Nice upgrade , Congrats! I have one Nicaea example of Severus Alexander and similar Deultum coin , Faustina II , Artemis , strange fact this...
another two from Trajan , the As looks much better in hand :( Trajan AE Sestertius. RIC 569 IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P...
Exactly. Looking at your coin , the metal under brown spots seems to be smooth : [ATTACH]
Maxentius AE Follis. Rome mint. AD 310-311. IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, laureate head right / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated front, looking left in...
For this type of cleaning I'm using vinegar(or lemon juice) , both are less aggressive than others chemical acid solution on the market. At the...
Valerian II, Antoninianus, RIC 50 Antioch P LIC COR VALERIANVS CAES, radiate, draped bust right / PRINCIPI IVBENTVTIS, Prince standing left,...
a pleasure to look at these coins , Congrats !!
@ernstk , look at this thread to see some incredible well preserved ancient coins...
different pictures with the Sasanian coin in question : http://museums.fivecolleges.edu/browser.php?m=objects&kv=5028580&i=3375003...
The Magnus Maximus has a nice dark green patina and visible details , I will not touch it , maybe adding some renaissance wax will improve its...
a second thanks, interesting write-up ! flute/tibiae and lyre players Domitian As. AD 88. RIC 623 IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS...
I have a Rome mint Nero AE As. AD 66. RIC 351 IMP NERO CAESAR AVG GERM, laureate head right / No legend, Victory alighting left, holding a shield...
Congratulations ! VOTIS 85k MVLTIS 170k
I used this page to identify my two countermarks : http://www.romancoins.info/Countermarks.html left coin , spanish provincial : i see a ''RC''...
Interesting write up! All five are DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER , RIC 81[tib] , RIC 82[tib] , RIC 72[tib] and the less common RIC 74[tib] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have a broken one : Marcus Junius Brutus Denarius. 54 BC. Junia 31 LIBERTAS, Head of Liberty right / Consul L Junius Brutus, between two...
I'm glad to see a new thread with Hadrian ! , there haven't been many opened in the last four months..... , an emperor that I like. Hadrian AE...
Thank you both for your help @Justin Lee and @PeterB !! I saw the strange letter before the IMEIN , now I understand is our latin ''X'' :) Is my...
maybe a small hemidrachm , I can see a lion skin headdress
Hello, can you please help me to identify this small provincial coin ? Using the obverse legend(letters left) I'm not able to find the emperor....
Separate names with a comma.