Wrong. [ATTACH] Rome mint, A.D. 236-238 Obv: MAXIMVS CAES GERM Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS - Maximus, standing left, holding baton and transverse...
My wife isn't particularly interested in ancient coins, but she supports my hobby, and she occasionally admires some new purchases. Then one,...
On later coins it can be difficult to distinguish Virtus from Mars. There have been discussions about this on this site. A general rule of thumb...
Antigonos II, with Pan erecting trophy: [ATTACH] And another from Pantikapion, with a bull reverse: [ATTACH]
I haven't seen a Salus reverse posted yet, so here's mine: [ATTACH] Billon Antoninianus Rome mint Obv: IMP C FLORIANVS AVG Rev: SALVS AVG -...
Nice acquisition, @TIF! Did you know that a photo of the same coin type is used to illustrate "Anguiped" on Wikipedia? It's a different example,...
Thank you for the heads-up, @Pavlos. I've been collecting Roman coins for many years, but now I'm starting to move into Greeks, so I am...
As long as you're not in a hurry.
I looks as if no one has pointed this out yet, so I'll chime in. The reverse of the one on the right (Crispus) is Jupiter, not genius. He is...
Is it a city gate and surrounding wall?
To which, the ancient Egyptians reply: "Piffle!"
The black something was the silvering. Your misfortune is due to the rapid debasement of Roman coinage doing the twenty year period between the...
Pax! First time I heard that. Makes sense, though.
There is nothing wrong with flipping a coin if you think it is under-priced. I agree with your concerns about the photo, though. There are...
I know nothing about this, but I'm surprised that there isn't any distinction between a coin imported for resale (via an auction) and bought from...
My two earliest Roman radiate crowns: [ATTACH] Trajan Caesar, A.D. 97 Augustus, A.D. 98-117 Bronze (Orichalcum) Dupondius Rome mint, A.D. 103-111...
Perhaps a late Byzantine trachy? Heavily clipped?
Why not: "Other" or something similar for coins that don't fit neatly into any of your current categories? I'm sure there will be more.
I'm giving this a bump because I wonder if anyone knows what ΣΩTHPOΣ (Seuteros?) means.
RIC VII (Constantine and Licinius) actually gives separate rarity ratings for each different officina, so someone must care. Can't say I'm one of...
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