Beginner collector! Denarii

I checked anyway, because I was curious. It turns out that they were mostly a little more than I thought -- I guess my subconscious doesn't want me to remember exactly how much I spend on coins! #1 was $145. #5 was $90. The Victory reverse (#2) was $125. The elephant reverse was $157.

 

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I do not know much about average prices for these but they look very good nonetheless!

 

Welcome RedStallions! Just like you, I'm a relative newcomer, starting about six months ago. All I wanted was a single Caesar Denarii based on the biblical story in Matthew. Then after some research, I found the denarii could be any one of several: Julius Caesar, Augustus and Tiberius. So....realizing that this was no longer a single coin pursuit, I've now purchased a portrait denarii of each one's reign. ($$$) Then, I get a fascination about the coins of Julius Caesar, and I purchase an example of the Elephant Denarii, amongst others. ($$$$) And, so I then thought, why not collect the Twelve Caesars. ($$$$$) Hence, the purchase of this Vespasian denarii (my first coin photos, so go easy guys...) . Then, after reading in this thread about the listing of all of the Emperor's listed in the Britannica, I decided to try to expand my acquisitions of those as well. ($$$$$$) As DougSmit so eloquently stated, GET OUT, NOW, before the addiction strikes you! The addiction has attacked and successfully implanted itself in me. Am currently looking for a vaccine to fix this disease. Ugh...

 

Hey! Thanks for the welcome, its cool to read from someone relatively new. Thats a cool coin and reason to start collecting, I purchased these two coins to start my collection because of the story behind them and some other reasons. I actually planned on only buying Caracalla but I saw the Geta coin and was just like... “ok ill add this to my cart as well”
By the way I think the addiction has consumed me, I’ve been browsing coins forever and these suggestions fuel it loooool. But its ok! Send help - but not really!

 

@RedStallions Although I'm not a specialist in Severans, I have a couple and I'll share them at the end, but I just want to say how impressed I am with your first coins. You have avoided a pitfall I regretted when I first started collecting:
buying only half a coin for the portrait.
Both sides of the coin are important. The reverse of ancient coins is often the weakest for die wear or off-centering. Both of your coins are admirable examples that could be displayed in a museum as a representative example. The legends are readable on both sides and both sides are sharp. The little wear does not distract from the details. You have a good eye.

Here is one of the few severans in my collection:


Obverse: PSEPT GETA CAES PONT; Draped bust r. Bare head. Young portrait
Reverse: PRINC IVVENT - Geta stg l. holding branch in r. long spear pointing down in l.
Mint: Rome
Weight: 3.05 gm.
Reference: RIC IV Part 1, 15a (Geta).

 

Thank you for the comment! Your Geta coin is impressive as well, very well preserved!

 

Yep! Me too! My first ancient was this tribute penny, which I purchased for that very reason. It's still one of my favorites -- which you can probably tell from my avatar!

 

Thats a really cool coin as well! How has your collection been going so far?