New collector.. new to site....first denarius

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  1. dlhill132

    dlhill132 Member

    Clavdivs, awesome first ancient and looking foward to more.

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  3. PlanoSteve

    PlanoSteve Well-Known Member

    Absolutely, that one is better than the other one. (Note: either may be inserted into either end of that statement :smuggrin:)
     
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  4. Clavdivs

    Clavdivs Well-Known Member

    Yes... both wonderful coins and I would be content and happy with the example that I can afford.
     
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  5. Clavdivs

    Clavdivs Well-Known Member

    Hello - your link does not seem to work? Perhaps it is due to the recent changes on the Forvm site? I will try again in a few days... thank you
     
    Clavdivs, Mar 4, 2018
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  6. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    If my Maximian's Moneta had as much detail to the scale and the proper hand holding technique like yours, it would be the perfect coin. I really like those little details on your Diocletian Moneta.

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    That said, Maximian was a much more handsome fella than Diocletian. :cool:
     
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  7. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    Belatedly, I wish you a warm welcome both to the world of ancient coin collecting and to CoinTalk's Ancient Coin board.

    I hope your journey with these fascinating little pieces of history is rewarding and educational.

    BTW, great first coin!
     
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  8. Daniel_R6

    Daniel_R6 Well-Known Member

    Welcome to CT. That’s a great denarius. I look forward to seeing your collection as it grows.
     
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Welcome! Your Trajan is a handsome denarius, and a very respectable first step into the hobby.
     
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  10. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    WELCOME @Clavdivs ! And great start to your Ancients collection with that fantastic Trajan Denarius!

    I am more focused on the BCE and Roman Republic Era!

    I BELIEVE this is my first Denarius. I was particularly attracted to the Janus Head as it is the typical symbolism of the Early Republic:

    RR M Furius LF Philus AR Denarius 119 BCE Janus Sear 156-Obv-Rev.jpg
    RR M Furius LF Philus AR Denarius 119 BCE Janus Sear 156

    Here is one of my Trajan Denarius:
    RI Trajan AR Denarius 98-117 Riding Horse.jpg
    RI Trajan AR Denarius 98-117 Riding Horse

    And this is one of my favorite MARS coins from Rome. It is Rome's FIRST SILVER DENARIUS:
    RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius - Didrachm 310-300 BCE 20mm 7.28g Mars-Horse Romano FIRST minted.JPG
    RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius - Didrachm 310-300 BCE 20mm 7.28g Mars-Horse Romano FIRST Roman Silver coin minted
     
    Alegandron, Mar 5, 2018
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  11. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    If anyone else mentioned this, I overlooked it: with a username like @Clavdivs, it seems rather mandatory that you add a coin of that emperor, yes?

    A denarius would be a bit more challenging, but his bronzes are affordable, and a bronze as can be had for a reasonable price.

    Here is the example I had when I was a novice Roman collector in 2007-08.

    RS010-Claudius.JPG


    And the one I subsequently had in my 2011-13 Twelve Caesars collection.

    TC05-Claudius-014000-frame.jpg


    Both were $100-ish coins, as I recall, so middling examples, perhaps. But I've seen Claudius Æs for as little as $7-10 In junkbox condition, and some acceptable to decent ones under a hundred bucks.

    And since we're talking Trajan, here is my first denarius from him. (Image was done on a flatbed scanner, so not ideal).

    RS019-Trajan.JPG

    Good luck in whatever you pursue. You're off to a nice start.
     
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  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Then there's Claudius II "Gothicus", of course.

    RS070-ClaudiusII.JPG
     
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    @PlanoSteve & @TIF - I'm totally on board with the philosophy on @PlanoSteve's coffee mug avatar.

    In fact, I think I will do that very soon.

    We should have a party

    take a nap

    form a club

    form a club and then take a nap. :)

    PS- Flash is totally on board with that plan.

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  14. Clavdivs

    Clavdivs Well-Known Member

    Yes LordMarcoven.. I have certainly have been watching out for the right opportunity to grab a Claudius bronze - those are great examples. I have some bids out there on the current FSRobinson auction on some unrelated roman coins... will see how those bids pan out first. If I bid on anything else at the moment the wife may pull the internet cable..lol
     
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