It's supposed to be Trajan but it's a modern fake.
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Here's a couple of Alexandrian coins with raptors on the reverse. [IMG] Cornelia Salonina, AD 253-268. Roman billon tetradrachm; 8.96 g, 21.7...
Even if you plan to keep it as a space-filler, I'd write to CNG to express my disappointment that the tooling was not disclosed in the coin's...
This is my only campgate of Licinius I, and I love it because it was a Saturnalia gift from my Secret Saturn. [IMG] Licinius I, AD 308-324....
If coins could talk, I wonder if they'd express regret or sadness about aging. This sestertius, for example, is bereft of the orichalcum luster it...
[IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman provincial Æ assarion, 6.04 g, 19.2 mm, 1 h. Koinon of Thessaly, Larissa, AD 158-165. Obv: ΦΑVϹΤЄΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ;...
Nothing but writing on the reverse: [IMG] Tiberius, AD 14-37. Roman orichalcum Dupondius, 14.32 g, 29.15 mm, 1 h. Rome, AD 22/23. Obv: PIETAS,...
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I primarily collect Roman provincial and Roman imperial coins (Antonine dynasty as a subspecialty), but I also seek out and buy Roman republican,...
Now, I'm not saying there were aliens in Hadrianopolis ... [IMG]
That IS a match! Is it your coin? Where did you buy it? Do you have a link to a web page on which this coin appears?
Wow! That Severus Alexander provincial IS something special! The Nero spooks me. The "flan crack" at 2:30 on the obverse, 3:30 on the reverse...
I'm out of my bailiwick here with this Greek bronze. It falls under the broad category of "similar to BMC 69-78" and "similar to Sear 3642," but...
Temple of Diva Faustina, of course. [IMG] Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman AR denarius, 3.44 g, 18.7 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 143. Obv: DIVA AVG...
So sorry about your mom, @Ryro. It's always heartbreaking to lose a parent. :( Here's a posthumous issue to honor a mother. [ATTACH]
Uh oh. Sounds like your wife and daughter are going to get testosterone poisoning. [IMG]
That's a fun coin for anyone's collection, @AncientNumis! Nice write-up, too. Panther type: [IMG] Gallienus, 253-268 AD. Roman Æ Antoninianus,...
[IMG] TGIFF, everyone! I've posted a lot of articles recently about Faustina the Younger, many of which are jam-packed with information. We're...
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