This coin commemorates the capture of the Arverni king Bituitus, in 121 BC :D. [ATTACH]
V.Kinght, Excellent article with great illustrations :happy:. Antioch-Syria has always been my favorite Roman provincial mint :D. So much history...
I like the idea of type set collecting for ancient coins :happy:. For Roman provincial coins this shouldn't be too difficult or expensive if you...
Blake, Lovely coin beaming with luster :cool:. The coin pictured below is a Tet of Mithradates II that I sold over 4 years ago at a heritage...
I sold all my coins of Augustus :(, but I was fortunate to be the custodian of this handsome Tet from Antioch-Syria for a long time :happy:. [ATTACH]
Campbell, Congrats on your handsome Antioch solidus :happy:. I have a special interest in late Roman coinage too ;). Pictured below is a recent...
You can find the answer to that under the Reference listings in the Wikipedia article.
Beautiful layout of an impressive collection :happy:!
Curtis, Excellent article with interesting photos & a lovely denarius issued by the famous assassin Brutus :happy:! One coin that seems to fit in...
roman, I think you made a good buy for the money :happy:. Prices for even the most common Byzantine gold coins have been escalating the last...
I've been a Harlan J. Berk customer for over 30 years & bought many fine coins from him in the past, before his customer base expanded to what it...
Chris, Often Goetz had to tool casting flaws on very large medals like the one you have, it's all part of the finishing process. For NGC to make...
Nice score & bargain priced too :jawdrop:! I'm sure the kid will be happy with this coin for many years to come :happy:. My favorite coin of a...
Gordian III was a true teenage warrior who was loved by the Roman people :D, but the same can't be said about Philip II :(.
I like the design on the reverse of the Philip II bronze from Pisidia-Antiochia :happy:. [ATTACH] I scored a nice example of Gordian III from...
You raise a good point about the coin photos ;). The coins all look like they have been lightly sand-blasted. I'm sure his photos are top-notch,...
Blake, These coins are fairly common & presently they're selling for more than they are worth. The coin pictured below I sold at a Heritage...
Curtis Clay explained to me that the Philip II Tet I posted was in fact not a true hybrid/mule, rather a unique die pair. Therefore the info I...
Nice one :hilarious:!
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