Very nice. My only Mag Max Siliqua for comparison. [IMG]
Augustus Denarius Obv:– AVGVSTVS DIVI F, Bare head right Rev:– IMP X either side of Apollo Citharoedus standing left with lyre, ACT in exe,...
Aeolis, Myrina, Tetradrachm Obv:– Laureate head of Apollo right, hair braided, ribbons flowing behind. Rev:– MYRINAION left, Apollo Grynios...
Abdera, Silver Drachm Obv:– Griffin springing left. Rev:– GR-W-TH-S, laureate head of Apollo left in linear square, within incuse square Minted...
I don't have any and really don't want to start another obsession (though it is highly tempting) Two additional examples that don't shed any...
My Demetrios isn't so obviously oval. Seleucid Kingdom, Demetrios I Soter, tetradrachm Obv:– Diademed head of Demetrios I right inside a fillet...
This was my nicest Seleukid until I sold it last year. That was a sad day. Seleucid Kingdom, Seleukos I, tetradrachm Obv:- Head of Herakles...
I don't buy slabbed ancients as a rule and have broken almost all of them free. The one I didn't break out I sold. Slabs aren't for me. I do look...
Bought in the order shown below. The second not being as nice as the first in terms of some detail but allowing the confirmation of the reverse...
I have a liking for horse/bull types. Here is my Pharkadon. Bull wrestling seems to have bee a right of passage in areas of Thessaly and several...
The "scoop" seems to correspond to where a cutting tool has been used to cut into the coin to determine if it is solid or plated and it has dug...
I have around 20 of the Papius variants. I saw this one but decided to pass on it and save my money for another some day though I have bought far...
I have been staring at your coin and comparing to mine. One minute I think that they are the same die the next I think that they have differences....
Cyprus, 1/4 Piastre , 1901 Obv:- VICTORIA QUEEN, Queen facing left wearing a coronet with a decoration of oak leaves and scrolls; date below....
It was the 1799 half pennies that got me into collecting when I was a youngster. My father was removing the staircase from an old house and found...
As you can see from those wonderful examples from Doug above, there are some fascinating items to be found in these imitations. The third and...
Every now and again I buy a random ancient imitation simply because I find them interesting for some reason. My first purchase was just an...
It won't be in RIC because it isn't Imperial.
I would bet on Caracalla.
A very nice upgrade indeed. His portraits can have quite a large variety of beard length. Yours has a very strong, striking portrait. Loads of eye...
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