Sweet 10 of 2017

After seeing everyone's great 2017 pics I thought I should do one of my own. It was tough to pick just 10 since I got some great coins this year. A few have issues but their rarity or style made them an easy choice. Added 2 Domitian "O" mint denarii this year, one from Ebay at a steal! In no particular order:



Lucania Sybaris drachm
Bull standing to left on dotted ground line, head turned back to right; all within border of dots VM in exergue

Bull standing to right, on dotted ground line; around, border of dots; all incuse.

LUCANIA, Sybaris

Circa 550-510 BC.
2.04g
HN III 1736. SNG ANS 847 ff.
Chipped. Old cabinet toning.

Ex-Londinium



Archaic head of Athena r., with almond shaped eye, wearing crested helmet
ornamented with three olive leaves and floral scroll, wire necklace, round
earring.

ΑΘΕ right
owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, prong tail, to left olive twig
and crescent, all within incuse square

Athens 449-413 BC
16.74g
SNG Copenhagen 31; Sear 2526

Ex-Calgary Coin



Brutus Gold Stater
Roman Consul Brutus in center accompanied by two lictors
KOΣΩN in ex. BR monogram on left.

Eagle standing left on scepter, wings open raising wreath in left claw.

Eastern mint, Dacia? 43-42 B.C.
8.38g
Choice aUNC

RPC I 1701; BMC Thrace p. 208, 1; BMCRR II 48; Crawford 433/1

Ex-ANE, Ex CNG

For an excellent write up/ theory on these coins including a fascinating metalurgy report:
http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/koson/koson.htm



RIC 26 Domitian denarius
IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M
Laureate head right

COS VII DES VIII P P
Dolphin coiled round anchor

Rome 81 A.D. (3rd group)
3.3g
RIC 26 (R), RSC 63

Ex-Enrico collection


RIC 1495 Domitian denarius
CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS
Laureate head right

FIDES PVBL
Hands clasped over caduceus, two poppies and two corn ears

Uncertain eastern "O" mint

76 AD
3.21g
RIC 1495 (R)

Ex-TC collection, Ex-Calgary Coin


RIC 1496 Domitian denarius
CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS
laureate head right, small 'o' below neck truncation

PON MAX TR P COS IIII
winged caduceus.

Uncertain eastern "O" mint
76 AD
3.24g
RIC II 1496 (R2); BMCRE II, 489; RSC II, 369; RPC II, 1469.

Ex-Ebay

Apart from the COS IIII, these titles are appropriate for Vespasian, not Domitian as Caesar

RIC 393 Domitian denarius
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V
Laureate head right

IMP XI COS XI CENS P P P
Minerva standing left with spear

Rome 85 AD (6th issue)
3.49g
RIC 393 (R)

Ex-Calgary Coin



RIC 847 Vespasian
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right

COS VII
Eagle standding front on garlanded base, thunderbolt in claws, wings open, head left

Rome, 76 AD
3.5g
RIC 847 (C2)

Ex-RM collection, Ex-Calgary Coin

RIC 1457 Vespasian Ephesus denarius
IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P P
Laureate head right

PACI AVGVSTAE
Victory advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm across left shoulder, annulet at lower left, at lower right, star.

Ephesus 74 AD.
3.01g
RIC 1457 (C); RPC 853; RCV 2271 var

Ex-Sphinx Numismatics


RIC 1407 Vespasian Eastern Denarius
IMP CAES VESPAS AVG
Laureate head of Vespasian right

PACI ORB TERR AVG
Turreted and draped female bust right below, horizontal Φ

3.23g
RIC 1407 (R); V1407, RPC 813
Rare

Ex-T.C. collection, Ex-Calgary Coin.

The Flavians as bringers of peace to the world. Very lustrous and difficult to photograph. Maybe I'll try again.

 

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Holy smokes. Amazing coins all. Tough for me to pick a favorite. That Owl is perfect. But I specially love the espressive portrait on that Domitian with the Minerva reverse. An extraordinary year.

 

There's nary a one that I wouldn't love in my collection @Jay GT4 , but my favorites are the Brutus AV stater and the Domitian with winged caduceus.

 

All are fantastic! That drachm though is the best.

 

All great coins. I especially love the Athena/owl coin!

 

NICE @Jay GT4 ! Are you a Porshe guy?

Anyway, back to coins... FANTASTIC line-up, and I do not think that I welcomed you to CT. I looked over your Forum database... nice! I really like a lot of your coins, especially those in my collecting focus! That Brutus Stater and the Sybaris are both fantastic coins for my tastes! All of your others are just fantastic additions for 2017! Well done!

Since I like your Roman Republics, I will toss one on cuz you have a great collection!


RR AR Sestertius After 211 BCE 12mm 1.0g Rome mint Roma r IIS - Dioscuri riding stars in ex ROMA Sear 46 Craw 44-7 RSC 4

 

BRAVO!! Thank you, your write ups in the links you provided are fantastic!

 

Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments very much!

Great silver sestertius....I need one!

Porsche...no...the other prancing horse Forza Ferrari!

 

What a great set of coins!

I love the Sybaris and the Brutus.

John

 

Killer coins Jay!

 

That's a top notch top ten for sure
All those flavians are fantastic, @David Atherton has to worry about you chasing in "his" field

Anyway the one I prefer is the following :

No need to wrapping it up it's not to take away....

Q

 

Great coins Jay! My favourite is the Brutus Koson stater.

 

That Vespasian denarius seems to have an imperial obverse and a Republic reverse.

 

An absolutely stellar bunch. Calgary Coin was especially good to you this year!

 

Fantastic Top Ten Jay! I have to agree with JW and Andrew, despite my Flavian bias, that Brutus stater is my favourite.

Runners-up: the 'o' mint denarii and the D393. 2017 was an excellent year for you!

 

Thanks guys. I do love the Koson stater. It's probably the most affordable ancient gold coin that is tied to such an important event in history.

Yes I found that buying at shows is really the only way to go. I'm fortunate that ANE is 10 minutes away from me and Sveto and I are good friends. Robert from Calgary Coin comes to Toronto 2-3 times a year and always has new coins. Buying at shows and in a shop allows you to see the coin in hand. Many times photos just don't do them justice. It also saves the shipping and builds great relationships with dealers. You also get to see inventory before it hits the web!

 

A really nice selection. Well done.

 

Wow! Awesome coins! Really dig the owl!

 

Great coins. Yea, that Brutus is fantastic but so are the Flavians.

 

I also like buying from these two dealers. they are friendly, knowledgable, and fair. Plus, they often have very cool coins.