Top 10 for 2021

This year was not as good a some but better than others. Mostly provincial with a few Greek and Imperials.



Cilicia, Irenopolis-Neronias. Trajan. AD Æ21.
Obv: Laureate head right.
rev: Hygieia standing right, holding branch and patera from which she feeds serpent.
SNG Levante 1605.
4.5 g., 21 mm.



Moesia Inferior, Kallatis. Julia Domna Æ24 Triassaria. Demeter
Obv: Draped bust right.
Rev: KAΛΛAT-IANΩN, veiled and draped bust of Demeter right; to right, Γ above grain ears.



Phrygia, Amorium. Apollo/Demeter Æ26
Obv: ΑΜΟΡΙΑΝΩΝ, head of Apollo, r.; to r., lyre.
Rev: ƐΠΙ ϹƐΡΤΟΡΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟV, veiled Demeter standing, l., holding poppy, ears of corn and long torch.
Reign Antoninus Pius. Magistrate Sertor. Antonios (without title).
RPC 1706 (temporary)



M Aemilius Scarus & Pub Plautius Hypsaeus Denarius. 58 BC.
Obv: M SCAVR AED CVR EX S C, Nabatean king Aretas kneeling before camel, REX ARETAS beneath camel.
Rev: P HVPSAEVS AED CVR CAPTV C HVPSAE COS PREIVER, Jupiter in quadriga right; scorpion to left.



Divus Augustus Æ As. Commemorative by Tiberius.
Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head left, thunderbolt before
Rev: Eagle standing on globe facing, wings spread, head right, S C at sides.
RIC 82 [Tiberius]



Ionia, Teos. Augustus AE16
Obv: ΣEBAΣTOΣ KTIΣTHΣ, bare head right.
Rev: THIΩN, Dionysos, wearing long robe, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos.
RPC 2512



Phrygia, Philomelion. Severus Alexander AE34 Tetrassarion
Obv: Radiate bust to the right
Rev: Emperor rides with a raised lance to the right.
Magistrate Markos Iulios Pauleinos



Pamphylia, Perga. Philip II AE23
Obv: ΑΥ Κ Μ ΙΟΥ ϹƐΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ Ϲ(Ɛ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, r., seen from rear; below, globe.
Rev: ΠƐΡΓΑΙΩΝ; chest holding three purses.



Cillica, Mallos. AE12 (4th century BC).
Obv: ΠΥ. Head of river god Pyramos right, wearing grain wreath.
Rev: ΜΑΛ. Facing gorgoneion.

 

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Nice selections, @ancientone.

I like your Divus Augustus Æ As, and Cillica AE coin. Both have a great reverse design.

 

LOVE that Trajan portrait and patina!!! And spooky gorgon from Mallos
Thanks for sharing your great year of coins

 

You had good year, congrats. I like the RR denarius, go figure.

 

Great top 10! I love that camel!

 

Very nice group!.Great looking Divus Augustus and super Trajan!
Congrats..

 

Great coins! That Scaurus denarius captures most of the lettering on the reverse, which is uncommon. And you've got some rarely-seen provincials in the lot as well. Great finds!

 

Congrats on a great year! My favorites are the Divus Augustus and the Scaurus/Hypsaeus denarius. As @John Anthony points out, the reverse is way better-centered than most of the specimens one sees.

 

Am I missing something or are there only 9 coins in your top 10?

 

All great coins but I love your M Aemilius Scarus & Pub Plautius Hypsaeus Denarius. The history behind this coin is fantastic, probably one of the reasons you purchased it, congrats on a great year.

 

Great list @ancientone ! It looks like you had a good year to me. My favorites;

• Scarus denarius - Great all around coin!
• Amorium AE26 - Great eye appeal
• Trajan AE21 - Wonderful patina

 

It definitely was a good year
My favorites: Augustus from Ionia, Teos; the RR Aemilius Scaurus denarius and the Trajan from Irenopolis

 

Very interesting coins, especially the provincials. I do like the Mallos alot though. And also the Perga with the chest and purses reverse.

 

Apparently I forgot how to count.


#10

Pontus, Amisos. Æ20. Tyche/Eagle
Obv: ΑΜΙϹΟϹ / Head of Tyche r.
Rev: ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ƐΛƐΥΘƐΡΑϹ / Eagle standing r., wings open, head l.
Time of Maximinus 235-238AD.


Thanks to everyone for the positive comments. Means a lot to me.

 

You had a great year, @ancientone! I am enamored with Roman provincials and you picked up some interesting ones. I like the naive artistry of the Tyche of Amisos. The triassarion of Julia Domna from Callatis is very attractive. The tetrassarion of Severus Alexander from Philomelion has a fun and animated equestrian reverse.

I hope you have a great 2022! Happy coining!

 

To me, that looks like a good year! Both the Republican camel and the Divus Augustus are unusually attractive, and the provincial coins show how diverse and interesting this field of Roman numismatics is.

 

I like very much that selection, with a preference for the Divus Augustus, the Severus Alexander and the last one from Amisos : strange portrait, I wonder what Tyche is afraid of !!

Q

 

A very nice Trajan portrait on the first coin , I also like the republican denarius and the Divus Augustus As. Congratulations !!

 

Very nice additions! I like the portrait of Trajan on your first coin, and the look of the eagle on the As of Augustus ("what you looking at?!").

 

That “chest holding three purses” reverse is enigmatic. As are a lot of provincial reverse designs. A great collecting focus.