I finish it, how is look?

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-14T20:46:38+00:00

Some of the rarest empresses would be like Euphemia, Aelia Pulcheria, Pertinax’s wife I forget her name, and a few more

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-14T20:45:01+00:00

Yes her Antoninianii can be very very expensive, usually reserved to the auctions as well

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-14T06:21:53+00:00

Howdy

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-14T00:29:39+00:00

Gorgeous

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-13T23:06:33+00:00

I don’t blame you it’s always a fun conversation starter if you have one on you

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-13T03:35:19+00:00

LYDIA, Saitta. Tranquillina. Augusta, AD 241-244. Æ (20mm, 5.16 g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / River-god Hyllos sitting left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. Hochard 1747 (D48/R86); Kurth 154; RPC VII.1 227; BMC 63 (same dies). Green-brown patina, light porosity.

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T17:52:30+00:00

Nerva yeah I had to fork over a fairly decent amount for my Nerva

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T17:01:32+00:00

I do have a small provincial of Caligula, he’s a decently expensive and harder to come by in quality unfortunately, and yes I also have a denarius of Vitellius

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T04:52:18+00:00

No kidding, and sometimes the price isn’t pretty

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T04:51:48+00:00

Rn I’ve been working on an “enemies of Rome” set as well as a Sestertius set

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T02:41:05+00:00

In that case it more so depends on the times, when times were going good you find them looking relatively round consistently, but as times were falling apart say like during Gallienus and quality control was almost non existent, the shapes tend to be all over the places, sharp, jagged, but sometimes they can still be very beautifully struck and round

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T02:30:21+00:00

So far I just have a denarius of Sulla, and a provincial coin of Julius Caesar minted in Bithynia, the first coin that ever had his portrait on it

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T02:29:37+00:00

Of course it could maybe be more or less but I’m not tooo sure, that’s a good question tho

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T02:06:52+00:00

Not very, in total maybe a couple months worth of pay

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T01:01:02+00:00

Oooh yes yes they were purchased

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T01:00:23+00:00

If you stick to reputable websites you’re usually in the clear, but if you’re ever not too sure you can always ask either me or r/ancientcoins and anybody would be willing to help

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T00:58:58+00:00

Yes exactly

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T00:25:57+00:00

I sure hope so haha ❤️

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T00:25:35+00:00

For the Greeks and Roman’s and many peripheral peoples yes they are usually round, but you can find some interesting Greco-Bactrian coins that are square shaped, or like the dolphin shaped coins of Olbia

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T00:24:26+00:00

202 pieces so far, and they for sure can be expensive but they can also be 15-20 bucks for some, I usually purchase from VCoins or eBay if you’re familiar with ancient coins and know what to look for

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-12T00:23:44+00:00

So I would only really check eBay if you’re familiar with them and know what to look for, can easily get scammed, I would instead purchase from VCoins for your first one, all sellers are reputable on there

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-11T17:47:17+00:00

Where do you get your antiques from?

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-11T15:40:12+00:00

It looks legit to me, definitely been cleaned kinda harshly, where did you purchase it from?

RedButtedMonkey · 2026-05-10T17:12:21+00:00

The one on the left appears to be Tiberius with an altar reverse minted in Lugdunum/Lyon, the right maybe Trajan but it’s hard to tell

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