3 Vespasian or 1 Titus?

My Caligula and Claudius coins were two of more expensive.

 

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I am expecting to pay about 4 k

 

I have 3 of those was waiting for winter to auction them when people are bored lol

 

PS that is a nice one you have better than all 3 of mine

 

You should get a nice one for that. The competition is heavy however.

 

I have been collecting them originally by default. Now as you push up the "rarity" curve, pricing increases exponentially. Still fun, but at a slower pace now.

I have the Seutonius Twelve as well as Titus (2). They are not the purdiest, and are mutts (provincials, AE's, etc.) instead of "pedigree". But, hey, I have always loved MUTTS the most; they make the best companions!

 

Would you mind posting your Claudius

 

I too want to see that Claudius.

In the meantime, here are mine.

 

Curious? => are you only collecting AR denarius examples, or can any denomination and metal type join your baker's dozen?

Ummm, and you do know that a baker's dozen is 13, right? (which extra emperor/ruler got the nod? ... JC?)

 

Three Vespasians. The last one on the right is very unclear, but it should read IMP CAESAR/COS VII. Titus as Caesar would read T CAESAR/COS V.

 

yes only denarius some people exclude Julius and add Nerva

 

CLAUDIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head right
REVERSE: PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, drawing out fold of robe at neck, holding caduceus above serpent preceding her
Struck at Rome, 46/7AD
3.6g, 19mm
RIC39, BMC40

And another with Claudius and Nero

AR Drachm
OBVERSE: NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERM, laureate head of Nero right.
REVERSE: DIVOS CLAVD AVGVST GERMANIC PATER AVG, Claudius' laureate head right
Struck at Caesarea, Cappodocia, 63/4AD
3.6g, 17mm
RIC 621, RSC 3, RPC 3648

 

Nice mine is a litt View attachment 514532 View attachment 514533 le under 3 grams which makes me concerned

 

Both that coin and the Otho look like they have a good chance of being casts..

 

that is what I thought,cast many years ago?

 

Yes, they both look too soft, but I am no expert. I would guess just from these images that they are both cast. Just don't throw them in the trash just yet. Let some of the others chime in. They have more expertise than me.

 

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That looks better.

 

Someone want to give me the bad news so I can trash all of these coins? View attachment 514547 View attachment 514548 View attachment 514548 View attachment 514547 View attachment 514548 View attachment 514548

 

Just looking at all the coins in the images, I see nothing wrong. But in truth, you need to examine them in hand to look for any telltale signs. Have you checked them against the known fakes at

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php
and at
http://www.forgerynetwork.com/

Other then that and asking for eyes on here at CT or other forums on the internet, your only option is to send them off to someone like David Sear for certification (at a cost of course).