Ancient Coins - History, Art, Beauty, Investment, and Numismatic Mystery

[@fareast_de]

Awesome purchase of ancient Romans. So, lets take a look. 1. Probably a late Roman Tetradrachme, minted at Alexandria, Egypt. 2. An old Roman brass or copper coin, SC means "Senatus Consulto" (minted through the decision of the Roman Senate). 3. Constantinus Junior, Folles (early 4th century). 4. Constantinus Junior, Folles. 5. Valens, Folles. 6. Constantinus the Great, Folles.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!

[@fareast_de]

@@TtheSilverStacker 7. Constantinus, Folles. The backside is a military camp gate. 8. Constantinus, Folles. 9. Antoninianus, late 3rd century, tough to identify the emperor, perhaps Claudius Gothicus. 10. Could be Constans. The coins of Constaninus the Great and his sons are the most common coins of the Roman Empire, but perfect to start a collection of ancients. Hope you´ll enjoy them !

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Hey T, welcome to the world of ancient coins! And wow, thats one hell of a way to start, that Colosseum coin is incredible

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Thank you! It was quite the privilege to hold that in my hands!

[@tonymccauslin4577]

Amazing video T! Wow! Very educational and what an opportunity to hold that coin! I visited the Colosseum when I was 15 on an international trip with my high school Latin class. Great memories! Looking forward to the auction!

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Glad you enjoyed it! I’d like to go some day!

[@SalivateMetal]

Awesome pickups sir. That colosseum coin is fantastic. Love the history behind these. You have some great examples there. Were they pricy? I met Aaron at the Baltimore coin show and told him to send you my greetings. lol He must've forgot.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Hi Sal. They weren’t too expensive. I may see Aaron again next week.

[@PistolPackingPilot]

I’m crawling out of my hole. I’m back. I can’t say that I’ve ever held a $175K coin. Lol. Amazing history lesson T.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Thanks PPP. Dude knows his stuff. Grew up in the business.

[@elle1014elle]

Love ancient coins. Great video T.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Thanks!!

[@johnmknox]

There is something that is more special about older coins even from only hundreds of years ago than the newer stuff.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Yes

[@goldmaple5290]

T the Silver Stacker, this video was awesome. Some information on Roman emperor Titus. He reigned from 79 to 81 AD. He was the son of Emperor Vespasian who reigned from 69 to 79 AD. The Colosseum was actually started during Vespasian"s reign and completed during the reign of Titus. Titus was suceeded by his younger brother, Domitian who reigned from 81 to 96 AD. Together, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian belong to the Flavian dynasty who ruled from 69 to 96 AD.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

So much fascinating history!

[@MrMonkeySwag96]

I own silver Denarii of all three Flavian emperors (Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian). I also have coins of emperors Galba and Vitellius, who were the predecessors of the Flavians. The only emperor I'm missing in my 12 Caesars set is Otho.

[@LongLivedCoins]

Meets Aaron and holds the colosseum! Doh

[@TtheSilverStacker]

: )

[@snakebyte7271]

Nice old coins , I have the same microscope they are awesome. Purchased the stem extension for larger coins really helped.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Good to know!

[@bullionaddict9164]

Very cool 😎 T 👍👍

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Thanks 👍

[@Stackitupmetal]

I love the history of ancient coins. Yeah, I do not see myself ever purchasing them

[@TtheSilverStacker]

It’s a rabbit hole that few go down.

[@ickster23]

They aren't expensive.

[@goldmaple5290]

I have visited the Colosseum in Rome. It was awesome. Its massive.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

It’s on my bucket list.

[@lagomyeggo]

I found this little cigar box at a thrift store bidding site that a bunch of other coins Indian Head knickels ,extra I did it for the bag of 250 wheat pennies also but this was in it .well 2 of them.

[@lagomyeggo]

It won't let me post the picture

[@PocketChangeInspector]

Ancients are interesting. I only had a couple.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Yes, Very cool stuff!

[@sorcererstan]

It's so hard for me to identify the people on the coins. The same person can look so different even on different strikings of the the "same" coin. I've started collecting ancient coins, trying to get at least one example from each period, each roman or greek ruler, etc. Can't wait to see these in your auction! 😀

[@TtheSilverStacker]

: )

[@lagomyeggo]

Wow

[@SilverStruck]

Really enjoyed the history lesson in the beginning of the video. You can learn a lot through coinage, just amazing! I also love ancient coins but do not know a lot about them. I buy graded ones because of the fakes out there.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Glad you enjoyed it! I’m sure there are tons of fakes!

[@MrMonkeySwag96]

Contrary to popular belief, NGC doesn't guarantee the authenticity of ancient coins. They even state that on their website. Most ancient coin collectors purchase their coins raw from reputable dealers and auction houses such as Harlan Berk and Classical Numismatics Group (CNG). You can avoid fakes if you avoid eBay.

[@tedlawrence4189]

The one important fact about ancient coins: They are really old!

[@TtheSilverStacker]

True story!

[@TimboWhite-sh6bb]

Good Morning There My Good Big Bro T. The Silver Stacker

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Morning amigo!

[@TimboWhite-sh6bb]

@@TtheSilverStacker Thank You So Very Much There My Good Big Bro T. The Silver Stacker Sir

[@marcharkins2882]

Didn't get a a good enough look see, but thought maybe I saw a Septimius Severus Ad 293-211 and perhaps a Gordian III AD 238-244 they were well worn so hard to tell for sure. Im not 100%forsure

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Ty

[@LongLivedCoins]

Oh - no im nor jelly!)

[@marcthesilvershark]

$175000 but rubbing our oily fingers all over it? Doesn't seem like very smart coin dealers!

[@TtheSilverStacker]

It’s survived thousands of years of oily fingers.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Every single ancient coin came out of the ground with millenia's worth of gunk and dirt over them, and they all had to be cleaned, no exceptions. Its perfectly fine to handle ancient coins with your bare hands, its just good practice to make sure they are clean. Look into Numismatica Ars Classica, they handle coins in the 7 figures with their bare hands. If they do it, I guess its ok.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

@@ClassicalNumismatics Thanks! Much appreciated!