Gold Recovered From Pompeii after Vesuvius

Tomthemailcarrier · June 14, 2019 10:17PM

We visited Italy for my wife’s 60th birthday and Pompeii was one of our stops. If you are ever in Naples you can take a train called the circumvesuviana which stops in Pompeii and Herculaneum. We decided to go to Herculaneum which is more intact since it was inundated by 25 meters of mud in 79 A.D.

The better known Pompeii was covered in ash with more deterioration since then.

SmEagle1795 · June 14, 2019 11:03PM

Pompeii and Herculaneum are must-see destinations for those interested in ancient history. Some of the gold aurei recovered are available to be privately owned, and I'm fortunate to have a few. They developed a distinctive tone after being covered in volcanic ash for 1800 years.

Domitian, featuring Romulus and Remus, the founding myth of Rome:

Vespasian:

Nero:

Tibor · June 14, 2019 11:12PM

Thanks for sharing . Your collection is truly marvelous.
Happy birthday to your wife.

chrisfl · June 14, 2019 11:22PM

real cool...I want to go to Herculaneum......maybe after I retire.

Timbuk3 · June 15, 2019 2:57AM

Wow, amazing. Happy Birthday to the young lady !!!

ricko · June 15, 2019 3:49AM

The forces of nature.... they destroy, and yet, preserve...... Interesting coins. Cheers, RickO

earlycoins · June 15, 2019 4:36AM

Beautiful examples. What is their availability? Are there dealers that annotate them?

oldabeintx · June 15, 2019 5:50AM

Were the artifacts displayed in the OP at the site or in the museum in Naples?

lkenefic · June 15, 2019 5:53AM

Interesting piece of history! Thanks for sharing...

ACop · June 15, 2019 6:09AM

@SmEagle1795 said:
Pompeii and Herculaneum are must-see destinations for those interested in ancient history. Some of the gold aurei recovered are available to be privately owned, and I'm fortunate to have a few. They developed a distinctive tone after being covered in volcanic ash for 1800 years.

Domitian, featuring Romus and Remus, the founding myth of Rome:

Romulus

RogerB · June 15, 2019 8:17AM

Those are magnificent aurei SmEagle1795 !

SaorAlba · June 15, 2019 9:00AM

"Volcanic toning"

dpoole · June 15, 2019 9:03AM

This is numismatics at its best! Links to people from the distant past! Wonderful! 🙂

Hemispherical · June 15, 2019 10:19AM

Happy Birthday to @Tomthemailcarrier ‘s better half.

@SmEagle1795 Those are awesome golden volcano coins!

CaptHenway · June 15, 2019 4:12PM

That Domitian is incredible!

Tomthemailcarrier · June 16, 2019 4:56AM

@oldabeintx said:
Were the artifacts displayed in the OP at the site or in the museum in Naples?

They were onsite at a small gold museum in Herculaneum.

jdimmick · June 16, 2019 5:17AM

That's just cool to see

Indulger · June 16, 2019 8:45PM

Very impressive!

coinsarefun · June 16, 2019 9:24PM

Fantastic!

robkool · June 16, 2019 9:57PM

Kool... The toning on these ancients is incredible.

jt88 · June 16, 2019 10:10PM

Nice post

asheland · June 17, 2019 11:21AM

@SmEagle1795 said:
Pompeii and Herculaneum are must-see destinations for those interested in ancient history. Some of the gold aurei recovered are available to be privately owned, and I'm fortunate to have a few. They developed a distinctive tone after being covered in volcanic ash for 1800 years.

Domitian, featuring Romulus and Remus, the founding myth of Rome:

Vespasian:

Nero:

Those are just incredible!

jwitten · June 17, 2019 11:48AM

As a lover of toned gold, these are drool worthy! The story behind them makes them even cooler! Keep me in mind if you ever sell!!

PerryHall · June 17, 2019 11:57AM

@jwitten said:
As a lover of toned gold, these are drool worthy! The story behind them makes them even cooler! Keep me in mind if you ever sell!!

They won't be cheap.

jmski52 · June 17, 2019 6:55PM

That's a great idea for a vacation trip! Aren't their some well-preserved mosaics in Herculaneum as well?

kbbpll · June 17, 2019 11:56PM

Right on cue, Archaeology magazine arrived today, cover story - "Pompeii Rediscovered".
Sadly we didn't get to Herculaneum back in 1987, but @jmski52 Pompeii definitely has mosaics.

Tomthemailcarrier · June 18, 2019 2:55AM

@jmski52 said:
That's a great idea for a vacation trip! Aren't their some well-preserved mosaics in Herculaneum as well?

There were many mosaics to be seen on a tour of the city of Herculaneum. It was the most worthwhile stop on our adventure.

DCW · June 18, 2019 5:14AM

I never tire of seeing @SmEagle1795 's Pompeii gold. Just amazing!

grip · June 18, 2019 6:09AM

Best post of the year.

carabonnair · June 18, 2019 9:28AM

Thanks for posting this Tom! Is there a specific term for the orientation of the legend on the Domitian? The legend reads outwardly anti-clockwise (counterclockwise), which is seen sometimes on first century AD coins.

Gold Recovered From Pompeii after Vesuvius

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