Ah but there's the kicker with this. Even in this condition I have to pay enough that I would be able to obtain an EF, fully silvered example with...
Here are some of my more noteworthy coins from this illusive issue:- [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Leaving the ugliest till...
I have recently obtained the following coin that I thought worthy of sharing. Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV - PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right...
No grasshoppers here....
The last decent estimate I saw of the number of varieties of Probus coins was in excess of 30,000. I have about 150 coins of Probus from Lugdunum...
One of my collections is the coins of Probus from Lugdunum. In Mid A.D. 277 Probus travelled through Lugdunum on his way to Gaul to do battle and...
Whilst the prow and grasshopper are interesting it is the Mars here that has me sold on this coin. I have a long standing soft spot for Mars types...
Looks great. What are the storage and bandwidth limits before you have to upgrade?
A Quatrefoil Penny. I am unable to make anything from the legends at the moment. I will try and get my books out to see if I can find anything....
Steve, Oddly enough I found one I wanted to buy. I put in in my basket, went out for an hour and when I came back someone else had bought it. Ho...
Here is mine....bought in the last 12 months. Thasos, Thrace, Tetradrachm Obv:– Head of a youthful Dionysos to right, wearing elaborate ivy...
Very nice example of this popular type. Looks like the same monograms as my example. I waited several years before taking the plunge and buying...
I have sat through a few as they close but missed this one today. I was chasing after one coin but it went for twice what I was willing to pay.
Looking past the slightly rough surfaces that is a wonderful looking coin Doug. Nearly fully round rather then the odd, somewhat squat flans that...
Some barbs are better attempts than others. I think that this coins is a pretty good attempt though still very wrong:- Obv:–IMP CAE L SEP SEV...
The following is my favourite barb... Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP II, laureate head right Rev:– AEQVIT AVG TR P COS II, Aequitas standing left,...
I have to agree. That temple is very well detailed indeed. I want to get myself some sestertii from this era at some point. I can only hope that...
After seeing the wonderful selection of Barbs presented by Doug above I decided to have a browse through my collection to see what Barbs I have....
The lettering on the obverse is decent enough to make out that they were attempting FAVSTI-NA
I suspect that the mark above the head is a die break. Regards, Martin
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