A couple of new Alexandrian tetradrachms

Hey now, you have the distinction of being the first person to ever sell me an ancient coin!

I would post them, but they're not tetradrachms.

 

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Since when was staying on topic ever a requirement for CoinTalk ancients?

Follow the thread wherever it leads. Don't leave us hanging-- show us the coin

 

Yeah, sorry JWT. My infamous "wife hoard" who remembered I promised to sell off the "excess". Dang wife.

 

Ahh...you got me!

(You've all seen them before...)

 

We can never get enough of seeing each others coins. At least I can't.

 

Wow, somehow I missed the memo about these being ex-Medoraman! What a great assortment!!

 

I never said who I bought them from, didn't want to disclose the seller......

They are the first coin photos I was ever proud of! Very fun to shoot...maybe because at the time I was taking Percoset for the surgery I just had...

 

Well that window is closed. What happened was I "accidentally" bought about 500 LRBs. My wife was in the car so she asked if I was going to sell most of them, I said, "yeah sure". Unfortunately she remembered that comment. So, a few months later I was getting pressure to do something. I kept about 100 or so, but felt bad about some really nice coins leaving my possession. So I decided to try to sell better ones here. So I sold maybe 70 coins on CT, and sold the rest to a friend at my local ancient coin club. I am just happy to have coerced some other collectors in to ancients.

 

I am been accused of many things, but NOT having a Large bag of ancient coins, (or any coins for that matter), is not one of them.

 

I understand your pain but I'm glad I have them!

 

I saw this thread this morning but haven't been able to take a minute to contribute. This one was one of my first ancients. I was unsure of the attribution TIF took the time to educate me. So now everytime I attempt to ID a coin I think of her schooling.
It's a common enough Tet., the obv. isn't the best but the rev. is up there with the average of the type.
Tacitus, Alexandria

 

Don't be so hard on yourself.
I'm pretty sure I'd misidentify 99.8% if I didn't have help. Actually I have 1 that I'm thinking was my 3rd or 4th ancient buy that I'm still stumped on.

 

I have a soft-spot for Roman Egypt coins, maybe because they were an area I could afford when I started collecting ancients as a teenager. Currently, I make a point of acquiring provenanced Roman Egypt coins when I can. Why? Two reasons: first, they are generally scarce, because few dealers bothered to photograph the cheap stuff in the old days. Second, I'm convinced that there will be U.S. import restrictions on ancient coins from Egypt at some point in our future. When that time comes, I'll be ready! Above are a few ex Elvira Clain-Stefanelli coins that I acquired recently. I'm intrigued by the old collector ticket that came with the Claudius II, and which likely pre-dates the Clain-Stefanellis.

 

I don't know about you guys but I find it hard to get Roman Egyption Tetradrachms or Drachms in reasonable condition, they seem to have some sort of surface problem. I only collect from Nero to Vespasian and am especially interested in 69 AD as there was so much going on I will post two from 69 AD, both Otho's minted within a couple of months of each other.

 

One of these days I'll get a nice late period tetradrachm. For now, a mixed lot refugee (previously Maybellined)...



I'm not even entirely sure what it is. I'm guessing Maximianus, Year 1, Elpis reverse, Emmett 4113.1.

 

Hmm, that portrait style looks very odd. As for your guess, Maximianus appears to be the only reasonable possibility based on the general portrait style, regnal year, and shape of the letters at the obverse legend's start. I think you made a typo though-- Eirene reverse rather than Elpis.

 

I agree, and when you do find them in good condition they are pricey.

The drachms must've circulated for a long time.

I am far less picky about condition with the Roman Egyptian coins I collect.

 

That's a great group! I don't remember if I bid on any of those but I did pick up a few coins, including Clain-Stefanellis, in recent Naville auctions.

 

Oops, yup, typed without checking... I meant Eirene.

 

Messalina


Julia Domna


Salonina


Severina