Pertinax was 66 when he got his portrait on coins. I think we can reckon him as «old and in the way» at that time.... [ATTACH] Here are some...
Trebonianus Gallus, Volusian and Valerian issued «Apoll Salutari» coins. This is clearly related to the plague around 250 AD, but perhaps to cover...
Hannibal. Now there’s a character. He sure whipped the Bretti into producing some decent coinage too. [ATTACH]
It's a very thin layer of silver that can be hard to restore. You can see the typical amount of silver on a Probus coin on this reverse: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Here's my new Constantine I. It's a large follis for the great emperor. It will represent him in my collection while I'm waiting for an...
[ATTACH] This coin always makes me happy. Many years ago, Dave Surber from Wildwinds told me that «it may even be made of silver from Salomos...
I don’t have a pic of an Arles Constantine, but here he’s at least MAX AVG. [ATTACH] I got a new Constantine AE27 in the mail today, from the...
They are hard to grade, as the strike varies so much. Looking at the monogram, and particularly the lower part of the R, I would suggest EF40.
The coin looks like a benchmark 1+ in the Scandinavian grading system, which translates to XF. I agree with the last speaker about the value:)
This is a great find. It’s called the London set, and it’s both popular and expensive. If you decide to sell, I would have sold through one of...
He’s a quite fascinating guy, I think. It’s also interesting that his portraits vary so much. Potter writes that he never set foot in Rome, maybe...
Oh portraits <3 Lovely to see all the great coins here. The portraits are what I look for when buying Roman imperial coins. I’m quite fond of...
Young Dionysos with ivy leaf formed as hearts in his hair: [ATTACH]
Oh I like that one, @Spaniard Looks like Salvador Dali designed the reverse :D Good portrait too. Have you guys noticed that it often looks like...
Ah, I have an Ephesian! Thank you for the update:) Actually, I have always been thinking «Ephesus» when I’ve looked at it. It’s so definitely the...
Very nice. Congrats! I can’t show a Vespasian coin struck in Ephesus, unfortunately. I have one quite similar in style though, from Philippi, just...
It took some years, yes. I had one like yours meanwhile. I paid 275£ plus juice for the coin pictured, but it’s like you say; it takes time to...
Congratulations! Nice historic coin in collectible quality :) I have to disagree that almost all are ugly though.... [ATTACH]
I think this may be a good book for you @JulesUK : C.O. Matsson, «The Gods, Goddesses and Heroes on the ancient coins of Bible lands»: [ATTACH]...
[ATTACH] Looking at the first picture, I think we now know where #99 got his genes from. And that Caesar probably would have made it to the NHL.
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