Ancient collectors: Some pretty toning in the upcoming HA Morris Collection auction
Weiss
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Seems apparent the collector actively pursued toned examples in a way you don't often see. Interesting and worth a look if you like ancients with a little color:
We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
--Severian the Lame
--Severian the Lame
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I don't collect ancients (...yet...) but was scrolling through and saw some wonderful coins. Really nice eye.
My current "Box of 20"
Happy to report that I did acquire my first ancient coins through this auction! I thought the collector did a great job building a set of eye appealing examples. Since this is not my main interest area I focused on a couple modestly priced examples with "crusty color" (trademark pending!).
I enjoy looking at my coins from the 1500-1700s.... amazing to think that these are 2000 years old!
Anyone else win anything?
M. Acilius M.f. (ca. 130 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 11h). NGC VF. Rome. M•ACILIVS•M•F•, head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet surmounted by griffin crest; X (mark of value) behind, legend within two concentric beaded circles / Hercules driving triumphal quadriga right, club in right hand, reins and trophy in left; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 255/1. Sydenham 511. Acilia 4.
Nerva (AD 96-98). AR denarius (18mm, 5h). NGC Fine. Rome, AD 96. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR COS II P P, laureate head of Nerva right / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas sanding facing, head left, with pileus in right hand and scepter in left. RIC II 7.
My current "Box of 20"
That last one in the op is on the bay right now.
@Weiss The collector who put these coins together tended to store everything over a period of many years in old paper envelopes. They also truly loved ancient coins.
@Bob13 Congratulations on your purchases! Welcome to the world of ancients.