Carausius, That's a great example of a rare coin :D! I've got an example of the more common variety with Octavian on the reverse. 4.03 gm, 21 mm....
Here is another from the Cyzicus Mint, 1st officina. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Valentinian, This coin has a lot of character :). The portrait looks like it was done by a journeyman engraver & Venus on the reverse looks masculine.
S.A. What a lovely coin, both sides :D!
Sallent, Congratulations on recovering your Zeno solidus :D! I have a similar story that didn't end as well. About 8 years ago I was living in...
Sorry, there is no trickery with my name :(, but here is the coin I use for visual ID. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
a.c. hunter, I wish there was more detail on your images to draw a conclusion with :(. Maybe some of the CT provincial coin experts can pin it down.
M.M., Your coin by visual comparison sure looks like McAlee 723c, however, the coin he illustrates weighs only 3.6 gm o_O. He does illustrate an...
kazuma78, Your coin has great style for the type :D!
Svarog, You made a nice score at the Stacks auction & the price of $336 looks like a bargain too :D! The coins from the Carrhae Mint are...
The coin pictured below is a 1st issue Tetradrachm of Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251, like the coin posted by Pellinore, however, his coin was minted...
FF02, That's a cute looking kid, love that smile :D. My addiction to ancient coins started with an ancient coin gift at a very young age & I've...
H8_modern, You really can't use portraiture as a guide since the Alexandria Mint was using "cookie cutter" portraiture for the most part, nearly...
I think Berger came from the planet MARS, making him by birth a Martian :greyalien:.
Salaethus, I like your theme "The Severan boys" & your three sestertii :), especially the Caracalla :jawdrop:, that one is a museum piece. I like...
R.C., I think you did well with the 3 ladies you scored at last nights auction, I really like the denarius :D. There were plenty of bargains last...
Last night, out of boredom, I stared at the computer monitor watching Heritage auction 61151 :meh:. I had no intention of buying anything but...
Finn235, Nice score on your 1/4 Siliqua :D! The 10 Nummi coin pictured below I won at auction last year at a modest price. It's in pretty rough...
Nvb, Thanks for sharing this informative video :D. So are all these auction houses now considered fences for contraband o_O? As far as I'm...
I was happy to score this well struck common date MS65 Saint several years ago. Many of the 1908 MS65 Saints I've seen are softly struck or struck...
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