I have one of these that saw a lot of use and bought a lot of wine in its day! It's rough but I love it. [ATTACH] Sex. Pompeius. Denarius circa...
To each their own. We obviously value the coins in our collections for different reasons. I’d most times value a coin that is damaged but...
That’s a really nice coin! These are usually in terrible shape. It’s amazing how fast bronze coinage declined after Theodosius I died. Coins of...
Maybe if it was a modern coin where many millions were minted and many millions still exist. Ancient coins survive in much smaller numbers and are...
There are a lot of great 4th century coins here... what about 5th century?! At the year 400-ish, my Roman collection screeches to a halt. After...
When I get a coin, I create an email for myself of information about the coin and as many pictures of coins of exactly the same type that I can...
Here's a Caracalla from Alexandria Troas with the Temple of Apollo Smintheus from an angled perspective. [ATTACH]
These later coins don't get much attention in my collection so... Here's a late 4th century coin bomb! For those unfamiliar with coins of this...
I've always liked the portrait on this one... it's got some green in the cracks that I was a bit worried about but in the time I've had it, the...
I think Doug has it. As far as I know, Carinus and Numerian were Caesars until Carus’ death so they weren’t all Augustus at the same time....
A note from Regalianus' Wiki page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regalianus All the coinage of Regalianus and Dryantilla is composed of...
That's a great coin! My question is... Any clue of the undertype? It looks on the obverse as if it was struck over another coin with lots of curly...
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I was hoping someone may be able to help me attribute the coin in the post above. I took a run at it but... just don't know enough to be sure of...
And a third... this one's pretty rough in the photo but better in hand. [ATTACH] Tiberius Æ As of Caesaraugusta, Spain. AD 14-37. Obverse: TI...
Here's two Spanish bulls that I've always liked: [ATTACH] Castulo, Hispania Ulterior Castulo mint Before 214/12 BC Obverse: diademed male head...
I saw one of these on eBay a month or two ago. I took a run at it in the same way... hoping nobody had noticed it but I wasn't the only one. It...
...or when in doubt attribute by beard coolness (not really but here are two from the same mint, close in mint year). Galerius - Alexandria - RIC...
This coin has had a rough life... but I can't say "no" to giant snakes. [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar EGYPT, Alexandria. Æ Drachm. Dated...
This one's not Rome mint but still Vitellius, Bronze and rare... from Alexandria! I bought what I thought was a beat-up Vespasian... but after...
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