How about the beautiful and divine Faustina. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next: a coin showing a building or object that still exists.
Okay so I have given this a lot of thought. I think that it is fair game to allow the coins that are datable to one year in a non-Gregorian...
This was indeed a fantastic article (one of many during a masterful tournament run!). I remember being engrossed by it then and I was equally so...
A good place to start your research would be to search for DIANAE CONS AVG at the following link....
Ptolemy I Soter [ATTACH] Next: a lighting bolt held by someone other than Zeus / Jupiter.
Thanks everyone for the advice and encouragement! I was thinking about this today and I wonder if there might not be a another place anywhere...
@Pickin and Grinin . These commonly sell between $300 and $500 with the OP example probably tending toward the low end (or lower) of that range....
Very cool addition @Shea19 . I only have examples of Nerva and Trajan that are distinctive of each emperor. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] One might consider...
Okay. Because I prefer playing with my coins to doing work I need to get caught up on :snaphappy::facepalm::sorry: I decided to take one more...
Fair points and I appreciate the feedback. The lighting contrast of the auction photo certainly makes a lot of the detail pop but I’ve always...
Great Medusa additions @Ryro . Here is my Medusa head. [ATTACH] PONTOS, Amisos. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 85-65 BC. Æ 21 Dia.: 21 mm...
Fair enough. For my part I always equate ancient coins with the open waters of the Mediterranean. It makes me think of ancient ships and trade....
Thanks SA! That’s a nice photo of that Otho. You are very good at capturing an even lighting across the fields. I might give the ring light a...
Taking photos of my collection is one of the aspects of collecting that I very much enjoy. However I am far from an expert at it. For example, I...
Fire altar [ATTACH] Next: a non-Greek, non-Roman high silver content coin.
This coin was the first autonomous Jewish coin. [ATTACH] Next: A coin that was the “first” of its kind in some way.
Thanks @lrbguy . This is why CoinTalk is such a great resource. You are certainly correct about the leading dot and, I agree, it appears that...
This is the closest thing you will find to a “dime” from the year 200 (close to the same weight and diameter). [ATTACH] All ancient coins were...
Great coin @Roman Collector . Here is another one from Antioch. [ATTACH] I think this reverse image could be a reference to Constans’ policy...
One of the great benefits provided by private collectors to the study of ancient coins is the attention paid to relatively common coins that are...
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