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I have a suggestion: why don't you do some videos on more modern coins. That is 17th to 19th century. That would be interesting. A bit more variety from just ancient greece and rome.
@@friedrichnietzsche7376 @George III I dont own many 17th or 19th century coins nor do I know a whole lot about numismatics of that period, so that would require me to study a bit on the subject. Ill see what I can do, and dont worry, other kinds of coins that go beyond that Rome/Greece axis should be coming soon :)
I just adore these Hero Emperors, Galienus, Claudius, Aurelian. Even being often Bad quality billon i always buy them if i find them cheaply, i have many of Claudius and a few of Galienus and Aurelian. Great men and great coins.
Since watching your videos several months ago and after starting out with reading Meditations followed by one Marcus Aurelius coin- my collection has exploded. I now have over a dozen ancient coins both roman and greek- and I had a chance to go to the FUN show. Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful hobby!
Btw, the mint of Antioch, though still striking for Claudius, was already under control of the Palmyrene, and therefore they belong to a different standard than those of the rest of the imperial mints, they are heavier in average wt and with a "very high" (comparatively) silver content (if I remember, about 8% for the first 2 issues). They didn't bother to mint conmemorative coins after Claudius death (the only mint that did not).
I'm glad I caught the alert to watch this as a premiere. With February and Valentines Day coming up soon, perhaps I should mention that Christian tradition links this Claudius with the martyrdom of St. Valentine. The story goes that the Emperor, annoyed that military enlistment was down because men were reluctant to leave their wives and children to go off and fight, forbid new marriages for a time. Undeterred by the Emperor's edict, Valentine, who was either a bishop or priest in or near Rome, continued performing marriages. Imprisoned for his matrimonial efforts, while held he performed the miracle of restoring the sight of his jailkeeper's daughter, before being led off to be beaten to death with clubs on February 14th of 270 AD, after first leaving the cured girl a sweet note signed "Your Valentine", from which we supposedly derive the whole "Giving of Valentines" custom. Sweet, huh? But as you say, although Claudius Gothicus' reign was short, not even quite 2 years, he was so well regarded long after his untimely death by plague (possibly small pox), that many decades later Constantine the Great and his family took special pains to fabricate some likely spurious genealogy claiming descent from him.
Dont worry, I dont believe my videos will bring much competition your way. Its Claudius II after all. :) Now, if I started showing fancy Augustus denarii and you were bidding for one that week, that would be reason to worry 🤣
Hi Leo! Some Roman emperors, such as Augustus, Nero, Commodus and Constantine are common knowldege..., but others, belong to us numismatists... Claudius Gothicus is an expample... and another one is obviously Probus 😉
My very first coin lot I purchased had a Claudius II in it, I only recognized who it was months later, since the poor little coin was in such miserable condition
@@ClassicalNumismatics Well I got a coin of Gord the third as my first emperor and then I got Augustus and Claudius the second together and that really kicked my interest in Roman coin collecting
If we are talking about absolutely flawless coins with complete silvering, its indeed complicated (post-Reform Aurelian coins are easier to find). At least for me, I just accept that the coinage of the time was badly made. If the legends are readable and the bust is of reasonable quality, that means this coin is as good as it was 2000-ish years ago :)
That's a very kind and deserved compliment! Since I believe our host may be a native Portuguese speaker, please allow me to explain "goatsical" for his benefit, which is a word unlikely to be found as such in a dictionary: "GOAT" is a popular current colloquial acronym for "Greatest Of All Time", so your clever "goatsical" merely transforms that into an adjective, thereby praising his channel as being superlative in this field. I agree.
@@BilgemasterBill Thanks for the clarification :) As a millennial sadly I need to accept the passage of time and look up the "Urban Dictionary" for the latest slang 🤣
@@ClassicalNumismatics As an aspiring Elder and "Late Bloomer Boomer" closing in on 65, who's well past the latest fashionable slang or argot, I hear that. I find myself needing to look up unfamiliar new terms all the time. But with due credit to 'gut goodsTeps', that word "goatsical" is such an original and creative coinage that I doubt it's even yet found in _Urban Dictionary._ We may have witnessed its birth.
Would you like to support the channel and my work?
Consider buying some channel Merch! You get a cool T-Shirt or Mug and you help me make more Ancient Numismatic content. Thank you!
leob.creator-spring.com/
I have a suggestion: why don't you do some videos on more modern coins. That is 17th to 19th century. That would be interesting. A bit more variety from just ancient greece and rome.
@@friedrichnietzsche7376 Hear hear
@@friedrichnietzsche7376 @George III I dont own many 17th or 19th century coins nor do I know a whole lot about numismatics of that period, so that would require me to study a bit on the subject. Ill see what I can do, and dont worry, other kinds of coins that go beyond that Rome/Greece axis should be coming soon :)
I just adore these Hero Emperors, Galienus, Claudius, Aurelian. Even being often Bad quality billon i always buy them if i find them cheaply, i have many of Claudius and a few of Galienus and Aurelian.
Great men and great coins.
I have 3 Claudius Gothicus coins, 1 Antoninianus, one small copper coin and one posthumous issue! Thank you for the video!
Since watching your videos several months ago and after starting out with reading Meditations followed by one Marcus Aurelius coin- my collection has exploded.
I now have over a dozen ancient coins both roman and greek- and I had a chance to go to the FUN show.
Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful hobby!
I have a beautiful almost mint example of him, very proud of it! Great video once again.
Btw, the mint of Antioch, though still striking for Claudius, was already under control of the Palmyrene, and therefore they belong to a different standard than those of the rest of the imperial mints, they are heavier in average wt and with a "very high" (comparatively) silver content (if I remember, about 8% for the first 2 issues). They didn't bother to mint conmemorative coins after Claudius death (the only mint that did not).
Wonderful channel with spectacular information on ancient coins. Thank you!
Thank you Garry! Appreciative messages like that help me make more content.
Excellent channel. I have learned a lot here!
I'm glad I caught the alert to watch this as a premiere. With February and Valentines Day coming up soon, perhaps I should mention that Christian tradition links this Claudius with the martyrdom of St. Valentine. The story goes that the Emperor, annoyed that military enlistment was down because men were reluctant to leave their wives and children to go off and fight, forbid new marriages for a time. Undeterred by the Emperor's edict, Valentine, who was either a bishop or priest in or near Rome, continued performing marriages. Imprisoned for his matrimonial efforts, while held he performed the miracle of restoring the sight of his jailkeeper's daughter, before being led off to be beaten to death with clubs on February 14th of 270 AD, after first leaving the cured girl a sweet note signed "Your Valentine", from which we supposedly derive the whole "Giving of Valentines" custom. Sweet, huh? But as you say, although Claudius Gothicus' reign was short, not even quite 2 years, he was so well regarded long after his untimely death by plague (possibly small pox), that many decades later Constantine the Great and his family took special pains to fabricate some likely spurious genealogy claiming descent from him.
Great video, as always. Im currently bidding for a follis of Claudius, so your video worked in making him more known 😉
Dont worry, I dont believe my videos will bring much competition your way. Its Claudius II after all. :)
Now, if I started showing fancy Augustus denarii and you were bidding for one that week, that would be reason to worry 🤣
Hi Leo! Some Roman emperors, such as Augustus, Nero, Commodus and Constantine are common knowldege..., but others, belong to us numismatists... Claudius Gothicus is an expample... and another one is obviously Probus 😉
You can spot a numismatist on the crowd by screaming "Probus is awesome!" and seeing whoever answers "Yes, totally!"
@@ClassicalNumismatics That's right!
Tus vídeos son increíbles y estéticamente muy hermosos. Gracias!!! 👏👏👏👍👍👍
Muchisimas Gracias Edu :)
Nice video. I love the ilustrations. Grettings
Thanks!
I love these deep dives into single emperors. So much cool analysis can be done with just coins.
Im making a video on Julian II soon, I think ure going to enjoy it :)
Great video, Leo. Would be interesting to compare the antoninianii of Claudius Gothicus to the ones minted in Gaelic Empire
One of the very first Roman coins I got was a coin of Claudius the second
My very first coin lot I purchased had a Claudius II in it, I only recognized who it was months later, since the poor little coin was in such miserable condition
@@ClassicalNumismatics Well I got a coin of Gord the third as my first emperor and then I got Augustus and Claudius the second together and that really kicked my interest in Roman coin collecting
True Leo ,coins of that guy are underated 👍
Thanks for sharing
I think it is complicated to find a good condition pieces of Claudius or Aurelianus.
If we are talking about absolutely flawless coins with complete silvering, its indeed complicated (post-Reform Aurelian coins are easier to find).
At least for me, I just accept that the coinage of the time was badly made. If the legends are readable and the bust is of reasonable quality, that means this coin is as good as it was 2000-ish years ago :)
I've found quite a few of he's coins
How do you use photo shop to help to reanimate what the coins look like? I think this would be a valuable tool to learn to use.
I draw the coins myself, thats a skill I learned throughout 10 years, and it isnt something simple to do.
@@ClassicalNumismatics I would love to watch a tutorial of how you draw them!
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Goatsical Numismatics👍🏼
That's a very kind and deserved compliment! Since I believe our host may be a native Portuguese speaker, please allow me to explain "goatsical" for his benefit, which is a word unlikely to be found as such in a dictionary: "GOAT" is a popular current colloquial acronym for "Greatest Of All Time", so your clever "goatsical" merely transforms that into an adjective, thereby praising his channel as being superlative in this field. I agree.
@@BilgemasterBill Thanks for the clarification :) As a millennial sadly I need to accept the passage of time and look up the "Urban Dictionary" for the latest slang 🤣
@@ClassicalNumismatics As an aspiring Elder and "Late Bloomer Boomer" closing in on 65, who's well past the latest fashionable slang or argot, I hear that. I find myself needing to look up unfamiliar new terms all the time. But with due credit to 'gut goodsTeps', that word "goatsical" is such an original and creative coinage that I doubt it's even yet found in _Urban Dictionary._ We may have witnessed its birth.
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