Happy belated Saturnalia... Just got a Valerian antoninianus featuring Saturn on the reverse, and I've spent a couple hours researching it and...
I agree with Doug - it looks good already.
Nice one! Way nicer than mine - I found it in my local dealer's junk box for $4, which may be $2.95 too much. It is green - about the only thing...
I enjoyed this thread - one of the interesting things to me about ancients is what happens to these coins over time. So many surfaces are...
That is a terrific Elagabalus - I especially like that it features Liberalitas on the reverse. Such coins may have been issued especially for the...
These Augustus SC AEs(or imitations of them) are often found with countermarks of various sorts, usually AVG and TICA or variations. I can't tell...
For what it's worth, I like it the way it is. It has a very attractive green patina overall, despite the deposits.
Nice one. Here's a not-so-nice one: [ATTACH] Faustina II Denarius (145-161 A.D.) Rome Mint FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, diademed and...
Lovely sestertius. It has great style to it. This inspired me to poke around my Antoninus Pius holdings to seek out Annona. These aren't...
While taking do-over photos of my Severan silver, I came across this denarius of Severus Alexander. It has an edge chip revealing what looks to...
Great excuse to post my latest Antoninus Pius - a sestertius with the goddess Ops on the reverse - her first appearance on a coin, I believe I am...
Interesting post. I have a Geta denarius with PONTIF on it. Does this count? [ATTACH] Geta (as Caesar) Denarius (209 A.D.) Rome Mint...
Well, better late than never. I might have an id for this one? Here's mine that looks very similar: [ATTACH] Laodikeia, Phrygia Æ 20...
Nothing like a couple of Byzantine emperors for the Smooth Transition of Power... From Wikipedia - Maurice Tiberius: "Maurice was murdered at...
Another fine Faustina Friday, RC. Here are two with what I believe are late-period portraits: [ATTACH] Faustina II Denarius...
That is a very interesting subset of Claudius II's - and very well presented as well. Unfortunately I don't have any of these, but here are two...
Here's a budget hemidrachm from Kallatis that appears to have crystalized internally - a big chip off the edge shows the granular-looking...
Trade ya! ;)
My whole collection is a giant impulse buy. Which is why I enjoy these threads so much. Speaking of Lucilla, below is a batch of three sestertii...
Sort of cheating on an ancients thread, but this just came in the mail today. I don't really "do" Swedish coins, but I noticed the overstrike...
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