What Your Budget Buys - $50 Edition

I'm late to this thread, so I'll just post a few

JULIA DOMNA
IVLIA AVGVSTA ; draped bust right
PIETAS PVBLICA ; Pietas standing left, raising both hands. Altar at feet
RIC 574. via Ken Dorney
$57.00 delivered

HADRIAN
Lot 259. Hadrian. A.D. 117-138. AR denarius. Rome mint, struck A.D. 124-128. From the D. Thomas Collection.

Hadrian. A.D. 117-138. AR denarius (18.47 mm, 3.34 g, 5 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 124-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, draped left shoulder / COS III, Roma standing left, holding crowning Victory and spear. RIC 161; BMCRE 362; RSC 349. VF.

From the D. Thomas Collection
Agora auction
$45.00


PROBUS
IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG ; radiate bust left, holding scepter surmounted by eagle.
SOLI INVICTO; Sol holding whip standing facing in quadriga, arms raised. CM in field below, XXIS center exergue
RIC V2
Ex YOC via JAZ
$50.00


NERO
PHRYGIA. Acmoneia. Nero, AD 54-68.
Æ19, 3.8g, 12h; c. AD 62; Lucius Servenius Capito, archon , with his wife Julia Severa.
Obv: NEPON KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ; Laureate head right; crescent before.
Rev: ΣEPOYHNIOY KAΠITΩNOΣ KAI IOYLIAΣ ΣEOYHPAΣ AKMONEΩN;
Zeus seated left, holding patera and scepter; EΠI APX above; to left, owl standing facing.
Reference: RPC 3174.
Ex JAZ
$45.00

@zumbly I must add that I appreciate these threads. They have made me really look and evaluate where my collection is now and what I'd like to see happen. Not to mention the flaws in my record keeping.

 

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Thanks for posting those, @Smojo. I think they're all great examples of what a collector can hope to pick up in this price bracket.

We've been seeing a lot of nice coins members have acquired from JAZ. I heartily recommend anyone reading these threads hit up @John Anthony and ask to be put on his private list to get in on his weekly deals... the man has good stuff! Here's a weirdly double-struck one with an oversized flan that was right up my alley. Picked up from a JA auction for $43 shipped last year.


GORDIAN III
AE25. 6.52g, 25.4mm. THRACE, Anchialus, circa AD 238-244. Varbanov 608 (R5). O: ΓOPΔIANOC AV KA; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. R: AΓXIAΛEΩN; Cybele enthroned left between two lions, holding phiale and resting arm on drum.

 

Truth,
Since Feb. 2016 I've added 21 of his coins, I hadn't really noticed until today when I was searching my sellers/dealer files and invoices.
I remember that G III, love it.

 

Great coins everyone. @zumbly these threads have been awesome so far... great idea.
These three cost me $55 shipped each.

 

Another addition, $61 delivered

Another ex JAZ

 

Recent addition from CNG though not in hand yet. Just under $60 shipped.



CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. Æ Shekel (22mm, 6.41 g, 5h). Mint on Sardinia. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; Punic bet below. CNP 33v; MAA 59e var. (Punic bet also to right of horse); SNG Copenhagen 208 var. (same). VF, dark brown patina with green hues, off center and some roughness on reverse.


From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.

 

Nice catch, I had eyed that coin but didn't bid on it

 

I bought this Tyche of Korykos from our own @red_spork I saw he had it listed in the WTS section. I wasn't able to pay what he was asking but I think we made an agreement.
To me it's a great coin what I wanted in the coin type,
What I paid falls into the requirments of the thread, I'm happy witg it

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Cilicia, Korykos. Circa 1st century BC. Æ22mm(6.30 gm). Turreted head of Tyche right; ΔΙ behind / Hermes standing left, holding phiale and caduceus. ΚΩΡΥΚΙΩΤΩΝ to right. SNG Levante 791 (this coin); cf. SNG France 1075; cf. SNG von Aulock 5679.
Ex Eduardo Levante collection, CNG 66 lot 54

 

Recently got this scruffy batch of 5 sestertii and a Trebonianus Gallus "temple" bronze from Antioch. The Trajan Decius with the Dacia reverse particularly pleased me (bottom left corner). Cost $45 for the lot. Not for the quality-conscious, but I am pretty happy with 'em.