@TIF, that Nero sestertius is breathtaking.
Good idea for a thread! Here are some of my favorites [ATTACH] Titus, AD 80, Sestertius Obverse IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII. Head...
@dougsmit - your kind words are flattering. 99% of my knowledge is gathered directly or indirectly via CT. I like the vibe of this forum and the...
I see Max Thrax sestertii with Salus are popular, so adding mine to the club Particularly like the reverse - you can see facial features for...
@JJ Walker I also want to welcome you to CT and to this wonderful hobby. I'm also a beginner - just celebrated 1 year into ancients. I fully...
12 hours rule - but I will post something similar. [ATTACH] Philip I Arab AD 244-249. Rome Antoninianus AR 22 mm, 2,42 g RIC IV Philip I 24...
Interesting write-up and coins everyone. I would say that my 2 examples belong to group 1 [ATTACH] 1.38 g 13.9 mm Tetricus I with Salus...
I suspect Constans is next? My only coin from this emperor - I really liked it when seeing it in an auction so bought it. [ATTACH] Constans AD...
Here is also my first Salus coin, from the time I did not collect ancients yet. Also this was the first time I heard about Gallienus. [ATTACH]...
I do not have a Faustina coin with Salus, but I have one from her son [ATTACH] RIC III Commodus 169 Date Range: AD 187 - AD 188 Obverse...
My first Faustina II was a provincial [ATTACH] Thrace, Hadrianopolis 21 m 6.6 g ΦΑVϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ, draped bust of Faustina II, r. /...
He is basically a walking numismatic encyclopedia. A pity he is not into ancients, never liked them too much, even if he was also the one who...
Well happy birthday! Not my birthday today, but in the morning I received a phone call from a courier stating he has a package for me. I thought...
My favorite little one remains this coin with a disputed mint - Mylasa or Miletus [ATTACH] Ionia. Miletos circa 525-475 BC. Tetartemorion AR Cf....
I have the obol version of your Thasos coin. Different conservation (by far) but I like this coin. [ATTACH] 10 mm, 0,73 g Thasos, Thrace AR...
Good work. Here are my favorite denarii from the adoptive emperors. Bonus - a denarius from Aelius, Hadrian's first Caesar and two posthumous...
I might give it a try with the thiosulfate, however I have no idea where to get this from. Is this destructive for the coin (on a long term...
It's good this thread was revived as I saw the term "horn silver" but never understood exactly what does it mean and how to get read of it. Would...
No, it's not my birthday and as far as I know, 4th of October is not an important day in ancient history (I enjoy those threads) On the 4th of...
That is a fantastic present. Hope your niece appreciated it! That's a gift any Julia would love. And I was very glad when I managed, this year, to...
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