Very nice, thank you!
Btw, recent discoveries have suggested that the double sestertii of Postumus were inspired by issues of Gallienus, as opposed to Decius. It makes...
Yeah, why Dane listed the Becker medals there leaves me scratching my head.
Indeed. Here is RIC 260, from Wildwinds, one of my favorites, with Sol and Luna reverse... [ATTACH]
Super coins! Haven't we all had to make that decision though - to buy one side of a coin in spite of the other!
Just one coin my friend, two pics. 35mm, 23g - pretty hefty, but I also had a Ptolemaic hemidrachm come knocking yesterday, at 44g... [ATTACH]
This glorious bastard arrived today, double sestertius of Postumus, my first of the denomination. I know most of these were overstruck, but I'm...
Welcome to the club! Unfortunately, counterstamps on ancient coins are poorly documented. There are some catalogs, like Howgego, but frequently...
Extremely, over-the-top cool! It looks too mystical to me to be a gaming token. The translation is simple - it means Om Mani Padme Hum.
Sorry, not a countermark - it was agreed at FORVM to be a grafitto. See this thread.
What this composite demonstrates is the relative stability of the Alexandrian economy. Yes, the coins get smaller and less fine, but they do so...
Ah yes, coins of the Bretti - tough buggers to find in decent grades, even when you have plenty of money to spend on them! Absolutely great OP...
Ha! Brilliant. I'd like to place an order for that shirt as well. Must have it!
I love everything about your new coin, Orfew! Bravo. I know so little of Flavian coins, though - I feel I should really at least read all of RIC...
Nice high-grade example of a rare empress - great score indeed! Well, since we know so little about her, she could have been the wife of her...
There's an abundance of reasons to collect Late Severan Dynasty denarii. The artistry of the Rome mint engravers was at a high point. The alloy...
It's just that toning on ancient coins is basically re-toning. All ancient coins are cleaned. Silver typically comes out of ground finds or pots...
Well I was imagining something more along these lines... [ATTACH]
Fortuna Redux was the goddess of safe returns. She often appears on coinage when an emperor has gone off on a military campaign. SS returned from...
I'm talking off the top of my head here - maybe you're right. Doug will set us straight. Yes, a silver denarius of Septimius Severus, dated AD...
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