Ancients => "$60-Bucks" fer Three Coins (deal, or no deal?)

It has a tendancy to get boring. I fill my time chasing the old women around Walmart.

 

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that's awesome ... good one

Yah, I have a great visual of you showin' up in your new track-suit ...

Oh, and all of the Walmart chicks are diggin' it!!

 

Nice pick ups Steve!

 

very nice...especially the mini-horse and trident.
gratian is aslo on my list, but here's my favorite valens. i posted recently, but i'll post again...

 

Awesome, chrsmat!! ... nice coin

=> hey dawg, apparently you have a nicer Valens than I do!!? (brutal ... man, I need to buy "less" coins!!)

 

When I first looked-up this Valens coin, I mis-attributed it as a very rare coin from 314 A.D. (some other fellow was also named Valens in 314 A.D. I think). The experience taught me much about looking-up Roman coins. Definitely worth the $0.60 tuition paid for the coin.

This Valens coin is one from A.D. 364-378

 

Sweeet, C89 => that's a muddy lookin' dawg, eh? (very cool and rugged)

Thanks for posting!!

Cheers

 

Ummm, are Gilad, JA, crsmat and C89 the only dudes with a Gratian and/or a Valens example?

... c'mon, man-up ...

=> who has the sweetest Valens and/or Gratian?

 

ahaha ... Bing and his cool track-suit (man, that's a classic)

 

In all honesty, I don't care much for any of my coins of either of these rulers.
I am not terribly hot on anything I have from RIC 9 for some reason but these two guys are weaker than most.


Steve mentioned next chasing an Arcadius so I'll add a couple of his with the challenge that Steve should get a better one.

 

Thanks for posting, Doug ... I like the hand of God crowning Arcadius (cool coin type)

 

I only have one of Arcadius, and it was an opportunistic grab because you seldom see this type with a well-detailed bust. At 13mm, it's probably as small as Roman coins got. The bust is about 6 x 3 mm (!)...

Arcadius, 395-408
AE4, 13mm, 1.1g, 6h; Heraclea mint: 378-383
Obv.: DN ARCADIVS P F AVG; Small laureate, draped, cuirassed bust r.
Rev.: VOT V within wreath // SMHA
Reference: RIC IX, 18b (p. 196)

 

here's my first ancient coin, an arcadius from alexandria...

 

JA's coin is really nice for these both in style and strike. The obverse of chrsmat71's coin is also nicely centered with a more typical portrait style. In addition to being a different mint, JA's is younger when Arcadius' legends were continuous rather than broken in the middle. Arcadius was young when his first coins were made and the various mints all have different styles. Without legends, I can not tell him from Honorius.

The other Arcadius style of note is the 3/4 facing military bust. Mine is from Antioch.

 

Nice coin, Doug! I keep my eyes open for any of the facing bust types at a good price, just because they're so distinctive. That's a type you might be interested in Steve, and on your budget you'd probably get a much better coin than mine. So far I've only got Honorius...

Honorius, 395-423
AE3, 18mm, 1.9g; Nicomedia mint
Obv.: D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with cross.
Rev.: CONCORDI-A AVGG, Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head left, holding scepter and Victory // SMNK
Reference: RIC X, 92 (p. 248)

 

This comment echos my feelings exactly. I'm in Florida until Monday and I have none of my coin photos on this thing.

Oh well, at least it has a keyboard too.

 

That's a polyester double knit liesure suit, not a track suit!

 

Nice stuff Steve, and folks
As for Valens and Gratian I have a couple :


Valens, Siliqua Treveri mint
DN VALENS PF AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
VRBS ROMA, Roma seated left, holding victory and sceptre, TRPS at exergue
2.15 gr
Ref : Cohen # 109, Roman coins # 4113


Valens, AE1 Aquilea mint, AD 364
DN VALEN - S PF AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE, Valens standing facing, head right, holding standard and victory. SMAQP at exergue
8.55 gr
Ref : Cohen # 40 (100Fr), RIC #6b



Gratianus, Siliqua Treveri mint
DN GRATIANVS PF AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
VRBS ROMA, Roma seated left, holding victory and sceptre, TRPS at exergue
2.13 gr
Ref : Cohen # 86, Roman coins # 4133


Gratianus, AE 2 Cyzicus mint, 5th officina
D N GRATIA NVS P F AVG, Diademed, helmeted and draped bust of Gratianus right
GLORIA ROMANORUM, Gratianus standing left on a prow of galley, driven by a victory. Wreath in shield, SMK gamma at exergue
5.68 gr
Ref : Cohen #25, RC #4138, LRBC #2548

Q

 

Then, when it comes to Arcadius I've things I'm quite happy with :


Arcadius, Siliqua Treveri mint, 2nd officina
D N ARCADI VS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
VIRTVS RO MANORVM, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear, TRPS at exergue
Ref : RIC # 106, Roman coins # 4227


Arcadius, AE 2 Alexandria mint, 3rd officina
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, Diademed bust of Arcadius right
VIRTS EXERCITI (sic !), Arcadius, standing right, a captive at right foot, holding globe and standard. ALE gamma at exergue
6.28 gr
Ref : RIC # 18, RC #4230, LRBC #2896 var


Arcadius, AE4 Heraclea mint, 1st officina, c. AD 383
DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
VOT / V within wreath, SMHA at exergue
1.27g, 14mm, 12h
Ref : RIC IX # 18b, LRBC II # 1964
Same coin as JA's on answer #33 just above


But, off topic, one of my fav coins of that period is the following one :


Valentinianus II, AE2 Constantinople mint, 4th officina
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, Helmeted, diademed, cuirassed bust of Valentinian, holding spear in right hand
GLORIA RO-MANORUM, Valentinain standing on a galley, driven by a victory, Wreath in field, CON delta at exergue
4.93 gr
Ref : RIC # 52, Cohen #22, RC #4161, LRBC #2151

That reddish colour is the actual colour of the coin...

Q