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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gil-galad, post: 2272953, member: 44154&quot;][ATTACH=full]453002[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Carausius Æ Antoninianus, London mint, 289-290 AD, 2.28g, 22mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: PA-X AVG, Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre. F in left field, O in right field. ML in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC 101, Sear 3562 [e1988]</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was a order filler and I paid $20 for it, it is a slot filler for sure. It&#039;s difficult to find a cheap higher grade Carausius just because most of them did not fare too well over centuries and probably wasn&#039;t high quality coming out of the mint back then.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453005[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Nerva AE As, 96-98 AD, 11.7g, 26mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, Laureate head right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: LIBERTAS PVBLICA S-C, Libertas standing holding pileus and sceptre.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC 100, Cohen 119.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is a slot filler as well but it isn&#039;t bad for a budget coin, paid $30 including shipping at the Ancient Peddlers every other Sunday. I think it may have BD, dealer says no. I haven&#039;t decided to treat the coin or not. What do you guys think?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453007[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Provincial Hostillian, as Caesar, AE27 of Viminacium, Moesia Superior, 250-251 AD, 12.0g, 27mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: C VAL HOST M QUINTVS CAE, Bare-headed, cuirassed bust right, paludamentum visible from rear.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: PMS COL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, hands outstretched over a bull and a lion, AN XII in ex.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: Moushmov 54, Martin 4.01.14</p><p><br /></p><p>I got a pretty decent deal on this Hostilian provincial for $25 including shipping. It&#039;s also a slot filler for Hostilian.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453009[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Rhoemetalkes I. and Pythadoris 11 BC - 12 AD BASILEWS ROIMHTALKOU Heads of Rhoemetalkes I. and Pythadoris jugate r. </p><p>KAISAROS SEBASTOU Head of Augustus r. </p><p>8.57 gram </p><p>24.1 mm </p><p>RPC 1711.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin I ordered for 18 Euros including shipping. I was looking for a order filler when I purchased that Hostilian but the dealer didn&#039;t have any decent coins for $20 including shipping. The coin is on it&#039;s way from Germany, I haven&#039;t received it yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually my 4th year anniversary will be about November 20th which is later this month but I decided to get this post set up. I learned a lot during the time I&#039;ve been collecting and I&#039;m glad I made the switch from U.S.A. moderns to ancient coins. Don&#039;t think I&#039;ll ever go back to modern coins just because I enjoy ancient coins that much for real.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know Roman Imperials really well and many of the obscure rulers in the set. It&#039;s been a goal of mine to collect as many rulers as I can (up to 106 rulers, 51.7%). In order to fit many of these coins into my low budget I&#039;ve also collected Roman Provincial coins to fill in some of the really tough to find coins. I&#039;m just starting to get more familiar with Roman Provincial coins. I know a little about many other regions but also starting to learn more about Greek coins but it is a tough era and region to learn for most people from what I understand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also learned how to clean or not to clean coins. I&#039;ve had some success stories as well as failures that I&#039;ve learned from. What to do and not to do as it goes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I spent a lot of time learning how to attribute coins. I often use online sources as a starting point. I use books as well and also look for more coins of the same type as comparisons. Also learned how to shop for coins, how to get decent deals and to avoid fake and reproduction coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I learned a lot in these past four years and I have a long way to go but that&#039;s ok because I am really enjoying the learning process for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many people are to thank here for what I&#039;ve learned, if it be reading your post or a website you&#039;ve made or linked here. And the willingness of some people to help whenever they can. I&#039;ve made a lot of friends here which is just as important to me. I&#039;d like to thank each and every one of you guys for sure. Thank you!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also nearly finished phasing out my old scanner photos. I am so happy about that and my online galleries looks so much better. Yes, I learned how to use a camera too.</p><p><br /></p><p>My FORVM Ancient Coins gallery.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=31399" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=31399" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=31399</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My Tantalus Online Coin Registry Roman Imperial Grid</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/grid288.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/grid288.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/grid288.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My Tantalus Online Coin Registry Byzantine Grid (Don&#039;t have many yet)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/grid356.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/grid356.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/grid356.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry I haven&#039;t been too active here but I&#039;ve been busy on Facebook managing a ancient coin group there. Some people know this and it keeps me pretty busy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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