Great coins @Ryro ! She certainly is a sympathetic figure based on what we know about her. I got outbid on both of the Plautila denarii I bid on...
Nice coin and write up @kirispupis . The silphium coins of Cyrene are extremely fascinating. I was happy to score mine last year. It was struck...
That is a nice example with great centering and detail. Thanks for sharing and for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it @LaCointessa and thank...
Great coin @Claudius_Gothicus ! I enjoyed your write up as well. I don’t have a CG with a Venus reverse so I’ll show a very humble posthumous...
It’s good to see you Ro! Beautiful Titus.
Perhaps you just haven’t met the right one yet... :eek::wacky::troll::D [ATTACH] Great coins my friend! You have an impressive variety of temple...
Great coin @DonnaML . These argentii are cool on a number of levels. These are some of the few coins from the later empire that rival the denarii...
I became fascinated by this type after I read about it in the book Monumental Coins: Buildings and Structures on Ancient Coins which I bought...
I 100% support your interpretation of the beard induced crisis of the third century. I mean... how can weak beards like this rule over an empire...
Good thread and nice coin @Valentinian . My favorite ADVENTVS in my collection is of Philip I after his retreat from the east. [ATTACH] Roman...
First of all I want to apologize for my delayed response to your excellent reply. I have been away from the forum for a few days. I am glad that...
Nice coin @Collecting Nut . Here is my Manuel I Tetarteron. [ATTACH] Byzantine Empire Manuel I Komnenos (AD 1118 – 1180) AE Tetarteron,...
Great coin @+VGO.DVCKS . It’s also interesting to consider that the iconic campgate type was probably derived from an earlier and more elaborate...
Thank for the kind words @Spaniard ! That is a great A-Pi example. I like how it spells out the number explicitly. Thanks for sharing. I only...
That’s a great coin @John Anthony ! I’d put it in a wooden cabinet and wait for the tone to even out. It might take a while but you’ll end up with...
Great post @Roman Collector . I have an example both with and without the fence. I bought the second denarius below specifically because of the...
Wonderful @DonnaML ! That is a type I hope to add some day for sure. I will pile on with a few big bronzes of these two excellent emperors....
Thank you my friend! Nice Claudius Gothicus! Ah yes... I should have recognized. :banghead: [ATTACH] Nice coin @Roman Collector ! I enjoyed...
I usually keep my Avatar to coins that I have purchased recently or just some of my favorites. Sometime I think I might change it out too much....
[ATTACH] Roman Empire Severus Alexander AR Denarius, Antioch mint, struck AD 223 Dia.: 18.38 mm Wt.: 3.20 g Obv.: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG,...
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