Sometimes when I buy coins off eBay, the seller sends the original purchase paperwork, which is nice. Yesterday I got a batch of three in the...
No deja vu, just the common Vespasian Victory denarius. [ATTACH] Vespasian Denarius (72-73 A.D.) Rome Mint IMP CAES VESP AVG P M...
Not Augustus yet, but here's Octavian: [ATTACH] Roman Imperatorial Denarius Octavian / Q Salvius, moneyer (40 B.C.) Military Mint in Italy C...
Nice coin - I am especially fond of the countermark. I have a similar one, with an uncertain countermark. Note that the OP has a radiate bust,...
Nice one, clem.fandango - it is good to see another one of this type with the al marco adjustments. Sorry I cannot shed any light on how this...
Good to see Doug brought up the weight issue. In addition to varying bronze issues, there seems to be a kind of "heavy" antoninianus that shows...
In very poor condition, but here is a personification of Parthia on a sestertius of Antoninus Pius - note the bow and quiver held in resting...
Nice, informative write-up, cachecoins. There is a wonderful Christian and Muslim story called "The Seven Sleepers" in which the Decian...
Just in from eBay, an 1872 copy of Persius The Satires, Latin with English. The seller's photos showed three pages referencing coins. How could...
Saturday night with a couple of new Greek Æs. As with the bulk of my collection, these are both cheapies from eBay ($4 and $8). In these photos...
I'm a big fan of USPS - I think they do a great job, but I have noticed a slowdown for USA mail the past month. And weird routing - a book I...
I really like that tet - most interesting to see it uncleaned like this, and I'm glad you aren't going to shine it up. The desert-like patina...
Nice coins in this thread. I have a worn VIC PAR sestertius: [ATTACH] Lucius Verus Æ Sestertius (166 A.D.) Rome Mint [L VERVS AV]G ARM...
I have but one Helena - by the standards of my collection, it is fairly nice. [ATTACH] Helena Æ Follis (328-329 A.D.)...
A very informative post - thank you for that, Ocat. I found this in an undescribed eBay lot - my only Decentius, a no-column type: [ATTACH]...
Sorry to hear about the "cast fake" diagnosis. Whenever something like this turns up, I am puzzled. Cast from what? I wonder. Obviously it is...
Hmmm. The new photos and info helps, but I am still stumped. The inscription on the back is definitely Greek - I see delta and omega. That...
Welcome to CoinTalk. I'm afraid I can't help you with this one, except to say it looks interesting. A suggestion: providing the diameter (in...
Got this one on eBay for nothing. Not perfect, but I am not sure why it attracted so little interest: [ATTACH] Zeugitania, Carthage Æ 16 (c....
[IMG] Gordian III Æ 22 (c. 238-244 A.D.) Deultum, Thrace [IMP GORDIANVS PI]VS FEL AVG laureate, draped, cuirassed bust r. / COL FL [PAC DEVLT]...
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