My top 10 Ancient Coins for 2022
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- Another year comes to an end! 2022 has given me some very impressive coins, and I want to share them with you! Thank you all very much for the support, for liking and commenting on my videos, lets keep the channel growing in 2023!
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Those are some great coins!
Here are my top 10 coins:
10. Trachy
9. Trachy
8. Trachy
7. Trachy
6. Trachy
5. Trachy
4. Trachy
3. Trachy
2. Trachy
1. Trachy
The metal quality of that Valerian ant is something remarkable. This is his first issue from the mint of Rome, about August 253 AD
I love your channel! My top 5 this year:
1: 1795 Liberty Cap Cent
2 and 3: my twin Elizabethan sixpences, 1564 and 1579!
4: late 1240s Henry III penny, my new oldest English coin!
5: a litra of hieron ii of Syracuse, 200s BC. My oldest coin in the collection!
Merry Christmas!
This is my first year collecting! It's hard to pick a favorite. I cleaned a Gallienus with near perfect silvering despite the debasement, a beautiful as of Hadrian, and a common Antoninionus of Probus but with a stunning ox blood patina.
Really loves you channel allways informative. My top 3 this year
1) a tetradrachm from Athen 454-404 bc
2) a Swedish 1 mark from 1569
3) a tetradrachm from Seleucus minted in babylon in the style of Alexander the great tetradrachm
My favorite addition to my (meager) collection is my Tiberius silver denarius. I have 5 of the 12 Caesars now - Tiberius, Galba, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian. I really appreciate and enjoy your videos, keep it up my man!
As a beginner, there's SOOOO much to learn and absorb. I don't know where to start.
I got several cool coins in 2022, probably the rarest and my favorite pick up is the 1865 Half Dime (I made a video of it) it’s a very scarce coin and I find it pleasing to look at.
Mithridates II Drachm is really outstanding; amazing portrait! 👍
My favorite (and most costly..) acquistions this year are:
1) Solidus of Basiliscus (scare emperor) from the Mare Nostrum Hoard, meaning it has been on the bottom of Mediterranean sea for around 1450 years!
2) tremissis of Zeno, struck under Odoacer in Italy after the fall of the Western empire.
3) a semi-decent denarius of Didius Julianus, who ruled only 66 days
Happy new year, and may Fortuna shine on us all :-) But most of all, let Pax bring us peace!
Awesome acquisitions! Especially loooove your solidus - would love to own some gold someday :D
My favourite coin of this year was actually one I just acquired a few days ago, an Owl tet from Roma, with a close second being my Corinthian type stater. This year my aim was to get some nice iconic Greek silver pieces, so I'm very happy with them :)
Merry Christmas, and happy new year!
Thank you for this year! Looking forward to 2023! Have a good Christmas and a happy new year!
I started out collecting again in my 70's having given up collecting at the end of my teens. I started with a beautiful sestertius of Hadrian. It was pricey, but in very good condition and a beautiful portrait.
I’ve got my first ancient silver this year, a septimius denarius 😁 as well as a small horde of Russian wire coinage. I would love for you to make a video on the medieval Russian hammered silver dengas, there’s hardly any footage on CZcams about them, and I can’t think of a channel more fitting for a comprehensive video on the subject
Not in order, just my favorite coins that I got this year:
1 Drachm of Corinth
2 Demetrius II Tetradrachm
3 Canada 1 gram gold coin that I got from my parents ❤
4 1835 Capped Bust Half dollar
5 1887 Morgan
6 1899 France 20 Francs Gold Rooster (Beauty)
7 1915 Italy 2L (Another Beauty)
8 2020 Weir Farm W quarter that I found in circulation
9 Really good example of Athenian owl Tetradrachm
10 1900 France 10 centimes
Great picks, Leo! Especially the parthian piece
Here is my Top 10:
1. Anotninianus Philip/Lion(Seculum games series). It has a nice subtle rainbow patina
2. Denarius Caracalla/Mars holding a trophy
3. Antoninianus Aurelian/Sol with captives. Well preserved silvering
4. Denarius Trajan/Dacian trophies
5. Denarius Caracalla/Jupiter.
6. Republican Denarius of Lucius Antestius Gragulus
7. Denarius Caracalla/Felicitas
8. 125 UAH 1997 "Oranta"(Ukraine). A really nice byzantinesque gold coin. The design won't look out of place on a solidus
9. Denarius Caracalla/Serapis. Very intricate portrait
10. 1 UAH/1 USD "Nuclear disarmament" token 1996. It is made from a decommissioned ukrainian ICBM. Not the proudest page of our history, but a curious piece non the less
Great video, and nice top 10 picks, my top 10 of the year are;
1. Diadumenian antoninianus
2. Trajan Decius double sestertius
3. Titus aureus
4. Patraos of Paeonia tetradrachm
5. Marcus Aurelius denarius upgrade
6. Arcadius solidus upgrade
7. Nerva denarius upgrade
8. Flaccus denarius
9. Caecillius Scipio and Eppius denarius
10. Ptolemy III octobol
Nice pieces for sure. Thanks for giving us a look!
Some amazing coins! Have to admit the Greek Silver is my personal favorite, but these are all amazing coins!
But as for my top 10, in no particular order:
Tunisian 100 Francs, graded AU 50.
French 50 Nouveau Francs on 5,000 Francs, graded VF 30.
1893 O Morgan Silver Dollar, graded VF 25.
A Didrachn of Rhodes, minted from 305-275 BC, weighing 6.5 grams.
A Tetradrachm of Ptolemy XII, minted from 64-63 BC, weighing 13.9 grams.
1928 $20 National Currency note from Athena, Oregon; there are only four known.
A Denarius of Vitellius, my first ancient coin.
As of today, a Denarius of Domitian as Caesar.
1811 French 5 Francs.
And finally, a 1934 Chinese Junk Dollar, graded AU58.
I plan to add more ancients to my collection this year, as I’m still relatively new to it, only have four ancient coins.
Thank you for all you do!! You have inspired my coin collecting. I hope you enjoy my post listing my favorite 5 coins from 2022.
Such a kind gift, thank you very much! And a spectacular list, may 2023 bring you many amazing coins
Russian empire
5 roubles 1898 - first gold coins in my collection
My best coin this year was nothing visually special but was very special to me, I had bought a lot of some old coins for cheap and just needed some cleaning, just bronze and copper. By best friend from college i haven;t seen in 6 years is Greek and her family comes straight from Greece, back story done; I was cleaning them and chatting with my greek friend as she is going through her PhD up in Philly and was having surgery, i said once I get a good one I would clean it for her and mail it because she loves history and science just as much as I do. I ended up taking two months to clean this coin for her as a gift, I had said it was Roman era and she was still stoked, come to find out the coin was made about 40-60AD and was minted in Phillipi, turns out her family can trace back to biblical times living and originating right oustide Phillippi and her dad was born right outside, very serendipidous and meant to be. Kind of cool holding a coin in your hand that mightve been a few miles away from St Paul or even handle by an apostle
The Augustus denarius from Lugdunum and Antoninus Pius tetra from Mopsus are my two favourites from this video. Merry Christmas Leo!
Perfect day to watch your amazing videos 😁
I still waiting for my best coin of this year. Polish-lithuanian silver ort of John II Casimirus from 1668 minted in Bydgoszcz. But because of Christmas time this coin have some delivery delay.
This year was the one were my collection expanded thricefold, yet my favourite was no doubt an aspron trachea from Alexios III with St. Constantine
Thank you for taking us on a tour of your favourite new acquisitions.
Top ten coins for me this year are
1 Us large cent 1798 in Vf Condition
2 1931 S us one cent
3 Persian empire coin 485-420 Bc
4 foils of Father of Constantine (great condition)
5 1956 Mexican 50 centavos (found it in one of those massive coin buckets for 5 cents it had interesting Toning)
6 1801 Us one cent
7 2009 sick man euro (didn’t even know it existed until one of my friends gave me one couldn’t stop laughing)
8 mark Anthony Denarius given to the 10th legion
9 Theodosius the second Ae4 coin (isn’t crazy or anything I just think the design was really interesting)
10 foils of Diocletian (absolute banger of a coin)
My favorite acquisition this year was my Ptolemy II tetrobol!
I got a lovely bottle cap coin of Antiochus the IV and an elephant with amazing desert patina
Got a lovely Titus Denarius, big up my favourite channel on CZcams!
Lovely coins, congratulations and Merry Christmas! P.S.: Looking forward to a video about Parthia/Sassanians!
Awesome acquisitions! I have a rare Provincial drachm of Hadrian struck in Hierapolis (Comana) with a similar design to your Antoninus Pius tetradrachm. RPC III 3167.3.
Hey just about to get started collecting and your videos, more or less got me started. Thank you so much and happy new year.
Great video! Merry Christmas and happy new year!
My top ten coins this year are:
1. Justinian Solidus
2. Seleucus I Tet
3. Julia Maesa Antoninianus
4. Hadrian Denarius
5. Severus Alexander As
6. Caligula As
7. Athenian Tet
8. Serrated Republican Denarius
9. 1822 US 50 Cent peice
10. 1757 Mexican 8 reals
Excellent video! Liked and subscribed 🔥
Hi, beautiful coins! I have a silver Siliqua bought form a collector metal detectorist back in the 90’s and is of the Emperor Gratian, circa 200AD? Found in South West England. Good condition. I can’t post a pic on CZcams however
I didn't buy a lot of coins in 2022, but I did manage to get my first orichalcum sestertius and it happens to be of one of my favorite emperors, Marcus Aurelius, so that was a nice way to kill two birds with one stone! It's a nice thick coin that weighs about 26 grams and even though it's weathered and has a gF grade (which helped make this denomination more affordable for me) it still has this lovely portrait of Marcus which caught my eye and am happy to have in my collection.
I have a Kingdom of Macedon Alexander III 336-323 BC AR Terradrachm early Ptolemaic issue NGC ancient grade VF test cut. I bought it because I am a fan of history especially Alexander. I would like to know a little about it and it’s approximate retail value. I have not been able to find much thru local dealers here. I would like to collect more. Thanks
Merry Christmas Leo! :)
My favourite I think is my first silver denarius of Antonius Pius
Happy New Year!
My top 10 coins from this year:
10- A gold Fanam from the Mughal empire, the first circulated gold coin I've ever had
9- A 12 Denier coin from france, 1792, during the French revolution
8- A copper Dobler coin from Spain during the rule of Charles II
7- A bronze piece from Moesia, from the late 4th century BC, the oldest coin I own
6- A cash coin from the North Song Dynasty, 1102-1105, I love it because it's in such good condition, barely a scratch!
5- An Austrian Thaler from 1780, it still looks brand new!
4- A silver coin from the Parthian empire under Osroes II, a rebel king
3- A 5 piastre coin from Egypt from 1916, I absolutely love the calligraphy in its design
2- This one kinda breaks the rules, but when I was at a coin show a few months ago I had the privilege of holding a Lydian stater (yes, one of the oldest known coins) Which was a magical experience!
1- A Sasanian drachm from Khusru II, 590-628 AD, I love this one because it's in excellent condition and still shiny!
Ptolomy II Tetradrachm
Bolskan Osca Denarius
Iberian Olba. It's so tiny and cute lol
Alexander the Great Drachma
2022 got me into collecting ancient Greek coins and got me into learning Greek
Have a good Christmas!
1. AE21 of Julian the apostate in pretty much mint state
2-5 the folli of the Tetrachs, Diocletian, maximian, Gallierius, Constantius
6 Sesertius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus
7 dupundius Of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus
8 antoninaus of Gallieanus Victoria Germ in mint condition
9 denarius of maximinus Thrax in mint condition
10 follis of Maxentius with the temple reverse
Here’s to happy hunting next year!
Great
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to everyone!
Picked up quite a decent amount of coins this year but the highlights were:
Lucius Verus Sestertius with him and Marcus holding hands on the reverse. Not in the best condition but loved the display of celebrating their rule together.
Faustina II Denarius with Juno
Gordian III Antoninianus with Hercules
Probus silvered Antoninianus, celebrating a new year of his rule in 281. Shame he was assassinated the following year, curse you Carus!
Crispus Follis with a small hint of silver left.
Marcus Aurelius Denarius with Mars
Julia Domna Denarius with Venus
1975 Isle of Man Elizabeth II Sovereign coin, the back depicts a Norsemen on horseback
2022 Germania 1oz Silver coin depicting Hildegard. Such a unique and well designed coin I simply had to pick one up haha
Sulla and Manlius 81 BC and a nice Vespasian
8 Carson City Morgan Dollars for 2022
Very cool coins! Especially the #1 pick, Gold!
Think I got 1 ancient coin in 2022.
Nero AD 54-68. Denarius 3.28g w/ rv of Jupiter std. Very happy with acquisition. Thank you for your videos!
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Better luck next year chucky cheese token!
2:20 I know that one ! That's Don Quixote 😂
I began collecting coins (Greek and Roman) in 2022 thanks to videos such as yours. My favorite purchases are:
1) My very first coin purchase -- a bronze Marcus Aurelius sestertius which on the reverse shows the emperor lifting Italia to her feet. I bought it for my daughter's birthday since she is very proud of her Italian heritage.
2) The second coin I purchased (also for my daughter's birthday to celebrate her namesake) was minted in Thyatira during St. Paul's second missionary journey. Since he traveled through this area during his journey he could have carried it in his pocket!
3) A serrated bronze Seleukid Kingdom coin during the reign of Antiochus VI. The obverse shows an example of damnatio memoriae where the portrait of Dionysus is cut through with an X. The reverse shows a war elephant. War elephants were used by Antiochus to hold the Romans at bay from conquering the last bastion of the Greek Kingdom. It worked until the Romans figured out how to defeat the war elephants -- frighten them. The coin also has traces of beautiful yellow-orange dirt in the recesses that really brings out the figures on the coin.
4) A pre-Alexander The Great bronze hemistater using pellets (dots) on the obverse and reverse to denote value. The coloring of the patina is beautiful, with oranges, reds, and browns.
5) And last but not least, my very first silver coin purchase. I tiny little thing at only 6mm and 0.27 grams. It was minted in the Kingdom of Lydia (the seat of the earliest coin production) when under Medo-Persian rule during the reign of King Darius I (Darius the Great) who is mentioned in Isaiah, Daniel, and Ezra.
I think this is what I like most about coin collecting, the interesting stories that go with the coins. Every coin I own has a story that speaks to me.
If someone has time, I have a couple of questions about my only Roman coin that I got some years ago. It is a coin of Diocletian, apparently an antoninianus, so not very valuable, but it is in a pretty nice shape, with some silvering still visible. The obverse features a well preserved bust of Diocletian facing right and wearing a radiate crown. The text reads IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AUG. I know the meaning of most of that, and pretty sure that VAL means Valerius, but the double C I'm not sure about at all. I figured that one C must mean CAESAR, but what about the other one?
The reverse features Diocletian receiving Victoria from Jupiter and reads CONCORDIA MILITVM. It also has the usual XXI and also the letter H. I tried to see what this H means, and according to some website it might mean that it was minted in Heraclea. Is this correct? The info I got when receiving it read "Antioch mint, RIC V 322".
Do you need some gloves?
Clean, dry hands are perfectly fine for handling ancients
Using gloves, there's a much greater risk of them slipping from you hands and falling. For ancient coins, clean dry hands are preferable.
No I do not :)
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