Oh.. Jesus. I didn't even notice that. The first surprise to me was that , while searching at Wildwinds, I didn't find any Sestertius of Faustina...
Bravo. When I'll post a similar coin this year, I shall entitle my thread " NOAH " "Inshalla".
Reverse reads : AUGUSTI PII FIL. Many thanks to all of you.
The first one in the upper right was struck in Algeria during the Ottoman Empire rule, circa 1237 AH. The year of reign could be 7. The name of...
That's my first coin of Faustina. And it happens to be the daughter of Empress Faustina I. The following Sesterius has Concordia holding...
Congrats for your splendid and nice will in matter of coin collecting. I still need 5 coins to complete my collection of the 12 Caesars. They...
The coin was struck at Ake-Ptolemais Phoenicia (AKKO) under Ptolemy III , 246- 221 BC. The person on the coin is wearing aegis. Is he Ptolemy I ?...
Interesting, curious and detailed research.
I like eating fish and tuna, but not seafood. Classical..
I'll say a prayer too. I do that from time to time to all people. I myself had hypertension after Christmas holidays, due to current situation in...
The following Tetradrachm has Ptolemy I on obverse but it's likely to have been struck under Ptolemy II. He's wearing aegis, and the reverse reads...
@Pishpash What's going on with your hands. Hope you're fine after all.
I'm not jealous but I long to own a coin with an octopus or even a jellyfish.
As usual, generous and educational write-up. Here's a coin from Tyre which was struck under Elagabalus. There's the counter-mark of Melqart on...
I just picked up this denarius of Septimius Severus from my old folders. Bacchus is there on reverse, with his wine and panther. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If it were a coin, I would have passed it due to wear or others. So how about being a mere fraction of a coin? For the first time I feel this...
Do I read Antoninus Augustus on obverse?
Here's one from my old folders. Struck at Ampipholis circa 320 BC. Head of Heracles wearing lion skin headdress. Zeus seated and dolphin diving...
Excellent right-up to start the year with a coin depicting an ancient civilization which is new, at least to me
The OP coin was found together with a likely black stone. The seller presumes it's a meteorite. I brought it swiftly and found that it attracts...
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