Antoninus Pius Zodiac Coins - Since I could not find a nice list online, I made one!2mo ⋅ AncientCoinnoisseur ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Cleaned up this Maxentius follis. It came out pretty well. scalpel only1yr ⋅ anglies ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Gold coin minted by emperor Septimius Severus. On the obverse there is a portrait of the emperor, and on reverse side is depicted head of Medusa.1yr ⋅ Marshal_SRB ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Father gave me about 100 old coins he collected from a Roman ruin in Bulgaria as a teenager in the 50’s. Should I clean them? Identify them? Appraisal? I’m a newb!4yr ⋅ wingsofgrey ⋅ r/AncientCoins
I know it isn't a coin, but I got it in a Vcoins auction, it's round, and it's ancient so close enough right?6mo ⋅ LeakyFaucett32 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Jumping on the bandwagon: Hoping the Eagles will go down at the SuperbOwl1yr ⋅ fellowsian ⋅ r/AncientCoins
My latest purchase: a nice big bronze of Julian the Apostate, AD 361-3633yr ⋅ Liberalguy123 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Mail call! Won 220 more from the unpublished hoard of new Gadhaiya coins consigned to Stephen Album two years ago. I now own ~320 of the ~730 put to market so far! Will be sorting, measuring, and cataloging soon!1yr ⋅ Finn235 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
The Sarcophagus of Alexander was likely made when he was still alive, and in one scene he is seen wearing the leonte. Many argue that the tetradrachm represents Heracles and not him, but could it actually be Alexander on the obverse? Or is his portrait only on the Lysimachus tet?1yr ⋅ AncientCoinnoisseur ⋅ r/AncientCoins
My first coin: Brass sesterce from 179 CE. Marcus Aurelius on obverse; Roman goddess Aequitas on reverse. So cool!3yr ⋅ forsbergisgod ⋅ r/AncientCoins
As a Canadian collector, I cannot believe the quality of the shops discovered while visiting the UK.11mo ⋅ molehillmilk ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Took the plunge and bought my first Roman coin! Trajan denarius and Trajan himself1yr ⋅ sokol_1993 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
As it’s the Ides of March here’s a picture I took at the Boston MFA last year1yr ⋅ OwenRocha ⋅ r/AncientCoins
My collection so far! Roughly one year of collecting ancients!1yr ⋅ AdvertisingNumerous6 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
My grandfather handed me down a few gold sovereigns. Always wanted more since, finally pulled the trigger on my first ancient coin.1yr ⋅ AnoToll ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Baktrian Tetradrachm of Demetrios I Aniketos. It has a subtle iridescence that's hard to capture in photos.2yr ⋅ filolif ⋅ r/AncientCoins
If anyone is interested, Numismatica Ars Classica is selling this lovely Eid Mar denarius. Starting price just ~ 550.000$ :)1mo ⋅ AncientCoinnoisseur ⋅ r/AncientCoins
kind of difficult to get a good picture of this, but it's a Lydian Lion 1/12th stater. a tiny coin with a big history2yr ⋅ International_Dog817 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
How come almost all emperors after the constantinian dynasty look similar to this? (I’m aware it’s a bad drawing)1yr ⋅ ii_quizxy ⋅ r/AncientCoins
The bottom three lines of the reverse text are hadha al-dirham mal'un man yu'ayyaruhu, cursed is he who abuses this dirham.5mo ⋅ AlbaneseGummies327 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Someone hold me back from bidding on this masterpiece today3yr ⋅ blueberries4beagles ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Athenian tetradrachm with hand-scrawled Aramaic graffiti on the front! Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; ΑΘΕ, all within incuse square. 22.5mm, 17.03 g.1yr ⋅ AlbaneseGummies327 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
My very first ancient coin! Unfortunately, someone else posted a coin of the same type a few days ago, but I still wanted to share 😅1yr ⋅ Deku_Nuts ⋅ r/AncientCoins
1 Aureus = 25 Denarii. About 1/3 the worth of a plough ox in the 2nd century CE2yr ⋅ irrumabo_ego ⋅ r/AncientCoins
I know its not Ancient, but figured you may enjoy: France, Rouen 943-996 Richard 1st Denier2yr ⋅ Bored_guy_in_dc ⋅ r/AncientCoins
The new centerpiece of my collection! Julius Caesar Denarius 49-48BC, Military Mint2yr ⋅ rosenchuck1 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Personal dream coin: Tetradrachm from Cnossus. Laureate head of Apollo on the obverse with the round Labyrinth on the reverse2yr ⋅ AlekHek ⋅ r/AncientCoins
My ancient coin journey begins starting with the Achaemenid. Couldn't contain my joy and excitement being able to touch history like that!3mo ⋅ Sciritae_Atreus ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Finally got an Athenian owl! Overpaid a little, but it was worth it!2yr ⋅ AncientAppetizer ⋅ r/AncientCoins
A rare silver stater of Knossos (c. 425 – 360 BCE, about 20 examples known) depicts a running Minotaur, with the head of a bull and the body of a man. A stylized Labyrinth appears on the reverse.2yr ⋅ AlbaneseGummies327 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
I think I may have just scored the deal of a lifetime - Gordian I sestertius for under 1K. Pinch me, I'm dreaming... (will post better pics when it arrives)2yr ⋅ Pertinax_Salvator ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Great fun comparing the sizes and weights of these two and imagining them being used - Ptolemy III Euergetes Æ Oktobol (46mm, 91.69g) and Persian AR Obol (9mm, 0.70 g)1yr ⋅ dracul_reddit ⋅ r/AncientCoins
In solidarity with people coming for help IDing coins, post your fakes! Accidental or otherwise, we've all got 'em. It's practically a right of passage.2mo ⋅ Anonymity_1234 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Small sample of coins from my late grandads collection from years of metal detecting,including 3 gold coins (uk)1yr ⋅ haderz20 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Egyptian Gold Stater of Nectanebo II, the only coin with hieroglyphs on it. The reverse shows 𓄤 𓋞 (nfr-nb, “Nefer nub” = ‘Fine gold’). It was the first coin ever minted in Ancient Egypt, around 360BCE. The first version had an owl and a papyrus, minted under pharaoh Teos.1yr ⋅ AncientCoinnoisseur ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Slab is shards now. Where are you all finding solid specimens for non-stupid prices? (VCoins, MA-Shops, Heritage?)1yr ⋅ 2is1gold ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Greek god collection update. Zeus, Poseidon, Dionysus, Apollo, Hermes, Artemis and Athena. All from various regions of course. Ares is next on the list probably.2yr ⋅ Gumnoote ⋅ r/AncientCoins
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas. 277/6-239 BC. AR Tetradrachma1yr ⋅ Chefknivestogo ⋅ r/AncientCoins
A beautiful square bilingual drachm of king Apollodotos of the Indogreek kingdom. The coin is in Greek and Karoshi and on the obverse has an elephant, reference to Buddha's birth and on the reverse a bull, sacred animal of the Hindus. All this on a Greek coin. A crazy combination of cultures!2yr ⋅ mr_history_buff ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Is anyone able to tell me what this is? I though it might have been a Spintria at first.9mo ⋅ workingat7 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
New Acquisition : Philip the Arab Tetradrachm (Antioch). I think these are severely undervalued for what you get. Big and beautiful. What more could you ask for?2yr ⋅ CRK81 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
As Requested: The British Museum's Aes Signatum with Banana for Scale.6mo ⋅ No_Thanks_Reddit ⋅ r/AncientCoins
A mock up (photomontage) of one of the trays from Louis XIV cabinet des Medailles at Versailles. The coins are on display today but this is how Louis XIV originally kept them3yr ⋅ TicklingTentacles ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Probably the best door knob/pusher there is for a coin shop! Found in France8mo ⋅ moritzthekiller ⋅ r/AncientCoins
What less ‘mainstream’ coins do you think are gorgeous? I’ll start: Eukratides I ‘Heroic’ Tetradrachm (I know, maybe it’s still too mainstream!).2mo ⋅ AncientCoinnoisseur ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Both hailing from the plains of Thessaly, but separated by an immense chasm of time. AR obol of Larissa, Thessaly (circa 350BC) next to the head of an early neolithic (5500BC) clay figurine.2yr ⋅ blueberries4beagles ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Just got paid by the prefect, well earned nummi for a hard day scrubbing latrines in the legionary camp. Decimus Valerianus said these were fresh from the mint!3yr ⋅ SinkMedium ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Has anyone noticed excessive similarity between emperors and their wives (and mothers) on coins?2yr ⋅ Klenjanin ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Some of my favorite silver coins with cabinet tone or old collection toning, roughly chronologically over ~1100 years, from Archaic Greek to middle Byzantine era, c. 485 BCE - 625 CE. (I've posted many here individually before. Most have been in various collections for at least 50-100 years.)1yr ⋅ KungFuPossum ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Dekadrachm of Syracuse poll: which style is your favourite? Kimon (ΚΙΜΩΝ) on the left, or Euainetos (EYAINETOΣ) on the right?4mo ⋅ AncientCoinnoisseur ⋅ r/AncientCoins
After completing my thesis on the Etruscan Civilization, I was finallu able to snag a coin!! Surreal that I now own this!2yr ⋅ Casasaba ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Well PayPal seem to be a tad suspicious because I purchased a medieval coin (from Canada) minted in an Iranian city known for militant activity today. I’m going to put it out there and say that the National Liberation Movement of Ahwaz probably don’t put their name in the payment reference.1yr ⋅ NumisAl ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Weekly owl's cosplay. No 6. Tetradrachm of Askalon, imitating a dekadrachm of Athens. ~425-400 BCE.2yr ⋅ bonoimp ⋅ r/AncientCoins
The newest piece to the collection arrived in the mail this morning. Aurelian Antoninianus1yr ⋅ Nearby-Film3440 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
My first ever ancient coin! Trajan Decius Billon Tetradrachm. Syria, Antioch mint 249-251 AD3yr ⋅ Oedipus_Flex ⋅ r/AncientCoins
I miss going to museums. These octadrachms are in a corner of the MET in New York.3yr ⋅ politecndn ⋅ r/AncientCoins
An interesting drachm I have in my collection. King Antialkidas of the Indogreek kingdom. On the obverse a very expressive portrait of the king with the Macedonian helmet and on the reverse Zeus and an elephant. The inscription is in Greek and Kharosthi.2yr ⋅ mr_history_buff ⋅ r/AncientCoins
There's roughly a millennium between the first and last coins in my modest collection. Slowly trying to fill out the gaps between them - next target: the Severans!2yr ⋅ irrumabo_ego ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Won this puppy in a CNG auction. I'm relatively new to collecting ancient coins, and I just realized I have no clue how to properly store ancient coins. What do you all use?1yr ⋅ No_Island9741 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Might’ve consigned a bit of my collection lol. This is what remains. Don’t be mad!11mo ⋅ HeySkeksi ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Just Bought First Sestertius, Super Excited, What do Yall Think?2mo ⋅ ColdWaterBottle03 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
I just bought this beauty! Thrace. Istros AR Drachm / Inverted Heads 400-350 BC1yr ⋅ Nuke508 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
First coin of the year! Love the style - looks like something from Game of Thrones4mo ⋅ ILoveRedditDontYou ⋅ r/AncientCoins
What is / are your favourite coin(s) in your collection and why? If possible, post a picture / video :) Here are all my coins:2mo ⋅ AncientCoinnoisseur ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Minted History here! Let’s look at the reign of Hadrian (and this attractive denarius that features him!)11mo ⋅ Brenkin ⋅ r/AncientCoins
finally completed my first set - from ancient to modern eras!1yr ⋅ Appropriate_Quail_55 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
Ionia, Ephesos. Circa 320-300 BC. AR Didrachm (17mm, 5.51g, 12h). Mnesarchos, magistrate.1yr ⋅ Golfguy5801 ⋅ r/AncientCoins
one way to carry our favorite coin together - make it as an necklace! (it is a locket - waterproof - no damage to the coin1yr ⋅ Appropriate_Quail_55 ⋅ r/AncientCoins