A coin with lots of eye appeal. Very nice indeed. A nice piece of ancient art.
Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Soter (285 - 246 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis Rev:- PTOLEMAIOY...
Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter, Silver Tetradrachm Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis Rev:– ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle...
Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Silver Tetradrachm Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis Rev:- PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS,...
I believe that Probus can be seen wearing it on coins often described as cuirassed. [IMG]
I left out Alexandria... Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– TR P IIII IMP II COS II, Mars standing right, resting on...
Trajan [IMG] Domitian [IMG]
Doug, The II is faint but visible (below the bust) on this example of mine (overlooked in my post above). [IMG] I couldn't justify the four...
Now moving to the Laodicea, IMP issues. It should be noted when reading the references (RIC and BMCRE) that their implication of the existence of...
There are many Mars varieties that I have come across. I have an egocentric attraction to collecting the Mars reverses, which is the thing that...
I have had this first coin in my collection for a few years. This was one of only two examples known to Curtis Clay of the MARTI VICT type with...
You gotta like a croc....
This one is already there:- Galerius. 299-303 AD., Carthage mint., AE Follis MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right. Large head type. SALVIS...
My only dabbling in this is illustrated below:- Septimius Severus Ar Drachm Obv:– AY KAI L CEPT...
Uneven strikes occur quite regularly. I have the following coin that illustrates a Roman Republican (L. Papius) denarius with an uneven and...
Another of my off piste purchases again I am afraid. I don't really focus on LRB but saw this Alexandrian hut for sale from a collector who has...
The Gallienus (first coin) is not pure silver and has a LOT of copper in it. Mechanical cleaning will scratch the coin. A MILD acid (dilute...
Gallienus, Septimius Severus, Maximinus Thrax
I provided a direct link to the sub-page as the method for getting there is as follows:- Go to the site:- http://probvs.net/probvs/ Scroll down...
I will avoid the Probus tsunami as I am sure people don't want that. I have a collection of Probus coins from all the mints though my primary...
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