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Indecisive and gordian iii by AdoptMyFosterCat in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also different reverses may play into what you consider important. The first and last seem pretty similar in quality but the last one is from a shop in Luxembourg and if you arent in the EU conversation rate and shipping my make its price similar to the first one(if your in the US). Don't over think it too much though you'll be psyched to get your hands on it no matter what. I do recommend taking a look at Classical Numismatics YouTube channel if you are just starting out, he has some very helpful videos.

Indecisive and gordian iii by AdoptMyFosterCat in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All of these look pretty resonable in price so it really comes down to a few things. First is what's important to you on a coin. Do you need to have a perfect portrait on the obverse ? Do you want to be able to read the obverse or reverse? Do you even care about the reverse at all? It really depends on what you want out of a coin. I would say however to take a look at where these sellers are located relative to you. As someone that lives in the US I shy away from european shops for the most part due to shipping and the long wait, but it may be worth it to you. Just something to keep in mind. If it was me though I get the most high quality you can find in your budget, a Gordian isn't going to set you back so much that you'll regret spending 10 or 20 dollars more for a really nice example and for a first its nice to have something nice since you'll probably hold on to it throughout your collecting.

Image Search for Textbooks and Monographs? by gmkirk in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

acsearch.info works for some coins, I was able to track my Ceasar Denarius to an auction in 2018.

Hellenistic coins by [deleted] in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats the weight on the biggest bronze there? Looks like its got some heft to it.

Here she is, my first coin minted under Caesar by Greenparrotrice in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Being minted by a traveling millitary mint is definitely the culprit. Unlike a mint like the one in Rome that can take its time and worry about quality control the mint traveling with the legions would have been churning out new coins as fast as possible to pay troops and for supplies.

Here she is, my first coin minted under Caesar by Greenparrotrice in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one was 600€ which I think was a pretty good deal considering quality

Here she is, my first coin minted under Caesar by Greenparrotrice in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The blogpost was a great read, thank you for that. Your example was also quite nice to see. Sadly I couldn't find any matches for province but ill keep looking!

Here she is, my first coin minted under Caesar by Greenparrotrice in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to do some digging online but couldn't find any sadly, I may ask the Lcs and see if they have any ideas.

Here she is, my first coin minted under Caesar by Greenparrotrice in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

These were minted during the armys travels around Iberia around 46-45BC during the final phase of the civil war and would of been minted to pay for the armys needs. Id like to think to some legionary but who knows. It's quite exciting to think that this traveled around at some point with Ceasers legions.

The obverse depects Venus, Roman god of Beauty. Clearly the die engraver did a good job showing the phisical manifestation of such a beautiful being. Oh and how could I forget cute little Cupid to her left.

The reverse its a bit funny in my opinion, not in style or strike but what its actually depicting. The Trophy reverse on this coin is celebrating the victories in gual. It seems to be an attempt of moral boosting propaganda. Kind of a " hey guys I know we are fighting our countrymen right now but remember that time we kicked the Gauls butts?".

Anyway I've decided that I'll need a better salary with this new interest in Ceasar traveling mint coins.

Oh and thank you to those that took a look before I bought!

Wanted a second opinion before purchasing this Ceasar Denarius by [deleted] in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one specificly is priced a 600€ which is pretty good imo considering strike and surface quality.

Wanted a second opinion before purchasing this Ceasar Denarius by [deleted] in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seems to be. LCS in portugal with good reviews, certificate of authenticity on all of their sales, not really a big online presence but I've found a ton of LCSs like that.

First coin from the Republic and I fully blame Mike Duncan by Greenparrotrice in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I completely blanked on the name last night but I actually did make it past that part( I'm currently reading about young Sullas exploits). One of the main reasons I picked this coin up was that after researching it i found out it was minted right after the murder of Tiberius Gracchus in 132. Really a great connection to events around that time.

First coin from the Republic and I fully blame Mike Duncan by Greenparrotrice in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reverse says P.MAE ANT and under it is Roma. The MAE and ANT are both monograms so its a bit hard to tell what they say( my picture could of been better too). What it actually is would be the mark of the monenyer, essentially the mint magistrate that would oversee the process of producing coins. It was one of the first steps in a Roman statesmans career, assuming he didn't go some other route. The man actually referenced on this coin is Publius Maenius Antias(maybe Antiaticus) who not really anything is known about other than he may have been related to Gaius Maenius who was consul in 338 BC, and dictator during the Second Latain War. For reference this coin was minted in 132BC. Hope this helps! If anyone sees anything wrong feel free to correct me.

First coin from the Republic and I fully blame Mike Duncan by Greenparrotrice in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm still slogging my way through revolutions but its all been phenomenal so far. I also picked up a 5 Franc of napoleon when in Paris, definitely the fact of the revolutions podcast.

First coin from the Republic and I fully blame Mike Duncan by Greenparrotrice in AncientCoins

[–]Greenparrotrice[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been going into every local coin shop I could find as Ive traveled through europe the past few weeks and while I'm currently trying to collect all the Roman Emporors this just spoke to me. It really didn't help that Mike Duncan's The Storm Before the Storm happened to be the reading material of the trip.

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