Domitian has Arrived: My First Ancient

Straight across. At least you have the full name on the reverse.

 

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great start you welcome, and wow what a coin!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Congrats on your first coin, its a beauty!

 

Congrats! Very nice first pickup. Welcome to the party and buy more coins!

Obligatory Domitian Minerva denarius...

 

Nice start shernan. Keep going on, you're doing weel

Here are some clasped hands of mine


Albinus Bruti F., Denarius Rome mint, 48 BC
PIETAS, head of Pietas right
ALBINVS BRVTI F, clasped hands holding winged caduceus
3.83 gr
Ref : HCRI # 26, RCV # 427, RSC, Postumia # 10



Balbinus, Antoninianus Antoninianus struck in Rome in 238 AD
IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, Draped and radiate bust of Balbinus right
PIETAS MVTVA AVGG, Clasped hands
4.23 gr
Ref : RCV #8486, Cohen #17



Pupienus, Antoninianus Antoninianus struck in Rome in 238 AD
IMP CAES PVPIEN MAXIMVS AVG, Draped and radiate bust of Pupienus right
PATRES SENATVS, Clasped hands
4.91 gr
Ref : RCV #8522 var., Cohen #21

Q

 

dang, those are nice Q!

and that is an excellent first ancient you got yourself there shernan. i have "clasped hands coin" on my list of coins to get. i do have a domitian, but i'll post my first ancient instead.

 

Well this thread does need some more coins not directly related to the original post...

This is the coin that turned me into a "serious" ancient collector:

 

My first ancient was a throw-away FH that cost $7, but it did get me posting on this forum, and thanks to Doug Smith I am now many thousands of dollars in the hole.

This was my second ancient...

 

This was my third, and I think we all know how that worked out...

 

My "first" was actually a lot I bought from a member here in 2013 though I didn't do much other than oogle over the mystery of the designs and antiquity of the coins. I had a blast attributing them.

 

This was my first ancient ... $25 delivered

 

If we are showing first, this is mine:

 

Awesome coin shernan30! I'm a Flavian collector and I live in Ohio too.

Here is a full attribution for the type:
RIC V1081 (C2), BMC V269, RSC 393

I've got a boatload of Domitians, too many to post. You can view them here: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=11162

Nice to see a fellow Buckeye on here!

 

I've got a couple of Domitians to share:

(This one is very special to me as an enthusiast of the early Germanic kingdoms)

Domitian, Roman Empire (revalued under the Ostrogothic Kingdom)
AE as/42 nummi
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate head left, countermark XLII (42) in left field
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVST, Victory advancing right, standing on prow, holding wreath and palm branch, S-C across fields
Mint: Rome (struck 73-74 AD; revalued 498-526 AD)
Ref: RIC 677



Here is him as Augustus:

Domitian, Roman Empire
AE as
Obv: IMP CAES DIVI F DOMITIAN AVG P M, laureate head right
Rev: TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P, Minerva advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding shield in left hand, S-C in fields
Mint: Rome (struck 82 AD)
Ref: RIC 87

 

Mine first coin

 

These were my first Ancients...and still love'em!!!
Thank you: 4 below...


17.2g
22.6mm X 6.5mm thick


17.2g (sorry for the split pics)
22.0mm X 6.5mm thick


17.3g
22.9mm X 6.8mm thick


17.4g
20.4mm X 7.5mm thick

 

Mine favorite Domitian Minerva sestertius