John, Congratulations on your latest score :jawdrop:! This beauty sure looks FDC, & a great addition to your trophy rack :D. I bid on 8 coins &...
johnmilton, Thanks for your excellent, well researched article ;). Your bronze example is a true jewel :jawdrop:! It appears to be mint state or...
I've got many favorite coins but the one I'm posting today has special significance. It was purchased exactly 14 years ago to this day from...
red_spork, I just finished browsing through your website :jawdrop:! Wow, that's an impressive collection of early Roman & Republican coinage :D....
archicard, McAlee does list a bronze on page 208 with a AI on the reverse without a counterstamp, 488(k), 8.35 gm, that might be your coin....
red_spork, Fascinating article & great detective work on your part ;)! I've only got two coins directly related to the Second Punic War, but will...
I no longer have the coin pictured below :( but would like to post it because it had sensational toning :D. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Valentinian, You bring up an interesting point. Coins with a dark color are difficult to photograph :mad:. Many sellers & auction houses will...
TuckHard, Here is another for sale on V Coins ($145.00). Looks like your attribution is right on ;). [IMG]
I agree with TIF, iridescent or multi-colored toning on silver coins are the most attractive. Below is a favorite of mine recently acquired....
Archeocultura, Wayne G. Sayles writes in his book Roman Provincial Coins "The large sestertius-sized issues of Septimius Severus and later rulers,...
Thanks James :). You're right, for a large provincial coin it's an unusually good strike. Most bronze provincial coins don't turn me on but this...
7Calbrey, Nice score ;). The sandy patina accentuates the details on the coin. Last year I scored a nice example of the same coin type, however,...
There were a number of eastern provincial mints that struck coinage in Latin, as the coin below illustrates. Roman legionnaires were often...
Doug, Your theory makes sense. Nearly all the reverse lettering you see on Parthian coinage is done with the dot-drill technique, so why not...
Here are three nummi struck at the Lyon Mint from my collection. [ATTACH] Galerius as Caesar, circa AD 301-303, 1st Officina, 9.66 gm. RIC 167b....
bcuda, Your coin has a much higher relief than the example Mat posted. The coin has a pretty patina & lots of eye appeal :cool:.
Pavlos, Why don't you shoot for a drachm of Mithradates II o_O? He was the most powerful Parthian king, there are many varieties of his coins, his...
James, Your swords & sword furniture are a sight to behold :jawdrop:! The swords are way out of my price range but I've had some fine tsuba in the...
Ed, I have no expertise with Parthian coinage. Doug mentions that many changes have occurred with the attributions of Parthian coinage since the...
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