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One coin at a time: A New Obsession?
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One coin at a time. My collection of ancient to modern coins, displayed and discussed, one coin at a time. Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Apologies for my diversion from the stated format of this blog, which is to display and discuss the coins in my collection… one at a time. Truth be told is that I haven’t had the opportunity to photograph and research the next coin from my collection. So, I figured why not discuss coins that will be a part of my collection, sooner or later! The Passion of the Christ.
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One coin at a time: March 2008
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One coin at a time. My collection of ancient to modern coins, displayed and discussed, one coin at a time. Sunday, March 30, 2008. And something from my collection of Greek coins. AE14 (2.24 gm), struck 3rd century BC. Athena in crested Corinthian helmet right / Warrior standing, wearing crested helmet and cuirass, javelin in right hand, shield on left arm; A in upper left field, Θ in upper right field, T in lower left field and A in lower right field. SNG Cop 4, 259. Annals, ii.47. And with this coin I ...
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Kevin's Coins and Other Things: May 2008
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Kevin's Coins and Other Things. Saturday, May 10, 2008. A “Game” Coin of Domitian. AE As (29mm, 10.35g) Struck 88-89 A.D. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P Laureate head right. Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC S C Domitian sacrificing over and altar facing left, harpist and flute player facing right, temple in background. RIC II 385a, Sear 2803 ex Mastrario ex Dr Busso Peus Nachf. We can read about history, we can read about the Secular games. We can understand why they were he...
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Links!!
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Calvin's and Jake Search. Great site for for attributing coins. It has a partial legend search engine. Just type the letters you can make out, and it will show you the possible matches in the database. The Roman Coin Attribution Toolkit. Provided by FORVM ANCIENT COINS. Another useful site. It has a Legend search engine, as well as example of obverse bust types, reverse types, mintmark info, and links to tons of other useful info. Portrait Styles on Roman Imperial Coinage. Click HERE to visit her site.
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Ancient Coins: October 2011
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Oct 16, 2011. The most expensive Roman Coin. In December 2008, Numismatica Genevensis. Spectacular auction with many lots of unique quality and rarity. A beautiful sestertius of Hadrian broke then all records for the price paid for a Roman coin at auction. Changing hands for 2,300,000 CHF, including the 15 percent buyer’s fee. (2,561,530.74 USD). In Judaea, a traumatic event that marred the last years of the emperor’s life. Oct 1, 2011. The value of ancient coins -10 key factors. Most of the coins that h...
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One coin at a time: VENI VIDI VICI
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One coin at a time. My collection of ancient to modern coins, displayed and discussed, one coin at a time. Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. AR Denarius, 18mm (3.86 gm). Head of Venus right, diademed, wearing earring and necklace; hair in knot / Aeneas walking left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder, CAESAR to right. Struck 47 BC, North Africa. RSC Julius Caesar 12; RCV I 1402; CRR 1013. Gaius Julius Caesar was born to a patrician family, the. Julius Caesar claimed to...
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One coin at a time: July 2008
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One coin at a time. My collection of ancient to modern coins, displayed and discussed, one coin at a time. Monday, July 7, 2008. AE32 (17.46 gm). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, AV KAI ΘEOV VΩ NEPBA TPAIANΩ CEΓEPMA / Athena, holding spear and shield, standing right, and Hermes, holding purse and caduceus, standing left, IEPAΠO ΛEITΩN. BMC 129 (same obverse die). Both coins were in the same CNG auction and each diluted my chances at winning the other! This coin bewitched me chiefly for reasons o...
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One coin at a time: The Second of 19
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One coin at a time. My collection of ancient to modern coins, displayed and discussed, one coin at a time. Sunday, July 6, 2008. The Second of 19. Roman Prefect under Augustus, AD 9-12. AE Prutah, 17mm (2.06 gm). Struck AD 9. Ear of barley curved to right, KAICA-POC ("of Caesar") / Eight-branched palm tree bearing two bunches of dates, L ΛΘ (Year 39) in field below. H-636; AJC II, Supp. V, 3. This coin was issued under the second such prefect/procurator. Marcus Ambibulus. Marcus Ambibulus served ...I mus...
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One coin at a time: W O W ! ! ! ! !
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One coin at a time. My collection of ancient to modern coins, displayed and discussed, one coin at a time. Monday, July 7, 2008. AE32 (17.46 gm). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, AV KAI ΘEOV VΩ NEPBA TPAIANΩ CEΓEPMA / Athena, holding spear and shield, standing right, and Hermes, holding purse and caduceus, standing left, IEPAΠO ΛEITΩN. BMC 129 (same obverse die). Both coins were in the same CNG auction and each diluted my chances at winning the other! This coin bewitched me chiefly for reasons o...
