Large Haul

This was the most expensive coin I bought, without attribution but I am pressuming it is an Istros Moesia Drachm (Its about 18mm and is approx 6g-this is an estimate)

This Darius Siglos with incuse oblong punch was probably the purchase I am most happy with...the gentleman who sold it to me offered a tempting discount and I sat and had a chat with him.

The last coin I purchased was this silver hammered penny from HenryIII. I had to force myself to buy it, other examples were either in too poor condition or too much money this one was a happy medium. I never really took to hammered coins when I was younger and I feel my collection is missing in that department so this is a happy addition.

Perhaps you scared them off with your superior knowledge of Ancients? The few small shows I've been to have all been somewhat disappointing. The couple of tables with Ancients had poor selection and high prices. When I asked about certain coins, the dealer had even less knowledge than me (if that is possible) and I felt like these dealers thought the coin being 2000 years old that it must be worth mega bucks. The Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I plan on attending the Orlando Fun show this next year. That will prove interesting.

You purchased a diverse set of coins. Some look really nice while others will take some time to ID (at least for me). The Chersonessos hemiobol looks to be in good condition and with a decent centering. The Istros Moesia Drachm looks good as well. These are often faked, so I try to be careful. One of the Greek specialist will comment on these coins soon enough.

Congrats on the haul. It deserves a few fruit.

These are all excellent coin. While I know next to nothing about the Greek ones. The Constantine and Diocletian are in beautiful condition. Congrats on an excellent haul.

Wow sums it up. What a nice haul, and I agree the few coin shows I've been to most coins Ancients or not were over priced.

The Siglos was £100 and the Istros was £110...the rest were all much cheaper. I had intended to get 5-6 roman bronzes thinking they would be around £20 each, not so...you can find decent bronzes on Vcoins (Roma numismatic has tonnes) for not much money but in that department there seemed relatively poor value.

There was however lots of Greek gold and silver which seemed more competative.

I meant to get a Byzantine too but forgot about that... maybe after christmas I will treat myself to a decent Justin and Sofia... until then I must keep out of trouble and keep hold of my cash.

The mystery coin is interesting (tiny, probably 0.2g) it seems from what is left of the flan that it is archaic (the bulls head would have been in the centre of a square) and I vaguely recognise it but I cant think where from. I was thinking Larissa...putting a search in vcoins "AR Bull" doesn't throw up anything resembling it. I guess either one of you will let me know or I will have to be patient until I stumble across another one.

Very Nice Pickups David!

Love the Penny!