Not a snack but cheap lunch.

There really does seem to be a wider variety of appearances (portrait styles) for Claudius than for other emperors of that time. I wonder why? Maybe fewer engravers had actually seen him?

 

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i don't know.. i'm not an expert, but i am from missouri.

 

i heard he ask's nero's mother "wanna neck?" and she replied "no... wanna chin?"><

 

Ahh I see what you mean now. Thanks TIF. Robert has some great pages I should really be looking at them more.

 

that was interesting on the cast fakes. thanks for sharing.

 

Great thread!!

And, I hope the OP is genuine...

I grabbed a couple of coins hoping they would cost no more than $75.00 shipped but ....:

Anyway, I loved the look of both and I'm a 'sucker' for cool 'bronzes' that differ from any I already have


Circa 252-253 AD ($75.00)

IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG B. l.: IVNONI MARTIALI/ S-C temple distyle Ref.: RIC 253a. 19,57g.




Domitianus ($95.99)
(D) As (10,04g), Roma, 90-91 n. Chr. Av.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM - COS XV CENS PER PP: MONETA - AVGVSTI / S - C , Moneta/Cornucopiae v.v., Kopf n.l. RIC² 708

 

I have gotten several from @John Anthony 's sales, then-to-auctions:

Great and Fun deals... and a great Go-To for expanding out of my collection Focus!


Arabia Felix Himyarite AR Quinarius Head torque Head South Arabian script Ref Munro-Hay 3-25


Egypt Ptolemy II 285-274 BC AE Obol 20mm 6.7g Alex III Eagle Tbolt SV 601


HUNS Nezak Huns - Spalapati Deva AR Jital 750-850 CE Horseman-Bull Tye 5

 

If I should ever find myself in Australia, I definitely won't be eating lunch. I'd choke on $100 lunches. My average cost for coins in my collection broke $50 for the first time this year. I guess my coins match my diet.

There are very many styles of Claudius which I believe is due to his many regional mints not all that well understood in detail. I do not have a Ceres dupondius but this as screams Western style as does the brockage. I wish I knew more about the Claudius mints and barbarous copies.

 

Another option for inexpensive coins of Claudius is to go the provincial route:


Claudius and Agrippina II
AE 12 Nummia
Bosporos, under King Kotys I, AD 50-54
9.30 gm; 25.0 mm
Obv: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΚΑΙCΑΡΟC, laureate head of Claudius, right.
Rev: ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑΝ CΕΒΑCΤΗΝ, head of Agrippina II, left, in loop ponytail; BAK before.
Refs: SGI 5438; RPC 1925; BMC 13.52,7; Anokhin Bosporus 348; SNG Copenhagen 31.


Claudius and Messalina
Billon Tetradrachm
Alexandria, AD 45/46
10.32 gm; 24.0 mm
Obv: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑΥΤΟΚΡ, laureate head of Claudius, r.; LϚ (year 6) before.
Rev: ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ, Messalina standing l., holding children and ears of corn.
Refs: RCV 1869; SGI 495; RPC 5164; BMCG 75; SNG Cologne 88; Milne 106

 

Well, it's a long time ago, but this cost me all of $75 from HJB, decades before I was associated with the firm professionally:

 

That's a cool brockage, Doug.

 

I really like that Volusian temple coin, great detail.

 

Some great buys, you guys really know how to hunt down a bargain, No need to worry about choking dougsmit if you come to Australia I will shout you and your wife lunch. Here is another $97 coin I am soaking at the moment to remove last bit of black patina right over Tiberius's nose, Rome 36-37 AD, globe and rudder, RIC 64, 28mm, 10.7gm.

 

Just a lowly Trajan denarius but I thought it was a good deal at $60.

 

Good buy, with a very expressive portrait.

 

I wanted one of those for a while because of the double subtractive 38 (XXXIIX). Mine is a decent coin but too early so reads 37 (XXXVII).

 

Really nice light green patina with good detail, yes I suppose the die engraver was being either practical or lazy with one less digit (11X versus V111).

 

It ain't much to look at. But, for $69, I was fascinated by it.

This will be like the 100th time I've posted this coin.

It's an AE Shekel of Tyre. There are very few known to exist and it's existence is a bit of a mystery.



Erin

 

That is cool. What makes AE Shekels of Tyre scarce?

I collect coinage from Tyre's daughter city, Carthage. Some of their coinage are pretty scarce, and some are fairly common. I collect them as they were the adversaries of the Roman Republic...

 

Can anyone explain what I find the most unusual aspect of the OP coin?

Why is the circle under Ceres' elbow so far out of line? This is the side of the back of the chair and should appear in line with the circle above the arm and not offset as it is. I am far from expert on this series but I have never seen anything like this.