Show me your best coins under 200.00

I negotiated this one down to $240. It's my least expensive coin but I love the portrait.



SYRIA, SELEUCIS AND PIERIA. ANTIOCH. PHILIP I. AD 244-249

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.10 g, 6h). Struck AD 246. Rome mint for use in the Levant. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, officinae delta over wing holding wreath in beak; S C across field; MON VRB in exergue. McAlee 899; Prieur 308. toned.
"After some time production was divided between six officinae. The officinae letters are unexpectedly in Greek numerals, but this is paralleled by the antoniniani which were struck in Rome at this time." (p. 53 Prieur)

Athena Numismatics Dec 24, 2015

 

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@4to2centBC

Wow, that is a superb coin. The portrait is truly great!

 

Each of these Scipios were under $200 @Orfew ... you gotta gett'em!


Roman Republic
Bronze 1/5 unit,
1.6g, 14.6mm,
Carthago Nova mint, weight, 209 - 206 B.C.
Obv: bare male head (Scipio Africanus?) left
Rev: horse head right
Ref: SNG BM Spain 129, Burgos 556
rare
Comment: In order to force Hannibal to retreat from Italy, Scipio Africanus attacked Carthaginian Spain and took Carthago Nova in 209 B.C. References most often identify this type as Punic, struck before 209 B.C., but they also note that the head is "Roman style." Some authorities believe, as we do, that this type was struck after 209, under Roman rule. Carthaginian coins sometimes depicted Barcid generals. This coin possibly depicts the Roman general Scipio Africanus.



Roman Republic
Bronze AE 23
Carthago Nova mint, 9.1g, 22.8mm, 209 - 206 BCE
obv: bare male head (Scipio Africanus?) left
rev: horse standing right, palm tree behind
Villaronga MCH 282, Burgos 552, SNG BM Spain 127 - 128
rare

 

I like that one! Some say, the first living Roman on a coin. Mine was purchased several years ago, so I felt it did not fit the post.

 

If moderns count, this is by far the best deal I've ever made under $200. I bought it for $25 to fill in a blank in my old Canadian cents collection (which I hardly pay any attention to), a common 9/8 variety. But when I received it, I was delighted to find that it was the extremely rare coinage axis variety (these are normally medal axis). Worth a lot, apparently. To find out how much I'd have to send it to auction.

 

Antoninus pius salvs denarius

 

Please post it if you can. I would love to see it.

 

Very nice @Alegandron
He is now on my list!

 

I know mine are not top-drawer, but I have them...and different denominations...

 

Vespasian mars sestertius

 

That is a nice one. I always wanted a Rome mint version to go with the normal Antioch marked ones. I found one, not all that nice but only $70, without the officina letter.
"After some time production was divided between six officinae."
Am I to understand that mine is an earlier issue?

 

titus elephant under 200

 

Great "less than $200" coins, gang

Ummm ... ro, are you hammered again?

... anyway ...

Yah, I can't decide which of these Alexandrians is my favourite? ...

=> all of them were under $200 each





Hmmmm ... I think this is my favourite < $200 winner
Bust of Aphrodite (Venus) left above bull (Taurus) …
=> astrological type depicting Venus in Taurus

 

Augustus hellios countermark

 

claudius sestertius not for 180 i get it

 

I think my Hadrian Sestertius is my favorite sub $200 coin.

 

augustus dupondius i buy this coin under 200
i would not sell it for the price it goes now double\

 

domitian was in my time a good price i bought under 200