Finally Completed My 'Invasion Coin' Set

Yeah - I've looked for these and had no luck, don't think I've located a single one in the last 18 months for sale.

I did pick up a few PL / PA / PB mintmarked coins but they didn't really interest me so they were resold, think I kept one with a surprisingly long neck just for fun. The problem with the 'LON' coins is they are highly desired, finding one is just the start, you then need to outbid all the other interested parties!

echizento wrote:


Plus the long ribbon end of the laurel wreath laying on the neck.

Added: I wish we used first names in our posts - I think that makes communication much more comfortable and friendly - just ruminating.

James

Very nice accomplishment.

very cool BH, didn't even know the story behind these...thanks for posting!

Thought I would just add this example of a Lyon LB mintmarked coin into the thread as these do interest me. This Galerius example was made just before the Galerius 'Invasion Coin' in my original post. As can be seen from the styles they are very similar apart from the presence of a mintmark on the latter of course.

So similar they could have been cut by the same hand? Impossible to prove but likely, another thing I have noticed on some of these coins is the 'lonely C' at the end of the obverse legend, are the cutters just 'filling' the space available or is it a peculiarity of a single die cutter? I wish it were possible to know but sadly its not.

They do but for coins considered 'common' (Galerius is 'scarce') in RIC not as many as you would expect. The biggest annoyance I've found is that many people mistake them for London coins, both sellers and buyers alike. This can make them hard to find and like it or not London coins carry a premium so £25 coins often sell for £75 won by people thinking they have bought something they have not.

I must say I learned alot from this post. I didn't know there was ever a Brittanic Empire. Concievably I knew there were invasions of the island many times through out its long history, but I never really knew about this series of historic events. You really do learn something new everyday!

Now the fact that you have this event captured in coins, it is certainly a collection to be proud of. If you got any of the coins at a great deal then thats something to also be proud of. I think this a very education and significant set of coins from this time in history. Well played.

A completed set of anything ancient is the best part...also something to be proud of.

Great Thread!

Congrats Bobby! Great coins!

Great information also! I want one now!