Lots of talk of Roman Empresses lately (Mat ;) ) coins which I too have a fondness for. So I though I would make a thread where we can all post...
I recently bought this low grade Faustina Sr. Bronze for a very low price from a well known seller. My questions are, first off, it was sold as...
Okay, hit the coin shop the other morning, the fella who I spend most my time talkin with there had just put out a new tray of Roman bronzes, all...
Okay, I looked all over wildwinds trying to find this coin with this bust type, but they all show the bust 'seen from behind' with full drapery...
Tell me what you think of this coin.... I notice the lettering looks a bit sloppy, like the way some individual letters are done compared to...
Well I have wanted an early radiate bust dupondius for years.... and I just bought this Antoninus Pius Bronze Dupondius for around $20, I love the...
Well, I got my SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS reverse = "Hope for a Happy World" Silver Antoninianus of Roman Emperor Philip I ( 244 - 249 AD ) and it is...
This is not a new coin for me by any means, I have had it years, and it was given to me by a man named Dr. Morris Martin, he was born in 1910, and...
As some of you may know I have a fondness and passion for collecting Silver Antoninianii of Caracalla and Elagabalus, specifically Elagabalus, and...
Caracalla Silver Drachm - Caesarea Hi, I just bought this beautiful Silver Drachm of Caracalla, now I know what the obv titles say, and I know...
Hi, I purchased this coin at my local coin shop for a very reasonable price, and was wondering what the reverse is? I cannot read the entire title...
Hi, these two coins are broken, repaired, one better than the other it seems, a drachm and tetradrachm. I like the tetradrachm, and have wanted...
I really like this one, and got a good price for it, the bust isn't in the best of shape, but still quite nice I think.... I really like the...
Hi, I bought these coins for .50c each today, my friends are having a yard sale this weekend to raise money for their 4 year old daughter's future...
Well, I won this denarius of Antoninus Pius, I really have liked these types of the different emperors, the ones of Hispania, Italia et cetera.......
I picked this one up last week, just got around to shooting some photos of the reverse.... I quite like the style, I have seen some really nice...
Can anyone tell me what mint this Valerian I Antoninianus is from? I looked at wildwinds and they have the description, but no mention of...
Vespasian AE As - PROVIDEN S C - Altar Can anyone tell me if this coin looks authentic from the photos, or if it is a well known fake, any info...
ANCIENT ROMAN EMPIRE So, what do you guys think of these coins? I have been watching the Caracalla tet for a while now, and only now had the...
Well, I finnally got my first coin of Vespasian, and my first coin of the 12 Caesars that is struck in Rome. My Christmas gift to myself ;) I...
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