robinjojo, Tridrachms & didrachms were struck in the reign of Trajan, however the tridrachms listed by McAlee are all of the Melqart-Hercules...
For CT members who aren't familiar with the deformity "Hapsburg jaw" let's see what it looks like on a thaler of 1701 depicting Emperor Leopold I,...
Hey, at least the shipping is free. [ATTACH]
Romancollector, The portrait on that coin is as fine as they come :jawdrop:! The reverse is finely detailed too. What are the specs on the coin o_O?
My coin wasn't a bargain either :smuggrin:. With 5 of us posting the same coin type on this thread indicates these coins are common, however,...
I too was disappointed this outstanding article was never given FEATURED status :(. Admittedly the object I'm posting has nothing to do with...
John, Ditto what everyone else said, & have one on me. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This one has been posted several times already, the same type as octavius' coin :meh:. [ATTACH] Maximus, AE Sestertius: 31 mm, 26.31 gm, 12 h....
Donna, You're right on about Cybele or Tyche :D. The Greek examples are the best I've seen, like the example pictured below. [ATTACH] Ionia -...
Gavin, That's a lovely example from the Trier Mint, especially the reverse side :D! Judging from the weight of your coin it appears to be slightly...
Randy, Despite the wear your coin is an excellent from the London Mint, & similar in style to my RIC 719b example :). I'm still waiting for the...
VGO.DVCKS, Agreed, it's not the greatest photo & there is striking flatness on Sol's head & body :D. There are endless engraving variations...
Orfew, Thanks for posting your Constantine follis :D. I did some editing on your photo just to make it easier to visualize :cool:. [ATTACH] You...
Terence, Thanks for posting your photo :). Indeed there's a similarity in portraits, but that's where the similarity ends :smuggrin:. [ATTACH]...
C.A. Those are interesting coins :D. After Constantine was acclaimed AVGVTUS by troops in the Western Empire, Genius is rarely seen on his coins,...
I always assumed the P before the mintmark as in my coins meant Prima or 1st officina. See the link below from CNG Archives....
seth77, That's a good point :smuggrin:. We can speculate ad infinitum about the meaning of those letters without reaching a positive conclusion;...
seth77, Many thanks for going out of your way to dig up this research :happy:! So indeed the S - F & S - A letters are useful tools in dating...
Thank you Victor :D. Again I had an intuitive feeling that was the case, but no means of substantiating it.
cmezner, Thanks for adding your "two cents worth" :D. SAECULI FELICITAS (Age of Good Fortune) was a commonly used inscription on coinage from...
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