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Good coin, @Noah Worke !

There were a bunch with those little paper tags affixed. I don't have any of those ones yet, but might've had it on my VCoins watchlist (others have been at auction). I collect "provenance coins" and "captives coins," so I noted all those fitting both categories.

Writing collection numbers or hoard numbers in India ink was common practice at least until WWI. A few collectors even stamped a distinctive mark into the surface of their coins (similar to the bibliophilic practice of bookplates), c. 15th-early 20th centuries.

But actually gluing little paper rectangles to the coin like this collector was not common -- for reasons that are easy to understand! (I've seen a couple other old collections like that, but not many).

When this one hit the market a couple years ago, it must've been the largest surviving collection of those paper labels still affixed to the coins (at least a few hundred) after 120 or 200 years or whatever. (I'm guessing 19th century, but could be later -- after WWII would surprise me, though -- or earlier, I guess.)

Personally, I would leave that label where it is. It's only real value is intellectual, not commercial. But if it comes off (intentionally or otherwise), I would also make sure to save it like any other collector tag. (It will be especially interesting if someone works it out whose collection that was.)

 

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Hello everyone !

Here my new greek coin, a very nice small owl from Lycia, in the name of Kheriga.

Diobol or sixth stater.

Weight : 1,44gr.

Aphrodite turned on the left / owl in a tetraskeles, around, in lycian language, X E R IG for Kheriga.

Date : 440-430.

No similar coin acsearch.

Very rare type : 11 exemplars referenced between auctions and museum (BNF: 2, BM: 1 et ANS : 2, described but with no pictures).

Stater : 1 at BNF and 1 in auction

Third stater : 1 at BM, 1 at BNF and 1 in auction.

Tetrobol: 1 in auction.

Sixth stater (or diobol): this one + 2 others at ANS without pictures.

1/12e stater : 2 in auctions.

Have a good day !
Slynop

 

My latest wins. Only three coins shown, maybe I will get lucky.

auction description

Lot 2862. ROMAN EMPIRE: LOT of 91 Constantinian bronzes, mostly AE3's and AE4's, including Maximian (3 pcs), Maximinus II, Licinius I (9), Licinius II, Constantine I (19, including 4 of Londinium, three EF or AU with lovely patina), Constantinian commemoratives (10), Helena, Theodora, Crispus (2), Constantine II (2), Constans (6), Constantius II (19, including two majorinae with lovely brown patina: EF & VF-EF); average VF or better, quite a few examples EF or better with nice patina, most attributed on accompanying holders; plus a group of 17 worn, mostly unattributed small bronzes of little value; retail value $750, lot of 91 pieces.

 

That certainly looks like fun! Please let us know if you find anything unusual.

 

That sounds like an exciting lot!
I have certain groups lots that, despite costing only $10 or 15 per coin, are still sources of great satisfaction years later.

 

More recent purchases!

Constantine II, AE4 Siscia mint. RIC VIII 85 E, Beautiful tiny little coin, 16 mm and 1.78 grams.


Barbarous radiate, imitation of Gallic Empire Salus type, 17 mm 1.98 grams.

Augustus, quadrans. RIC 459b. 16 mm, 3.05 grams.


Victorinus, antoninianus. Treveri mint, RIC 78. 18 mm, 2.13 grams.


Crispus, follis/AE3. Rome mint, 20 mm, 2.84 grams.

 

Great show in Vienna, VA today and brought home 2 beauties

 

Nice acquisitions @H8_modern. I'm particularly partial to the muse coins.

Q. POMPONIUS MUSA ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POMPONIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right; sandal to left
REVERSE: Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, wearing long flowing tunic and peplum, standing left and leaning left arm on column, holding persona (comic mask) in outstretched right hand
Rome 55 BC
3.39g, 16mm
Crawford 410/9b; Sydenham 821; Pomponia 19

 

Some lovely coins there. H8_Modern, I particularly like the Pomponius Musa denarius. Seeing so many nice coins on here, I've started an 'Owl' pot as I've wanted one of those for quite a while. Could turn into a JC coin if the right one came along!

These are my first two coins of 2024, and the first As I've purchased after years of denarii, sestertii and antoniniani.



Trajan Æ As. Rome, AD 103-107. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and cornucopiae, treading on bust of captured Dacian to left; S-C across fields. RIC II 503 var. (bust type); Woytek 207b; BMCRE 931-2. 10.77g, 27mm, 6h.



Divus Carus BI Antoninianus. Lugdunum, AD 283-285. DIVO CARO PIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left, head to right; II in exergue. RIC V.2 29. 4.09g, 23mm, 1h.

 

Oh no... among the first things I did when the coin arrived was to remove that label. I'm sure I still have it around somewhere but had I known it was that old I'd have kept it there. Oh well, now I know for next time. I got that one from London Ancient Coins and they have several like that so I would assume they're all from the same collection.

 

hot from USPS via Germany



Maximinus II
A.D. 313
Ӕ follis 23mm 3.2g
IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate, cuirassed and draped bust right.
IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG N N; Jupiter standing l., chlamys across l. shoulder, leaning on sceptre and holding Victory on globe in r. hand; eagle with wreath to l. on ground; in r. field Γ.
in ex. SIS
RIC VI Siscia 234b


Ex. SALTON Collection with 1950’s holder

 

Got a chance to stop by a shop I don't frequent very often.
Gordian III, as Augustus, AR Antoninianus. 238-239 AD.
Obv. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding standard and sceptre.
RIC 1, RSC 86.

 

Roman Gold Solidus of Julius II that was minted in Antioch sometime between 361 and 363:

 

Latest addition a nice Sestertius of Hadrian , Nilus on Rev

 

Just identified and photographed this coin which arrived in a group lot I won last month. Took me awhile to identify, because I was searching for 'horses' instead of 'quadriga'.

PHRYGIA, APAMEA
Time of Augustus (27 BC-AD 14)
AE (18.62mm, 5.65g, 12h)
Obverse: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate head of Augustus right; countermark of cornucopia containing three poppy heads and corn ears?, in wreath, within incuse circle
Reverse: ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΓΑΙΟΣ ΜΑΣΩΝΙΟΣ ΡΟΥΦΟΣ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ, Gaius Caesar in facing quadriga, holding a staff and crowned by a small Nike
References: RPC 3129.
Smooth dark patina with some earthen deposits. An interesting type depicting Gaius Caesar, grandson and heir of Augustus, who died unexpectedly in AD 4.​

 

Roman provincial AE of Trapezopolis, Caria. Semi autonomous issue of the mid 2nd century AD/time of Antoninus Pius. Obverse: bust of Athena right. Reverse: bull butting right. Probably magistrate Klaudianos. Cf RPC IV, 11793 (one other known).

 

Roman Gold Aureus of Marcus Aurelius (minted in Rome in either 153 or 154):

 

Seller's pictures, still in the mail

 

That nice coin requires special post!

 

Good show today