No, same coin. First pic is seller's, second pic is mine. This coin has a very entertaining patina.
I'm a blockhead, with half a brain, and you can look up ultracrepidarian for yourself.
Spes arrived today. A little bit of pitting and crud, but really nice for the type, and much nicer than the seller's pic... [ATTACH]
Well, this coin arrived today, which took me by surprise on account of the fact that I had completely forgotten that I ordered it. Not good, huh?...
It's Valerian I. Year 7 puts it at the end of his reign, around 259 AD. Value-wise, maybe in the $40 range. Maybe it's just the pic, but it seems...
It looks like theta to me, but I don't know the meaning of those marks on Antioch coins. Are they a denomination? Regnal year? Control mark?
A very nice coin, by the way. The portrait is clear, and the detail in the lettering and wreath are excellent. These Antioch coins did the hardest...
Antoninus Pius.
I picked up this lead tessera from the FORVM store last night. This is of the bust/bull types, with the legend NBT across the top of the bull....
I'd like to collect some of the early Islamic coins that are covered with Arabic script - I think they're quite beautiful. But I would have to...
That's a great looking coin. Do you know what it is? I don't know anything about Islamic coins.
Neither can I. I think Doug bought them all.
Whoa, don't get me wrong. In fact, it's one of the best coins I've seen of this type. All I'm saying is I wish the engravers had put a little more...
L Z means Year 7. These were dated according to regnal years, so we would have to know the emperor to determine the year the coin was minted...
Well, it's a tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. That much I can discern. have you got a camera with a macro setting on it, to take a sharp close-up?
Nice! I like that type a lot, but I wish the engravers had put more detail into the dolphin itself. It always looks flatly-struck, but its just a...
That's quite a scoop. Sometimes these things look like they were done before the strike, sometimes after. I can never tell the difference. Any...
Hi Joyce. It would be helpful if you could post a pic of the coin.
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Not Licinius, Gallienus. These antoniniani still had a fairly high silver content - yours isn't a fouree, it's just darkly toned with some of the...
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