Did the person who did the smoothing just make up their own officina? The reverse looks like it was pretty bad off with all those bad gouges. Like...
Beautiful. That Victory on the reverse is *Chef's Kiss* :)
I think you're right. ASIRM is my best guess.
He shoulda been looking for an exit to get out of that room!
After I got him, I went back through and realized that I have a full run from the Tetrarchy through to Theodosius II with the exception of...
same/same
Heh...get it...because probably died from suffocating on poisonous fumes seeping from the newly painted bedchamber walls by a brazier... Ok, I'll...
Nice! I bid on one of these (and lost) that ended on the 2nd... o_O If it is the one I was bidding on, you definitely got it at a good price. I...
Is there really any other way? lol
Sorry, but it 100% isn't.
FWIW - Not 100% sure that is a proof coin. Looks like a standard business strike San Fran cent.
I've been to Somalia. I can definitively say there are no moose in Somalia :)
I'd kill for a good pair of slippers. I have a flat right foot (thanks Navy medicine) and it hurts to walk around on hard floors. I had an amazing...
I really like what I've read about him. The way he was executed was pretty rough, if the story is to be belived. Great beard on your coin :)
Don't forget provincials! [ATTACH]
This is the only Imperial Julia Domna that I have. I bought it from the H.J. Berk pick bin at the Baltimore Coin show in 2019. It isn't really...
That is a great looking denarius from a couple of great CT'ers.
I like these. I have 2 I think. It is one my favorite US coin designs but the gold is out of my price bracket so the silver will have to do :)
Thanks! Yours is so much nicer! I love that you can see Victory.
I like the left facing bust. I have very few left facing busts. For my Procopius price though, I couldn't be too picky which way he was looking :)
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