Great cherry-pick, @David Atherton! It's always satisfying to acquire a rarity that was unappreciated or misattributed. I've picked up some real...
Here's my example, weakly struck. The guy with the hammer was getting tired. [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.26 g, 18.8...
I like a good mystery, @John Anthony, and your coin is mysterious and interesting. Here's my non-mysterious Aretas IV: [IMG] Aretas IV,...
Are you telling me this coin depicts Peter, Paul and Mary? [MEDIA]
Saturn!! [IMG] Spanish Imitative Issue. Roman Republican Æ semis, 5.70 g, 20.1 mm, 4 h. Uncertain mint, 1st century BC. Obv: Laureate head of...
Here are some helmets! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mike Markowitz published the latest article in his CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series on the coinage of Claudius I. It's a brief -- but excellent --...
I ordered a coin from them just last week and they sent it registered mail through the Deutsche Post. It's now in the hands of the USPS to be...
[IMG] Saloninus, Caesar AD 258-260. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.39 g, 22.2 mm, 12 h. Cologne, AD 258-260. Obv: SALON VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and...
[ATTACH] Next: Cornucopiae as part of or under a chair.
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FWIW, this is what a lower grade example of the reverse type looks like. [IMG] Sabina, AD 117-137. Roman provincial Æ 24.5 mm, 8.12 g, 6 h....
[IMG] Tiberius, AD 14-37. Roman AR Denarius, 3.87 g, 18.5 mm, 5 h. Lugdunum, AD 16-37. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head, right....
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[IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.63 g, 21.4 mm, 7 h. Rome, officina 5, AD 267-268. Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head...
My only FH Constantius Gallus is this one from Antioch I bought years ago in an uncleaned lot. It's not exactly FDC, but its reverse design is...
[IMG] Checklist of women on Roman coins: The Imperatorial Period: ¨ Fulvia -- Died 40 BC. Third wife of Marc Antony. ¨ Octavia --...
I was attracted by this coin's rarity, subject matter, and the lovely, leather-like patina. [IMG] Diva Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum...
Exactly. It works out great for me.
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