That doesn't look like Tyche to me. o_O
[ATTACH] Phoenicia, Tyre. Pseudo-Autonomous. Time of Roman Emperor Trajan. Æ. Struck year 238 of the City Era(112/113 A.D.) O: Laureate head of...
Me watching all of my targets today. [IMG] Live to fight another day I suppose.
I concur... Although, I kind of think he resembles the late Robin Williams a little here: [ATTACH] EGYPT, Alexandria. Galba. AD 68-69. BI...
I encourage you to read up on Elagabalus -- Even if only a cursory look at his Wikipedia page, or 'googled' references to his reign. As already...
While the weight is in the correct range for this type, there are few things that make me 'take pause'* with this coin. 1. This is a very...
Yes. I actually have a few coins of this type that I acquired in a large lot of Seleukid AE coins. The attribution was from a different coin of...
I wasn't sure that I would be able to get around to doing this list with how busy I've recently been with a 6 mo. y.o. son in tow. My interest in...
Being fairly new to collecting ancient coins (<1 year), my collecting focus has been all over the map. My original intention was to acquire a few...
I forwarded this thread to Savoca after making the above post. It is a positive to see that they immediately withdrew the coin -- An indication...
Thanks for the nice close-up picture. Cool coin. Nerva is one of my favorite portraits. His, along with Titus', simply speak 'Roman Emperor'...
Here is one currently on offer @Savoca (Silver - Auction 91 -- Lot #286) that looks suspiciously familiar... [IMG] Cyprus. Paphos. Pny... circa...
(Estimated) Total populations aside, I would wager that Antioch might be better considered as the "second city" of the empire during the first few...
[ATTACH] This coin hammered @Auction for $550 Sep. 2019 -- Stephen Album Rare Coins....
I have yet to post any of these on here, so this seems like a good a place... Constans II (641-668 AD) Syracuse - 21mm 2.4gm [ATTACH]...
I suppose I ought to show my hastily photographed version in this thread. As one can see, I can't be too picky when it comes to staying within...
I too prefer your coin to that of the OP's(before or after). There's something about a hardened even green-patina that I like; in comparison to...
W/out the cleaning, we wouldn't know that 'Bootykins' was Pontifex Maximus and Tribune Potestate. While I do enjoy a finely-aged green patina,...
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No, it is not my coin. It is currently on auction offer on eBay. It also caught my eye, before this thread having been posted. For those...
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