I´ve started collecting ancient coins roughly a year ago and your recommended websites were exactly the ones I´ve looked at when doing my own research. Thats quite a nice introductory guide for beginners and I hope you continue to make videos, good job! May I recommend a website as well? www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm is a great database for identifying late roman bronze coins, with a vast visual catalogue of varieties which helped me "train my eye" to what typical roman reverses looked like.
That's an awesome site! I hadn't run across it, but it looks incredibly helpful for learning to identify reverses. Thanks for sharing, and glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice video. Late Roman coins like you show are an inexpensive way to get into the hobby. Maybe another video could go over how to identify main types of "European/Middle Eastern" style coins, such as Greek vs Roman imperial vs Roman provincial vs Byzantine. I find a lot of new collectors struggle with this. They are all readily identifiable in hand to narrow down the search for newer collectors.
The "standards" with discs, laurel wreaths and crescents on the coins are known as "Signa" in Latin. Each military unit from Centuri (a unit of 80 soldiers) upwards would have it's own Signum. It is not exactly known what the disks and crescents are supposed to symbolise. It is assumed that they are military decorations of some sort bestowed upon the entire Unit, since they appear very similar to decorations (phalerae) worn by officers. When you see a standard that has a square piece of cloth hanging from the top, that is a "Vexillum" or flag. Flags were not used back then as we use them todyay. Vexilla denoted custom formations of troops, ranging from small scouting parties of about 20 men or units consisting of multiple cohorts. Basically when a commander needed a custom number of soldiers for a specific tast, a "vexillatio" was formed under a new "vexillum" for that purpose, and the soldiers would be absorbed back into their regular units after the mission was over. My guess is that pieces of cloth were used to represent these temporary units, since its quicker and easier to sow or paint a unit's name and function on a piece of cloth rather then to beat the letters and symbols out of a piece of sheet-metal, like seems to have been common for signae. The standards with Eagles on top are the so-called "auquila" (litteraly: "eagle") This was a standard that was exclusive to an entire legion. It was the symbol of highest honour in the roman military, and they were fiercely defended. When they were lost in battle to an enemy, extensive effort would be exerted to reclaim the lost aquilla in order to redeem a legion's (and by extension Rome's) honour. Coins with any either Signa, Vexilla or Aquilae on them might be struck in honour of the founding of a new military unit, or the commemoration of an action it performed. Multiple standards together might be honouring multiple units, or it might be a depiction of a Principia, the inner sanctum of a military fort or encampment where all the standards of the units stationed there were kept.
Thank you! There's usually a few weeks between them, but I'm working on series for two different companies so there should be plenty more in the next few months!
Your video are amazing especially “how to collect coin for starter with budget” but I live in Cambodia so it’s hard to collect coin . I inherited 5 French Indochina piastre
I was amazed I could even buy silver coins, I could buy this years American Eagle or a Gordian III Denarius for not much more. One is predictable and boring the other has a history, a context, and an initial practical purpose which defines its design elements. So much better, it tells a story of the people who once held it.
More or less how I found out about ancient coins. Very comprehensive analysis. Ancient coins are for scholars at heart. And for people who like to breath in 2000 year old dust, skin cells and particulate mud.
Great video Lianna, I started looking at ancient coins when I became disillusioned with modern coins. It really is just a money making racket now. I have always preferred to collect items which served a purpose first before being collected. I assumed ancient coins would be expensive or decrepid if cheap. Then I discovered roman coins and it blew me away. Folles were my way in, they cost less than ten dollars and were amazingly good condition. Brilliant! I was hooked.
Thanks so much for this video. I have quite a few un researched and partly researched Roman coins and got some great tips to identify them more thoroughly. Appreciate your insights.
Very well done overview! Believe it or not, we are the same age! The only things that I suggest is that the function Ctrl+F on Windows, or “Find in Page” in the Google Chrome app, or whatever it is on Macs (Command+F?) is very useful on Wildwinds. You can type in mintmarks, random strings you see on the coin, devices, etc. and it will highlight results if they exist. Comparing the portraits on the subject coin can also be a powerful tool to identify the emperor if the lettering is too far gone. Until you get into the mid/late third century, most rulers looked significantly different on their coins. Also, Acsearch.info is also incredibly powerful for identifying coins you have no idea what they are. Say you have a Cherronesos (sp?) hemidrachm but you have no idea what it is, so you just type in “lion quadripartite AR” and try to find a match in the results. I’m not trying to knock down the excellent video you made. I’m just supplementing tips on top of the wealth of info and knowledge you already presented. :)
DEFINITELY agree on using the find feature - it makes your life a lot easier on Wildwinds if you can read part of the legend with confidence. Also, I've never seen that website - I'll check it out! Thanks for suggesting it :)
Very informative. I just received a Roman Era Constantine The Great coin that I ordered on Amazon. I was skeptical as the coin was cheaply priced. Knowing that Roman Coins are not scarce at all and are easy to procure, I somehow got peace of mind of what I ordered hehe. It came with a note/certificate from a Numismatist.
Amazing video, I am a tabletop role-playing game enthusiast and plan on doing a vlog about ancient coins and how to use them in a fantasy campaign, this video is a really good resource and I plan on linking and referencing your video in my own. Great quality!
Thank you! If you're just getting started, I'd suggest getting some decently cheap that are uncleaned/unidentified to get used to how to attribute them. You should be able to find some on eBay. After you know more what you want to focus on, it just depends on your budget; if you're looking at fairly inexpensive pieces, eBay's still a good bet. If you're looking for some fancier pieces, I'd suggest finding a few dealers to keep tabs on - Harlan J Berk, and Shanna Schmidt are two I know of off-hand that are reputable. Good luck!
@@liannaspurrier4019 Thank you so muchhhh!!! Alright that sounds awesome! Cleaning and identifying sounds way fun and I'm excited! I'll have to check eBay and get a few uncleaned ones and watch some cleaning videos. Also, I'll definitely keep those dealers in mind! Thanks so so so much for responding!!!!! :))
I recently had a ancient coin authenticated as genuine by NGC and David R. Sear, but I’ve heard people tell me that they don’t guarantee authenticity and that I shouldn’t take their final word as being true. If that’s the case who’s word should I take on knowing whether my coin is authentically ancient or not?
This is pretty great. Wildwinds is where it is at! It's cool to see some other websites I was unaware of. You can also network with other collectors through sites like Facebook. There is a very large (too large maybe) Ancient Coin Collector's Society where you can share photos and get opinions. When that group started it was a wonderful resource for me.
Yes! Social media can be a surprisingly helpful place. Instagram also has a good size community of coin accounts, including quite a few who are very knowledgeable about ancients.
Sure! I'd just ask that you embed this copy as opposed to downloading it and uploading it elsewhere. As long as it's linked back to here, you're welcome to share however you'd like!
Hi Lianna, i am making a large poster with all ancient coins photo with dates, is it possible you can give me soft copy of coins or give info websites where i can get them Thanks
Hi! First of, great video! I want to start collecting ancient coin and I find it harder to find ressources than for "modern" ones. Do you have book recommendations?
This was a really nice and insightful video, I personally am looking for Safavid dynasty coins which is extremely hard, especially if Farsi is not your language 😅.
Hi Lianna.Im an ancient coins numismatist.I have wide range of AE and AR Greek and Roman coins which I would like to sell them in US market.Can you recommend any individual or company that deals with ancient coins please.Thank you
@@liannaspurrier4019 Well, you would probably wait a long time to hear someone use "exergue" in a sentence! Some terms have no agreed pronunciation. For example, "celator," the craftsman who engraved the dies from which the coins were struck. I say "KAY-luh-tor," but "SELL-uh-tor" and "Chell-uh-tor" are also acceptable. Again, congratulations on your fine video.
Hey I found a coin and I can’t find out what kind it is. I found it on the beach when i was walking and its gold with what looks like Egyptian writing. Can I send you a picture and maybe you would know?
I´ve started collecting ancient coins roughly a year ago and your recommended websites were exactly the ones I´ve looked at when doing my own research. Thats quite a nice introductory guide for beginners and I hope you continue to make videos, good job!
May I recommend a website as well? www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm is a great database for identifying late roman bronze coins, with a vast visual catalogue of varieties which helped me "train my eye" to what typical roman reverses looked like.
That's an awesome site! I hadn't run across it, but it looks incredibly helpful for learning to identify reverses. Thanks for sharing, and glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice video. Late Roman coins like you show are an inexpensive way to get into the hobby. Maybe another video could go over how to identify main types of "European/Middle Eastern" style coins, such as Greek vs Roman imperial vs Roman provincial vs Byzantine. I find a lot of new collectors struggle with this. They are all readily identifiable in hand to narrow down the search for newer collectors.
The "standards" with discs, laurel wreaths and crescents on the coins are known as "Signa" in Latin. Each military unit from Centuri (a unit of 80 soldiers) upwards would have it's own Signum. It is not exactly known what the disks and crescents are supposed to symbolise. It is assumed that they are military decorations of some sort bestowed upon the entire Unit, since they appear very similar to decorations (phalerae) worn by officers.
When you see a standard that has a square piece of cloth hanging from the top, that is a "Vexillum" or flag. Flags were not used back then as we use them todyay. Vexilla denoted custom formations of troops, ranging from small scouting parties of about 20 men or units consisting of multiple cohorts. Basically when a commander needed a custom number of soldiers for a specific tast, a "vexillatio" was formed under a new "vexillum" for that purpose, and the soldiers would be absorbed back into their regular units after the mission was over. My guess is that pieces of cloth were used to represent these temporary units, since its quicker and easier to sow or paint a unit's name and function on a piece of cloth rather then to beat the letters and symbols out of a piece of sheet-metal, like seems to have been common for signae.
The standards with Eagles on top are the so-called "auquila" (litteraly: "eagle") This was a standard that was exclusive to an entire legion. It was the symbol of highest honour in the roman military, and they were fiercely defended. When they were lost in battle to an enemy, extensive effort would be exerted to reclaim the lost aquilla in order to redeem a legion's (and by extension Rome's) honour.
Coins with any either Signa, Vexilla or Aquilae on them might be struck in honour of the founding of a new military unit, or the commemoration of an action it performed. Multiple standards together might be honouring multiple units, or it might be a depiction of a Principia, the inner sanctum of a military fort or encampment where all the standards of the units stationed there were kept.
I learned so much from this video!! I'm fairly new 2 collecting ancient coins and am truly looking forward 2 watching more of ur videos😊
Thank you! There's usually a few weeks between them, but I'm working on series for two different companies so there should be plenty more in the next few months!
Your video are amazing especially “how to collect coin for starter with budget” but I live in Cambodia so it’s hard to collect coin . I inherited 5 French Indochina piastre
I was amazed I could even buy silver coins, I could buy this years American Eagle or a Gordian III Denarius for not much more. One is predictable and boring the other has a history, a context, and an initial practical purpose which defines its design elements. So much better, it tells a story of the people who once held it.
Wow I’ve been collecting for a little over a year and this video with the links is gold.
Excellent video! Appreciate all the links. I didn't know about the RNC but saw it often...now I know😊
More or less how I found out about ancient coins. Very comprehensive analysis. Ancient coins are for scholars at heart. And for people who like to breath in 2000 year old dust, skin cells and particulate mud.
Great video Lianna, I started looking at ancient coins when I became disillusioned with modern coins. It really is just a money making racket now. I have always preferred to collect items which served a purpose first before being collected.
I assumed ancient coins would be expensive or decrepid if cheap. Then I discovered roman coins and it blew me away. Folles were my way in, they cost less than ten dollars and were amazingly good condition. Brilliant! I was hooked.
This was a great video for a beginner. Thanks a ton.
Great video. Thanks.
Thank you so much! I got a handful of roman, greek and byzantian coins and I didn't even know where to start with them
Great video! Glad to see a video encouraging new collectors.
Great video ! I want to begin collecting Roman coins.
Thanks so much for this video. I have quite a few un researched and partly researched Roman coins and got some great tips to identify them more thoroughly. Appreciate your insights.
Thank you so much for this super useful information!!
Very well done overview! Believe it or not, we are the same age!
The only things that I suggest is that the function Ctrl+F on Windows, or “Find in Page” in the Google Chrome app, or whatever it is on Macs (Command+F?) is very useful on Wildwinds. You can type in mintmarks, random strings you see on the coin, devices, etc. and it will highlight results if they exist.
Comparing the portraits on the subject coin can also be a powerful tool to identify the emperor if the lettering is too far gone. Until you get into the mid/late third century, most rulers looked significantly different on their coins.
Also, Acsearch.info is also incredibly powerful for identifying coins you have no idea what they are. Say you have a Cherronesos (sp?) hemidrachm but you have no idea what it is, so you just type in “lion quadripartite AR” and try to find a match in the results.
I’m not trying to knock down the excellent video you made. I’m just supplementing tips on top of the wealth of info and knowledge you already presented. :)
DEFINITELY agree on using the find feature - it makes your life a lot easier on Wildwinds if you can read part of the legend with confidence. Also, I've never seen that website - I'll check it out! Thanks for suggesting it :)
Thanks for adding! That's the goal - to get as much info in one place for beginners as possible.
Very informative. I just received a Roman Era Constantine The Great coin that I ordered on Amazon. I was skeptical as the coin was cheaply priced. Knowing that Roman Coins are not scarce at all and are easy to procure, I somehow got peace of mind of what I ordered hehe. It came with a note/certificate from a Numismatist.
Great video! Thank you for posting!
thank you Lianna.
for sharing this passion .
I hope you'll visit jordan to see rare and unknown old coins .
Amazing video, I am a tabletop role-playing game enthusiast and plan on doing a vlog about ancient coins and how to use them in a fantasy campaign, this video is a really good resource and I plan on linking and referencing your video in my own. Great quality!
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Thanks for the video. Helped me alot.
Great video. I'm glad I ran across this one as I recently received a gift of a few Roman coins.
Excellent introduction to ancients, Lianna. Mary Lynn GarrettGovernor ANA
Great video and information with the links. Thanks for putting it together.
This is SUCH a good video!! Idk if you will see this, but any recommendations for where I should buy some coins? Or how I should buy them?
Thank you! If you're just getting started, I'd suggest getting some decently cheap that are uncleaned/unidentified to get used to how to attribute them. You should be able to find some on eBay. After you know more what you want to focus on, it just depends on your budget; if you're looking at fairly inexpensive pieces, eBay's still a good bet. If you're looking for some fancier pieces, I'd suggest finding a few dealers to keep tabs on - Harlan J Berk, and Shanna Schmidt are two I know of off-hand that are reputable. Good luck!
@@liannaspurrier4019 Thank you so muchhhh!!! Alright that sounds awesome! Cleaning and identifying sounds way fun and I'm excited! I'll have to check eBay and get a few uncleaned ones and watch some cleaning videos. Also, I'll definitely keep those dealers in mind! Thanks so so so much for responding!!!!! :))
Spencer Gee Good luck in your collecting!
@@liannaspurrier4019 :))) !!!!!!
Excellent video!
Well done! Very helpful video!
thx so much for making this video.I have been looking for information like that, so far this video is perfect!! thx again!
That was really great!!! New Subscriber. Best of luck at the ANA
Thank you! I have purchased my first two roman coins and am learning. One is a Galerius bronze. The other, smaller one, is as yet unidentified.
Hi Timothy! If you´d like to know how to identify your coins, I´ve made a video on how to get started!
ruclips.net/video/3Wceb0SHKy8/видео.html
Subscribed! Great information for my collection. Thank you!
Hey Lianna i found a coin but i dont know what is it i tryed serching it but didnt found anything i would love to have you help please
I recently had a ancient coin authenticated as genuine by NGC and David R. Sear, but I’ve heard people tell me that they don’t guarantee authenticity and that I shouldn’t take their final word as being true. If that’s the case who’s word should I take on knowing whether my coin is authentically ancient or not?
well done. Thank you for the link to research resources
Great video!
Awesome! So you just collect roman coins? What a cool little hobby
Good program. Weldone.. Go ahead..
Super cool. Super agree
It was very helpful
Hi. Do you collecting coins? Are you on reddit or forums?
Regards
This is pretty great. Wildwinds is where it is at! It's cool to see some other websites I was unaware of. You can also network with other collectors through sites like Facebook. There is a very large (too large maybe) Ancient Coin Collector's Society where you can share photos and get opinions. When that group started it was a wonderful resource for me.
Yes! Social media can be a surprisingly helpful place. Instagram also has a good size community of coin accounts, including quite a few who are very knowledgeable about ancients.
I love a good education video
hey, I find this video very useful for my website, can I use it for educational purposes?
Sure! I'd just ask that you embed this copy as opposed to downloading it and uploading it elsewhere. As long as it's linked back to here, you're welcome to share however you'd like!
@@liannaspurrier4019 thank you so much and I make sure everyone know that its yours
Thanks! Mine says IMP and AVG at the end. I have - Hadrian AR Denarius. Rome, AD 119-122. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
I thought the intro song was "Tristram Theme" from Diablo II for a moment there :D. Very informative video and links, thanks!
Coinscope app is amazing!
Hi Lianna,
i am making a large poster with all ancient coins photo with dates, is it possible you can give me soft copy of coins or give info websites where i can get them
Thanks
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Good intro to ancients
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Very informative, and nicely presented! My gosh, you have strikingly beautiful eyes.
Hi!
First of, great video! I want to start collecting ancient coin and I find it harder to find ressources than for "modern" ones. Do you have book recommendations?
I have some recommendations on books as well as some videos on how to get started. I invite you to have a look to my channel :)
Great video
Thank you!
This was a really nice and insightful video,
I personally am looking for Safavid dynasty coins which is extremely hard, especially if Farsi is not your language 😅.
Wanderer Ak Thank you! Good luck - it's always rough when it's not a familiar alphabet 😂
Hi Lianna.Im an ancient coins numismatist.I have wide range of AE and AR Greek and Roman coins which I would like to sell them in US market.Can you recommend any individual or company that deals with ancient coins please.Thank you
Hello , just subbed . Nice to meet you.
Thank you. Wonderful video! :)
I have 1x Vima Kadphises Copper Ancient time rare Coin... Plz share this market value...
Interesting.
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What a wonderful video! The only thing I would point out is that the word "exergue" is pronounced "eks-urg" not "ex-er-gay."
Oops! It's one of those that I've read 100 times but never actually heard someone else say out loud.
@@liannaspurrier4019 Well, you would probably wait a long time to hear someone use "exergue" in a sentence! Some terms have no agreed pronunciation. For example, "celator," the craftsman who engraved the dies from which the coins were struck. I say "KAY-luh-tor," but "SELL-uh-tor" and "Chell-uh-tor" are also acceptable. Again, congratulations on your fine video.
Hey I found a coin and I can’t find out what kind it is. I found it on the beach when i was walking and its gold with what looks like Egyptian writing. Can I send you a picture and maybe you would know?
You didn't Google 'Roman standard'?
I did! And I found definitions, but nothing that would actually describe what they looked like in any helpful capacity.
I own 2. A silver gallaneus coin and a copper constantine ! coin
I wish youtube would have showed me this video first before I wasted a bunch of time on the other useless ancient coin vids.
mine says ASIS
I want a girlfriend that collects coins =)
If somebody wants to buy pm me
Hello lianna i have found a coin but its old and i cant find anything about it can you help me