As i say. I don't normally buy Roman Provincials. This is for a varierty of reasons. I simply don't know enough. I know that there are masses of...
As some will be aware I have a passion for the coinage of Probus, particularly that from Lugdunum. As time goes by I find the time between...
I have bought a few budget coins recently. I thought this one worth sharing. Constantius II - AE2 Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Laurel and...
Another MIID thread appeared just before I was going to add this thread. I have saved most of my M II D coins, which are from Alexandria for this...
I don't seem to add many coins to my Probus collection any more. I don't seem to find coins that I don't have that I can afford. As such I have...
I have a penchant for Mars coins for purely egotistical reasons. It was a coin depicting Mars that allowed me to find ancients. I added a new Mars...
Don't worry. I don't intend to inflict the dozen or so various FEL TEMPs that I have added to my pile in the last month or so but thought that one...
Nothing special but I like the type. I didn't have one from Trier. Doug had illustrated a couple from Trier and Amiens and I have been keeping my...
Another FEL TEMP that landed on my mat today. It appears to be from an unlisted officina. It is quite nice with a, even dark jade green patina....
One of a couple of FEL TEMPS that arrived today. A common enough coin but another one to add to my hoard. The obverse has a few hard green...
Amongst the eastern issues of Septimius Severus are an odd little sub-series that don't follow the full late Emesa obverse legend of "IMP CAE L...
I am still adding to my hoard of varied FEL TEMP coins. These are my most recent additions.... Nothing really special just adding stuff that grabs...
I have been quiet about my obsession with the eastern issues of Septimius for a while. This is largely due to the lack of coins having been added...
Collecting coins of the Tetrarchy can be quite confusng to those who don't take a little bitof time to looks at the history surrounding this...
In a thread here recently I noticed that I didn't have many Rome mint examples of CtG and decided to remedy the situation. I stumbled across the...
It is time for me to inflict another FH on you. This one is quite a small FH at just over 16mm but does show how much detail they were still able...
In my recent LRBs there were a few coins of Licinius I. I thought that these two were worth sharing. Each has pleasing characteristics. The...
I have gone on a rampage and bought a whole load of LRB. I thought I would pullout a few of what I consider as my highlights. Amongst them is this...
Whilst stating that I am not actively collecting Rome mint issues of Septimius Severus I do seem to be adding Legionary denarii as I find them....
The LRB coinage of Siscia introduces an odd series of symbols in the mintmarks known as SYM 1 to SYM 7. RIC assumed a direct linkage of Symbol to...
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