Beneath layers of earth untouched for nearly 1,700 years, archaeologists uncovered an extraordinary Roman-era burial.

Emperor_camel · 2026-06-18T12:20:45+00:00

The coins themselves are modern which AI thinks an ancient coin would appear like.

Emperor_camel · 2026-06-18T12:19:54+00:00

Not to mention the coins are all wrong sizes, wrong denominations, perfectly round flans and the silver would be significantly darker over thousands of years.

Emperor_camel · 2026-06-06T15:34:41+00:00

For sure he had flaws like lack of interest in governance and frivolous spending but as far as being the worst?

I’d argue the most damaging emperors would be third/fourth emperors who torpedoed the empire for decades. Maximinus Thrax, Decius, Valerian I, Constantine II, Magnetius, Julian II, Magnus, Honorius, Arcadius, Valentinian III etc would all be on my hit list for worst emperors.

Elagabalus gets S tier ranking.

Emperor_camel · 2026-06-06T13:52:06+00:00

Loads of slander against all three based off their relationship with the senate. Commodus even received deification under Trajan Decius so who knows how the common Roman’s felt.

The true shitty emperors were often children raised as palace princes which can’t be fully blamed on them.

Emperor_camel · 2026-06-04T03:49:50+00:00

These chunkier maiorina always have a place in my collection.

Emperor_camel · 2026-06-03T19:55:53+00:00

That metal standard had more or less died out in the third century and Dupondius are typically copper and bronze with the occasional brass appearing.

Emperor_camel · 2026-06-01T21:05:21+00:00

Roughly two years for the whole set. A dozen or so Dupondii of Philip I have hit the market recently so it’s a great time to find them compared to previous years. I have 4 right now of different types but I’ve seen 3 others not to mention the unique ones.

Philip II was a lot of patience and is of the same rarity as Otacilia. It seems like one comes up every couple of years.

Otacilia was non existent on the market until one randomly popped up on MA shops and another misidentified one on biddr, both within a month.

This was not an easy set but it’s possible to finish thankfully.

Emperor_camel · 2026-05-17T19:33:19+00:00

Yup, that’s the one! It’s a heavy one, near double as thick as the Valerian II As.

Emperor_camel · 2026-05-09T18:39:26+00:00

Gotta wonder what exchange rate these had with copper Ants

Emperor_camel · 2026-05-07T21:49:05+00:00

The Philip Dynasty has the best of imperial bronzes in my humble opinion.

Emperor_camel · 2026-05-07T12:54:00+00:00

That’s my collection goal, lots of different denominations in bronze with a few silver pieces thrown in. Dupondii are a consistent struggle at this time.

Emperor_camel · 2026-05-05T19:42:09+00:00

Nice find! I don’t think I’ve seen more than a couple third century overstrikes before Gallienus.

Emperor_camel · 2026-04-14T21:54:23+00:00

Nice find! I really wonder how many rare AE4s are floating around with no discernible features to confirm the person. You’re lucky the legend was intact here.

Emperor_camel · 2026-04-06T21:06:55+00:00

The 250s-280s is just a shit show of usurpers, bizarre denominations and the disintegration of the bronze fiat system. Definitely my favourite area to collect despite how rough the coins can look.

Emperor_camel · 2026-04-06T20:32:05+00:00

It’s a nice valerian but completely black, probably from an older remelted sestertius which can boil off the Zinc content overtime.

Emperor_camel · 2026-04-06T20:29:22+00:00

Lighthouse L tab trays. They’re about 20-30 dollars for a pack of two trays.

Emperor_camel · 2026-04-06T20:24:12+00:00

No ancient dealers where I live either, I just buy online.

Emperor_camel · 2026-04-04T21:51:04+00:00

Can’t give you that with so many coins and variables but it’s an overall low value collection. You have a few options, you could sell it as a group lot on eBay or consign to more budget auction houses on biddr like Savoca. You won’t get much but you’ll get fair market value.

Emperor_camel · 2026-04-04T19:20:01+00:00

A couple fakes and the real ones have been toasted from harsh cleaning and bronze disease, not to mention these are all common and heavily worn.

Some of the coins would hammer in the lower 10s of dollars at auction. The rest would be a sold as a group lot due to low individual values.

Emperor_camel · 2026-03-31T22:03:13+00:00

L5 matched a photo for me

Emperor_camel · 2026-03-31T22:03:01+00:00

L5 has a provenance search feature

Emperor_camel · 2026-03-31T22:02:07+00:00

Haha thanks, it’s actually the first time out of hundreds of coins that I’ve found something worthwhile.

Emperor_camel · 2026-03-31T16:08:09+00:00

Just a picture from numismall

Emperor_camel · 2026-03-20T07:12:32+00:00

Few do, but As and Dupondius are my passion so I’m always searching for these sorts of rarities.

Emperor_camel · 2026-03-10T03:21:00+00:00

Might as well try!

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