Ancients => stevex6 => 2015 To Date (merely an OCD chore)

Like your coins Mikey.

TIF these are great. What is the TET in the second row? Is it Gallienus?

 

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It is indeed Gallienus; a common type but with an uncommon provenance. It was collected by Benjamin Pierce Cheney in the 1800s, accessioned by the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) in 1888, and now it is mine .

 

It's one of the best I've seen. And who wouldn't love the provenance. Congrats.

 

That is just a stunningly beautiful coin...Never have i seen a Gallienus so utterly perfect.. Congrats and congrats again..All are exceptional examples!!

 

Thanks! Not sure I've ever heard anyone describe an Alexandrian tet as beautiful . Now don't you go start collecting them, y'hear? Nobody likes them. They will not hold their value. They will disintegrate into bronze powder. They will bully the other coins in your box. They smell bad.

Late Roman bronzes are the hot area.

 

No, they're not! They're boring as hell. Just ask Mat.

 

Late Roman Bronzes are the hot area??? You mean like Valentinians and such???

Hmm, I suspect a misdirection play here LOL

 

TIF, if I could afford your coins, I would. How do you feel about being a sugar mama?

 

However, as many CoinTalkers have been showcasing their LRBs and discussing esoterica related to them, I predict an upswing in popularity and prices. I've said it before but I truly do believe we, as forum-participating enthusiasts, affect the market.

Heck... John, Doug, and others have me sniffing around for LRBs now.

 

No thanks. I'm an old-fashioned woman. What's mine is mine and what's yours is ours.

 

Lol. You aint' just whistlin' Dixie.

 

I don't think talking about LRB's on CT makes any difference to the market. LRB's have been popular, well...since Roman times. The chaps at FORVM have been talking about LRB's forever. I think seasons have more to do with coin prices than forum discussions.

 

Good point. LRBs are certainly plentiful. I maintain that discussion of interesting varieties and features may lead to increased desire for those specific coins though.

 

Yeah, it does for me anyway. Every time Doug posts some interesting variety, I go looking to see if I can find one. Usually I fail.

 

Wow, Coin-Princess => those coins of yours are fricken gorgeous!! (man, I love watching you collect coins!!)

=> you my friend, are my coin-soul-mate!! (you have great taste, a sweet trigger-finger and a fist full o' dollars) ... you are "my dream coin-girl"

Thanks for posting your wares (it's always a pleasure)

 

I'm a little confused about what precisely constitutes a Late Roman Bronze...but since I have Tets and Drachms and Roman bronzes from the 1st to the 5th century, I guess I'm well leveraged...sort of like diversifying in the market LOL

 

Back at ya, Steve-O! Lately I've been coinstalking your purchases again. I've missed some targets but am on the prowl. You have great taste in coins and I love that you have such fun collecting them

 

Post-Tetrarchy is considered Late Roman, so basically anything 4th-5th century, winding up with Zeno I guess. Others might draw the finish line somewhere else.

 

Thanks John---appreciate the clarification...

 

I prefer more precise terms: the Secessionist Rulers, the Tetrarchy, the Constantinian Dynasty, Theodosian Dynasty, Valentinian Dynasty, etc. You can put reasonably clear beginning and end dates on those periods.