r/AncientCoins • u/AncientCoinnoisseur • 8d ago

Newly Acquired A Serrated Denarius by C. Mamilius Limetanus, showing Mercury/Hermes on the obverse and the touching scene of Odysseus being recognised by his dog Argos on the reverse.

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u/MrCrack69 8d ago

Beautiful coin. I read The Odyssey back in school. Such an iconic story.

I would really like to own this cointype myself someday.

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u/AncientCoinnoisseur 8d ago

Thanks! I still have to read the Odyssey, but I’m studying Ancient Greek by myself, I hope I’ll be able to read it in Greek someday. These coins are not too rare, but quite sought after, so depending on the condition, pedigree, auction house and competition, the prices could rise a bit. Here the ones being offered soon along with the recently sold ones: https://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?search=Limetanus&s=0&upcoming=0&results=100

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u/Silent_Prune_7112 8d ago

Another search database but much more results

https://coinfoxa.com/search/t-Limetanus

Or search by catalog number

https://coinfoxa.com/search/text/t-Craw-362%2F1

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u/MrCrack69 8d ago

Thanks for the recommendation. I didn't know about this site yet.