My First Ancient, Thoughts? ANACS 193-211 Ad Denarius

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Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 02/15/2025 4:22 pm I've always been a distant admirer of ancients, specifically the Shekel of Tyre, Athena Owl, Greek Tortoise, and others. However, due to their pricey nature & my ongoing collecting projects I've never decided to purchase one. But the other day I decided to slightly dip my toe into the ancient's world (and I'm a sucker for these ANACS holders ) & purchased this Denarius. Got it off of the ol fee bay for $110, I really don't know if thats a good price or a huge overpay, but I like the coin. However I really don't know much about it, so thoughts / history or a link to an online resource would be much appreciated. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Edited by Jakes Coins 02/15/2025 4:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 02/15/2025 6:58 pm Great pick-up @jake! You can find information on these pieces by looking at some old CCF threads. Use the keywords SEPTIMUS SERVUS and you'll see a bunch of threads. Here are links to a couple to get you started. I'm sure others more knowledgeable than I am will also follow up with their own thoughts. http://goccf.com/t/436462 http://goccf.com/t/75839 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 02/16/2025 09:28 am Thanks Spence, much appreciated, will check them out! I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16181 Posts	Posted 02/16/2025 10:56 am $110 is a more than fair price for a nice condition, well-centred Septimus denarius. The chipping and cracking around the rim is very typical of denarii of this time period; the silver was diminished in fineness from the good old days of the previous generations, and the silver alloy used for coinage was quite brittle by comparison with pure silver. In terms of additional info about this specific coin, the reverse is FORTVNA REDUX (the goddess of Fortunate Returns). When the emperor had been travelling abroad (usually on military campaigns), sacrifices were made on the altar of Fortuna Redux in gratitude upon the emperor's safe return to the city, and issuing of FORTVNA REDVX coins often coincided with these events. Though the coin does not bear an actual date of issue, this particular issue of coins has been dated archaeologically and stylistically to AD 203, after the emperor had returned to Rome from a campaign annexing tribal territory in North Africa. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 157709 Posts	Posted 02/16/2025 11:52 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 02/17/2025 11:10 am Thanks for the info Sap! I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Report this Post to the Staff
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