Our 44th episode! https://youtu.be/-UP9YVpLTQk?si=p5fP9yYmEIhd5Tpp

Just posted our 43rd Epsiode last night. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi8uAYychtLcENn1Xo4NrBTN9m1GC8tDu&si=TNM2WW-AnjxImnB_

Just off to the printer! https://issuu.com/hjb-ancientcoins/docs/hjb_s_227th_buy_or_bid_sale?fr=sYTI4ZDYzMzM3OTE

We just launched! The Northwoods Collection of Ten Dollar Indians https://www.hjbltd.com/#!/collection/us-coins/northwoods-collection-ten-indians/all A collection that took years to put together by a long time client and friend who has an exceptional eye for quality irrespective of grade. As many collectors of Gold are keenly aware, CAC tends to hand out their verification like manhole covers…they are pretty ruthless for sure. This collection contains 22 of the 32 coins in the entire set…all PCGS, AU58 (there are 4 in AU58+) and all CAC verified. He did have a 1907 and 1910-D, but decided to keep those for his Type set. So, the set really was missing 8 dates: the 1907 Wire and Rolled Edge, 1911-D, 1913-S, 1915-S, 1920-S, 1930-S and 1933. Of those missing, the 07 Wire and Rolled Edge are exceedingly expensive while the last 3 are simply prohibitively rare and expensive, or in the case of the 1933, just do not exist in AU. After years of searching, he simply could not locate coins meeting his eye appeal and CAC requirements for the 13-S and 15-S. This collection is a truly impressive accomplishment and the eye appeal and quality for the grade is very evident!

Julius Caesar; c. 42 BC, L. Mussidius Longus, Denarius, 3.93g. Syd-1096; Cr-494/39a; Sear, Imperators-116. Obv: Wreathed head of Caesar r. Rx: L MVSSIDIVS LONGV[S] above and around rudder, cornucopia on globe, winged caduceus, and apex (spiked priest's hat).Struck on an odd-shaped flan; a few contact marks in obverse field. Mint state https://www.hjbltd.com/#!/inventory/item-detail/ancient-coins/102061?fromBbs=226th%20Buy%20Or%20Bid%20Sale

Ptolemaic, Cleopatra VII; 51-30 BC, AE 27, 16.17g. SNG Cop-421, Svoronos-1871-2. Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII r. Rx: Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt between double cornucopia and Π, Greek legend "Of Queen Cleopatra" around. Earlier this year, we came up with a really wonderful portrait of Cleopatra from the Alexandria mint. We purchased and sold a second one of wonderful quality, but not the quality of the first coin. And now, from a collector, we were offered this wonderful coin which has been held in his collection for over 30 years. EF https://www.hjbltd.com/#!/inventory/item-detail/ancient-coins/104732?fromBbs=226th%20Buy%20Or%20Bid%20Sale

Just sent our current catalog to the printer. Here is the virtual version for your pleasure! https://issuu.com/hjb-ancientcoins/docs/226th_buy_or_bid_sale

Our 38th Episode. Over 1000 views. Was last episode for 2023. Happy 2024! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q89Zze64cSc

Our 37th Episode with over 1100 views! We will be filming 38th tonight! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXSt0uncPt8

Something you do not see everyday. An authentic ancient Greek helmet! Greek Phrygian Helmet, Late Classical to Early Hellenistic Period, ca. 350-300. Hammered sheet, high crown arching forward and terminating in a vertical rounded peak, a carinated ridge above the flaring rim, the neck-guard extending lower than the visor, its front edge with rounded ear protectors overlapped by pointed projections at the rear of the visor. The name given to this type of helmet are derived from its shape, in particular the high and forward inclined apex, in which it resembles the caps (usually of leather) habitually worn by Phrygian and Thracian peoples. The Phrygian helmet was worn by Macedonian cavalry in King Philip's day but under Alexander the Great he preferred an open-faced Boeotian helmet for his cavalry and thus his infantry favored this style. Private Collection (G.N.S.), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, prior to 1980; thence by descent. Art Market, United Arab Emirates, Late 2000s; ex-Private Collection, Chicago. Restored. H. 13" without mount. https://www.hjbltd.com/#!/inventory/item-detail/antiquities/22060?fromBbs=226th%20Buy%20Or%20Bid%20Sale

The New 100 Greatest Ancient Coins - 3rd Edition is in! Get your signed copy today! https://www.hjbltd.com/#!/inventory/item-detail/books/11447

38th Episode of the Ancient Coin Podcast with Aaron Berk dropped! https://youtu.be/Q89Zze64cSc?si=b5B9DXMM-DCFkIy0

Just posted for sale. The first pair of its kind! https://www.hjbltd.com/#!/inventory/item-detail/ancient-coins/104937?fromBbs=226th%20Buy%20Or%20Bid%20Sale Set of Colosseum Sestertii by Titus and Domitian; Two coins in lot. Coin #1: Titus; 79-81 AD, Rome, c. 80-81 AD, Sestertius, 27.99g. BM-190 pl. 50.2 (same rev. die), Paris-189 pl. LXXXI (same dies), RIC-184 (R2), Cohen-400 (80 Fr.). Obv: Colosseum seen from front and above between obelisk on base (Meta Sudans) and porticoed building of two stories (Baths of Titus), without legend; Rx: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII S - C Titus seated l. holding branch and roll on curule chair set on globe among arms. Ex Gemini XIII, 6 April 2017, lot 162. From a British collection, acquired in 1978 by Paul Munro Walker, Bournmouth. See N.T. Elkins, The Flavian Colosseum Sestertii, Numismatic Chronicle 166, 2006, p. 216, 6, pl. 31 (our dies). To demonstrate the popular nature of Vepasian's rule, the Colosseum was built on the site of Nero's demolished Golden Palace. The reverse type of Titus seated as master of the world (his curule chair set on globe), bringing peace (olive branch) by means of victory over enemies (captured arms), fits well with the recently discovered dedicatory inscription of the Colosseum, stating that the emperors constructed it "from booty" (ex manubis), doubtless chiefly the booty of the Jewish War. Coin #2: Domitian, Divus Titus; 81-96 AD, Rome, 81 AD, Sestertius, 25.02g. C-399 (80 Fr.), BMC Titus-191 note, RIC-131 (R), pl. 137 (same dies). Obv: No legend. The Flavian amphitheater filled with spectators, seen partly from above; Meta Sudans to l., two-storied porticus of the Baths of Titus to r. Rx: DIVO AVG T DIVI VESP F VESPASIAN Togate Titus seated l. on curule chair, holding branch and roll, and placing his feet on a captured cuirass; the curule chair rests on a globe, and other captured shields, spears, and a helmet are scattered before, below, and behind the emperor; S C in exergue. Titus himself struck the first Colosseum sestertii, but their production was then briefly continued by Domitian for Divus Titus, using one of the same Colosseum obverse dies that Titus had already used, coupled with two new reverse dies naming Divus Titus. Elkins knew just ten specimens of this Colosseum sestertius struck by Domitian for Divus Titus.To the best of our knowledge, a pair of Colosseum sestertii of this original period has never been offered together. The only other Colosseum coins issued are an exceptionally rare aureus and sestertius issued by Severus Alexander in 223, to commemorate the re-opening of the Colosseum after it had been struck by lightning in about 218, under the reign of Macrinus. These coins were struck 142 years after the coin of Domitian. Further study in the British Royal Numismatic Chronicle of 2006, in an article by Nathan T Elkins, “The Flavian Colosseum Sestertii: Currency or Largess?” shows that our Titus Colosseum is Elkins 7, of which 11 examples are recorded. But in total, there are about 40 examples from all recorded dies. Of Domitian colosseums, there are 10 recorded by Elkins. Our die is Elkins 9, of which there are six recorded, giving us a total of 10 by both dies, with our coin being the eleventh. Our coin is certainly unrecorded, as when we obtained it, it was in a slab from a far-less-used slabbing company, identified as Titus, and listed as corroded. In fact, our coin was not truly corroded at all, but rather heavily encrusted, and when it was artfully cleaned, it revealed the legend “DIVUS TITUS”, which made it the excessively rare issue of Domitian. These coins are expected to feature in multiple upcoming publications; our Titus Colosseum is anticipated to replace #625B in David Hendin’s “Guide to Biblical Coins” after the current 6th edition sells out. In this edition of David Hendin's Book, he lists the Domitian issue of the Colosseum, #626, as "RRR", the highest level of rarity. Even though this coin is listed in his book, it is not illustrated. Additionally, Harlan J Berk has agreed to re-write Zander Klawans's book on Greek and Roman coins at the request of Whitman Publishing; in that book, this coin will certainly be illustrated. This pair of Colosseum Sestertii is being offered only as a pair at this FIXED PRICE of $325,000. . Coin #1: VF Coin #2: Some isolated corrosion, otherwise EF / VF

Lot #342: Cn. Domititius Ahenobarbus. Denarius 225th Buy or Bid Sale Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (died 31 BC) was a general and politician of ancient Rome in the 1st century BC. https://www.hjbltd.com/#!/inventory/item-detail/ancient-coins/103720?fromBbs=225th%20Buy%20Or%20Bid%20Sale Cn. Domititius Ahenobarbus; 41 BC, Denarius, 3.97g. Cr-519/2, Syd-1177 (R5), Sear Imperators-339. Obv: Bearded head of L. Ahenobarbus r., AHENOBAR before. Rx: CN.DOMITIVS IMP Ship's prow r., on which trophy. Ex Triton XXVI, 10 January 2023, lot 633.This is one of the finest examples of Domititius Ahenobarbus that we have ever handled. Extremely sharp. Mint Stater

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