Got An Ancient Coin??? Lets See It!!!

Hey, uhm, Theo... that vessel appears to be modern, so that casts doubt all of the coins in your hoard.

 

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My Latest: A Caracalla denarius. For me, the awesome obverse toning, centering, and crisp legends make up for some weakness in Concordia's throne.

 

This is a coin I have owned for a while. It is tetradrachm from Thasos and it is from one of the earliest dies of that series.

 

..O...i am now more enlightened ..thanks Bing

 

This is true though I've actually found it pretty interesting to see what (if) people have decided to post without any guidance. Most seem to be defaulting to most recent purchases, a few (like me) have gone group photos, and some have posted funny / interesting / unidentifiable coins. I agree though that this format would not work if used often.

I can't imagine CT without the regulars here (or our own forum)! Glad I discovered this place once all of you decided to hang out here. Collecting wouldn't be the same without this place.

 

A friend of mine gave me some coins in very poor condition to try and get me interested in ancients. Two of them have a big “M” on them (like the ones in you picture). Can you tell me what they are?

 

They are bronze coins of the Byzantine empire of the follis denomination. The big M is the Greek number 40 and there were 40 nummi in a follis.

 

Sounds like you have some Byzantines. But if you take some pictures and start your own thread you will get more responses from some of our experts.

 

Anyone's best guess on who this emperor is? Hadrian? Trajan?

 

Awesome John!! Is that a shot glass, a stein or a growler?

 

Doesn't look like Trajan to me(he has that long, Predator, looking head). He almost looks "August-y" to me. Stole that word from @TIF.

 

I was going to use that word again here too . @Mike Margolis, that portrait looks
Augustusy or Tiberiusy to me (or really any of the early emperors through Nero)

 

Thanks Roman Collector and Ryro. Your replies are greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks you all. Could anyone recommend a good single page view of all the Roman Emperor's busts from the first century or two to use as a comparison. i know they vary with their individual ages but a basic view would be helpful.

 

Instead of a new acquisition, I'll post something I hardly ever get to post, and it's one of my favorite coins.

Theodahad, Ostrogothic Kingdom
AE decanummium
Obv: INVICT-A ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing right
Rev: D N / THEODA / HATHVS / REX within wreath, X below
Mint: Rome
Date: 534-536 AD
Ref: COI 90

 

I Think you all are right on. he does look like Augustus. Tiberius and Nero have bigger noses that are more kind of beaked. Trajan and Hadrian have thicker heads.

 

Ancient coins pretty much pwn all the other noob coins.

Here's one of mine:


Date: 10-14 AD
Obverse: IMP / DIVI F, Bare heads of Agrippa, wearing combined wreath and rostral crown, and Augustus, laureate, back-to-back
Reverse: COL-NEM, Crocodile right, chained to palm tree, two palm branches below

Good job!

Erin

 

Thank you for the correction!

 

Okay I'll post one.

Here is my latest purchase. It is also my best looking ancient so far.

 

hehe...TIF "coined" the term