That's easy – medieval bracteates are usuall made from flans about as thick as tin foil: [ATTACH] Abbey of Fulda, under Heinrich IV. von Erthal,...
Not sure whether this is kebab or shashlik, though: [ATTACH]Maximinus Thrax, Roman Empire, denarius, 235–236 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP MAXIMINVS...
Here is the humble bronze version of the type @panzerman has shown above: [ATTACH] Valentinian I, Roman Empire, AE4, 364–367 AD, Thessalonica...
I have posted most of my Postumus subcollection on this board, but here is a coin I didn't show yet. I bought it in 2021 and somehow never found...
That's an attractive hemidrachm. Maybe it once resided in the same box as mine (also ex-BCD)? [ATTACH] Thessaly, Trikka, hemidrachm, 2nd half of...
Nice set! Your Titus denarius is excellent and has an unusually interesting reverse. The Domitian is exceptional because of the anepigraphic...
Thanks for the write-up, @Roman Collector ! I happen to have this denarius in my collection but didn't know about the backround you provided:...
That's absolutely insane. At least two people either made a mistake or just didn't have to care about money. And in case the looser in this...
[ATTACH] Julia Mamaea, Roman Empire, AE sestertius, 222–235 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA MAM[AEA] AVGVSTA; bust of Julia Mamaea, diademed, draped,...
That's a very attractive coin! The only imperial quadrans I have is this little owl, which came as part of a very generous gift from my anonymous...
I like Beba trays. They are considerably cheaper and a bit easier to store and stack than Abafil trays: Some Greeks in their trays: [ATTACH] My...
I got a couple of Diocletians. The second one is my current favorite: [ATTACH] Diocletian, Roman Empire, AE antoninianus, 285–286 AD, Rome mint....
Mine is also sneering a bit: [ATTACH] Claudius, Roman Empire, as, 41–54 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [TI] CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bareheaded...
That is a sesino minted for Gian Galeazzo Visconti as Duke of Milan but in Verona. It dates 1387-1402 AD. The obverse legend reads "D MEDIOLANI...
To be honest, I was lazy and used the transcription of the legend from Numista, changing the mint and date:...
This is outside the challenge since the coin is medieval. Yet I doubt that anyone can beat the length of the legend on this Seljuq dirham. The...
This Saturday, I'd like to post an LRB that I recently bought. It's only my second ancient coin for this year. I didn't have the Chi-Rho type in...
Thanks! And the portraits are even better when they are looking at each other: [ATTACH]
I think the question is not whether a provenance is noteworthy or not, but to what degree it is noteworthy. To me, there are different kinds of...
I'm certain that there are several "someones" on this board. And yes, that's a mullet worthy of a good nightmare... Although I appreciate the...
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