Well, "beauty" does not fit either one of these, but they just came in the mail today, and as I was looking them over, the do fit the bill for me...
Huzzah for Faustina Friday; nice job as always @Roman Collector I had more of these than I thought. My attributions are old - now that this post...
My favorite Hadrian for type is this one - Nemesis spitting into her dress, a coin issued to celebrate the "just desserts" meted out to the Bar...
At the risk of looking like a coin hoarder, or as if I were trying to corner the market in these: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I was very...
Thank you for that information. Very useful!
Nice restoration work. Here's another RIC 64: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus Denarius (195-196 A.D.) Rome Mint L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII,...
Happy death day, Augustus! Here is one from Spain: [ATTACH] Ilici, Spain Augustus Semis (Æ 22) (c. 12 B.C.) Q...
Do moms count as "empresses"? Here is my latest - a denarius of Julia Soaemias - mother of Elagabalus: [ATTACH] Julia Soaemias...
Very interesting post, @red_spork I have one of these, but I have it attributed to 67 B.C. - from Crawford? The 63 B.C. sounds plausible too -...
I like it. The surfaces are a bit rough, but in an unusual way. I have noticed a lot Justinian folles fakes on eBay, but they don't look like...
Congrats on your trip to Israel, Gavin. I've never been, but I recently read this book: Jerusalem : An Archaeological Biography by Hershel...
Here's my favorite barbaric radiate from my small collection - it is just wretched :vomit: [ATTACH] Barbarous Radiate Æ Antoninianus Gaul /...
Sextus Pompey, his son, minted the Pompey portrait denarius in the OP. This would have been a posthumous portrait, so would be in keeping with...
Coin D as suggested above is possibly Seleukas II. Seleucid coins were often countermarked, often with anchors. Here is one of mine with two...
Thank you Richard. I appreciate the input and agree with your observation on wear. However, mine is quite pitted - pitting is not really a...
Thank you! I hope the "good" three C's - Cleaning, Corrosion and Circulation - are the reasons for its current status.:) Those, rather than...
Thank you for the input. Yeah, I doubt I'll ever have complete confidence in it. :nailbiting: Your observations sent me to acsearch, where I...
When I originally saw this thread, I was resigned to the fact that I had no ancient dog coins. Last night looking through some recent purchases,...
Actually, I am afraid I have spent so much time in the eBay swamp I am actually beginning to prefer frogs! Eww! :)
Here is my only halfway decent Maximinus II Daia: [ATTACH] Maximinus II Daia Æ Follis (305-306 A.D.) Heraclea Mint GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB...
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