Another great interaction with a Vcoins seller, to nobodies surprise; London Ancient Co

It's so nice to try a new firm and find a great resource. I wait and wait and wait for some houses just to get my coins on the road, Led alone the scary wait afterwards
Had a wonderful interaction with London Ancient Coins, Ltd.
Ordered a handful of ancients from them at great prices and low shipping.
Time to wait. Nope.
They got me my purchases within 5 business days of order, from London to Salt Lake.
The additional class is always appreciated:


And inside the envelope...


How many of you all have a Macedonian shield coin on a Roman Republic in bronze?

M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus, Rome, 127 BC. Æ Semis (22mm, 7.18g, 12h). Laureate head of Saturn r. R/ Prow of galley r.; above, Macedonian shield. Crawford 263/3b; RBW 1067. Good Fine
Ex: London Ancient Coins, Ltd.

Hadrian loved MSC:

Hadrian (117-138). Macedon Koinon. Æ (22mm, 4.47g). Laureate head r. R/ Macedonian shield. Cf. RPC II 634. Fine

Elephant/ Horse/ bottle cap... don't mind if I do

Seleukid Kings, Demetrios I (162-150 BC). Serrate Æ (18mm, 4.77g, 12h). Antioch. Head of horse l. R/ Head of elephant r. SC 1646; HGC 9, 833. Brown patina, VF

This Greek beauty is the bell of the ball for me.
I truly cannot tell you how much I enjoy this type of patination in hand. Photos don't do justice. It looks like green glass:

Sicily, Syracuse. Hiketas II (287-278 BC). Æ (22mm, 6.75g, 9h), c. 287-3 BC. Wreathed head of Persephone l. R/ Charioteer driving biga r. CNS II, 123 (Agathokles); HGC 2, 1446. Fine

This gal sure has that RR Roma on it. Really makes me think it was an ornament from the 1st century BCE:

Roman Bronze Decorative Element, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD (21mm, 1.32g). Helmeted bust of Mars(?) r. Holed and chipped

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That last piece really caught my attention! Any chance that may be a helmeted bust of Minerva? The face DOES look a little more feminine to me somehow.

 

Great call out with Minerva... though Roma is not masculine.
Any ideas are appreciated in this piece.

 

I would say Mercury would be a possible fit too, but there is an obvious lack of wings on that helm!

 

Could you rephrase that for really quick please? I am have troubles understanding that sentence in its current state.

 

Your statement made it sound as though Minerva was more feminine than Roma. I had said I believe it to be Roma, and they are both ladies.

 

Oh, I see! I was meaning that since its marked as Mars on the info, you were referring to that! Sorry for the mixup!

 

ah someone else collects spiders.... cool.

 

Awesome! Lovely coins. I ordered this Theodoric the great 10 numi from them that’s arriving soon

 

They have some nice coins at reasonable prices... however $12 British pounds to ship one coin is a little rich for me. Best to buy a few coins I guess - like you did.

Love the coins by the way!

 

Very nice additions @Ryro . It is always a good feeling when you get pa have and you know there are several coins in there. Your photos are all looking very good as well. Did you get a new camera?

 

Here are 2 new Vcoins' sellers I've tried and had good experiences lately :



A seller from Belgium, willing to bargain, super fast shipping.


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Mr. Roy Flora from Colorado, very nice guy, answered my questions and accepted my offer.

 

I have bought from LAC in the past and have always been pleased with their service.

 

I've only used them once and had a bad experience with me ending up losing money so I haven't bought from them since, nice pickups though!

 

I bought a book from London Ancient Coins. It arrived very quickly and it was as described. They have a gazillion books, so I'll likely be buying from them again.

 

Thanks buddy naw, just refining my process, setting the camera/ phone down and working on lighting.

 

I have nothing but good things to say about London Ancient Coins, even though I've heard others complain that they're slow to respond to inquiries. Their prices tend to be very reasonable, although that's partly because they don't sell too much in the way of "high-end" coins. Which I don't buy anyway.

Some may remember that I posted a list a couple of months ago of the dealers from whom I bought the most coins in 2020, and LAC was at the top of the list by far -- 17 coins, as I remember. And when I pay the extra $28 for shipping by DHL Express (which I do only when the price of one coin makes it worthwhile, or I'm buying multiple coins), the package has always (knock on wood) arrived within two or three days.

 

Here area a couple of mine:


Kassander
(316-297 BC).
Æ (15mm, 3.08g, 3h). Pella or Amphipolis, before 306 BC.
Obv: Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin. R
Rev: Lion reclining r.
Ref: SNG Alpha Bank 881; SNG Copenhagen 1140.
Green patina, VF – Good VF




Roman Imperial
Quietus (Usurper, 260-261).
AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.55g, 5h).
Antioch mint
Obv: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust r.
Rev: Fortuna seated l., holding cornucopia and sceptre; star in l. field.
Ref: RIC V 4; RSC 5. R2