Johndakerftw's Recent Activity

  1. Johndakerftw liked JayAg47's post in the thread Valentinian III Solidus.

    Just added this solidus to my collection. I’d been wanting one that shows the emperor in side profile for some time, and I was waiting...

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  2. Johndakerftw liked Sulla80's post in the thread Sorting out the stories about this coin.

    Here's my Dionysus - badly in need of a new photo. [ATTACH]

    Q Titius denarius.jpg Feb 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
  3. Johndakerftw liked cmezner's post in the thread Sorting out the stories about this coin.

    Quintus Titius struck two types of denarii, both alluding to the Dionysos and Priapos cult. This one is depicting Dionysos: Rome, 90 BC...

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  4. Johndakerftw liked galba68's post in the thread Good luck or not?.

    Trajan sestertius, 29 gr, CONSERVATORI PATRIS PATRIAE, extremely rare...My only consolation is that this is the 4th known piece...(if...

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  5. Johndakerftw liked Bing's post in the thread Sorting out the stories about this coin.

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    Q TITIUS.jpg Feb 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM
  6. Johndakerftw liked Sulla80's post in the thread Sorting out the stories about this coin.

    [ATTACH] This coin finally gets its due on my site - a beautiful example of a coin from the Social War. With many questions: who is on...

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  7. Johndakerftw liked philologus_1's post in the thread A "priestly" prutah of Alexander Jannaeus.

    Nice coin; nice price! :) I have a different Alexander Jannaeus type that also includes an inscription that cites him as both "High...

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  8. Johndakerftw liked Parthicus's post in the thread A "priestly" prutah of Alexander Jannaeus.

    [ATTACH] Judaea. AE prutah. Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan) (103- 76 BCE). Obverse: Wreath with 5-line Hebrew inscription "YeHoNATaN...

    Judaea Alexander Jannaeus.jpg Feb 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
  9. Johndakerftw liked H8_modern's post in the thread Not really a coin but….

    Got this yesterday in Vienna, VA. Love to see anything similar that you guys have. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  10. Johndakerftw liked galba68's post in the thread Last year's purchase...

    Exactly one year ago I bought this Roman mold for, probably, iron equipment and iron nails...My collection has started to expand more...

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  11. Johndakerftw liked Croatian Coin Collector's post in the thread Post your latest ancient!.

    Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Galba (minted in Carthage in either 68 or 69): [ATTACH]

    Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Galba (minted in Carthage in either 68 or 69).png Jan 31, 2026 at 9:28 AM
  12. Johndakerftw liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Could I get an opinion on these two pictures, please..

    That's a lovely coin. I think a "happy medium" that's somewhere in between your two photos would be best. The first picture shows the...

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  13. Johndakerftw liked Bing's post in the thread Ptolemy 3 new coin for views.

    [ATTACH] PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHOS AR Tetradrachm OBVERSE: Diademed head of Ptolemy II right, wearing aegis around neck REVERSE:...

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  14. Johndakerftw liked philologus_1's post in the thread Ptolemy 3 new coin for views.

    My hobby budget allowed the purchase of this bronze hemiobol portrait of Mr. Ptolemy III in a CNG auction back in 2015. [ATTACH]...

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  15. Johndakerftw liked panzerman's post in the thread Ptolemy 3 new coin for views.

    I only have an AV Oktodrachm Ptolemy III AV octodrachm ND Alexandria Mint 26mm. 27.83g. 12h Ptolemy III Euergetes 246-222BC This...

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