Half a coin, but no text....
From an 'old hand' at the trade of collecting ancients: Welcome! Gordian III is a good starting point as all of his coins are readily available...
One of the best and so far unique busts (laureate draped and cuirassed)of Antoninus Pius. RIC 703 var Frans
Domna here had just enough length of hair to make a round knot of of her braids at the back of her head. Frans btw Nice topic!
Wonderful Jochen! Your knowledge equals that of Patricia who could likewise take you on a tour through mythical Graecia. Thanks for this story....
I have more, but this is one of the nicest. Frans
Panzerman, what an extreme beauty! and rare at that! Frans
Linseed or olive oil - it is applied on extremely crusty coins. It will take away the corrosion after some years, but the coins will be ruined...
I am not going to repeat what others acclaimed as the correct definition, but as a collector of ancients, I very frequently come across wrongly...
This is my most enigmatic Domitian which is in none of the reference books. It was struck in Alexandria and has texts for Domitian in the obverse...
My nicest croc. Frans
My guess would be SMNA or SMNdelta. I also found the banners rather pointed - something Dane Kurt (Helvetica) also points out, but that seems to...
Here's a slightly rarer denomination: a quinarius. RIC 132 Frans
Arles too knew this type. Like Siscia there are a lot of different decoration types of the altar; they mark the various different issues. This one...
This is imho the real way of collecting: leave the ordinary and focus on small and/or exotic details! Nice and interesting coins! Frans
Very rare is an aegis on the breast; I only have a handful of denarii with the head of medusa with snakes. Frans
When you have a rare coin, it is likely that another example is die-identical. Though there are differences due to the wear of the dies, it is...
Got an elephant to spare..
Picked this one up about a year ago; pharos is so rare... quality is not really important here. Hemidrachm Hadrianus. Frans
Pius' elephant as.
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