As I only collect coins issued under Antoninus < I chose two 'greenies' [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Halved dupondius from Vienne[ATTACH]
The second one is Caracalla from Cyzicus which I cannot find exactly - perhaps someone else has the correct books. Frans
A nice early portrait from the East[ATTACH]
Very nice acquisition! Though I don't really collect Marcus, here's one I would not part with. Frans[ATTACH]
Nearly all of Europe used silver coins in the Middle Ages; small denominations were not only small in size, but also low in silver content. In...
"how far are you from accomplishing it?!" 'Far' I would say; most emperors can be found in my trays, but I had to stay away from gold as I could...
Since you revived this thread and I didn't post in it earlier, I can tell you about my focus: I started out 45 years ago with 'Romans' and later...
The mintmark just is not complete enough; it likely begins with SM but then the important info is just unclear (H is possible,though). As CATADC...
Does NOT look Roman and some of the holes seem to be made for the use of screws...? If European, it could be Viking or nordic culture thereafter....
This is not too long ago, so I'll venture my latest acquisition which I also posted on Forum. It is so special that I want to show it to the whole...
Andres2 Nice Pius denarius, which is not RIC 305 but RIC 181. The 305 is TRP XXIII and SALVTI AVG COS IIII and sceptre instead of rudder on globe....
One of the many Salus types issued by Antoninus Pius. Here RIC 906 which was also a cleaning project. Frans[ATTACH]
strip it bare in a phosphoric acid solution and stabilize it in a sodium/water mix. All crud has gone by then. Frans
Right-handed people tend to draw faces with the nose to the right; left-handed people prefer the other way round. A die makes an imprint opposite...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] At 72 grams my heaviest ancient!
Didius Julianus is even more obscure: (from Wikipedia) Marcus Didius Julianus 29 January 133 or 137 – 1 June 193) was Roman emperor [ATTACH] from...
Clodius Albinus is not a very well-known emperor: Decimus Clodius Albinus (c. 150 – 19 February 197) was a Roman general, senator and usurper who...
Here a common depiction on a rare issue (RIC 910 var) Frans[ATTACH]
My branch example from Arles. Ferrando 960[ATTACH]
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