Hopefully not for too much. It deserves noting that CNG'S published price is the amount that the coin 'hammered for at auction'. It does not...
Well here's a dime, and an ancient.:happy: [ATTACH] ASIA MINOR. Uncertain. AR Tetartemorion. (Circa 5th century BC). (5mm .13g). O: Head of bull...
[IMG] Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ As (29mm, 13.19 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 86. O: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P; Laureate bust right,...
Let's be honest.. Ancient coins in slabs (on average)cost more. After all, one is paying for a coin and the slab(and what it implies/entails)....
Hey folks, Life has kept me pretty busy on the road. As such, I've not had much time to spend on the hobby of late. Nor to contribute here. My...
Awesome!!! I was suspecting that it was a 2nd century inscription. Also, so cool that it references the famous and storied 6th 'Ironclad' Legion.
[IMG] ATTICA, Athens. AR Tetradrachm. Circa 449-413 BC. 24mm 16.80g O: Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye R: Owl standing right, head...
That's really cool!!! I believe that I can make out some of the writing. LEG III AVG(3rd Legion Augusta?) CVNISTORI(Customer?) AE DIII(503?)...
It deserves noting that Roman legionary were not paid a daily wage. Applying such a concept, is a modern way of looking at it. During the...
Nice coin OP! I figure I would also offer a good site to search for recent auction prices to compare....
Sad to learn about your mother's passing. I personally haven't been able to contribute and post coins/pics on the board that much of late. Life...
One person's Julius Caesar(and most all subsequent Roman emperors) are another person's Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolph Hitler, Benito...
Congratulations. What a gorgeous coin!!!
I imagine the site to be devoid of seashells.
The weights are 'off' on many of these. 1. Baktria, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. AR Obol. -- Eukratides/Caps of Dioskouroi 2. Islands off Thrace,...
Well it looks as if I'm in consensus with the board on the Pompey and Vindex coins. I also have a soft spot for Julio-Claudian Sestertii. As...
A quick cursory look. #1 Ptolemaic Egypt #2 The Roman Empress' name is easily readable on obverse legend. #3 Alexandrian(Egypt) Roman Provincial...
For comparison, here are a couple of examples found... British museum: [IMG] https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1846-0910-250...
[IMG] Elagabalus. (AD 218-222). AR Denarius. Rome mint. Struck (AD 221). O: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust right; horned. R: P...
[ATTACH] PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. (AD 198-217). AR Tetradrachm. (23mm, 13.64g). Struck (AD 213-215) O: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤWΝΙΝΟC CЄ; Laureate, draped,...
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