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I've got one. [ATTACH] 29 mm. 3.20 grams. Citations as above and also Sayles VI page 81.
The "For sale" index page is easy to use. If you want to sell ancient coins, just put "Ancient" in the title and those of us who frequent the...
I collect Byzantine coins and sure don't see why that lot went for anything like 500 euros. Row 1, coin 2 and row 4, coin 3 are a bit scarcer, but...
Here is my Salonina of the OP type: [ATTACH] 22 mm. 3.34 grams. It cost me $35 in 1985. It seems to me that recently almost every auction has a...
Where did the coin photos come from?
This thread has shown many excellent coins. I like the commemorative issues of the period and wrote a web page on them:...
If I wanted the coin, I would remove it from the slab. Ancient coins are far more enjoyable when they can be handled. All my serious collecting...
It is difficult to find this type well struck. I didn't manage it: [ATTACH] 23 mm. 3.38 grams. RIC 329. Sear III 10991. This example is better...
The rams in the OP post show three blades. So do these Republican denarii: [ATTACH] 20 mm. 3.87 grams. C. Fonteius, 114 or 113 BC. Janus...
It is Saturday night, so here goes. A brick and mortar coin shops contacts me when any ancient coins come in -- which isn't often-- maybe two or...
Sasanian silver coins are broad and thin with, almost always, the head of the king right and a fire altar on the reverse. Here is the most common...
Claudius, 41-54 [ATTACH] 27-26 mm. 9.32 grams. CERES AVGVSTA RIC 94 Sear I 1855
In June 2020 I won about $200 in coins at an European auction and shipping was about $18, FedEx. That's pretty normal. In the same firm's April...
This book has a misleading title. It is better than the title suggests because it discusses far more than 25 "types". By the usual use of the word...
That is a beautiful depiction of ANNONA. Even the ears of grain are clear.
Here is an imitation from Tokharistan of a Sasanian design: [ATTACH] 30-28 mm. 4.02 grams. Vondrovec type 265. Coinage of the Iranian Huns and...
Here is a Probus with an unusual "heroic" bust. [ATTACH] Radiate bust left, no cuirass or drapery (nude), seen from behind with shield slung...
@Severus Alexander , that is an excellent group you have. I'm pleased to see someone has collected Diocletian. You have a keen eye for good and...
I am announcing a web page on the coins of Diocletian: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/DiocletianCoins.html Diocletian, 284-305, had a...
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