Absolutely gorgeous. I would love one half as good.
Yes. Gallienus. Yes VIRTVS AVG. Göbl 1150k GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate head right, slight drapery on both shoulders VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing left,...
The detail can be very good. You can see that the emperor is wearing a sword because you can see the sheath. You can often make out the detail of...
Cyzicus - again, nothing special, just an officina gap filler for this issue. There is some silvering and decent detail in areas of the reverse...
I've been busy with work for a few weeks and not been around much. I am just catching up on processing my purchases from last month and thought it...
Every now and then I buy a cheap coin that I find randomly interesting and then study it when I get it home. This was one such purchase. It is an...
And also in volume 2 embedded on page 19 in the Probus section.
A - Radiate, draped C - Radiate, draped and cuirassed F - Radiate, cuirassed I can't remember the page...
A fascinating coin that poses far more questions than answers. The obverse legend is unclear and problematic. It does seem to end IMP VII or IMP...
Obv:– IVLIA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right Rev:– VENVS FELIX, Venus standing facing, head left, apple in right, scepter in left Minted in Laodicea ad...
Probus is renowned for hois bust varieties. I no longer own this one. It is by far the most expensive Probus I have ever or will ever own. Probus...
My favourite Papius was what I consider a bargain at $160 from a German dealer in 2010. L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita...
Related to that one:- Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII-I, Laureate head right Rev:– ARAB ADIABENIC, Victory...
The earliest form of this legend in the east occurs on a single obverse die. It is known for three reverse types. ALL are very rare. Obv:– L SEP...
I have had a few of the Mars variety... I have never bothered with the Sol one. [IMG] [IMG] All the examples here are Trier but both types also...
I spotted the follwing coin for sale on VCoins I had to come and ask people here about it. We had some discussion recently on whether a tooled...
Corrosion. The flan crack comes to your aid here is analysing the coin. On a cast you would find that the flan crack doesn't make it through the coin.
A lovely looking little Flavian. Congrats.
Because there aren't a great many dies it is useful for those of us that way inclined to look for die links to understand how these issues work....
The softness would make me believe it is cast from the image but it is really impossible to be sure from the images alone unless we have a...
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