My first two Ancient pickups, what do you think of them?

[q]I have been wanting to pick one up for years and years and thanks to the people posting on the light side.......you know who you are
My curiosity has now come to full bloom.


Some may know that I am currently selling most of my common date light side coins and trying to create a type of Legacy Collection(if you will)


I want it to include US type coins silver and gold and the highest grade I can afford. It may only end up being a handful of coins but that is fine.


I will be including my Russian, Hungarian, US and British tokens....the tokens are going to be narrowed down to only the few that I think


will be a good investment for the long run.




Now......I want to add one Ancient. I would like it to have a great design, silver and as large as can be. Must be TONED..... nice original skin




I have no idea as to how much something like this will cost or even if its possible...........so educate me and posted examples are welcomed.


I'm all eyes and ears














Ok, after much discussion here and via PM's.......I have decided to buy 3-4 Ancients


This is the first one. I'm working on two more and searching for one last one will be a
Corinth style Stater with a Helmeted Athena on the obverse and a Pegasus as one of you posted here Thanks for that




1) PARTHIA, Artabanus) II (10-38 A.D) Silver drachm, Ecbatana,


AR drachm, (3.3 gm, 20 mm,) Bare-headed, bearded, diademed bust of king left, wearing torque,/ King (Arsakes I?) seated right on throne, holding bow, Greek legend in 7 lines around: above: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN, at right: APCAKOY, below: EVERΓETOV / ΔIKAIOY, at left: EΠIΦANOVΣ / ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ, AT monogram (for Ecbatana) under bow Sellwood 63.6, Shore 343, Toned EF.




Reverse is loosely translated to:
meaning is awaiting the work of a scholar













Only lordmarcovan can take the credit for this beauty.
He is the one that pointed me to it.


Thanks The Holey of Holeys












2) Galerius, 1 March 305 - 5 May 311 A.D.


Description from website as follows:


The Sisak Hoard of more than 2000 silver argentei, most of them mint-state, plus silver vessels, was found in 1953 near Siscia (Croatia).
Still today, nearly all the high grade early argentei of the early tetrarchy on the market came from this hoard.
The deposition of the hoard can be placed in the year 295/296.







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I saw these on the pcgs board, lovely start. I like the galerius especially.

 

I would like to comment but I can't stop drooling

 

Nice! I think your Galerius is going to make allot of people jealous

 

@wsome!!! I can't wait to start an ancient collection of my own!

 

Nice pick-ups. Of course, the Galerius has beautiful toning (IMO). Please post the Corinth stater when you get it.

 

Thanks everyone for the nice comments, when I acquire the others I will keep you posted.

 

2 beauties , you can't go wrong with either .

 

The Galerius is very special, you know that right? Its showing the Tetrarchy, something unheard of in Roman politics before. While not a rare coin, its a scarce coin and in high demand due to the political significance of the reverse. Also, silver from the period is scarce itself, again making this a more desirable coin than average.

Just thought I would throw a comment out there about that coin. Its very nice, and worthy of appreciation of why its so special.

Myself, I am more towards the Parthian, as that is the area of the world I collect more, but trust me if I had to choose between those two I would take the Galerius in a heartbeat.

 

Thank you very much for the information.
As I explained I am new to ancients and I love history
So I did do some research but can't take the credit for that one.

Another member pointed me to it.
I did however pick tha Parthian coin,

 

Not familiar with Ancient coins, yet. But those two you posted are looking spectacular.