Thanks for the explanation!
Why you say that? One way to distinguish a Siglos of Croesus from one of Cyrus is by evaluating the engraving style of the dies. From what I’ve...
I recently got myself a budget quality Lydia Siglos of the Croesus type. I don’t know if it’s minted under Croesus or under the Persians. It’s...
[ATTACH] Antoninus Pius (138-161). Denarius. Rome. 3.52gr, 17mm. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII. Laureate head right. Rev: COS IIII....
My mother got this coin in her change almost 10 years ago at a Wal-Mart. It’s a 1953 silver Peso from pre-Communist Cuba. This Peso commemorates...
From what I’ve seen, eBay is a better choice to pick up common, foreign gold coins (Mexican pesos, Swiss/French 20 francs, British sovereigns,...
My Lugdunum mint denarius, however with the charging bull reverse. Apparently my coin commemorates Augustus’s biological father, Gaius Octavius,...
Lol, I know. I should’ve bought a Saint before the pandemic
[ATTACH] Nerva. 96-98 AD. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.23 gm, 6h). Struck 97 AD. Obv:. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, Laur. head of Nerva to...
I’ve always dreamed of owning a $3 gold coin. When I graduated from college, I got myself one: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I still don’t have a $20 Liberty, $20 Saint, or $10 Indian in my type set. Considering that these generic gold coins are so common, I’m going to...
“Banker marks” were possibly the oldest form of countermarks on coinage. Ancient Greek and Roman merchants would stamp “banker marks” on silver...
My only coin of Augustus also happens to be the denarius you’re looking for. [ATTACH] AUGUSTUS 27 BC - AD 14 AR Denarius. 3.51g, 19.3mm MINTED:...
I’ve seen standing liberty and barber quarters in AU55-AU58 grade that are “blast white.” Of course, I’m uncertain if such coins were lightly...
[ATTACH] Galba. 68-69 AD. AR Denarius (19mm; 2.84 gm; 6h). Rome mint. Struck August-October 68 AD. Obv: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right. Rev:...
Legio XXI [ATTACH] Mark Antony Legionary Ar denarius, 32-31 BC. Military mint moving with Antony. ANT AVG[III] VI R.R.P.C, praetorian galley to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] M. VOLTEIUS Mf AR Denarius , 78 BC. Laureate head of Jupiter right. Capitolinus with closed doors , thunderbolt on...
[ATTACH] 3.16g, 17mm Diademed head of Venus right Aeneas advancing left, holding plladium and carrying Anchises on his shoulder. "CAESAR" RSC 12...
My silver drachm from Moesia, Istros barely makes the 242 BC cutoff point. Reference guides date my drachm within the time frame of 256-240 BC:...
My final purchase for the month, a posthumous denarius of Faustina the Elder: [ATTACH] 3.51g, 18mm Head of Faustina right "DIVA FAVSTINA"...
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