Interesting article. I can definitely believe that the Prima Porta statue is an idealization. The Imperatorial coinage of him as Octavian predates...
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Hi Gabby. It's impossible to say anything about your coin without more information. Can you post large images and give us the weight in grams and...
I recently acquired this coin which is similar to Doug's second example except the Capricorn is going left. (Do we have an obverse die match? It...
They seem very much like caricatures, and the coins in this thread don't even represent the most stylized of the busts. There are many with much...
Certain catalogers, like Burgos, describe heads like that of your second coin as "resembling Augustus." Yours is in fact a very good resemblance,...
I love it. The circulation wear does not eliminate the significant details, it's centered, and no problems. Bravo!
lol Bravo!
Alegandalf. :D
That coin always puts a smile on my face. What a beauty!
Not at all ugly. A great piece!
My oh my! :wideyed:
If I recall correctly, Serapis was most widely adopted, throughout all of the Roman Empire. Isis comes in a close second - she had her cults all...
That's a casting seam if I ever saw one, and the fabric is wrong. It looks like somebody just smeared some tar over a freshly-cast coin to make it...
That's quite a coin to have though, if you're only going to have one.
Great looking coin with a very attractive sand patina. Nice find! Those AE2's feel good in hand. I've had one very nice one of Mag Max, but not...
My two favorites of Augustus that I sold recently, a large bronze of Colonia Celsa, and a memorial coin issued by Tiberius - these last have some...
Hello friends, I have a handful of attractive coins on sale at bargain bin prices. PM me if interested - payment by paypal, check or money order....
Yes, the ammonia and acid were what they wanted, not only for tanning and cleaning, but many other chemical applications.
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