What a great Gallienus! It seems difficult to find complete dotted borders on any bronze coin of that era or later, especially for Gallienus. My...
:D I agree, and it looks like most others do too :)
:wideyed:!! Wow! I am very impressed.
Oh well, I gave it my best shot from a "what do I know about Doug" standpoint since I only know the basics of Imperial coins. Do you mean that...
To put it in ancient coin enthusiasts' terms, the General Sherman sequoia was a seedling during the reign of Augustus or Tiberius, approximately :)
Since I already opined on this one, I'll withhold comment until others chime in :)
I'd guess Apollo for the countermarks. If these are the types of coins I'm remembering, there are some who argue for the c/m being Cleopatra VII....
Looking at the obverses again, now I think #3 looks more Rome-y, or at least like an earlier portrait where he looks more like Clodius Albinus....
Given that I haven't looked at Severan Imperials from a specialist standpoint, but knowing that Doug is enamored of Eastern mints, my starting...
Looks like fun. I'll give it a go but it will take some time :)
At some point since this thread began I did acquire an Aegina stater :). It's not in the same league as the amazing examples shown by AJ and...
All of these are outside of my collecting sphere but the second coin is a bull & horseman jital, issued over a long period of time by Shahi kings...
[IMG] LUCANIA, Velia 305-290 BCE AR didrachm, 17.5 mm, 7.3 gm Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, decorated with griffin; at left,...
I love that little coin, TT! It was on my watch list but I was busy during the auction and had already spent too much money lately, so I...
It's gorgeous, Z! I have one Marcus Aurelius posthumous sestertius and it has, uhm, issues :D I'm not sure why I bought it. It was early in my...
I don't think much can be said without knowing what the coin is and seeing full pictures. Flans were made in different manners. Some will have...
@Kentucky... have you browsed Vcoins for Alexander III drachms? You'll find many which cost less (and in better condition) than the corroded and...
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Wow, that's a beauty! We will hold a service when it is lowered into its coffin ;) :P
Very interesting! I don't think I have any such Roman provincial alliance depictions.
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