I joined the Forum about a month ago and have yet to make a proper introduction. I'm from Berkeley, California and have been collecting off and on...
Here's a nice new addition to my collection courtesy of the generous Victor Clark. Maximinus, a cowherder turned soldier, became Caesar in 305...
Probus (276-282 C.E.) was a rather interesting emperor. He continued the progress of restoration of the empire started by Claudius II and...
This is a coin I won in @John Anthony's recent auction. It comes from the Doug Smith collection and is now in my possession. It fills a hole in my...
It's Gordie III. I was thinking of changing it, but it's probably good to stay as a humble roach!
Michael II reigned as Byzantine Emperor from 25 December 820 to his death on 2 October 829, the first ruler of the Amorian dynasty. Born in...
I was curious if anybody has some suggestions on how to clean crusty roman coins. I searched the Internet and found various ways of using olive...
Gallienus (253-268 C.E.) was an interesting ruler. He presided over the seeming deterioration of the empire with the creation of the Gallic empire...
I'm interested in starting to weigh my coins so I can post how many grams they are. Thus my question.
I've got several of the deified Constantine types, I find them interesting in light of Constantine's disputed conversion to Christianity on his...
Aurelian (270-275) was a busy man, finally defeating the breakaway Gallic empire and the Palmyrene empire of Zenobia, as well as inflicting a...
I got this coin last year in a middle eastern hoard I acquired. It represents the ruler of Petra, Rabbel II, who reigned from 70-106 over the...
I've had this AE4 of Arcadius (383-408 C.E.), emperor of the East, for about a year. It came out of a hoard of late Roman bronze that also...
This follis uses the name "Constantino" on the obverse, as in "IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINO AVG" presumably as an acclamation, with the reverse "JOVI...
I've got an AE of Constantine with a hole punched in the right hand side of the planchet. Appears to be of ancient origin based on the appearance...
I am not an expert at all in coins of Judaea. However, I received this one in a hoard and it is reasonably good shape so I decided to post it....
I thought I'd share this coin which came in an unidentified hoard. The flan is actually bent backward significantly, so I am wondering how this...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Well I took a few pics of one of my coins, Constantius II. Obverse: bust of Constantius. Reverse: VOT XX MVLT XXX. I obtained...
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