This is a cast forgery (probably 19th century) of an interesting coin. BMC Attica page 99, 710. An original would be far outside of my price...
Faustina Jr., RSC 71a. [ATTACH]
Is that not a great story? I picked this one up for the same reason. Different legend placement. GRPC Lydia 27. [ATTACH]
Kings of Macedon. Alexander III 'The Great', 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.23g). Amphipolis mint. Lifetime issue, struck under Antipater,...
Roman Egypt, Alexandria. Lucius Verus , AD 161-169. Billon Tetradrachm (22.2mm, 13.76g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 163/164). Obv: Laureate, draped and...
Here is one more, this time one of the smaller modules from Carthage or a Sardinian mint that catalogs as MAA 57. But I can't really tell what the...
Don't have many House of Constantine issues, but I picked this one up because I was impressed with the portrait. Photo by CNG. [ATTACH]
Tetricus I. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 271-274. Æ Antoninianus (15mm, 2.70g). Imitation of Colonia Agrippina (Cologne) mint. Obv: [IMPC] TETRICVS...
Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Mn. Cordius Rufus. Circa 46 BC. AR Denarius (3.99g). Rome mint. Obv: Conjoined heads of the Dioscuri right,...
Thank you. It was from a Cayón Subastas multiple coin lot about a decade ago.
More Punics in Iberia...[ATTACH] Iberia, Punic issues. Circa 237-209 BC. Æ21 (10.25g, 6h). Obv: Wreathed head of Tanit left. Rev: Head of horse...
Almost a full crest! Samaria. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.76g, 12h). Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev: Owl standing facing, wings...
For those that may have missed it, look up "American Numismatic Society" on YouTube. There are several excellent lectures archived by the ANS. One...
I would put this one relatively high on the "action" scale. Plus the horse is just so darn cute! Q. Marcius Philippus, 129 BC. AR Denarius (18mm,...
Nice coin, Donna! And a good decision, I believe. Your previous coin was also a nice coin, but you were not 100% happy. The following coin...
Oh my word! I just tried it on the first page of Mazard "Corpus Nvmmorvm Nvmidiae Mavretaniaeqve". The Google French to English translation isn't...
Justin, thank you for the research! MMA is definitely a book on list to acquire. With the other encrustations, I had not noticed that those might...
Sorry, I meant to say you, Donna. You both make such good posts that I confused the threads. Sort of like when your 8-track tape gets jammed From...
I am afraid that the banker's marks on my Plautia 15 example are not quite as artistically placed as on TIF's. This looks like the Romans were...
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