[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republic Denarius L. Cupiennius 147 BC. Dioscuri and Roma in exergue. My only Roman Republic coin and my favourite...
Great year.
A very nice coin.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Ptolemy III Egypt 246 - 222 BC. Bronze 38mm.
The portrait is of Tanit. But Hannibal may have held it!
Really cool. A few months ago I bought a Carthaginian coin for my daughters fiance who wouldn't shut up about Hannibal. Went down a treat. [ATTACH]
That does it then. If David Sear says it's Byzantine, then it's Byzantine! And, quite frankly, in 1453 when they were throwing in the towel and...
I'll admit, that never having seen the term "Romaion", I had to look the word up via a Google search yesterday. The Byzantine Empire was finished...
Bonza, mate!
Very impressive collection.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Bought this off Otago Coins ( otagocoin.co.nz ) via Trade Me a couple of weeks ago. Been after a good example of one of these...
Completely agree about both. One day ..........
You've got the one pictured in Sear's book. This is on a whole new level of cool!
You still need a LEG IV apparently, though. The day I die, ask my wife, but it won't be cheap :D [IMG] Mark Antony, Denarius struck at a...
Brilliant bit of work there, Bing. I'm still looking forward to getting my first example. I love this series for two main reasons: 1. The super...
My favourite: Roman Republic Denarius L. Cupiennius 147 BC Castor and Pollux Dioscuri [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] MN. FONTEIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FONTEIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri REVERSE: Galley under oar Struck at Rome...
My only Hadrian - Aequitas - 119 AD. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Beautiful.
Trajan COS II PAX SEATED 98-99 AD. Good buy for $NZ36. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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