Rarities according to you

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Here's another one. Miche Prieur (RIP) saw this one and wanted to buy it from me for his own collection :


Caracalla, Tetradrachm struck in Antioch, c.209-212 AD
AVT KAI ANTWNEIN C CEB, Laureate bust of Caracalla right
DHMARX.....PATO.TO.TOG, Eagle facing with wreath in beak
13.65 gr
Ref : Sear #2649 var, Prieur # 214A_001 (unique to date with this reverse legend lacking C : "should" be TOC.TOG. Thanks to Michel Prieur for the additionnal informations)

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This is a dupondius as indicated by the II in exergue. In the time of Nero, not all dupondii had radiate portraits. Mine still is a dupondius but has no II. If not for the green patina, it would be orichalcum yellow.

The Victory has orichalcum color, the crown and II. Consistency had not been invented yet.

 

ok, thanks Doug, learned something new..again

 

i know that feelin

 

..i punch in Nero dupondius and "poof" in the 1st 4 coins i see one like mine.. smh.

 

Although you have all seen it before, the following is a scarce coin. 0 examples on Acsearch, 0 examples in the CNG archives. It is the reference coin on Wildwinds.

Galba AR denarius RIC 193

 

Niiice! Like that one! Galba is reasonably scarce, period, just due to the short ruling period. But to have a '0 examples' coin is just plain cool!

You inspired me: I have a scarce denomination from a scarce Galba that I just captured earlier this month...


GALBA AR Quinarius ; Lugdunum mint
Ox: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR, laureate head right
Rx VICTORIAE GALBAE AVG, Victory on globe standing left
A scarce denomination from a very scarce Emperor. 15mm, 1.5g
Ex: @Brian Bucklan

 

Thanks @Alegandron

I really like the quinarius.

 

I don't have any rare coins per se. Mine is more of a weird accident or whatever you want to call it.




Well I suppose the Nero may be considered rare?

 

Here's a Vitellius denarius you don't see that often.

Vitellius (69 AD). AR Denarius, 18 mm, 2.51 g. Rome mint.
O: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right.
R: L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR, L. Vitellius seated left on curule chair, holding branch and eagle-tipped sceptre.
RIC I, 97 (R); Cohen 55 (40 Francs).

Lucius Vitellius the elder, the father of the emperor of the same name, had an impressive career under Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius. He achieved the highest honors attainable by a private man at Rome under the Empire: consul for the third time and censor. He held these offices during the reign of Claudius, being a close friend of the emperor and the most influential Roman senator.

Vitellius died unexpectedly from a paralytic stroke in 51 and received a statue on the speaker's platform on the Roman Forum, with the inscription 'Of unwavering loyalty to the emperor'.

The year 36 saw an incident which deserves mentioning. In Judaea, a Samaritan, claiming to be Moses reincarnate, gathered an armed following. The prefect of Judaea, Pontius Pilate, intervened immediately, dispersed the crowd, and had the ringleaders executed. The Samaritans considered his violence excessive and appealed to the Syrian governor. Vitellius heard their complaints, sent Pilate back to Italy and appointed Marcellus. Pilate's co-ruler in Judaea, the high priest Joseph Caiaphas, was replaced by his brother-in-law Jonathan.

 

Fantastic coin @Nemo Thanks also for the interesting writeup.

 

I'm going to shamelessly show off one of my newer acquisitions again. A unique Vespasian mule cited in RIC.


Vespasian Mule
AR Denarius, 3.22g
Rome Mint, 77-78 AD
RIC 944 (R3, this coin), BMC - , RSC -
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: COS VI in ex.; Pair of Oxen, under yoke, l.
Acquired from Celeste Jones Mining, April 2017. Ex CGB Monnaies 21, 18 June 2004, lot 2387.

Yes, I'm still excited about it!

 

i have a few rare coins, most of them are pretty ugly.


an unknown(ish) MA provincial....




and this one....


Tetrarchy of Chalkis, Coele Syria, Lysanias, 40 - 36 B.C.

O; female bust, R: double cornucopia, flanked by ligatures, 22 x 24 mm, 5.4 g

 

I think one of around 150-200 of these (so far) is pretty scarce, no?

Domitian, Roman Empire (revalued in the Ostrogothic Kingdom)
AE as / 42 nummi
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate head left, countermark XLII (42) in left field
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVST, Victory advancing right, standing on prow, holding wreath and palm branch, S-C across fields
Mint: Rome (struck 73-74 AD; revalued 498-526 AD)
Ref: RIC 677

 

Amazing about the XLII re-tariff countermark. I want one.

 

These turn up from time to time. I believe e I saw one added to either Vcoins or Ma-Shops just here recently. Pretty cool coins. I have occasionally considered breaking out of my specialty to get one but I haven't given into the temptation yet.

 

Not only does it fit into my specialty, but I also find the whole idea of coins being reused after centuries very fascinating, so I had to have this type for myself. Lowest I've seen the XLII bronzes go for is around $150, and when they do happen to come around typically I'll see these selling at around $275-350.

Here's an informative webpage about these and their relative the 83-nummi marked sestertii:

http://www.oudgeld.com/webbib/countdefweb.htm

 

Aliens?!