A fascinating coin that doesn't seem to quite hang together. I have never seen either die and suspect that it is unofficial. By the way I bought...
Trust me, I am not trying to encourage others to drift into this dark corner of collecting. There are a few of us who lurk in these shadows and if...
Minted in Rome around A.D. 321. Reference RIC VII Rome 236 rated as a common coin. Here is another example for comparison. [IMG]
Nothing wrong here. These coins are regularly seen in good shape.
This coin also arrived today and is much more within my collecting focus than the fallen horseman that arrived with it. I posted a thread on a...
This is one of two coins that arrived today. This one is an example of an impulse purchase. I don't actively have a focus on LRB or fallen...
Glorious.
I don't like it either. It looks soft with buubles and therefore cast to my eyes. The edge would be interesting to see.
Maximinus II Daia - Follis Obv:– IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius, naked but for chlamys fastened...
Probus, Billon tetradrachm Obv:– A K M AVR PROBOC CEB, Laureate draped bust right Rev:– None, Bust of Serapis right Minted in Alexandria Egypt. L...
Remember that whenever a technique was put in place to deter or detect forgeries then the forgers would adapt. Producing a fouree Athenian owl...
I do keep my eyes open for this obverse die as it is one of those oddities that appears to be COS and little or no evidence of any trailing I or...
I will break this into two responses. The first on the Fortuna - Pietas reverse. The coin illustrated by Doug (which I allocate to COS II which...
Very nice indeed. Scarce and sought after.
A highly desirable type in any grade. Wonderful to see it along side the other denominations.
I have a liking for Mars types in general and spotted this one. Aurelian Ant. Obv:- IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right...
I accepted a hole in this one because I have been looking for an Alexandrian Commodus for many years and would likely have accepted one in any...
Or perhaps a scarcer reverse type? Numerian Obv:– IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right...
Some lovely coins here as usual... Here are a couple of my Numerian Lugdunum coins. Numerian Obv:– IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed...
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