... but I don't yet know what! This coin was a splurge from many months ago but I hadn't yet posted it, wanting first to satisfy my remaining...
Doug is right. You can make out enough letters on the reverse (which has the bust of Livia) to read Thessalonika as the issuing city. Something...
I agree with Bing in that the first one has an Iberian look to it, perhaps Punic Iberia, but a quick search didn't hit anything. The reverse...
Snakemobile pile-on!! [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius year 14, CE 150/1 AE drachm, 34 mm, 28.8 gm Obv: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius...
It's ugly and worthless. Send it to me ;) Kidding, of course. I love this type!! The reverse is Triptolemos driving a biga of serpents....
Z- You're right! Looks like a die match for both sides. Excellent sleuthing, Scooby! [ATTACH]
Z, did you inadvertently cut off a few numbers from the acsearch coin ID when copying the link? The link doesn't work and I think the coins IDs...
Definitely! You can see enough of the tops of the heads to know that the style is that of Macrinus and Diadumenium and of course you're right...
Sounds serious! Feel better soon :)
I don't have any references that will help you but aren't provincials fantastic? So much fun :) Nice portrait of SepSev on your new coin :)
Hi @galba68, You might get more people viewing your posts if you didn't title them all the same ("todays finds"). I see the title and think I've...
Nice coin! Definitely a lot of bang for the buck with the Constantine and later Roman coins. One of these days I too want to get one of Helena,...
There is an impressive level of contemplation and theorizing happening in this thread! Wow!
I think the first coin (the one with the pronounced double strike) is from the Ottoman empire. In the second picture the design looks like that...
Beautiful!
Added, thanks :)
Yes, your coin shows Nilus seated. You are correct about the Emmett number (879) and Milne number. I'd get up and check my Dattari book but that...
I agree with everyone else about passing on this coin. The auction has ended and it sold for £50.99 (~$70). For this thread's posterity, since...
@ancientone, @Pellinore, @Okidoki, @Valentinian: I just added your coins to the spreadsheet. We've now shown 272 cities! Please let me know if...
Jake, for these late Roman bronzes ("LRBs"), a good and easy-to-use identification aid is: http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/index.htm Click on the...
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