Hmmm. Could be. I read it as part of the inscription below the lyre... The problem was, I couldn't find a lyre-type with the inscription arrayed...
Nice coin - I really like these. There is a wonderful site that provides a full range of information, including dating. I think there is still...
I'm with Bing - I think this is a provincial. That CO[L] on the reverse makes me think so, and the dumpy flan. I also think it looks more like...
This is an interesting situation. There are a ton of denarii on sale from the Ukraine on eBay, and there has been for the two or three years I've...
Good job with the research. I buy a lot of worn, beat-up unattributed stuff and I really like the challenge of figuring them out. I too use...
It's a plant of some sort, I think - second photo, bottom row, far right? [ATTACH]
I really like buying lots like this - and yep, I'd say it is a good deal. With all due respect to Doug, I'd guess several of those I think would...
Wow. Those are all - and I mean all - spectacular portraits of Commodus. I can't even say which one is my favorite. As for the pricing, this...
There was a recent thread on light-weight denarii of Commodus. The late issues do seem to drift down around 2 grams or so....
Huh. Inspired by this thread I just did a troll through eBay for Commodus and found right off the bat RIC 219 - just like the OP (if the...
An interesting discussion. And some great coins. I really like the coins of Commodus, and as several have noted, his coins are abundant on the...
I'd agree Byzantine coins are an acquired taste - an perhaps too an acquired taste to appreciate the Byzantine political/cultural achievement....
I was a bit grouchy today, for no particular reason, but when I got home from work I found this itty bitty AE from Nicopolis ad Istrum for...
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