Another coin I like; Agrippa, Æ As. Agrippa. Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD. M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head left wearing rostral crown / S-C, Neptune standing facing, head left, naked except for cloak draped behind him & over both arms, holding small dolphin in right hand & vertical trident in left. Cohen 3. RIC 58 Thanks for looking
Nice As, @ancient times ! You need to free that Ancient from the modern plastic tomb. I don't get to parade my As too much: RI Agrippa AE As 28mm 11g Neptune-S-C Left
I like my coins in tombs, to me it is easy to store and keep track of, especially the ones that has been graded, Thanks
I have freed many of my coins from their plastic tombs. I like to hold them in my hands. Plus what does that modern grade mean anyway? AGRIPPA AE As OBVERSE: M AGRIPPA L F COSIII - Head left, wearing rostral crown REVERSE: No legend - Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident; S C across fields Rome 37-41 AD 11.0g, 28mm RIC58, BMC 161, BN77, C3
How can you tell, he's Oh, wait,...never mind! But then you can't fondle them. Just save the slab shards in a zip lock bag...oh, then you would need to add a room to the house just to hold them all...I get it.
Agrippa Coin: Bronze As M AGRIPPA L F COS III - Head left wearing rostral crown S-C - Neptune standing facing, head left, naked except for cloak draped behind him & over both arms, holding small dolphin in right hand & vertical trident in left. Mint: Rome Wt./Size/Axis: 10.58g / 28mm / - Reference RIC58
AGRIPPA AS, TITUS RESTORATION ISSUE, 80-81 AD (27mm, 10.00 gm) BMCRE Volume II, Rome, Titus No. 281 (Pl.54.9.) Obverse depiction: Agrippa, radiate head facing left wearing rostral crown Inscription: M AGRIPPA L F COS III Reverse depiction: Neptune standing left holding small dolphin and trident Inscription: IMP T VESP AVG REST - S C (left and right)
Nice one, @ancient times ! It'll be nicer when you crack it out of that slab. I'll add my humble Neptune standing example: Agrippa, 18-12 BC. Roman Æ as, 10.35 g, 27.3 mm, 7 h. Rome, under Caligula, AD 37-41. Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head left, wearing rostral crown. Rev: S - C, Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident. Refs: RIC 58 (Caligula); BMCRE 161 (Tiberius); RCV 1812; Cohen 3 (Agrippa); CBN 77.
Copper Coin (AE as) minted during the reign of AUGUSTUS for his friend AGRIPPA in 38 A.D. Obv. M.AGRIPPA.L.F.COS.III.: Bare hd. left, wearing rostral crown. Rev. S.C Neptune stg l., wearing clock, holding trident and small dolphin. Posthumous issue under Caligula. Sears #556. RICI #58 pg.112. DVM #4 pg.74. RCS #1812.
I would free it too, you can't hold it, you can't fondle it, you can't picture it... Agrippa, As - Posthumous issue of Caligula, in honour of his grandfather (died 12 BC) Rome mint, ca AD 37/41 M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa left with rostral crown Neptun standing left, holding trident and dolphin. Large S C in fields 10.9 gr Ref : RCV #1812, Cohen #3 Q
I really don't care if people like slabs and keep their collection that way but someone needs to do a post instructing them on how to take the best possible photos of slabbed coins. There is no way that we can see this coin well enough to appreciate it or even have an opinion on whether the coin is genuine or not given the provided images. I am not the one to provide this training. I own one coin in a slab and it is a different brand and may not be the same. I would have cracked it out but for the fact that it is labelled for the wrong emperor and worth more as a curiosity than the coin would be raw. Who among you slab fans can show some reasonable photos and give tips on what ancient_times and those of the same opinion could do to show us his next coin?
I've often wondered if the relative survival rate of these Agrippa asses compared to the rest of Caligula's coinage is indirect evidence of the purported destruction of Caligula's coins after his death; they seem to be more numerous than even Caligula's Vesta asses. Here is my modest example This is the only possible lifetime issue of his that I have, although even that is doubtful as the type was apparently made long after 13 BC Are there any issues that can be attributed as lifetime with 100% certainty?
The earliest of the croc coins show Augustus with a bare head rather than laureate. The croc on these is skinnier, long legged and has larger teeth pointing up. I don't say anything is certain but these strike me as the best bet if 'lifetime' is important.
Nice coin, but why keep it in the plasticine tomb when it's clearly tooled and the slab proudly states that unfortunate fact? Any service which would ascribe a grade to a tooled coin isn't worth the salt (petrochems) it took to make the slab so why keep it on? I don't want to pile-on in a negative manner but ancients are living artifacts which NEED to be handled in order to be fully appreciated. I'll be dead somewhere between now at 32 and 92 given family history and don't understand why anyone would want to separate themselves from the full appreciation of an object of their desire that one owns already when they could unexpectedly pass beyond the veil before ever feeling and understanding it. It's like using "protection" when you're already married and possess even a modicum of self-control! Do what you prefer and ignore my opinions if it makes you TRULY happy, but if you ever wonder what it's like to caress a fine As then I recommend cracking it open and copping a feel. We can't take the coins with us, but we certainly can take our experiences!
..ah, nice one...MA coins are a must for any early Roman empire collection.....(and for future reference, here's a good way to take pics of slabbed coins )
