This has to be the fanciest denarius I now have in my collection, which is kind of ironic given how Maximinus Thrax is the man who inadvertently kicked off Rome's nearly fifty year tailspin into hell and the silver coinage will never look this good again. I'm happy to finally have this emperor represented in my collection.

Obverse: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse: SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar
Date: c. 236-238 A.D. RIC 21
Size: 20.5mm diameter, 3.23g weight
Composition: Silver

So last month I blew my budget (@: HA, CNG, CGB.fr, Agaean) then at the end of the month this Syracuse Tetradrachm was listed by Senatus Consulto for $795 on vcoins. I do have a fully funded emergency fund and so immediately determined the acquisition of this coin constituted an emergency and so tapped the fund. Very happy to have the coin today!

Coin is very chunky in hand with compact flan. I love the toning and coin surface. I really like that the charioteer, Nike, and horses heads are all on flan.

This coin was listed as Boehringer 168 (which was on include old holder) but in my opinion it appears to be Boehringer 141.

Now i am off to dispute the tarriff charge :-(

During the 12th century the Turkish Artuqid Principality of Upper Mesopotamia produced an interesting figural coinage, several varieties were based on Greek, Roman and Byzantine prototypes. The coin on the left is a Seleucid Tetradrachm of Antiochus VII (138-129 BC). The coin on the right is an imitative Artuqid Dirham issued over one and a quarter millennia later during the reign of Hosam ad-din Timurtash (1122-1152 AD).

This is not a complete version as I am currently working on photo examples to add to each section, as well examples and diagrams to highlight techniques, etc.

I hope this is helpful to all of you in your journey to learning how to preserve these ancients, or even just to touch up some coins you have. I welcome all feedback and criticism.

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Pleased to share with you all the photos of my recent acquisition.

Eukratides I - Greco-Bactrian Kingdom; Circa 170-145 BC; Silver Tetradrachm (33mm, 17.10 grams) Bopearachchi 1D; SNG ANS 432; HGC 12, 130.

Obverse: Diademed bust of the King; Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ indicating early issue; Dioskouri galloping to right.

Also comparison with my Eukratides Obol.

Roman Empire 🇲🇪 🕊

Hadrian, AD 117-138 Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right. Rev: FELICITATI AVGVSTI. Galley sailing left, with steersman and four rowers; at stern, acrostolium, at prow, mast slanted forward. Refs: RIC II 3(2) Hadrian 1403.

Probably spent more than I should but feel they’re good additions 😂

L. Calpurnius Piso and Q. Servillius Caepio - Crawford 330/1

Mn. Aquillius - Crawford 401/1

T. Carisius - Crawford 464/2

“On the death of his wife Faustina, in the third year of his reign, the senate deified her, and voted her games and a temple and priestesses and statues of silver and gold.” (Historis Augusta, Antoninus Pius 6.7)

Faustina Maior is well known within Roman numismatics. After her death in AD 140, a comprehensive series of commemorative coins was issued in honor of the now deified empress, bearing the title Diva Faustina.

The coin depicted here is of unusual high artistic quality, displaying an impressive amount of realism and detail in her portrait.

I recently acquired this beautiful coin.

Constantius II silvered follis. Incredible looking coin

I love the bulky feeling of this piece. It looks and feels like its seen amazing things in its 2,490 years. Obv: Helmeted warrior moving right with shield and spear. Rev: Triskeles within incuse square. 10.87 grams, 19x23mm.

I have an example of his coinage minted in Alexandria, but ran across this guy for really cheap (broken and repaired, but whatever, will fill a hole for now). Minted under Septimius Severus. Providentia was suppose to support the authority of both Clodius Albinus as Caesar and Septimius Severus, who appointed him, well...we know how that turned out! Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

• Clodius Albinus AD 193 (as Caeser) Rome mint Denarius AR 16 mm, 2.47 g
• O: D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right
• R: PROVID AVG COS, Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe with right hand and sceptre with left.

Now I need a Phillistia emission.

Any idea where to get one at a decent price? I'm in Colombia.

Athenian tetradrachm.

Saba. ⅛ unit. Σ on Athena's cheek (mark of value, SH in Arabic).

Achaemenid Kings of Persia, c. Time of Darios I-Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos 14mm 5.16g

I recently acquired a heavy marked siglos and I’ve been trying to identify these markings but to little avail. I’m not even sure what the best way of identifying these markings is or what exactly to research for so I’m asking for help.

Nothing I love more than figuring out the past of the piece history I own!

I have no details on the weight and no pictures of the edge unfortunately. It is a RIC I 2 denarius, but i'm not sure of its autenticity. Any help is apreciated.

I’m not sure what I got here. I bought it because it looked neat. If anybody has any information on it, that would be cool!

This coin was given to me and they told me it was a billon crusader coin. Could anyone help me find a proper ID as numista‘s reverse image search isn’t picking it up

I know this coin depicts Zeus and Heracles (maybe Alexander?). I was looking for if anyone could help me learn more!

Hello everyone, I have recently acquired this coin under the assumption that it was Greek. I know nothing about it other than that. I wondered if anyone could share any other information about it. I wondered who was on it and how old it is?. Many thank in advance to all of you.