Yesterday I went to the London Coin Fair and bought some ancient bronze coins I liked. I thought I would show them here: Post any coin purchases you like from yesterday's London Coin Fair, any London Coin Fair or any recent coin fair!
Although I was at the LCF in a work capacity, I found time to have a wander round the other table holders' stock. I found this Hamburg medal for one of my own collections. It's for the inauguration of the new Hamburg stock exchange in 1841, silver 43mm. A slightly dry subject but very good value at £22 !
I went to a coin show in London a couple of years ago and brought home: a coloring book and a couple of nice RR denarii I hope to go back.
I am not a collectors of ancient coins, though I have a few from finds, but those London prices seem VERY reasonable to me!
Nice pickups... I especially like the Carthaginian. The London Coin Fair in 2014 was the only coin show that I've ever attended and it was a fun experience. I managed to buy several coins at Alan Cherry's table. POSTUMUS Billon Antoninianus. 3.62g, 22.8mm. Trier mint, AD 268. RIC 78; Mairat 70-4; Cunetio 2405. O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: PAX AVG, Pax walking left with branch and sceptre. Notes: According to its tag, ex Little Orme's Head Hoard of 1907, and the only Postumus in the hoard (the majority of the 600 or so others being Carausius). FAUSTINA II AE Dupondius. 11.56g, 26.7mm. Rome mint, AD 147-150. Sear 4731; RIC III 1403 (Antoninus); BMCRE 1086; Cohen 179. O: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, diademed and draped bust right. R: PVDICITIA, Pudicitia standing left, holding out cloak in both hands; S-C in fields. With old ticket noting Ex Seaby dated June 1962 (price 32s 6d)
