on Saturday, but no, I screwed that up, so now it is Monday.

Anyhow, these are sellers pics, the first one is for you Stevie Baby. I thought if I were to branch out into RR I might as well get a camel. Apparently there is a scorpion somewhere.


M. Aemilius Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaes, 58 BC. AR Denarius. EF
M. Aemilius Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaes, 58 BC. AR Denarius, 18 mm, 3.75 g. Rome mint. Obv: King Aretas kneeling beside a camel. Rev: Jupiter in quadriga left, holding reins and thunderbolt; below horses, scorpion right; above, P HVPSAE / AED CVR; behind, CAPTV. Crawford 422/1a; Aemilia 9; Sydenham 912. EF.


And the second


Cappadocia, Caesarea. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. AR Drachm
Cappadocia, Caesarea. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. AR Drachm 18 mm, 2.7 gm. Dated Cos. 3 (128-138 AD). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder / UPATOC G P-ATHR PATR, Mount Argaeus surmounted by a statue of Helios, holding globe and sceptre. Metcalf, Caesarea 107

 

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Both are very nice pieces PP, but I'm partial to the RR even though the Hadrian is quite nice.

 

It was the only camel in my price range that had a head
I have been after a Mount Argaeus for ages, and I liked this one.

 

The Mt Argaeus is one you should like, but I'm still partial to the RR. Besides, it has a camel. What's not to like?

 

Not sure that they have the attribution right, I see no scorpion. I will have to wait a couple of weeks until it is in hand.

 

Love them both Pish!!!

I recently scored a Mount Argaeus type myself.....and like Bing, while I do have a preference for RR denarii, I seem to find 'things' to love about all coins....as he said, it has a camel (and a scorpion that 's playing 'Find Elmo')

My Severus drachma with MT Argaeus and an RR denarii with Ceres and a fasces/curule chair--- a small sellers photos on the denari since the alternative is a HUGE coin I can't downsize LOL

 

This is a wonderful type but few have all the important parts on flan. We like camels with heads but the name of Rex Aretas on my Aemelia 8 is under the camel and that is nice to have, too. Yours is Aemelia 9 which did not name the king so the loss is less biting. The names of the issuing authorities are scattered all over the place so we might even want them on flan. A well centered one loses a bit of each and I'm not sure that is better.

 

There ain't no scorpion on this one! They have the Crawford number right but not the actual description. This is the rarer 422/1a variety with no scorpion(I say rarer because Crawford estimates ~20 obverse dies for this one versus ~336 for 422/1b!). A better attribution is:

M Aemilius Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaes, AR Denarius, 58 BC. Rome mint. Camel right; before, kneeling figure holding reins in let hand and olive-branch tied with fillet in right hand; above M SCAVR; on either side, EX SC; below, AED CVR. Border of dots / Jupiter in quadriga left, holding reins in left hand and hurling thunderbolt with right hand; above, P HVPSAEVS; AED CVR; below, C HVPSAE COS; PREIVER; on right, CAPTVM upwards. Border of dots. Crawford 422/1a. BMCRR Rome 3877

Man, there is a lot going on on this denarius! That was a hard attribution to type out. Just note that in the legends above, when you see something like C HVPSAE COS; PREIVER that the ';' represents a line break.

P.S.: Get well soon, Pish!

 

Oh the heck with it...



These are the size of manhole covers....

 

Thanks Red, you have saved me a lot of work. Way past my bed time, have to go...

 

My budget version. It came in a lot of uncleaned coins and was nearly bent in two. Maybe ugly, but it's mine.

 

Are these any better Mikey?

 

WOW! Nice pieces! How much did they cost?

 

Both nice and very worthy. Have fun choosing your birthday present too!

 

He's only 12.

 

I thought you had to be at least 13 to be a member here.... or am I thinking about Facebook?

 

Don't know VK, I clicked on the picture. Unless he's 21 and dislextic

 

I should have put more smilies on the picture...don't take it hard. I do consider it rude or impolite to flat out pubically ask how much someone spent. Kind of like asking somone how much money they make.