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My hoard!


And a recent photo.

 

Whats this? Are you trying to cheat??

Jk nice collection

 

Not much of a hoard, but I've only been collecting ancients for a couple years...

 

Well, I've got one, lol. But, I'm very happy with it!

 

A couple of mine






Q

 

I love digital trays!

 

FIRST DENARIUS of Rome is:


Anonymous, circa 310-300 BCE Heavy Denarius / Didrachm
Tarrifed at 10 Asses
(Silver, 20mm, 7.28 g 11),
uncertain mint (Neapolis?).
Helmeted head of Mars to left; oak spray to right.
Rev. Horse’s head right, wearing bridle, on base inscribed ROMANO; to left, stalk of grain.
Crawford 13/1. HN III 266. Sydenham 1.
Minor reverse corrosion, otherwise, about very fine.
From a Swiss collection, formed in the 1990s.


RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius - Didrachm 275-270 BCE ROMANO Apollo-Galloping Horse Sear23
10 Asses = Denarius


Anonymous AR Heavy Denarius / Didrachm. Rome, circa 265-242 BC. Head of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet, cornucopiae behind / ROMANO, Victory standing right, attaching wreath to long palm, YY in right field. Crawford 22/1; RSC 7. 6.55g, 18mm, 6h. Very Fine. From the Eucharius Collection
Tarrifed at 10 Asses = Denarius


RR Anon Ca 240 BCE AR Heavy Quinarius Drachm 16mm 3.0g Rome Helmet Hd Mars r - Horse’s hd sickle Cr 25-2 Syd 25 RSC 34a Rare
5 Asses = Quinarius


Anonymous AR Heavy Denarius / Didrachm. Rome, 234-231 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse prancing left, ROMA above. Crawford 26/1; RSC 37. 6.63g, 20mm, 12h. Very Fine.
Tarrifed at 10 Asses = Denarius


RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius Quadrigatus Didrachm 225-215 BCE Craw 28-3 Sear 31
10 Asses = Denarius


RR Anon AR Heavy Quinarius Drachm Half Quadrigatus 225-212 BCE 3.1g 18mm Janus Jupiter in Quadriga L Victory ROMA Craw 28-4 Sear 35 SCARCE
5 Asses = Quinarius

 

a few RR

 

Great collection iameatingjam, a few of mine...

 

Mercury..


Oops wait. That's not right

 

Well, @paddyman98, everyone always looks to you for "errors", so I guess you have provided us with one, lol! Peace & Blessings

 

Here is mine. I just started though so I don’t have many.

I do have 2 more coming. A denarius of Lucius Verus and a Quadrigatus from the Roman Republic.

 

I thought the denarius was minted after the Quadrigatus?


But you seem to have some late 4th century BC denarii that predate my 225 BC quadrigatus.

How is that possible? Or were yours from 310-300 BC not considered denarii at the time?

 

You have Kenneth Harl’s book. He explains the Heavy Denarius pre-reform of 211 BCE.

 

I do have it but I’m not finished reading it yet. It’s not really one of those books you finish in one sitting.

But I do know about the heavy denarius pre-reform of 211 BC.

Except that was in 211 BC not 310-300 BC. I’m guessing they would’ve called yours a drachma at the time. Rather than a denarius.

 

No. Harl argues in the first or second chapter that they are Heavy Denarii pre-reform, tariffed at 10 Asses.