I have had a bit of a quiet month and most of my budget has been wiped out already. I have finally been able to take photos of my recent...
I have just photographed a Constantius Chlorus Ant. from Lugdunum. It comes from the last issue pre-reform. This issue seems to be generally quite...
A new hut to add to my FTR property portfolio. Constans - AE2 Obv:- D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in...
I have managed to obtain another Falling horseman barbarous imitative. This time a tiny one. Not all the legend is visible on the obverse but I am...
I don't currently actively collect the later eastern issues of Septimius Severus but like to collect some of the oddities when I see them. I...
I posted this coin recently in a thread on holed coins. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sometimes-a-hole-makes-it-cooler.309389/ Commodus...
I know that many of you will have seen enough of these but I thought that I would share this one with you. I did originally point it out to...
I spotted this one go for sale on a coin venue and immediately spotted it as a wrong-un. It comes from modern dies that have been used to create a...
Thus coin has just arrived. I thought it would be interesting to see how many of you can explain why you think I may have bought it.... I will...
Another new 2018 coin. This one is just a standard CTG LRB but I was captured by the portrait and is often the case with me I was caught by the...
The T-F//PTR issue of Constantine the Great at Trier caused the writers of RIC some problems. The issue is split between RIC VI and RIC VII but...
Well I have had a few days off and am back to my new purchases in 2018. The first on the list is ex SteveX6 and one that he used to rib me about...
This Falling horseman from Alexandria is quite uninteresting apart from the apparent difficulty that this engraver with forming the Rs on the...
I would like to say a big thank you to @Severus Alexander . I had immense amouts of fun with his "Group lot goodies" thread...
I was perusing the previous sales of a new dealer that I haven't dealt with before. I spotted the following coin that was sold at a bargain...
Another new horseman to the growing mound of FEL TEMPs. I was drawn by the attractive attempt at copying the clutching horseman type. The odd AVGV...
I owe a big vote of thanks to @randygeki for helping me obtain this coin. It is a milestone for me as it completes my mint set for FTR horsemen...
There is a sub-series of denarii from the eastern mints of Septimius Severus that is quite enigmatic. The style is not consistent with the COS II...
I have been on the lookout got a Constantius Gallus FTR from Amiens to go along side my Constantius II example. This one arrived today....
Another new purchase. This one had a few reasons to justify the purchase. I found the golden tone that seems to happen on some silvered coins to...
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