Anonymous Ar Quinarius 214-213 BC Rome Obv. Helmeted head of Roma right Rv. The Dioscuri galloping right spears couched under their arms. Crawford...
I did look at the Triton XVII lot 120 and yes it does look like a coin with matching obverse and reverse dies. It is possible that this is "mom"...
This is the denarius version of that coin Trajan Ar Denarius 103 AD. Obv Head right laureate. Rv Statue of Hercules standing on low plinth facing....
pprp I understand that. The problem of this coin appearing and reappearing like the proverbial "bad penny" is an important issue. However the...
I checked Triton XVIII for lot 120 and it appears to be a bronze of Tigranes II. This is not the most egregious error I have seen. One time I was...
Abdera Ar Tetradrachm or possibly a double siglos 321-320 BC Obv. Eagle griffin recumbent left raising right paw. Rv. Head of Apollo right. May...
L Marcus Philippus Ar Denarius 57 BC Obv Diademed head of Ancus Marcius Right. Equestrian statue facing right on aqueduct of 5 arches Crawford...
Severus Alexander it's your mother Julia Mamaea Ae Sestertius 228 AD Obv bust right draped and wearing stephane right. Rv. Felicitas standing left...
I really do not know. Since I have started collecting ancient coins I have gone through a number of cycles which could be characterized by either...
Julia Domna Ar Antoninianus 215 AD Obv. Bust right diademed draped on crescent. Rv. Luna driving biga of galloping horses left. RIC 379a...
Warmer weather is coming to even this part of the Great White North and it is about 3 degrees C or about 33 degrees F so for us it is a really...
The date 318 AD in my previous post came from RIC. I have not read anything about redating this series but it is not impossible that the date...
These coins are usually labeled as Folles in RIC however the very early VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC do appear to have a higher percentage of silver...
Augustus Ae Sestertius 16 BC Asinus Gallus Moneyer. Obv.Oak wreath flanked by laurel branches Rv. Inscription around a large S C. RIC 370 21.66...
splinter state that became more successful than its mother kingdom USA Seated Liberty Dollar New Orleans Mint 1860 Obv Liberty seated right...
Lesbos Bil Stater 500-450 BC Obv. Confronted Calves heads olive branch between them. Rv Rough incuse square anepigraphic. HGC 3486 11.29 grms 19...
Some years ago I found this coin. I was not feeling very good when I was taken by a friend to an antique show. While there someone told me that...
Pprp made a hypothesis but I believe it to be incorrect. The coin was from a J Gomer collection and it along with some 33 other Greek coins were...
I can say that I have not had "winners curse" very often. Normally I set a price that I am willing to pay and then execute. If I win great if...
Whenever I discuss portraiture in the ancient world I usually preface my remarks with the statement that portraiture is a careful journey between...
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