25/2 138 AD Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius. Antoninus Pius had acquired a great reputation as proconsul of Asia when Hadrian decided to adopt him...
Some of you that follow the talk on Ancients will recognize me. I only collect Ancients; however, I have been given several modern coins as a...
This is the last of the group of 7 coins purchased last week. Actually, I posted this coin in the thread about horses, but, be that as it may, I...
As I said when I first purchased the group of Roman Republican coins, this Denarius of Macrinus was twice the price of the Republican coins. But,...
This is another of the group I purchased a few days ago. I do not have it in hand yet so these are the seller's images. The reverse image is...
19/2 AD Septimius Severus' cavalry arrives to ensure victory over Clodius Albinus, who commits suicide; Severus tramples the body on horseback....
This seems to be another slow night down at the ole forum, so I thought I'd ask this question to see if we can generate some activity. What is...
I bought this coin not knowing what it was, but the price was right and I was curious about it. I knew it was Roman w/o any doubt, but I didn't...
Mn. Fonteius Roman Republican Another of my more recent purchases. MN. FONTEIUS AR Denarius OBV: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri REV: Galley...
Another of my latest Roman Republican acquisitions: L CORNELIUS SULLA & L MALIUS AR Denarius OBV: Helmeted head of Roma right, L MANLI PROQ REV:...
MN. AEMILIO LEPIDUS AR Denarius OBV: Laureate, diademed head of Roma right, ROMA before, * behind REV: M N AEMILIO, equestrian statue on...
One of our fellow members put me in touch with a seller that offered some Roman Republic coins at what I consider excellent prices. I didn't even...
Along with the Urbs Roma I posted in another thread, I picked up this Constantinoplis from the same seller. But unlike the Urbs Roma which I...
I know these are common enough coins, but I always marvel at the amount of detail placed on such small flans. I recently purchased two and I...
Once again, on a whim, I purchased a coin without complete identification. In fact it was listed as "Unknown Greek or Roman". I have since...
I decided to go ahead with this purchase. I have been eye-balling it for some time. It's reverse's like this that catch my attention. Ti....
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