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  1. Johndakerftw liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Gladiator Interception.

    I voted for Octavian in the poll, since I do have one of his coins (as Augustus), and do not yet have any Antony/Cleopatra ones (which...

    Jan 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
  2. Johndakerftw liked Bing's post in the thread Gladiator Interception.

    I used an old image in my earlier post before I "completed my collection. Here is a more updated image: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I also...

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  3. Johndakerftw liked Dafydd's post in the thread Gladiator Interception.

    I thought I might have achieved this with the exception of one. @Bing was my inspiration to collect these. I missed out on a XVIIII a...

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  4. Johndakerftw liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread One of my Christmas Coins.

    Nice one! I can recall owning two antoninianii of Philip the Arab. Both were OK, but your new one looks much nicer. [IMG] [IMG]

    Jan 1, 2026 at 8:33 AM
  5. Johndakerftw liked Pickin and Grinin's post in the thread One of my Christmas Coins.

    I don't have the details infront of me. Philip l Antoninianus 245ad. [ATTACH]

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  6. Johndakerftw liked -monolith-'s post in the thread One of my Christmas Coins.

    I overindulged in December purchasing more than 50 coins. This one just arrived today from the recent Numismatik Naumann auction:...

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  7. Johndakerftw liked galba68's post in the thread Ae as, b&a....

    Hadrian as, 9 gr... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  8. Johndakerftw liked Alegandron's post in the thread Gladiator Interception.

    Quinarius from Antony and Octavian (later Augustus) [IMG] RImp Marc Antony & Octavian AR Quinarius 1.58g Military Mint Gaul 39BCE...

    Dec 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
  9. Johndakerftw liked robinjojo's post in the thread Anonymous Byzantine Follis Series, Another way to judge the rarity of this popular series..

    Does anyone use Bellinger and Grierson for typing the ornaments on the obverse and reverse of class A2 and A3 anonymous folles? Here's...

    upload_2025-12-28_19-31-57.png Dec 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
  10. Johndakerftw liked GinoLR's post in the thread Antioch tetradrachm identification.

    [ATTACH] I'm sure this Philip Philadelphus tetradrachm of Antioch was minted later, under some Roman governor of Syria. But which one?...

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  11. Johndakerftw liked GinoLR's post in the thread Anonymous Byzantine Follis Series, Another way to judge the rarity of this popular series..

    It is very difficult and uncertain to measure rarity of ancient coins. I don't think the statistics from the numismatic finds of a...

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  12. Johndakerftw liked johnmilton's post in the thread Gladiator Interception.

    Octavian turned out to be a very good emperor. I don't think Mark Anthony would have worked out that well. It's funny. No matter how old...

    Augustus Cae All.jpg Dec 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
  13. Johndakerftw liked Bing's post in the thread Gladiator Interception.

    I thought I had a complete set, but I think I may still be missing one example: Legio IIX. I think I saw one presented here a few...

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  14. Johndakerftw liked Sulla80's post in the thread Gladiator Interception.

    [ATTACH] I like a coin with a good story and characters that I haven't run into before - this one is not about the Pittsburgh or Las...

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  15. Johndakerftw liked Orange Julius's post in the thread Anonymous Byzantine Follis Series, Another way to judge the rarity of this popular series..

    Hi all, I'm bringing this thread back to see if I can tap into some of the knowledge of the posters, who know these coins much better...

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