The Emperor Nero, issued a reform of the coinage in 64 A.D., recalling all circulating denari, melting them down and restriking them at a lower...
His full name was Publius Septimius Geta.
I have dabbled with republicans other than my favourite Papius type. C Piso L. F. Frugi Denarius Obv:– Laureate head of Apollo right, Fractional...
Doug has given the answer above but I have this coin to share that arrived this week.... At over 28mm this is much larger than the majority of...
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE27 Obv:- AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC AVG CEB, TPANKVLLEINA Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right...
I have acquired quite a few FTR Hut coins in the last few years. I have just added a barbarous imitation hut copying a Constans from Lugdunum....
Half folles for Dio and Max from Alexandria [IMG] [IMG]
Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right Rev:– RESTITVTOR VRBIS, Severus in military garb standing...
A year or so later and I have stumbled across another example of this type. [ATTACH]
I will slip this one in whilst nobody is looking too hard.... L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin...
They have been cast from something and the coin itself doesn't really make sense so I suspect that it is a modern fake.
I think that it is a double die match to examples in the Forvm fakes database https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-11541...
Here is my Egyptian imitative of the type:- Egypt, Athens Imitative, Silver tetradrachm Obv:– Head of Athena right, droopy eye, crested helmet...
Let me start by saying that I am in general a bottom feeder when it comes to collecting in general and my purchases from auction houses tends to...
I know a collector who collects the various shield decorations on busts of Probus which goes beyond my interests there. But then I collect...
Maximianus Herculius Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, Radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle Rev:– PAX AVGG Pax...
Hadrian Cistophoric tetradrachm Obv:- HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, Bare-headed, draped bust right Rev:- COS III, Minerva, helmeted, standing l.,...
Try Probus. And P.
Mine is quite similar [IMG]
L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, Harpa Rev:– Gryphon running right;...
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