Another goal worthy of consideration would be to add a follis of Galerius & Constantius I, that would complete an example of each member of the...
TIF, Thanks for an informative & entertaining article :D! Earlier this year I added my 1st Celtic coin from Britain pictured below. The coin made...
The coin pictured below is the only other Parthian coin left in my collection, & since Mithradates II is mentioned in this thread I'm posting it...
David, Nice score :D! It's interesting how the ancient cultures were influenced by the fossils in their land. Many modern historians believe the...
Alex22, It looks like you are right, thanks for the correction ;). I got my misinformation from the Heritage auction description o_O. After doing...
I guess the coin pictured below would fall into the Parthian "Dark Ages", it was an auction win about 4 years ago. I was intrigued by the...
eparch, What a breath-taking coin :jawdrop:! I love the reverse on your example with the added inscription :happy:. John Wright's example seems...
Wow :jawdrop:! John, I see what you mean :smuggrin:. On pure aesthetics the sestertii of Claudius & Agrippina Senior should be at the top of the...
TIF, That certainly is a stunning coin :jawdrop:! Out of curiosity, what was the NGC info o_O?
robinjojo, I had a similar experience several years ago with a Chinese silver 1 yuan coin from Yunnan Province. I sent the coin to NGC & it came...
R.C., Excellent thread :D! It's great to see some of the gems in the hands of CT members too :happy:. The sestertii I like are way out of my price...
To add weight to your theory is this pierreale of Ferderick II/III de Aragon, King of Sicily, 1296 - 1337, one of the few medieval coins in my...
Congrats on a sensational job of restoration :jawdrop:! Knowing this process doesn't depend on abrasion makes it a valuable solution :happy:. This...
The most majestic eagle I have depicted on a coins is posted below :D. This eagle has the leg of a sacrificial animal in it's talons, most likely...
Wow!. Cachecoins, Congrats on the extensive write-up :D. You must have been working on it a long time ;). Posted below are some of my favorite...
S.A., That's a good point ;). Since Theodosius I was the last single emperor to rule the empire how could two emperor rule justify the use of P.P....
As Severus Alexander stated in his post "P.P." no longer had the same meaning on late Roman & Byzantine coins ;).
M.M., Interesting article :D. More faces of Caracalla :p. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Antioch - Syria, Caracalla, c. AD 216-217,...
James, I really treasure that book, all 929 pages of it :D! Considering when that book was compiled, 1889, without the use of the internet, it was...
The antique reference source (a 1964 reprint of an 1889 book) DICTIONARY OF ROMAN COINS, by Stevenson has some interesting info. Sorry about the...
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