What Your Budget Buys - $30 Edition

Wow, so many cool coins here in this price range. I've purchased many coins for about 30 bucks, here are the last two I picked up.




LYDA, Sala. Semi-autonomous. Magistrate Androneikos.
Æ18, 3.2g, 7h, AD 128-161.
Obv.: CAΛHNΩN; Helmeted head of Athena right, aegis on chest.
Rev.: EΠI ANΔΡONЄIKOY CAΛ; Cybele, turreted, seated left, holding patera and resting arm on drum.
Reference: BMC 18-19; SNG Cop 424.



Aelius Caesar, 136-138 AD, AE drachm

O: bust r. draped, R: Homonia seated on throne l., holding patera. A cornucopia at her side. Ref. Dattari 2076 BMC 923 Alexandria 33 mm, 22.1g

 

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Think it needs to be pointed out that you're more likely to see this coin in the $100 range rather than the $30 one. Great score!

 

I've purchased these coins recently, in this price range:
Marcus Aurelius denarius 25 eur

Septimius Severus denarius 25 eur

Philipus I antoninianus 35 eur

Diocletianus follis 20 eur

 

I picked up a similar one last month, but mine looks like he almost has a mustache too, with the bare chin. Paid $30 + free shipping.

 

I posted these on the first $75 post not knowing there would be a $30 post...

They were purchased for $35 & $30 (plus a few bucks shipping each) , respectively.

Julia Domna


Julia Maema

 

$40 Fully Loaded Cost:

Roman Empire
Carinus (r. AD 282-285)
Egypt, Alexandria
Potin Tetradrachm Dated yr. 2
19 mm x 8.14 grams
Obv: Laureate bust right. Greek Legend - A K M A KAPINOC CEB
Rev. Athena seated left holding Nike and Spear. Dated L-B
Ref: Emmett 4001 2a

 

$32.50 shipped; Gordian III - Tranquillina; AE25, 9.01 g.

 

Very cool city gate!

 

Yes, those cool city gates plus the facing portraits plus the Buy It Now price that included free shipping sealed the deal for me!

 

Most of my coins are bought at auction from Europe. Shipping to the US makes it tuff to have one drop below $30. I bought these auctions where I had other coins to share shipping. The first was advertised as SAX, but is really C.SAX.

17 euro hammer = about $25.

An anonymous As

18 euro hammer = about $27.


This Pansa halved As hammered for 20 euro or about $28.

The dollar to euro ratio has changed a bit this year. I save cost data in $.

 

I don't look at the prices of RR bronze often, but my sense is that you scored a great deal for these, especially that first one.

 

Got these for well under the $30.00 price tag.....sorry, had to gloat a little.

 

I'm not really into Roman Republic coins, but at ~$30 and with interesting-looking jugate heads I couldn't say no. Plus it was a local coin show buy which makes it more special for me.

Manius Cordius Rufus, Roman Republic
AR denarius
Obv: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri right; stars above
Rev: Venus Verticordia holding scales and sceptre; on her shoulder, Cupid
Mint: Rome
Date: 46 BC
Ref: Cordia 1

 

i have one like this i paid around $30.00 for over 12 years ago. i got into a bid war i guess, but now consider it money well spent.

 

Bought this coin in pieces

 

Picked this up from augustuscoins.com in a quick and efficient transaction. For some reason this coin caught my eye, so I pulled the trigger. As new as I am to Ancients there isn't always a lot of rhyme or reason to my purchases at this point. My guess is that I will start to zero in on a style, type, etc and specialize at some point. For now, however, I'm still running around like a kid in a candy store - everything I see looks good!

It was pretty much exactly $30 with shipping included.

Here is the ad and seller's pic:

Licinius II (317-324)
campgate, PROVIDENTISE CAESS
small bust left
MNTΔ (?). I can not find this mintmark in RIC. Nicomedia (for the "N")? Ticinum (for the "T")?
Look for it yourself, or read the photo and decide it should be different.
Do you have fun with rare varietie

 

I definitely can't say no to a Germanic king for ~$30

Thrasamund, Vandal Kingdom
AE nummus
Obv: D N RG TRSA, pearl-diademed, draped bust right
Rev: Victory advancing right, holding wreath, cross to right(?)
Mint: (North Africa, probably Carthage)
Date: 496-523 AD
Ref: MIB Vandals 16

 

your coin is from Heraclea

Licinius II
A.D. 317
DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C; laureate and draped bust left, globe and sceptre in left hand, mappa in right hand.
PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; campgate with three turrets and no doors.
in ex. MHT∆
RIC VII Heraclea 19

 

Thank you