It's a denomination, weighing roughly three denarii and was an extensive series from a variety of emperors. This is a (fairly rare) cistophorus...
Great post! Here's my sestertius: [ATTACH] Ex. Gonzaga collection; Ex. HC Levis Collection, Ars Classica Auction 11 lot 831, June 18, 1925
Great coin and the video looks really sharp! There's something to be said about looking at moving coins versus just flat images.
It's challenging to attribute coins to Hannibal or Melqart or just Hercules and some of it ultimately comes down to marketing. But, I think the...
The full lion and bull are indeed remarkable on your coin - congrats! I also like seeing the edge of the design of the bull, an attribute that...
I was not aware of that website: a fantastic resource, thanks! And your Nerva has clearly seen a lot of love over the centuries and is still a...
Thanks, I've clarified my post: it is indeed minted for his son, attributed as: Maximinus I. Thrax, 235-238. - for Maximus. Æ Sesterce, 236/238,...
My coin minted under Maximinus Thrax for his son Maximus, is in nice condition but more notable for being from the Gonzaga collection, a 16th...
Here's my Trajan depicting the forum: [ATTACH] Purchased unpedigreed but I managed to track down a nice sales history: Ex. Spink, 8 August...
Faustina Jr. has some of the most beautiful portraiture on Roman coinage in my eyes. It took me three tries to get to this aureus (liking but not...
Nothing to complain about with your example - congrats!
This is a cruel question as it means we're picking a favorite child. I should probably choose my Athens gold but I will instead pick the coin...
It seems that the count doesn't update immediately. I'm "assuming" mine was submitted successfully but the count hasn't changed for at least a day...
The reverse of your Sela is incredible - congrats!
I bought it serendipitously from a dealer at the Long Beach show two years ago. I happened to be in town for a speaking engagement and had a spare...
I bought a coin last week from the Netherlands and it arrived two days later to the US. FedEx is incredible. [ATTACH]
Yours is a very well struck example! These are tough to find with all details visible because of the overstriking and just generally poor mint...
Thanks! It's a template in Adobe Photoshop and I use natural light for photographing coins (on partly cloudy days).
A beautiful set, @octavius ! Your coins show the great range of portraiture for Octavian/Augustus.
Broad flans and nice centering are surprisingly hard to come by on early denarii; yours is a beautiful coin. Here are my Augustus denarii:...
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