Your favorite coins by century.

Prutot

 

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Ummm, my second 1st Century BC offering is probably my favourite Roman Ruler coin ... it's a tough lookin' hombre!!

Nero AE As
65 AD
Diameter: 28.4 mm
Weight: 11.3 grams
Obverse: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P - Bare head of Nero, globe at point of bust
Reverse: S-C, Victory advancing left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R
Refernce: RIC 477

 

My 3rd first century BC example is another classic Roman Ruler ... maybe the best snout in the biz??

Nerva AR Didrachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea-Eusebia
AD 96-98
Struck AD 98
Diameter:
Weight: 6.64 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Club set on ground; date in legend
Reference: Metcalf, Caesarea 45; Sydenham, Caesarea 153
Other: 12h … Choice, toned

 

I have to say Steve, I'm split on this one.

Ah, who to root for, who to root for...

 

Go Denver an Peyton!!! Gooooo!!

 

Well, I was snoozing last week when you guys were posting 1st & 2nd century BC. But how you're hitting the meat of my collection. So here are some of my favorite first century AD coins I'll share:
Nerva; 96-98 AD
AE As; 29mm/9.4g
OBV: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head right
REV: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM S-C, clasped hands.
(RIC II 79, Cohen 21)


Caligula: AD 37-41
AE As; 30mm/10.9g
Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left
Rev: VESTA above, S C across field, Vesta seated left, holding patera and sceptre.
(RIC I 38, Cohen 27)

 

=> sweet coins, Bannon

Hadji

 

the first century AD is a weak spot in my collection. here are a couple that are for sure 1st century..





herod agrippa
42-43 ad


and soter megas (vima takto)
80-100 ad

 

Tossin' the ol' Prutah onto the table, eh? (well played)


... oh, and your other offering rocks!! (soter megas (vima takto)) ... *sweet*

 

Thanks.

I'm liking the new Avatar Hadji! All we need now is Johnny and the good Doctor Quest...and we're off on an adventure!

 

That's awesome Bannon => it's like a fricken Time-Machine!!

 

i loved that show when i was a kid!

 

Alright Chrsmat...you're Johnny, I'm thinking Doug could be a passable Dr Quest. Between the four of us we can go on a treasure hunt to dig up some more 1st Century coins.

Any volunteers to play the villain? No real acting skills required. You just have to be able to say "You fools! Now you shall pay for your insolence!!" in a thick German accent.

 

alright, I'm in!

 

Aahahaha => man, there's no way that Doug is gonna show-up as Doctor Quest!!

 

Yeeehaaa => yup, it's already "next-century-day"

=> BRING-ON THE 2ND CENTURY A.D.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trajan AR Tetradrachm
Antioch
AD 98-117
Struck AD 110/1
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 14.44 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right; below, club left and eagle standing right with wings folded
Reverse: Tyche seated right, foot set on river-god swimming to right below
Reference: McAlee 470 (Antioch); Prieur 1498
Other: 7h ... toned, some porosity, light scratches in field on obverse, slight die shift on reverse

 

I have a lot of coins from this century, but very few are in my "favorites" list. I'll start with a Trajan:

TRAJAN AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P laureate, draped
REVERSE: COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC – DAC CAP in ex. Dacian seated r. on pile of arms, his hands bound behind him.
Struck at Rome, 103-111 AD
2.8g, 18mm
RIC 96

 

Trajan; 98-117 AD
Bronze; AS 27mm/10.4g
OBV: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PE Laureate Bust Draped R
REV: TR POT COS III PP Victory walking L holding shield w SQOR inscribed and palm (RIC 417, Cohen 628)

 

ANTONIUS PIUS AE 25
OBVERSE: AVTO KAI TI AIL ADRI ANTWNINOC CEEBV, laureate head right
REVERSE: IOVLIEWN TWN KAI LAODIKEWN, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right; QE-HP P in fields
Struck at Laodikeia ad Mare, 140-141 AD
9.28g, 25mm
SNG Copenhagen 350 var, BMC 57