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<p>[QUOTE="Mat, post: 5240969, member: 21445"]So this next coin probably has many of you wondering, “Why”, it’s not rare, it isn’t a beauty condition wise. Well the main reason is that I bought it for its weight. To this day I have yet to see a Salonina this heavy, but I’m sure one may exist. I love ancients that have extra added weight to them. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2FzGg3n8bX%2Fsalheavy.jpg&hash=e58eeebd5a790a428fcc602f32b57c44" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Salonina (254 - 268 A.D.)</p><p>Billon Antoninianus</p><p>O:CORN SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, crescent behind.</p><p>R: CONCORDIA AVGG, emperor and empress standing confronted, clasping hands.</p><p>Syrian mint, 258 - 260 A.D</p><p>5.61g</p><p>20mm</p><p>Göbl MIR 1691p (Samosata), SRCV III 10630 (uncertain Syrian mint), RIC V-1 63 (Antioch), RSC IV 31</p><p><br /></p><p>Heavy for Type!</p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy Byzantine coins. But I get easily distracted by Parthians, Medieval, & other areas of coin collecting. I acquired several Byzantine coins this year & the favorite is the one below. I just love the portrait of the Virgin Mary & the Christ portrait is pretty good too.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2Fmr8wDDKT%2Fromaniv.jpg&hash=c47fe0a8d3096b9c0c11f58b2b3705b5" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Romanus IV (1068 - 1071 A.D.)</p><p>Æ Follis</p><p>Anonymous Class G</p><p>O: Bust of Christ facing raising hand and holding Book of Gospels, IC XC in fields.</p><p>R:Bust of Virgin Mary facing with both hands upraised.</p><p>5.41g</p><p>25mm</p><p>SB 1867</p><p><br /></p><p>Ahh, Diadumenian, what can be said about this kid in my ancient collecting…I have succumbed to 3 fake denarii & all 3 were from established dealers. Well, this year the streak of fake denarii ended when I acquired this coin from Civitas Galleries during a usual sell-off of coins & junk silver. I really loved the portrait & after being burned 3 times, I can tell this wasn’t a toad. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2F15BrhFgF%2Fdiaddenar.jpg&hash=3e72d69fd3e916ba97651cd374a3d35a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Diadumenian (218 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>O:M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>R: PRINC IVVENTVTVS Prince standing facing, head r., holding standard and sceptre; two standards to right.</p><p>Rome Mint 218 A.D.</p><p>3.35g</p><p>20mm</p><p>RIC IV 102; RSC III 3b</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This year and 2019 I really started going heavy with buying the larger silver world coins, crowns, francs, dollars, pesos, Ecus, and so on. One of the “wants” was a Louis XVI “old head” Ecu. His younger portraits are fairly affordable and easy to find, but finding a nice & affordable “old head” was a bit of a search for ME. This year I was able to get one with my budget & with surfaces I like.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2F5t4n44YZ%2Flouisxvifat.jpg&hash=e21db67de51f33625b5a459542f9a559" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Louis XVI (1774-1792 A.D.)</p><p>AR Ecu Livre tournois (6 Livres)</p><p>France, 1st Republic</p><p>O: LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS : Head left. Privy mark (leopard) and date below.</p><p>R: REGNE DE LA LOI. L'AN 4 DE LA LIBERTE, Winged and wreathed Genius (personification of the French People) inscribing table (the French Constitution) on column. Fasces, topped by liberty cap in left field, cock in right field.</p><p>Rouen Mint</p><p>29.4g</p><p>39mm</p><p>Dy# 1718, KM#615.3</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve owned several Claudius coins but never a denarius. Well, I acquired what turned out to be a rare denarius but it wasn’t without its flaws. After thinking it over I decided to part with it for a few Andrew Jacksons over what I paid, so some profit. The PayPal money didn’t have much time to settle before I saw this Tetradrachm & bought it. I did get it with plenty of $ leftover from my denarius sale. Who doesn’t want a big silver portrait of Claudius that isn’t from Egypt?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2Fc1j7YWPm%2Fclaudcis.jpg&hash=94ce87512cbdef64bf7d4cce097b0cab" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Claudius (41 - 54 A.D.)</p><p>AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm</p><p>O: TI CLAVD CAES · AVG, bare head left.</p><p>R: COM ASI across field, distyle temple of Roma and Augustus, enclosing standing facing figures of Claudius, holding scepter, being crowned by Fortuna, holding cornucopia; ROM ET AVG on entablature.</p><p>Ephesus mint. Struck AD 41-42</p><p>10.08g</p><p>28mm</p><p>RIC I 120 (Pergamum); RPC I 2221; RSC 3; BMCRE 228; BN 304-6</p><p><br /></p><p>Another coin I saw when I got into ancients. I remember seeing it listed on a dealer's website in about the same condition for several hundred dollars. I was a newb & wasn’t about to pay that. Flash forward about 12 years later Ken Dorney lists this in a new listing & was surprised to see how affordable it was. I also had a 20% coupon from him so it was a no-brainer.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2FLhdq16zc%2FArtiTet.jpg&hash=d4b9bc705da2d2d9e5fb978bba88e993" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Macedonia, Roman Protectorate, First Meris, (167 - 148 B.C.)</p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>O: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield.</p><p>R: MAKEDONWN PRWTHS; Club; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left.</p><p>Amphipolis Mint</p><p>16.56g</p><p>30mm</p><p>SNG Copenhagen 1315 // AMNG 176[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mat, post: 5240969, member: 21445"]So this next coin probably has many of you wondering, “Why”, it’s not rare, it isn’t a beauty condition wise. Well the main reason is that I bought it for its weight. To this day I have yet to see a Salonina this heavy, but I’m sure one may exist. I love ancients that have extra added weight to them. [img]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2FzGg3n8bX%2Fsalheavy.jpg&hash=e58eeebd5a790a428fcc602f32b57c44[/img] Salonina (254 - 268 A.D.) Billon Antoninianus O:CORN SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, crescent behind. R: CONCORDIA AVGG, emperor and empress standing confronted, clasping hands. Syrian mint, 258 - 260 A.D 5.61g 20mm Göbl MIR 1691p (Samosata), SRCV III 10630 (uncertain Syrian mint), RIC V-1 63 (Antioch), RSC IV 31 Heavy for Type! I enjoy Byzantine coins. But I get easily distracted by Parthians, Medieval, & other areas of coin collecting. I acquired several Byzantine coins this year & the favorite is the one below. I just love the portrait of the Virgin Mary & the Christ portrait is pretty good too. [img]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2Fmr8wDDKT%2Fromaniv.jpg&hash=c47fe0a8d3096b9c0c11f58b2b3705b5[/img] Romanus IV (1068 - 1071 A.D.) Æ Follis Anonymous Class G O: Bust of Christ facing raising hand and holding Book of Gospels, IC XC in fields. R:Bust of Virgin Mary facing with both hands upraised. 5.41g 25mm SB 1867 Ahh, Diadumenian, what can be said about this kid in my ancient collecting…I have succumbed to 3 fake denarii & all 3 were from established dealers. Well, this year the streak of fake denarii ended when I acquired this coin from Civitas Galleries during a usual sell-off of coins & junk silver. I really loved the portrait & after being burned 3 times, I can tell this wasn’t a toad. [img]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2F15BrhFgF%2Fdiaddenar.jpg&hash=3e72d69fd3e916ba97651cd374a3d35a[/img] Diadumenian (218 A.D.) AR Denarius O:M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: PRINC IVVENTVTVS Prince standing facing, head r., holding standard and sceptre; two standards to right. Rome Mint 218 A.D. 3.35g 20mm RIC IV 102; RSC III 3b This year and 2019 I really started going heavy with buying the larger silver world coins, crowns, francs, dollars, pesos, Ecus, and so on. One of the “wants” was a Louis XVI “old head” Ecu. His younger portraits are fairly affordable and easy to find, but finding a nice & affordable “old head” was a bit of a search for ME. This year I was able to get one with my budget & with surfaces I like. [img]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2F5t4n44YZ%2Flouisxvifat.jpg&hash=e21db67de51f33625b5a459542f9a559[/img] Louis XVI (1774-1792 A.D.) AR Ecu Livre tournois (6 Livres) France, 1st Republic O: LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS : Head left. Privy mark (leopard) and date below. R: REGNE DE LA LOI. L'AN 4 DE LA LIBERTE, Winged and wreathed Genius (personification of the French People) inscribing table (the French Constitution) on column. Fasces, topped by liberty cap in left field, cock in right field. Rouen Mint 29.4g 39mm Dy# 1718, KM#615.3 I’ve owned several Claudius coins but never a denarius. Well, I acquired what turned out to be a rare denarius but it wasn’t without its flaws. After thinking it over I decided to part with it for a few Andrew Jacksons over what I paid, so some profit. The PayPal money didn’t have much time to settle before I saw this Tetradrachm & bought it. I did get it with plenty of $ leftover from my denarius sale. Who doesn’t want a big silver portrait of Claudius that isn’t from Egypt? [img]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2Fc1j7YWPm%2Fclaudcis.jpg&hash=94ce87512cbdef64bf7d4cce097b0cab[/img] Claudius (41 - 54 A.D.) AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm O: TI CLAVD CAES · AVG, bare head left. R: COM ASI across field, distyle temple of Roma and Augustus, enclosing standing facing figures of Claudius, holding scepter, being crowned by Fortuna, holding cornucopia; ROM ET AVG on entablature. Ephesus mint. Struck AD 41-42 10.08g 28mm RIC I 120 (Pergamum); RPC I 2221; RSC 3; BMCRE 228; BN 304-6 Another coin I saw when I got into ancients. I remember seeing it listed on a dealer's website in about the same condition for several hundred dollars. I was a newb & wasn’t about to pay that. Flash forward about 12 years later Ken Dorney lists this in a new listing & was surprised to see how affordable it was. I also had a 20% coupon from him so it was a no-brainer. [img]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2FLhdq16zc%2FArtiTet.jpg&hash=d4b9bc705da2d2d9e5fb978bba88e993[/img] Macedonia, Roman Protectorate, First Meris, (167 - 148 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm O: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield. R: MAKEDONWN PRWTHS; Club; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Amphipolis Mint 16.56g 30mm SNG Copenhagen 1315 // AMNG 176[/QUOTE]
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