I love sestertii, especially the earlier ones before they started to shrink in size. But I can't really afford very nice ones, or, to be more...
Congratulations! When do these date from?
@Tejas, I have had no luck finding examples of this kind of "T" cross on the reverse of solidi -- a form clearly not unique to my specimen --...
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In terms of losing out repeatedly, I've bid several times on nice examples of the M. Volteius snake biga, and haven't come close to winning yet....
Thanks for the explanation! I had never heard of a Tau cross.
Really? Wow. I don't see that at all. Not that it really matters so much one way or the other; I was just curious as to the meaning if it were in...
Here's my example of the bottom coin. As I said, it's difficult to tell. Whether male or female, though, the Dacian is definitely a scarecrow,...
You may want to consider looking at a semissis or tremissis (1/2 and 1/3 of a solidus); I've seen them for around $500. In terms of most of the...
I see what you mean, but am not really sure whether it's my imagination supplying the missing portion! If there's really something there, the...
So do you think the reverse of the Trajan Decius is the female personification, since the figure is shown holding a "draco" rather than a weapon?...
I'm not sure that's a determinative factor. There are plenty of coins with snakes that aren't particularly serpentine, such as the Roman...
Nice! It's never quite clear to me whether these Dacian depictions are supposed to be captive Dacian soldiers (and therefore male) or the...
I think your solidi are beautiful, @John Conduitt and @Hrefn. (Poor Jovian -- he looks like he has the plague!) @Romancollector, before I bought...
Is this auction company related in any way to the "Gadoury" that publishes the best-known modern French coin catalog?
This new arrival, a Valentinian I solidus from the Antioch mint, is my third solidus, and my fifth ancient gold coin overall. (I also have 26...
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