Nice find. Please don't clean it - it looks fine.
Nice group of coins of the Carus family. Here are some more of dad and kids.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice Tacitus. Here are several more of him with Salus , Sicuritas, and Spes. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice coin of Philip , and really neat Roman arrowhead. Here are a couple of pilum or javelin heads , and a scorpian bolt. - Roman 1st-3rd century...
Very nice write up of an often overlooked emperor. He may have been a very dour character, but he was a good , competent general. here are...
DVO SESTERTII IMP TREB GAL. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Beautiful coin,Parthicus, and outstanding toning. Happy birthday, Titus Flavius Domitianianus. [ATTACH]
What a terrific and impressive set of third century sestertii you have! But that sestertius of Decius is just so hauntingly beautiful.
I was 14 years old when I bought my first "ancient coin". It caught my eye because if was a large brass coin with the Colosseum on one side. The...
I think the current color or patina of most of these dupondii is more dependent on the soil or medium in which they have been buried. Notice the...
As a long time collector of Aes Grave, we cherish the natural patina on these cast coins. Verdigris is usually copper carbonate that is considered...
Nice one. Great color and bold portrait. Here's a Philippus sestertius with Aequitas reverse.... [ATTACH]
Agrippina - mother and daughters....(and son). [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Would that be the Roman equivalent of herding cats?
Congrats and great coins @Limes ; I especially like your Tiberius/chariot denarius. Here is a chariot dupondius of Germanicus , struck by his...
Orfew, those are terrific , rare coins of Domitian. I for one never tire of any Flavian coins - silver or bronze. I have a selection of "non...
[ATTACH]Next up - shield reverse
thanks for that explanation and perspective.
Thanks so much TIF, Andres2 and Bing. I'll be on the look out for those very interesting coins.
That is truly an impressive coin, Bing. I have wanted to add Ptolemaic bronze to my collection, but how do you tell one Ptolemy from another? Is...
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