What Your Budget Buys - $75 Edition

Thanks for posting those, @Marsyas Mike. They're all very nice examples and it's interesting to see what $75 bought you 20-30 years ago. I'd say you did more than okay!

For the next thread, we'll be heading straight to the Bargain Bin section with coins $20 and under. Look out for that thread this Thursday... I know I'll be looking forward to your posts there.

 

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Some were never inventory, others yes, at one time. But alas, I am sorry all, I mis-read the rules of the thread. I'll see what I have within the price range stated.

 

Carl Becker Forgery, 19th Century, Gela – Messana Hybrid
Silver Tetradrachm, 26mm, 12.25 grams
Obverse: Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, Nike flying above.
Reverse: MES S A NIO N, Hare springing right, head of youthful Pan below.
References:
Hill 18, note
Cost:
$85
Provenance:
Paul Wisyni Collection, Private Sale, December 2016


Antoninus Pius, Issue by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, 161 AD
Silver Denarius, Rome Mint, 18mm, 3.07 grams
Obverse: DIVVS ANTONONVS, Bare head of Antoninus right.
Reverse: CONSECRATIO, Four tiered funeral pure, garlanded and surmounted by facing quadriga.
References:
RIC436 (Aurelius)
Cost:
€70
Provenance:
Numismatik Lanz, Ebay, September 2008

I dont know why I paid so much for a common Pius denarius, but honestly it looked much better in the auction photograph.


Antoninus Pius
Æ Sestertius, Rome Mint, 32mm, 21.62 grams
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, Laureate head of Antoninus right.
Reverse: PIETATI AVG COS IIII S C, Pietas standing left holding globe and child, two children standing left and right at feet.
References:
RIC1031
Cost:
$70
Provenance:
Ebay, October 2016

 

I'm looking forward to this thread. Hope it has tips on how to find these bargains, too.

 

Fully Loaded Landed Cost $85:

China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century AD
AE Gaming Token, 29mm, 6.42 grams
Obv.: Zhui Feng Zhi Ma (horse following wind).
Rev.: Horse galloping left.
Reference: Classic Chinese Charms Vol I, 2149

Fully Loaded Landed Cost $79:

CHINA, HAN, ZHAO, LIANG, ZHOU, & YAN states,
ZHOU Dynasty, 1122-255 BC,
small square foot spade, 350-250 BC,
AN YANG / 3 lines rev., bronze,
31x52mm, 7.45g,
H3.184, S13+ VF

 

Under Theodoric, Ostrogothic Kingdom
AE decanummium
Obv: FELIX R-AVENNA, turreted head of Ravenna right
Rev: Monogram of Ravenna within wreath, X (10) below
Mint: Rome
Date: 494-526 AD
Ref: COI 78a

 

Ooops! Wrong thread I did not add the BP and shipping.

 

This is the most I've ever spent on a single coin (I'm still very new).


Postumus
South Petherton Hoard
$66.50


Herod Agrippa I
$66

 

Now I have had a chance to photograph it properly, I am pretty happy with this Constatine camp gate minted London AD 324-325, RIC VII 294, 50 pounds = US 67.57, ex Baldwins.

 

Very nice!

 

Two very nice coins AussieCollector, and welcome to CT. It's great to have another Aussie onboard, help even things up a bit, I think with you that makes four in the ancient forum, oh well maybe we need a few more

 

No worries, there is quite a few overseas dealers just as cheap as our registered mail costs, in some cases cheaper.

 

$80 got me half a drachm of Emporion in 2009. Ever since spending a day wandering around the ruins in 2007, I'd wanted a coin from there. I first got a modern Spanish commemorative €10 silver coin, which reproduces the ancient drachm - I got it in Madrid airport, where the Spanish mint had a shop (I think it's not there any more). Then I mentioned Emporion to a Spanish collector/dealer and he had this on his shelf within reach - I've asked him to look for the other half, but no joy as of yet:



This was €76 last year - I have a better one of the type, but got this as it has an interesting provenance - from the Haeberlin collection, auctioned in 1933.
Crawford 382/1b denarius:



ATB,
Aidan.