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<p>[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 3914527, member: 100731"]Although I've been collecting coins since I was a kid, 2019 marks my first year as a <i>serious collector</i>, that is, the year I discovered ancient coins were a) obtainable for a reasonable price and b) so much more interesting and diverse than the coinage of The Netherlands (which was my primary collection). Being such a novice collector, I feel a bit hesitant to post my top 10, but in the last year I've learned the friendliness of this community (also, I'm currently recovering from a small surgery and don't really have anything else to do). </p><p><br /></p><p>Some coins have been posted before, some haven't. Anyway, here is my top 10:</p><p><br /></p><p>10. The first coin is this Nerva denarius, which I bought as a brown slug (cleaning process described <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-a-dirty-ugly-duckling-became-a-clean-ugly-duckling.338255/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-a-dirty-ugly-duckling-became-a-clean-ugly-duckling.338255/">here</a>):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031778[/ATTACH] </p><p>ROMAN IMPERIAL, Nerva</p><p>Denomination: AR denarius, minted: Rome, Italy; 98 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR P II: Head of Nerva, laureate, right</p><p>Rev: IMP II COS IIII P P: Clasped hands holding aquila set on prow, left</p><p>Weight: 3.17g; Ø:1.8mm</p><p>Catalogue: RIC II 49</p><p>Provenance: Found near Tongeren (2017, Limburg, the Netherlands), ex private collection; acq.: 12-2018</p><p><br /></p><p>9. This Gros Tournois was found Friesland, The Netherlands. It was bent, and unevenly patinated (restoration process described <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/unbending-hammered-medieval-silver-coin-gros-tournois.344315/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/unbending-hammered-medieval-silver-coin-gros-tournois.344315/">here</a>) After [USER=56653]@seth77[/USER] <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-fun-lot-of-silver-roman-and-medieval-coinage.343992/#post-3643647" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-fun-lot-of-silver-roman-and-medieval-coinage.343992/#post-3643647">went in depths </a>with this coin, I became more interested in French medieval coinage, and medieval coinage in general. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031763[/ATTACH] </p><p>FRANCE, Philipe IV (1268-1314)</p><p>Denomination: Gros Tournois, minted: France; ca. 1305</p><p>Obv: Short cross within circle, inner circle legend + PHILIPPVS REX, outer circle legend +BNDICTV : SIT : NOME : DNI : NRI : DEI : IHV XPI</p><p>Rev: Castle + TVRONVS CIVIS, in outer circle twelve circles with fleurs-de-lis, resembling the 12 deniers worth of silver</p><p>Weight: 3.14g; Ø:25mm</p><p>Catalogue: Duplessy 214, Ciani 206, Lafaurie 218</p><p>Provenance: Found near Burgum, Friesland. Ex private collection. ; acq.: 08-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>8. This Alexander III (non-lifetime issue) is so nice to hold in hand. The patina is wonderful, and the amount of history that this coins resembles is fascinating. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031764[/ATTACH]</p><p>KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III of Macedon</p><p>Denomination: AR drachm, minted: Colophon; 323-319 BC</p><p>Obv: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress</p><p>Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand. Two symbols: lyre (Left Field), A (Beneath Throne)</p><p>Weight: 4.06g; Ø:1.8mm</p><p>Catalogue: Price 1769</p><p>Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 04-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>7. Though this coin has been in my collection for almost a year now, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-this-odd-a-mule-of-nervas-reverse-on-a-trajan-fourree-denarius.350855/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-this-odd-a-mule-of-nervas-reverse-on-a-trajan-fourree-denarius.350855/">I only recently discovered it is a mule</a> (i.e. obverse and reverse mismatch). This is probably an unique coin, and having read [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER]'s <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mule-or-goat-both-gragulus-renius-four%C3%A9e-denarius.270214/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mule-or-goat-both-gragulus-renius-four%C3%A9e-denarius.270214/">story on how this fourree could have been minted</a>, it definitely made my day. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031765[/ATTACH] </p><p>ROMAN IMPERIAL, Trajanus</p><p>Denomination: Fourree AR denarius, minted: ; Uncertain</p><p>Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head of Trajan to the right</p><p>Rev: AEQVITAS AVGVST; Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left</p><p>Weight: 2.43g; Ø:1.9mm</p><p>Catalogue: Unpublished variant</p><p>Provenance: Ex priv col; acq.: 12-2018</p><p><br /></p><p>6. This denarius of Macrinus was found in The Netherlands, near Nijmegen. I made me realize once again that history can be found only a few centimeters beneath the soil. It also introduced me to the poor fate of Macrinus and his son. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031766[/ATTACH]</p><p>ROMAN IMPERIAL, Macrinus</p><p>Denomination: AR denarius, minted: Rome, Italy; 217-218 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, bust of Macrinus, laureate, cropped beard, cuirassed to the right.</p><p>Rev: SALVS PVBLICA, Salus, draped, seated left on throne with high back, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre in left hand</p><p>Weight: 3.45g; Ø:1.8mm</p><p>Catalogue: RIC IV 86</p><p>Provenance: Found near Nijmegen (Netherlands), ex private collection; acq.: 09-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>5. This tetradrachm of Azes I / II was one of my first ancient coins. It's silver, large and heavy, and portrays a king on a horse. What's not to like?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031776[/ATTACH]</p><p>INDO-SCYTHIA, Azes I or II</p><p>Denomination: AR tetradrachm, minted: uncertain mint; 35-12 BC</p><p>Obv: BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZOU (Greek; The great king of kings, Azes). Azes on horseback right, holding whip; monogram Kharosthi letter "GA" or "GAM" before. </p><p>Rev: MAHARAJASA RAJADIRAJASA MAHATASA AYASA (Karosthi; great king, king of kings, Azes the Great), Athena standing right, right hand extended, holding shield and spear; monograms to left and right.</p><p>Weight: 9.55g; Ø:2.5mm</p><p>Catalogue: MAC.2360; Senior 98.353T</p><p>Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 12-2018</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4. After more or less accidentally acquiring three AR pennies of Aethelred II and Cnut (the latter turned out to be extremely rare, and was sold at CNG), I became interested in the Anglo-Saxon coinage and early medieval coinage in general. First, Aethelred II:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031771[/ATTACH] </p><p>ANGLO-SAXONS, Æthelred II (966-1016)</p><p>Denomination: Penny, minted: England, Winchester, Moneyer: Ælfsige; 978-1017</p><p>Obv: +AEDELRAED REX ANGL. Head of Aethelred II, draped, to the left.</p><p>Rev: +AELFSIGE MO PINT. Voided Long cross without inner circle. </p><p>Weight: 1.74g; Ø:19mm</p><p>Catalogue: Spink 1151</p><p>Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 05-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>3. This was followed by <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/added-three-sceattas-to-the-collection.350185/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/added-three-sceattas-to-the-collection.350185/">five sceatta's</a>, of which I like this plumed bird variant the most (it looks so alien). Also, sceatta's were minted in The Netherlands, and thus fit well in my 'homecountry theme'. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031770[/ATTACH]</p><p>ANGLO-SAXONS, Annonymous</p><p>Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. L (Type 6).), minted: Possibly Dorestad (The Netherlands); 695/700-710/5 AD</p><p>Obv: “Plumed bird” right; pellet-in-annulet below beak</p><p>Rev: Standard; pellet-in-annulet at center and in corners, separated by either double- or triple-pellet groups; lines in margin</p><p>Catalogue: Continental series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. L (Type 6). Abramson 87.10; SCBI 63 (BM), 312–7; North 49; SCBC 791</p><p>Provenance: Found in province of Zeeland (the Netherlands) 2018. Ex private collection; acq.: 11-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Thus having sceatta's and Anglo-Saxon pennies, I was looking for a nice Carolingian coin. I then found this extremely nice coin of Heinrich II (unfortunately, this coin was minted just after the decline of the Carolingian empire - story written down <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-early-medieval-coin-in-the-collection-heinrich-ii.349049/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-early-medieval-coin-in-the-collection-heinrich-ii.349049/">here</a>. Hopefully, my 'Roerbakmix's top 10 2020' will include a Carolingian <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031773[/ATTACH] </p><p>HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Heinrich II (973 or 978 - 1024)</p><p>Denomination: AR Pfennig, minted: Regensburg (Germany), mintmark ELLN; 985-995 AD</p><p>Obv: Retrograde +• HENRICVS V, cross with two pellets and one annulet within circle</p><p>Rev: REGINA CIVITAS, around temple facade, ELLN (mintmark) within</p><p>Weight: 1,69g; Ø:230mm</p><p>Catalogue: Variant on Hahn 22 c 2</p><p>Provenance: Metal detecting find near Kalkar, Germany; acq.: 10-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>1. This final coin is one I absolutely adore: the Celtic war stater, minted during the invasion of Julius Caesar. Just imagine some meeting of Celtic tribes, where they decide to join in their resistance to a foreign invader ... The Ambiani Celts were Belgic people of Celtic language. In 57 BC, when Julius Caesar started his Belgic campain, they were able to muster 10.000 armed men. However, when Julius Caesar came close to their capital Samarobriva (probably the modern Amiens), they submitted to Caesar. This gold stater was probably minted to finance the war against Julius Caesar. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031781[/ATTACH] </p><p>CELTS, Ambiani celts</p><p>Denomination: AV stater, minted: Ambiani region, (current France, near Amiens); 58-55 BC</p><p>Obv: Blank</p><p>Rev: Disjointed horse right with remains of charioteer above; crescent above pellet below, intertwined lines pattern in exergue</p><p>Weight: 6.02g; Ø:17mm</p><p>Catalogue: Evans 1864 Pl.B8; Scheers 1977 series 24, class IV (type) </p><p>Provenance: Ex private collection (Found in France, ca. 2000); acq.: 08-2019</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm looking forward to another year on CT (and to new acquisitions!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 3914527, member: 100731"]Although I've been collecting coins since I was a kid, 2019 marks my first year as a [I]serious collector[/I], that is, the year I discovered ancient coins were a) obtainable for a reasonable price and b) so much more interesting and diverse than the coinage of The Netherlands (which was my primary collection). Being such a novice collector, I feel a bit hesitant to post my top 10, but in the last year I've learned the friendliness of this community (also, I'm currently recovering from a small surgery and don't really have anything else to do). Some coins have been posted before, some haven't. Anyway, here is my top 10: 10. The first coin is this Nerva denarius, which I bought as a brown slug (cleaning process described [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-a-dirty-ugly-duckling-became-a-clean-ugly-duckling.338255/']here[/URL]): [ATTACH=full]1031778[/ATTACH] ROMAN IMPERIAL, Nerva Denomination: AR denarius, minted: Rome, Italy; 98 AD Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR P II: Head of Nerva, laureate, right Rev: IMP II COS IIII P P: Clasped hands holding aquila set on prow, left Weight: 3.17g; Ø:1.8mm Catalogue: RIC II 49 Provenance: Found near Tongeren (2017, Limburg, the Netherlands), ex private collection; acq.: 12-2018 9. This Gros Tournois was found Friesland, The Netherlands. It was bent, and unevenly patinated (restoration process described [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/unbending-hammered-medieval-silver-coin-gros-tournois.344315/']here[/URL]) After [USER=56653]@seth77[/USER] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-fun-lot-of-silver-roman-and-medieval-coinage.343992/#post-3643647']went in depths [/URL]with this coin, I became more interested in French medieval coinage, and medieval coinage in general. [ATTACH=full]1031763[/ATTACH] FRANCE, Philipe IV (1268-1314) Denomination: Gros Tournois, minted: France; ca. 1305 Obv: Short cross within circle, inner circle legend + PHILIPPVS REX, outer circle legend +BNDICTV : SIT : NOME : DNI : NRI : DEI : IHV XPI Rev: Castle + TVRONVS CIVIS, in outer circle twelve circles with fleurs-de-lis, resembling the 12 deniers worth of silver Weight: 3.14g; Ø:25mm Catalogue: Duplessy 214, Ciani 206, Lafaurie 218 Provenance: Found near Burgum, Friesland. Ex private collection. ; acq.: 08-2019 8. This Alexander III (non-lifetime issue) is so nice to hold in hand. The patina is wonderful, and the amount of history that this coins resembles is fascinating. [ATTACH=full]1031764[/ATTACH] KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III of Macedon Denomination: AR drachm, minted: Colophon; 323-319 BC Obv: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand. Two symbols: lyre (Left Field), A (Beneath Throne) Weight: 4.06g; Ø:1.8mm Catalogue: Price 1769 Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 04-2019 7. Though this coin has been in my collection for almost a year now, [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-this-odd-a-mule-of-nervas-reverse-on-a-trajan-fourree-denarius.350855/']I only recently discovered it is a mule[/URL] (i.e. obverse and reverse mismatch). This is probably an unique coin, and having read [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER]'s [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mule-or-goat-both-gragulus-renius-four%C3%A9e-denarius.270214/']story on how this fourree could have been minted[/URL], it definitely made my day. [ATTACH=full]1031765[/ATTACH] ROMAN IMPERIAL, Trajanus Denomination: Fourree AR denarius, minted: ; Uncertain Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head of Trajan to the right Rev: AEQVITAS AVGVST; Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left Weight: 2.43g; Ø:1.9mm Catalogue: Unpublished variant Provenance: Ex priv col; acq.: 12-2018 6. This denarius of Macrinus was found in The Netherlands, near Nijmegen. I made me realize once again that history can be found only a few centimeters beneath the soil. It also introduced me to the poor fate of Macrinus and his son. [ATTACH=full]1031766[/ATTACH] ROMAN IMPERIAL, Macrinus Denomination: AR denarius, minted: Rome, Italy; 217-218 AD Obv: IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, bust of Macrinus, laureate, cropped beard, cuirassed to the right. Rev: SALVS PVBLICA, Salus, draped, seated left on throne with high back, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre in left hand Weight: 3.45g; Ø:1.8mm Catalogue: RIC IV 86 Provenance: Found near Nijmegen (Netherlands), ex private collection; acq.: 09-2019 5. This tetradrachm of Azes I / II was one of my first ancient coins. It's silver, large and heavy, and portrays a king on a horse. What's not to like? [ATTACH=full]1031776[/ATTACH] INDO-SCYTHIA, Azes I or II Denomination: AR tetradrachm, minted: uncertain mint; 35-12 BC Obv: BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZOU (Greek; The great king of kings, Azes). Azes on horseback right, holding whip; monogram Kharosthi letter "GA" or "GAM" before. Rev: MAHARAJASA RAJADIRAJASA MAHATASA AYASA (Karosthi; great king, king of kings, Azes the Great), Athena standing right, right hand extended, holding shield and spear; monograms to left and right. Weight: 9.55g; Ø:2.5mm Catalogue: MAC.2360; Senior 98.353T Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 12-2018 4. After more or less accidentally acquiring three AR pennies of Aethelred II and Cnut (the latter turned out to be extremely rare, and was sold at CNG), I became interested in the Anglo-Saxon coinage and early medieval coinage in general. First, Aethelred II: [ATTACH=full]1031771[/ATTACH] ANGLO-SAXONS, Æthelred II (966-1016) Denomination: Penny, minted: England, Winchester, Moneyer: Ælfsige; 978-1017 Obv: +AEDELRAED REX ANGL. Head of Aethelred II, draped, to the left. Rev: +AELFSIGE MO PINT. Voided Long cross without inner circle. Weight: 1.74g; Ø:19mm Catalogue: Spink 1151 Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 05-2019 3. This was followed by [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/added-three-sceattas-to-the-collection.350185/']five sceatta's[/URL], of which I like this plumed bird variant the most (it looks so alien). Also, sceatta's were minted in The Netherlands, and thus fit well in my 'homecountry theme'. [ATTACH=full]1031770[/ATTACH] ANGLO-SAXONS, Annonymous Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. L (Type 6).), minted: Possibly Dorestad (The Netherlands); 695/700-710/5 AD Obv: “Plumed bird” right; pellet-in-annulet below beak Rev: Standard; pellet-in-annulet at center and in corners, separated by either double- or triple-pellet groups; lines in margin Catalogue: Continental series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. L (Type 6). Abramson 87.10; SCBI 63 (BM), 312–7; North 49; SCBC 791 Provenance: Found in province of Zeeland (the Netherlands) 2018. Ex private collection; acq.: 11-2019 2. Thus having sceatta's and Anglo-Saxon pennies, I was looking for a nice Carolingian coin. I then found this extremely nice coin of Heinrich II (unfortunately, this coin was minted just after the decline of the Carolingian empire - story written down [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-early-medieval-coin-in-the-collection-heinrich-ii.349049/']here[/URL]. Hopefully, my 'Roerbakmix's top 10 2020' will include a Carolingian :)) [ATTACH=full]1031773[/ATTACH] HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Heinrich II (973 or 978 - 1024) Denomination: AR Pfennig, minted: Regensburg (Germany), mintmark ELLN; 985-995 AD Obv: Retrograde +• HENRICVS V, cross with two pellets and one annulet within circle Rev: REGINA CIVITAS, around temple facade, ELLN (mintmark) within Weight: 1,69g; Ø:230mm Catalogue: Variant on Hahn 22 c 2 Provenance: Metal detecting find near Kalkar, Germany; acq.: 10-2019 1. This final coin is one I absolutely adore: the Celtic war stater, minted during the invasion of Julius Caesar. Just imagine some meeting of Celtic tribes, where they decide to join in their resistance to a foreign invader ... The Ambiani Celts were Belgic people of Celtic language. In 57 BC, when Julius Caesar started his Belgic campain, they were able to muster 10.000 armed men. However, when Julius Caesar came close to their capital Samarobriva (probably the modern Amiens), they submitted to Caesar. This gold stater was probably minted to finance the war against Julius Caesar. [ATTACH=full]1031781[/ATTACH] CELTS, Ambiani celts Denomination: AV stater, minted: Ambiani region, (current France, near Amiens); 58-55 BC Obv: Blank Rev: Disjointed horse right with remains of charioteer above; crescent above pellet below, intertwined lines pattern in exergue Weight: 6.02g; Ø:17mm Catalogue: Evans 1864 Pl.B8; Scheers 1977 series 24, class IV (type) Provenance: Ex private collection (Found in France, ca. 2000); acq.: 08-2019 I'm looking forward to another year on CT (and to new acquisitions!)[/QUOTE]
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