My first post: The 12 Caesars
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Hi All,
I thought I would start my journey on this board by sharing a picture of my 12 Caesars collection in silver. Yes, the Titus and Domitian are not in their correct chronological order.
Andrew
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I thought I would start my journey on this board by sharing a picture of my 12 Caesars collection in silver. Yes, the Titus and Domitian are not in their correct chronological order.
Andrew
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Welcome! A complete 12C set is no small accomplishment!
I did it three years ago, with modest-grade coins.
Neat looking Nero you have there. I also like the Titus with the ship's prow on the reverse.
PS- all in silver, too? Cool.
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I love all ancient coins and history, but the first century AD is where my heart is at. I enjoyed seeing your Twelve Caesars set, thank you for sharing.
I hope that this forum will be to your liking and that we will be seeing more of you around these parts.
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Which ones are you missing?
Julius, Claudius, Caligula, Otho.
Tom
Yep, those are tough. The toughest ones for me were the Claudius and Caligula. I was lucky to get a decent Julius portrait denarius. They can be pricey, but there are other options. Non-portrait varieties are readily available. The Otho was the first ancient coin I bought.
Claudius and Caligula can indeed be beastly in silver, and the latter is challenging enough in bronze!
I had the added curse of bronze disease attacking two of the Caligulas I owned. Only had two coins ever get bronze disease. Were they cheap Constantinian AE3's? Nope. Both had to be Caligulas. Go figure. I had my own personal "Curse of Caligula" for a while there.
I too preferred a portrait denarius of Julius Caesar, and got one struck just before the Ides of March. By so choosing, I had to settle for a lower grade example with a few banker's marks, but it was worth sacrificing a little eye appeal for historical appeal in that case. And I got my JC portrait coin for under 500 bucks. How often can somebody say that, right?
Sounds like you got a great deal on the JC portrait denarius. I too had to sacrifice condition for affordability. Like you I got mine for just under 500. Unlike you mine is not a lifetime issue, but I was still lucky to get it.
I know Caligula in silver is tough- really tough- so much so that I never really paid attention to pricing, since I knew most if not all would be out of my league.
(I work as a hotel clerk, so my salary is barely above the new minimum wage in some places out west).
I got lucky with the Claudius. This one popped up last summer and I was at the right place and the right time. I managed to get this one for under 500.00. Next to the Caligula the next most expensive was the Galba I just added and then my first ancient coin, my Otho denarius.
Again, I'll mention how much I like your newly upgraded Galba.
When I did a wider "A to Z" (Augustus to Zeno) emperor and empress set in 2007-08, I managed to have a decent Pupienus sestertius. He's another who's hard to capture under $500, as you probably know.
Have you done anything with Republican or post-Flavian Romans, or focused exclusively on the 12C?
PS- you STARTED with an Otho as your first ancient? Consider me impressed.
As for focus, I have decided to expand a little outside of the 12 by collecting coins from the imperatorial period. Specifically I am trying to fill the gap between Julius Caesar and Augustus. So far I have 4 coins of Marc Antony. I am always on the lookout for a nice Cassius or Brutus.
Thanks again for the kind words.