I have 9 in my collection, although the condition is inferior to the superb examples posted here. My first and favorite - it was the first time I...
I participated in an auction this weekend having 2 major targets - the Trajan Dacian related denarii. Got them both yesterday, the price was...
Very nice example (the Vespasian coin and the situation). I also see quite a respectable number of coins going in auctions and reappearing a few...
Nice ones all -but doesn't anybody have some coins that were on the wish list for months, and lost repeatedly? For me this is the most annoying...
Interesting, your captive types are exactly the ones I don't have. From this series, I like the most the ones with the falx under the soldier (or...
This is what I think, but I am not an expert in this field. On Decius coins Dacia should be a woman (I think what she's wearing is a robe). On the...
I think they are soldiers since they are depicted with weapons. Female Dacia personification should be depicted without (I think)
... in fact 2 coins. Living in a country that once was Dacia, I try to collect as many coins with Dacian themes. Last year I managed to get a...
Many thanks! Too bad what is under the bust is not 100% clear but I think my attribution should be correct. I like Antioch tetradrachms - nice,...
Just won a Decius tetradrachm myself, already posted it here...
I have just won a Decius tetradrachm and I am very happy with it. Initially the reverse caught my eye but the portrait is not bad at all. Trying...
My example is also from Amisos. [ATTACH] It is a coin that was on my wish list, but on the bottom part of the list. I think it's above average...
Since nobody wants it, I will take the Allectus. Thanks in advance.
[ATTACH] Julia Mamaea. Augusta AD 225-235. Rome Denarius AR 20 mm., 2,26 g. RIC IV Severus Alexander 360 IVLIA MAMAEA AVG; Type: Bust of...
Good old Decius. I have the popular Dacia antoninianus, a coin I wanted a lot. I like it although I would have preferred the wolf head to be an...
[ATTACH] Seleukid Kingdom. Sardeis. Antiochos I Soter 281-261 BC. Bronze Æ 13 mm., 2,62 g Bust of Athena facing, wearing triple-crested Attic...
I have a single Postumus. [ATTACH] 19.9 mm 2.38 g Postumus (260-269 A.D.) Billon Antoninianus Colonia Agrippina (Cologne, Germany) mint, (ca....
I would love it (even if I'm sure I am very unqualified) but just in theory. Probably the workload is not exactly sublime. This is my biggest...
The laws in my country are very strict about ancient coins. I only buy from European auction houses and I keep each invoice in perfect order....
Not an expert in spotting fakes, but that dotted border shape is a red flag for me. Edit - "apparently unpublished obverse" - but if you check...
Separate names with a comma.
