Thanks. Never had high hopes for any rarity ;)
Perhaps one of you Domitian experts could help me with this coin? I can't find it in RCV or RSC, only the type but not the XXII COS XVI. [ATTACH]
The portraits of Claudius are interesting. He is described many places as a weak man with his looks against him. On his coins he often looks...
Some really wonderful coins here. I have a couple of Nero coins that I'm proud of too. I lack a sestertius though. But I have many years left to...
That's pretty much the routine, yes. But thank you anyway:)
I read a bit about bronze disease today. It comes from chlorine in the ground that reacts with air, water and copper, and as we all know it can...
I’m guessing that this has had some kind of function, not decorative. Maybe it was used for pulling something? Part of a crossbow perhaps?
I have very few antiques. This is probably the finest; a Byzantine cross. It has cracked and been reinforced with a silver sole. Looks like it...
Very nice. Glad it found a home with an enthusiastic collector! In order to remember an auction a week ago, I placed the opening bid on a lot...
That’s a beautiful Volusian, @Bing !
Congratulations with a great coin, Gary. I wonder if he was trying to assure the citizens that bread was on its way here. Very nice reverse. If I...
Squeezing in the last of the adopted and bearded emperors: [ATTACH]
This is Severus Alexander with a somewhat special beard: [ATTACH]
Marcus Aurelius with a bad beard day: [ATTACH]
Thank you! I’ve apparently been lazy and believed in the sellers descritption here. Mint mark are different, so no doubt you are right.
[ATTACH] Here’s one with the same theme on the reverse. A side note: I have been wondering about the origin of a Norwegian word lately:...
I don’t know if this has any consequence for the question in the OP, but looking at the flan of the Decentius, it looks like this kind of device...
Here are two from Ambianum. The Magnentius is 20mm/4.65g [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's a really lovely Aelia Flaccilla. Congratulations!
Thank you, Doug! I have now also gotten my hands on a collection of unattributed Greek bronzes. That’ll make the books useful. I’m not sure how...
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