When I bought my Galerius I also bought this Maximianus Herculius Tet. due to what I consider to be quite exceptionally good style on the obverse....
Tetrarchic Tets. from Alexandria are quite common. I have obtained a few over the years. I have not had the opportunity to get hold of an example...
I have recently obtained the following coin that I thought worthy of sharing. Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV - PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right...
One of my collections is the coins of Probus from Lugdunum. In Mid A.D. 277 Probus travelled through Lugdunum on his way to Gaul to do battle and...
This is another recent coin, obtained as part of the lot containing my Septimius, IMP VIII, Ceres coin. It would appear to be a barbarous...
Another recent purchase is this Alexandrian Follis of Maximinaus Herculius. A nice chunky follis from one of my favourite mints. Obv:– IMP C...
Whilst Ceres types from the Emesa mint are common those from Laodicea are less so and I have not seen another one apart from in the references...
Here is another new purchase. This time from my small side collection of Eastern denarii of Hadrian. Hadrian denarius Obv:- HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P...
LRBs are not really my focus but sometimes a coin grabs my attention. This one has nice levels of detail that I simply couldn't resist. You don't...
This is another Septimius Severus denarius that I have added recently. Rev:– BONA SPES, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt. Minted in...
There is a series of denarii of Septimius Severus from Emase which we believe date after the earliest AVG issue of A.D. 193 and before the COS II...
Here is my latest purchase that I thought I would force on you all. Hadrian denarius Obv:- HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head left Rev:-...
I have always liked Alexandrian coin but have never pulled the trigger on a Nero Tetradrachm... until now. This was another purchase without any...
This was a bit of an impulse buy and the coin simply doesn't match in with any of my collecting themes at all. Perhaps it was that I had been a...
I have just bought a second example of the folowing coin type Obv:– IVLIA DOMNA AVG, Draped bust right Rev:– VENVS FELIX, Venus standing left,...
This is my first coin of the rebel/usurper Aureolus. He was proclaimed emperor by the legions in Illyria in around A.D. 267 but was defeated by...
Diocletian and Maximianus Herculius abdicated as emperors after having been in charge of the empire for many years. The following coin was one...
I have admired various examples both complete and cut versions of this type including many owned bya some of own members. I haven't pulled the...
I avidly collect the early denarii of Septimius Severus from the eastern IMP issues currently attributed to Laodicea ad Mare. The following is an...
I really have a soft spot for nice grade late Roman bonzes. I can't seem to walk past despite having told myself not to buy any more of them....
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