Top row from Vcoins, bottom two rows are from Joel Anderson’s California (first time buying from him).
These look like a good group but I would prefer individual photos and a few words about what it was that attracted you to these coins as opposed to ten thousand other options. This list has many lurkers who may be a little overwhelmed by all the choices and would enjoy seeing both sides of each coin and an ID not by catalog number but as way of introduction to the coins you selected.
Gordianus iii, my first Roman silver! Seleucid Philip I Philadelphus, my first tetradrachm, also fairly cheap considering its quality! Valerian Antonianus- I wanted a coin of him after reading his tragic story with Shapur I Byzantium Issac II (1185-1195), I’ve always wanted a cup coin! Cambodian Fuang featuring Hamza bird(swan) with a blank reverse, the first time I saw this coin a long ago I thought it was an ancient coin, but it’s actually from 1847! And now only I got to buy it. Andaman 2 rupees- nothing special but Andaman is a Indian territory that once issued these unofficial coins, and I like crabs! Tang Dynasty (blank reverse)- I’ve always wanted an ancient Chinese cast coin. Raja Raja Chola copper, I just like its design and collect different varieties of them, this one is just a standard one. Olbia dolphin- it was on my bucket list ever since I’ve heard of them! Procelain 50 pfennig, just an unusual curiosity! Gandahara 1/8 Satamanas- I’ve wanted a coin from the 600bce, but all mainstream ones like Lydian/Ionian electrum were hundreds of dollars, but this one is just 35 bucks! It's from present-day Afghanistan, the obverse has this floral pattern with alternating pellet, blank reverse. Kashmir coin, it was actually the seller’s mystery lucky dip! so i don't know much about the coin as well as what it says on the coin.
Nice post. Ahh, yes... Joel Anderson. The name brings back fond memories of my very first ancient coins I got. From him, back in the early 1980s, when I was a teenager. Back in the days when you ordered stuff sight-unseen through the mail, before all this newfangled "Internet" stuff. Was never disappointed in those blind purchases I got. Not from him, anyway. Those were simpler times.
Wow, that's along ago! when I first stumbled upon his website, I thought it's just another wacky site, but he had the Gandahara coin I was after, so I just bought these above coins and hoped they're all genuine lol
One of the coins I bought from him back in the early '80s was an ancient Indian piece. I think it's safe to be confident in him. He's been in the business almost forever. I approve of your eclectic tastes, which should come as no surprise considering my tagline and the link in my signature.
PS- speaking of people who have been doing this for nearly forever, you need look no further than Post #3 of this thread.
I'm waiting on a coin from the Netherlands - about two weeks in the mail so far. Who knows, it may show up in a couple of weeks.
