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Constantius II (337-361AD) AE3 - 2.73 gram - 17 mm Antioch mint, struck 348-350 AD Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, cuirassed...
Here's my Magnentius: Magnentius, A.D. 350-353 AE Majorina, 24mm, 7.2 grams, 6H Trier mint Obverse: IM CAE MAGNENTIVS AVG Bare-headed, draped,...
I forgot I don't have a coin of Aelius yet. Gotta remedy that soon.
Well a mask would have been a good idea along with vaccination, which of course they didn't have. I wonder what percent of the population would...
I watched it last night. Fairly interesting but resorted to clips of John Hurt playing Caligula from "I Claudius".
I guess it kind of took the wind out of the sails of Byzantium. That, and the dreadful Persian war in the early seventh century plus the rise of...
Nice find. I imagine it will go to a museum - hopefully it will be displayed.
Tooling and smoothing is a slippery slope. If something is represented as authentic and indeed is tooled, then that is a big problem. If noted by...
Terrible example of excessive tooling. My advice is to steer clear.
Some nice ones in the batch. Congrats on this year's haul.
Great write-up and coins.....I think it should be a featured article. Edit: I pm'd Peter.
I DVR'd it but have not watched it yet.
Here's some: Gordian III, A.D. 238-244 AR Antoninianus, 24mm, 4.9 grams Rome mint, A.D. 241-243 Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; Radiate,...
I didn't watch it yet though I DVR'd the show.
Looks like it is a "VIRTVS GALLIENVS AVG" reverse...pretty cool. I like my GERMANICVS MAX V reverse here...your coin is not on Wildwinds, I...
Here's a more recent pic of yours truly, ACH, the 3rd century usurper...yep, that grey hair thing is starting... [ATTACH] Also, a pic of the...
Here is my fave of 2021: Ptolemy Philopator, (Lover of his Father) PTOLEMAIC EMPIRE EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA. Ptolemy IV 221-205 BC AE Drachma....
Nice coins there and some great acquisitions.
Wow, only 16% silver. I imagine the coin became increasingly debased over the years, like antoniniani. Here's one of Elagabalus... Elagabalus,...
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