That's an interesting Gordian drachm! The portrait on it is quite wonderful. Here is a Mount Argaeus struck under the last (nominally) autonomous...
Currently, there is a very diverse group of coins lying on my desk. I just took pictures of them, and now I will write tags. In chronological...
Nice and interesting coin! I very much like Trajan Decius' references to the Eastern and Central European provinces: [ATTACH] Trajan Decius,...
The Postumus is splendid! A great portrait and the reverse shows better engraving and strike than most. Good catch – had I seen this before you...
That's some fantastic coins with very informative small write-ups in this thread! Thanks for showing them. There are indeed many coins from that...
A few days ago, I finally received a Republican denarius I had won in an Artemide auction in late March. Together with another denarius that I...
Thank you, @dougsmit and @Clavdivs – that's very helpful! I'm going to shamelessly copy Doug's storage and labelling method for my "tinies."
Doug, may I ask how you prevent them from rattling around in the tubs and possibly getting damaged by this? This is my biggest concern when it...
I personally consider everything up to the size of an obol (that means smaller than 12mm and lighter than 1g) a "tiny coin." There are days when I...
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[ATTACH] Pherai, Thessaly, hemidrachm, ca. 302–286 BC. Obv: Head of Ennodia left, torch behind. Rev: ΦΕΡΑΙΟΥΝ, the nymph Hypereia left, touching...
Thanks for showing the nice coin and for the informative write-up! Here is my Julia Paula: [ATTACH] Julia Paula, Roman Empire, denarius,...
Well, no matter how heated discussions in your own family get, these guys show that things could be a lot worse: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus,...
A fine new addition. I like the grain-ear detail on the reverse and wonder about what it signifies. Will the denarius escape be released from...
I like sestertii with some honest wear. These three were below $25: [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius, Roman Empire, AE sestertius, 153–155 AD, Rome mint....
That’s a truly wonderful new acquisition with a fascinating line of provenances! Thanks for posting the coin and its story here.
I don't have any Isis and Horus coins (yet), but if the scene on your denarius reminds you of the today much better-known religious iconography...
Welcome to CoinTalk! The cleaning experts might chime in eventually and tell you more, but if I were you, I wouldn't panic. I doesn't look as...
Well, that's a very attractive example, @7Calbrey . I particularly like the wreath in the pediment – a nice detail. Mine do not count as...
In all of my time as a collector, I so far only lost a total of two coins in the mail, but both were nice specimens and both went missing in...
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