Looking carefully at the nose and mouth area, it does seem to strongly resemble the Otho from the reference you gave.
Beautiful coin, OP! Looks like yours is a double-die match to my specimen: [ATTACH]
This is my most worn. A sestertius of Trajan. The reverse is completely smooth, but there's still a recognizable portrait of Trajan and even his...
That is too bad. Hopefully they'll get it all figured out in time.
Here are a couple new ones. Claudius, AE as, A.D. 50 - 54, Rome mint OBV: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head of Claudius left...
Great find!
I'm still on the lookout for a Caligula portrait coin. Imperial preferred.
I'm looking for a decent, (relatively) inexpensive Caligula portrait coin to fill a spot in my collection. I am on a limited budget, so it doesn't...
Beautiful! I was wondering if anyone here had one of those. :)
Easy: Claudius. :D[ATTACH] Next, a bronze provincial Claudius (the first, not II)
@DonnaML I remember that cistophorus, it's one of the most beautiful Augustus coins I've ever seen.
Love that Claudius cistophorus!
Hello everyone, Having been a member of this forum for a few months now, I've seen a tremendous amount of variety in the ancient coins posted...
Wow that is pretty cool.
Nothing fancy, just a decent inexpensive coin with a nice dark green patina. Divus Augustus, struck under Tiberius, A.D. 22 - 30 Rome mint OBV:...
Here is a classic I bought from a recent CNG auction. This will probably remain my collection's Athena/owl tetradrachm. Nicer ones are just a...
I spent a little time tonight trying to take some better photos. These are all sub-$300 coins. Nero, AE sestertius Rome mint, A.D. 66 OBV: IMP...
Good grief! Were the coins slabbed?
Yes, but they make it easy to opt out of that. That's what I've always done.
DHL Express. It's expensive (~ $30) but wow it is fast.
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