Wow, that's an impressive selection! Hopefully one day I'll also own one as complete and extensive as yours.
I know it will probably come across as strange, considering I only collect ancient coins, but I'd choose #37, the Ukrainian medal, because it's...
Wow, congratulations! A great selection of interesting coins from many different rulers. Personally, I think my favourites are the fourreè aureus,...
BAC's starting bids are always very high, so most of their lots usually go unsold; their buyer's premium and their shipping fees are quite high...
Well, I thought that "heroic bust" simply meant that the emperor was wearing battle gear and wielding a spear/shield, but I guess my definition...
Here's a coin I've never shared before: [ATTACH] Julian (361-363), AE3, Heraclea mint. Obverse: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, helmeted, cuirassed...
The Roman usurpers Silbannacus and Domitian II are known only from their extremely rare antoniniani: [IMG] [IMG] Also, while not technically an...
I wouldn't say that Decentius is ugly, however I do think that his face stands out a bit: [ATTACH] Decentius (350-353), Maiorina, Rome mint, 2nd...
Thanks for the well-written and informative article! I have a few coins from Antioch, though I've already posted them before: [ATTACH] Claudius...
Your coin is a denarius of emperor Elagabalus (218-222); it's RIC 73, with the obverse legend IMP ANTONINVS AVG and the reverse legend FIDES...
Great denarii! I don't have either of these emperors, but I'm planning to get them someday. As for the beard question, I'm guessing it's Julian...
I have a coin of Valerian and one of his nephew with somewhat ironic reverses, considering what happened: [ATTACH] Valerian I (253-260),...
Well, theoretically you are wrong because, even after Gordian III, the denarius continued to be struck in very small quantities until Diocletian's...
[IMG] Claudius II (268-270), Antoninianus, Siscia mint, 4th emission (Late 270), 1st officina Obverse: IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed...
The second coin is a small bronze of Constans from the Alexandria mint (you can tell that's him and not Constantius II due to the spacing between...
Welcome to our field of collecting! I hope you'll enjoy it. For a first purchase, it's pretty nice and consecration coinage is an interesting...
I think it should be possible, as long as you exclude gold; I don't know about their sestertii but as far as silver goes, there should only be one...
I guess it depends on the way you draw the line between "typical" and "commemorative". There are many rare reverses that were minted as part of...
Nice, so it's a mule combining Nerva and Trajan. Now, I'm not an expert for this century of Roman coins, so how close is the style of these copies...
Nice coin, yours belongs to the second group of emissions, with rougher designs and lowered silver content. I've read that this last emission was...
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