I've got some great ancient coins for sale today - PM me if interested. The price includes tracked shipping within the US. Payment by Paypal (+3.6%), MO, check, or Wise. I have 100% positive feedback on eBay over eight years of sales and I offer a lifetime guarantee of authenticity. Peace and blessings, J. ________________________________________ 1. SOLD ________________________________________ 2. Sestertius of Commodus, commanding bust, dark sage-green patina. The reverse is a bit crusty and missing the inscription, but the Victory-crowning emperor design is quite strong. A pleasing, large (21g) coin in hand. This is a difficult coin to find! The only retail offering I came across was this one for $276 in about the same grade but reversed (better reverse, rougher obverse). At any rate, it’s a beautiful coin from the collection of our forum friend Doug Smith. Shipped: $155 Commodus, AD 177-192. Ӕ Sestertius, 30mm, 21.5g, 6h; Rome mint. Obv: M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT; Laureate head right. Rev: [PM TR P XI IMP VII COS V PP]; Commodus seated left on curule chair, holding globus and crowned by Victory flying left / S - C. Reference: RIC 463. From the Doug Smith Collection. ________________________________________ 3. Boy-king Gordian III on an Egyptian tet, Zeus reverse. Very nice detail and lovely brown patina, clear date. Compare to vcoins here. Shipped: $50 EGYPT. Alexandria. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 12.7g, 12h; Dated year 4 (240/1 AD). Obv.: A K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC EY; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: Zeus seated left, holding patera and scepter, eagle at feet left; LΛ to upper left (date). Reference: Dattari 4794; Milne 3373; Emmett 3434 (R2) From the Sulla80 Collection; ex-Naville Numismatic Group; ex-E. F. Clain-Stefanelli Collection. ________________________________________ 4. SOLD ________________________________________ 5. Why was this Constantinople Commemorative gilded? Jewelry perhaps? But there is no damage to the coin from a setting. Did some ancient Roman try to pass it off as an aureus? Like our V-Nickels in the US? Or is the alteration recent? (It is gold leaf, btw, rather than paint. An acetone bath had no affect on the coin, and I’ve had it for years and it hasn’t tarnished.) At any rate, the coin itself is in a high grade and as far as alterations go, the gold is pretty cool. Shipped: $65 Constantine I (306-337 AD). Commemorative Issue. Æ Nummus, 18mm, 3.0g, 12h; Treveri mint, 332/333. Obv. CONSTANTINOPOLIS; Laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left. Rev. Victory standing left on prow, holding spear and resting on shield // TR•P Reference: RIC 543. Notes: Gilded. Ex-Jewelry?
