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We have had mention before on this series of You Tube videos but I almost skipped this one because the title interested me not in the least. I am not a believer in investing in ancient coins and, quite honestly, would prefer that those people for whom this is their main interest would just go away. However you feel about that matter, I suggest investing 12 minutes in the new video from Classical Numismatics. Do be sure to pay attention to the duck.

 

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..it's good ain't it Doug...i watched it a while ago....it was spot on...

 

EDITED TO ADD:
My second ancient coin purchase was from Leo Dardarian of Harmer Rooke Galleries. He got in my face and looked me in the eye saying "kid, you'll never make money buying ancient coins. I WILL, so buy only what you like." Words of wisdom I have lived by. He also told me to READ, and sold me my first ancient coin 'book', Standard Ptolemaic Silver by ET Newell, a $5 (at the time) a pamphlet I practically memorized as soon as I got it.

- Broucheion

 

Hey @dougsmit , that was a good recommendation. I watched it and think it has good advice.

He didn't mention CoinTalk, but money spent on coins can buy pleasure (in a way buying stocks does not), and time spent on CT can be a very pleasurable way to engage your mind. You can learn, maybe using just the web, but maybe also with books, so you can have a good return on your investment even if the dollar value of the coins does not go up.

Good advice. Buy what you like.

Near the end of the video he mentions a coin of Faustina Sr. with a historical connection to a charity. Here is another coin with a historical connection to a charity, the ALIMENTIA ITALIA.



Trajan, 98-117

IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI PP, his bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder.
ALIM ITAL, SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Annona standing facing, head left, holding ears of grain and cornucopia, child at foot left holding roll
Alimentia Italia, a welfare program established by Nerva and expanded by Trajan to provide for orphans in Italy.

Stuck 112-115, possibly in 113.
RIC 243. BMC 468.
Sear II 3117

 

I knew which Faustina denarius to choose!

 

Excellent video and advice. Thanks for sharing!

 

I always enjoy his videos, one of the better ancient youtubers.

And that Faustina was a no-brainer.

 

An enjoyable video! I'll have check out more of his offerings.

 

Ha…I knew you would. Lol. Would it surprise you that I chose the same one?

 

I watched this yesterday and was appreciative of his comments and the coins he displays. The Faustina quiz was a new element and I was almost tricked into selecting one that is quite scarce for other reasons, but in the final seconds recognized the real rarity. I've watched several of his videos and have never given up interest before the end of any one. Most of the information he conveys is relevant and reasonable. This one was another. I've often wondered if he is one of our CT citizens.

 

..i think its one of our Peeps here...he seems 'cointalk kool & educated

 

If you like his work, subscribe to his videos and hit the 'like' button. I doubt he will get rich from kickbacks from You Tube. Also leave a comment saying that and why you liked the video. I do NOT suggest offering him suggestions for other videos unless you have searched through all of his material (he has MANY videos!). It hurts a provider to hear what he should do next from people who are too lazy to note that he answered that question in last week's video. The owner of that site puts a lot of effort into his work. He would be a very welcome addition to Coin Talk BUT I would prefer he spend his coin-time on videos rather than answering the questions we see posted here. That is what YOU are for. Numismatic knowledge is not a free ride. You can buy books or participate by helping people in venues like Coin Talk. You can have a website showing your coins (good) or explaining why they are worthwhile (better). Has everyone here bothered to look at sites like those posted by Ancient Joe, TIF, and Valentinian? When they retire, who will take over the task of providing free information exchange (not just prices realized) on coins?

 

I've never bought coins strictly for investment, however, on many occasions those coins turned out to be good investments . Coins that I've added to my collection must be aesthetically pleasing, have some historical interest to me, should be high grade, & priced right. A coin I posted in an earlier thread sold at a Heritage auction in 2018 for $3,840.00, pictured below. I bought that coin for $200.00 in the 1980s. I was never happy with the die-shift on the reverse so I bought another solidus of Theodosius II from Harlan Berk for $600.00 that I found more pleasing. To recoup the money spent on the first coin I had it slabbed & sent to Heritage for auction. I was elated with the result . That same coin sold last week at Heritage for $9,600.00 !




The coin I bought from Harlan Berk is pictured below. Both of these coins are common types, but the second coin has much greater eye appeal to me. I don't know what this coin would currently fetch at auction & really don't care .


Theodosius II, AD 402-450 (struck 408-420), Constantinople Mint, 10th Officina. AV Solidus: 4.48 gm, 21 mm, 12 h. Sear 21127

 

sound advice, nicely presented. I was reminded of this coin which may depict Hera explaining the "trap of the duck" to Zeus, or perhaps a Celtic statement that Hera was a better choice than Zeus as ruler & protector of all gods and humans...

Eastern Celts 2nd Century BC drachm imitating Alexander III - the monogram looks something like the neighborhood of Price 1568-1579 - from Abydus? Whether or not this coin is worth what I paid for it, the enjoyment has already far exceeded the purchase price.

 

Hi everyone!
It seems like people have been posting my Youtube videos here recently. I cant create a new post, so I´ll just use this one to thank you all for the very kind words of encouragement I´ve seen.

I was not a fellow user of Cointalk (until now), but you all can be sure that I have used a LOT of knowledge shared by you people here to write my scripts. It is trully remarkable, on the overwhelming majority of cases where I couldnt figure out a certain coin, coin type, or look for a piece of information, a quick google "Cointalk ancients term I needed" tended to give me if not a good answer, at least great hints towards what I was looking for.

Once again, thanks a lot for the support, this place is absolutely full of very knowledgeable people, and it honors me as a numismatist to know my contributions are appreciated.

 

Welcome to the club, @Classical Numismatics! Thank you for your kind words and thanks for all the entertaining videos. I hope you plan to participate more at our forum and you share photos and stories of your coins with us!

 

Early Celtic coins are in a class by themselves. The composition on this coin is wonderful ! I firmly believe by not having a written language their creativity was really unleashed. They could take a Greek or Roman image & transform it into something magical, something way beyond our limited thinking....

 

..well, this is indeed a day for festivities and celebration in the coin world!

..perhaps i wuz seeing into the future

...welcome to the dark side @Classical Numismatics and we LOVE your videos!

 

Welcome to Coin Talk, and thank you very much for your YouTube videos, @Classical Numismatics

I am a Hobbiest and buy coins purely for enjoyment, focused on my Historical interests. I do not recall selling or trading any of my coins, and each coin has been a joy for me.

That is the greatest ROI that I could ever achieve.

 

Cha-ching!!!

Count me as one that enjoys reading this. Part of the fun of collecting for me is the concept of trading up.

When I was a pre-teenager in the mid '80s, I loved trading the common cards of the day for the older vintage players. "Sure, I'll trade multiples of Dwight Gooden, Jose Canseco, Daryl Strawberry, Don Mattingly etc. for that Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax etc."

Of course the baseball (sports)card industry flubbed at some point, but while all of those mass-produced cards tanked; the older ones still retained some collectible value.

It wasn't all about the monetary value for me, I really enjoyed the style of the older cards, and also learning about the players/teams represented. I even made it a point to travel up to another city to a sports card convention, to have Hank Aaron personally autograph his card from my birth year --- The same year that he broke Babe Ruth's HR record.

Someone started an "Ancient Coin Trading?" thread recently. I think the logistics of trading ancient coins would be a little harder to duplicate in the same way as a bunch of kids trading cards, or marbles, or something from the lunch-pail.

$9600 can buy quite a few nice coins.