Obverse cleaned up nicely; several hours painstakingly scratching away the malachite encrustrations is rewarding:shame:[ATTACH]
Hi Victor, Yes, I have found the type, but the officina secunda is not in Ferrando, which makes it a little rarer:happy:
I am the lucky one who now owns one of four coins with this very peculiar obverse text issued at Arles in France. DN CONSTANTINO IVN NOB C...
A humble coin with a MAX obverse text. As far as I know he used his MAX on all the later Gloria coins and of course on the reverse of the Votive...
Here is Mr Raffles drinking cold water running down the Alps last June. [ATTACH]
This is a very recent picture of me on the beach in Petten, Noord-Holland. I go there regularly to walk my black Labrador. Frans[ATTACH]
I only have two coins: this is the nicest one. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Numerian standing left, holding globe and scepter; two captives...
They even have a roof over their heads! Two soldiers with standard in between.[ATTACH]
My only one a Cassius Geler. RIC 374[ATTACH]
RIC (old) 586 Moneta on the reverse[ATTACH]
Numbers 1 and 4 differ from the other two that their flat surfaces are not flat at all and details are completely lacking. The Mammaea and the...
I have been collecting Romans since 1974 when I sold my collection of Dutch coins to a 'dealer' . He wasn't a numismatist as I knew more about the...
This coin was later used for different purposes, possibly as part of something mechanical.. RIC 690[ATTACH]
Here some of my folles of Constantius; the last one a quarter follis.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mine is nearly identical to Ancient Aussie's[ATTACH]
Hard to find a slim Nero; probably plated, but rare: RIC 23[ATTACH]
I have nearly 1500 Pius and family coins in my collection, but no aureus; so congrats on the coin! Salus coins are among the commonest of Pius as...
I've got three of these and all other known specimen are of the same die. Most noticable point: it looks as if the emperor is sticking out his...
My first impression is positive; the surface looks OK and genuinely old as do the cracks and their fillings. I think you did OK there!
One for the road: Antoninus Pius denarius. RIC 95 var[ATTACH]
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