Nice coin! I bought mine for the incredibly awful portrait – this is what I'd call a truly botched engraving job. Was there a "bring your kid to...
A pre-reform coin of Diocletian with a somewhat special reverse that I bought recently and haven't shown yet: [ATTACH] Diocletian, Roman Empire,...
That's a good argument, and I'm nearly convinced that you are right. This thread might have to be retitled to "That's no way to hold a baby!" Yet...
Here is a recent Severan purchase: [ATTACH] Julia Mamaea, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 225–235 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG; bust of Julia...
Interesting write-up and coins! I particularly like your as with the veiled bust. That's a very nice portrait. My only coin from this series is a...
@Guybrush , welcome to CT Ancients! 3rd century emperors are a great way to start collecting ancients. As others have stated, they show a lot of...
This small denier arrived last week. Just as the Lucca denaro I posted above, it is a type that circulated heavily in the Latin East: [ATTACH]...
There are lots of splendid coins in this thread! Here is a group shot of my current Postumus subcollection: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Some of these...
Sure! My Levon I tram, a generous gift from @Curtisimo , doesn't have full attributions yet: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia,...
Good to hear that AMCC 3 is going to happen soon. I can't wait to see the catalogue! At the same time, I'm sorry to hear that it will probably be...
I had the chance to admire the archeological finds from the Harzhorn battlefield in the context of the wonderful "Bewegte Zeiten" exhibition in...
Thanks for the link, @Roman Collector ! I assume this is the part of the post you are refering to: It is quite possible that I misunderstand,...
It is indeed strange, but they are. There was a rather enlightening discussion about this in another thread some weeks ago, see here. Zeus, NBS,...
I've had good experiences with: CNG: In my eyes, CNG is the gold standard for buying ancient coins at auction in the US. They are absolutely...
My only Macrinus is short-bearded: [ATTACH] Macrinus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 217–218 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG;...
My Loeb volumes are mostly of the red kind... so it's Diana and Neptune for me. [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, denarius, 210 AD,...
There are a number of splendid Elagabalus coins in this thread. Tejas' examples of unusual and/or transitional early portraits strike me as...
That's a wonderful piece of red figure pottery, Donna! Wow! [ATTACH] Mysia, Kyzikos, AE18, 4th–3rd c. BC. Obv: head of Kore soteira wearing...
That is insanity. For comparison, my coin below is the same type and mint (different officina, but that matters only to very few people). It is of...
A nice and historically interesting coin with a special military bust! The two captives, which I consider the most important reverse detail, are...
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