....and we all know Probus had the most style of any of the emperors. Prove me wrong... you can't. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have a similar one of Constantine II from Trier with some great formal wear... [ATTACH]
Or you could just change it to "Clothes & Threads" and we could all post sweet ancient clothes and other stylish gear.
If everything is in-focus and well lit, the best photo is the one that best represents what the coin looks like in-hand. I'm guessing the new...
Here's a couple great pages of information on the "City Commemorative" series with some information and variants of this type, both created by...
Haha a coin of Constantine on the cover of a book about the Peloponnesian War huh? I bet that gave Kenneth a face-palm.
I don’t have any doubt the coin is ancient. It’s just the slivering that is in question... was it silvered in antiquity and why? Or was it...
Yes, C is common. There are differing degrees of rarity depending on the reference. Some go from common "C" to extremely common "C2." Others go up...
That's an interesting coin. I didn't think these were silvered... but I guess it's just because none of mine are. Attribution below: Similar...
Thanks Ken! Last time I looked at that page, it wasn't as built up as it is now. It looks like a great resource!
At one point, I was buying arrow and spear heads when I could find them cheaply... but I could never find much information to attribute them to...
I love those instances of ancient personality that sometimes come out in coins. Great coin! Heres' a fun mint mark on a new-ish coin... an...
Not quite Todo but Toto. [MEDIA]
Here's one with everyone's favorite space man Elagabalus and a celestial reverse! [ATTACH] TO THE MOOOOOOOOOOON! To anyone having a hard time...
Another great app for coin photography is Eraser. If you need to clip out coins from a distracting background and need a transparent or black or...
Reverse is: VOT XX MVLT XXX You may be able to learn more looking into this spreadsheet: http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/votx.xls
A little rough and worn on the obverse but here's mine: [ATTACH]
Maybe like this one... You can find a more exact match if you page down to Antioch here: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/philip_II/t.html [ATTACH]
I think it's a Philip II tetradrachm of Antioch. It's hard to tell though.
While this one has some grime and a weak reverse... it shows that some really early joint reign Gallienus coins can have silver almost as nice as...
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