For September 3rd, here is the characteristic Minerva reverse we already saw a couple of times in this thread. It almost looks like art deco from...
And here is the coin #2 from my collection for September 2nd. It has more wear and flaws than about all my other Septimius Severus denarii, but I...
It's Paul Joseph, Eduard Fellner: Die Münzen von Frankfurt am Main: Nebst einer münzgeschichtlichen Einleitung, Frankfurt am Main: Druckerei...
Oh, this thread could go on for a while. Here is one of my Septimius Severus denarii: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, denarius, 194 AD,...
That's a splendid example of a type that I very much like. In my eyes, it's especially fascinating that these tetradrachms can be dated down to a...
Theodosius II: [ATTACH] Theodosius II, Roman Empire, AE4, 425–235 AD, Heraclea mint. Obv: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG; bust of Theodosius II,...
I guess they got it from Joseph and Fellner. On p. 37 of their catalogue, they argue that the turnosen no. 166–168 are contemporaneous with the...
My Hadrians: [ATTACH] Hadrian, Roman Empire, denarius, 119–122 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head of Hadrian...
+1 My example has correct legends and could well be official, but there really is no way to be certain. Some of the official engravers appear to...
Interesting coins and write-up, @Sulla80 ! I don't usually collect Byzantine, but this Heraclius came to me in a lot. I kept it since it was...
A wonderful coin, @red_spork! Here is an example of the 90 BC issue that inspired the 61 BC coins: [ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyer: L....
Good luck! I lost on all my bids in the Greek section of this Leu auction... But on another note, here is a little Saloninus that I picked up...
Nice – you don't see these small Ptolemaic denominations too often! Here is my only Physcon: [ATTACH] Ptolemy VIII Evergetes II “Physcon”,...
Minerva is running fast on this one: [ATTACH] Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 262–263 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F...
The title "augustus" was used on coins well into the early modern era and beyond. The (mostly German) Holy Roman Empire saw itself as the direct...
Ditto. I was truly surprised when I saw that the authors didn’t really discuss this possibility in their article…
On the authenticity, I agree with everyone else. What's special about this type is the depiction of Mercury on the reverse. Mercury is not...
Mine arrived today – so here they are. A beautiful chunky stater from Dyrrhachion, formerly owned by @Chris B. This is my first real Greek...
I'm very glad that you won this coin, @Roman Collector! Now both known examples reside in the CT community, and the second one even with a true...
Great coin and write-up, Tiberius! It definitely comes at the right time. My wrestler stater is the only type with an obverse legend: [ATTACH]...
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