Some of the earliest privy marks are on Greco-Roman coinage. Privy marks are known as “control marks” in the context of ancient numismatics. On...
What’s the RIC attribution and provenance?
I don’t own any Provincial tets of Caracalla yet, as some of the portraits of these Eastern mints are a little too crude for my taste.
I don’t have a single Provincial in my collection. However, I do own a silver antoninianus of Philip II celebrating the Saecular Games: [img]...
I’ve always associated “grading inflation” with US coins, particularly those graded by NGC and PCGS. This grading inflation is the reason why some...
All business strike (bullion) Pandas have prooflike fields. But technically they’re not proofs. The last time proof Panda coins were minted was...
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[img] 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:...
[img] Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.83 g, 3h). Rome mint. Head of Sibyl Herophile right, hair...
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[img] Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II, 275 - 215 BC AE Litra, 23mm, 6.82 grams Obverse: Head of Poseidon left wearing tainia. Reverse: Ornamented...
If you decide to get more into ancients, understand it’s completely different from collecting US coins. For ancients, the highest grade doesn’t...
Galba is a bit more expensive than Vitellius. But not by much. Otho is the most difficult to find, and is by far the most expensive and desirable...
My (incomplete) 12 Caesars set: Julius Caesar [IMG] Augustus [IMG] Claudius [IMG] Nero [IMG] Galba [IMG] Vitellius [IMG] Vespasian [IMG]...
I tried to be picky when l looked for Aurelius denarii to add to my 5 Good Emperors set: [IMG] AR Denarius (19mm, 3.46g) M ANTONINVS AVG ARM...
I bought my coin for the obverse portrait. I’ve noticed that some of Vitellius’s coins have almost cartoonish portraits. Mine has a decently...
[IMG] Vitellius, AR denarius, Civil War Issue AR 18mm/3.1gm Rome mint c. 69 AD Con/ Slightly off-struck to left, otherwise, Very Fine. Obv/ [A...
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My only tetradrachm, a humble Ptolemy I Soter: [img] PTOLEMY I SOTER AR silver tetradrachm. 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis...
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