Yes, I know there were coins found there. There was certainly enough evidence at the site to determine that Maximinus Tharx & his troops were...
Julius Germanicus, Thanks for a well written & informative article :). I spent 18 months in Germany in the late 1960s after a tour of duty in Viet...
Many art critics have argued the the finest Roman coin portraiture ended in the 2nd century of the Christian era, they couldn't be more wrong. The...
Nvb, Congrats on scoring 2 great coins :woot:! You're right, the quadrigatus has beautiful toning & is well centered. The Syracuse Tet is...
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Pavlos, The coin I won at the Roma Numismatic Ltd. auction arrived today in the middle of this punishing snow storm. The letter carrier was...
Pavlos, Nice score on the two folli ;). I like the big Constantius I coin; it's got a great portrait & fine patina. I scored a nice left facing...
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Jochen, Thanks for an interesting post ;). Despite so many different names many of these ancient cults believed in the same gods & goddesses e.g....
Milesofwho, Thanks for your input. This post didn't exactly get overwhelmed with opinions on my hypothesis did it :hilarious:? What happened to...
Gogili1977, You've got a nice group of coins ;). Stephen Williams in his book DIOCLETIAN AND THE ROMAN RECOVERY repeats the same thing...
Kevin McGonigal, Since both sides show obvious doubling the coin must have moved in between strikes. An ancient coin purist would frown on a coin...
KIWITI is right, it's too bad to be a fake. That bull is sporting quite a long dong :eek:!
I recently acquired a Byzantine gold solidus from a Heritage auction, see photos below. Heritage described the coin as "Constantinople, 1st...
Nvb, I'm guessing the top coin was originally discovered totally encrusted when found, so when it was cleaned the original color of the coin was...
TIF, Your Agathokles tetradrachm is a magnificent specimen :jawdrop:! I almost had a nervous breakdown reading your acquisition story...
Ancient Joe, That's a gorgeous coin :jawdrop:! I'm not surprised it's gotten so much exposure...
Jochen, Thanks for an excellent article & photos ;). We've learned so much about the Thracians from their coins.
Limes, Add my name to the welcome list of CoinTalk members. I joined last year & found this website enjoyable & informative. I live in a small...
Valentinian, Nice score ;). The black & white photo in Sear's book shows more detail than your photos but there is no doubt your coin is #18203,...
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