I'm not really an ancient coin collector. Just starting out buying ones that look interesting to me. Here is one I won from the Heritage NYINC auction. I know nothing about it. I liked the design and the color. Heritage says: C. 55 BC AR Denarius A. Plautius. Bacchius beside camel; IVDAEVS. Crawford 431/1. ICG AU50
Very nice! This is indeed an A Platius denarius of 55BC.Here is the Wildwinds description of on that is almost identical.IVDAEVS probably means Judea. A Plautius Denarius. 55 BC. Turreted head of Cybele right, A PLAVTIVS before, AED CVR SC behind supplicant offerng palm-branch, camel behind; IVDAEVS before, BACCHIVS below. Cr431/1, Syd 932, Hendin 741. You have to be careful because this coin has a lot of known fakes out there but your certainly looks like the real thing. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/thumbnails.php?album=21 There are also a lot of examples of this coin selling for up to $300 here: http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=Plautia
I'm somewhat choosey of who I buy from. Considering this was a Heritage auction and the coin is also certified by ICG, I have no worries about its authenticity. When I buy on eBay, that is another situation. Some of the ancient coin sellers make me cringe. Looking over the auction records site, it appears that what I paid ($170 and there was another coin included in the lot, a "Julia Mamaea. Rome. Juno and peacock. ICG VF25") was a very good deal.
Crassus has a lean and hungry look ... Apparently, I am not, either... Why did you call this CRASSUS when the coin carries the name Plautius? Also, good catch at $170! Anything with "Judaea" on it usually gets a lot of attention at an auction.
Because that is what is says on the ICG slab, "P.L. Crassus". I honestly have no idea if that is the correct ID of the coin. I'll do a little research and also ask the ICG ancient coin grader if it is correct. If not, I'll have them reholder it.
The coin looks like it is from Egypt or very close with the front bust and what looks like greek/ indo-greek lettering on the coin Nice coin though.
YN,This is a Roman coin,actually struck at a mint in the city of Rome.The lettering is all Roman,same as we use today,except the V's are actually U's and the I's are sometimes J's.It is a Republican coin because at this time in history,Rome was actually a republic,Until Julius Caesar came to power as dictator.
I showed it to an ancient coin deler and he said one is the mint master and the other the person on the coin.
