Congrats! That's very nice, and it's definitely much better than my example of this type: [IMG]
Valerius was a common part of emperors' names during this period, and all of the above emperors had it. VAL is just for that. You'll also find...
Maximianus' full name was "Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius." Emperors often had long strings of names (Commodus once renamed the...
I think Doug's right here. I was reading it as KA, which was sometimes used rather than the XXI standard on late antoniniani, but now that I look...
The left one is an antoninianus of Diocletian, dating from somewhere between AD 284-293. The right one is an antoninianus as well, and it's hard...
I have a few that I think are worthy of sharing here. First of all, I have a nice, serious looking portrait of Maximinus Thrax on this...
Without question. Any coin with modern English written on it (i.e. "Greece") is not ancient.
Probus is the name of the emperor who is depicted on the obverse of this coin.
For me, it's primarily historical interest. I collect primarily ancient coins, and I really love having a piece of history in my hand. If the...
If I recall correctly, when they were introduced, they were worth about $35 US, and by the time that they were phased out, they were worth a tiny...
Well you need to keep in mind that coins, even those made of silver and gold in ms70 condition, go up and down in value just like everything else....
It's a Parthian coin of some sort, but the style here looks odd to me, and so does that combination of weight and diameter. You might want to...
For guarenteed authentic coins, you should check out Forvm or one of the many dealers at VCoins. Both places offer lifetime guarantees of...
Randygeki identified this correctly, and I would say that his estimate of value is about right as well. In case you don't know, the PTR is the...
That's nothing. You should stop by the World and Ancients section if you want to check out some really old stuff.
That's quite impressive for something from an uncleaned lot. Congrats!
Definitely Ptolemaic, but I don't know enough about Ptolemaic coinage to give you any more than that, though this site may prove useful to you here.
The links were showing unusually good examples. Not only are most more poorly preserved, but they were often oblong and struck off center. For...
Sure. Stuff like this is actually pretty easy once you get used to ancients. I probably don't need to tell you this, but that's the emperor's...
I concur.
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