@TheMont Thanks for your service from an old army vet. I was a Phoenix Advisor in Vietnam on a three man team down in the Delta IV Corps....
Same here. But there is always a chance one has slipped by. I hope not of course. I've had a few, but I have been lucky in that they have been...
I believe I could have been fooled, but I have to agree with @Mikey Zee , the softness would make me research it more. I was fooled with the...
Beautiful OP coin. [ATTACH] CONSTANTIUS I AE Follis OBVERSE: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Laurate bust, right REVERSE: SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN,...
What I'd say? RIC VIII 352!
I have RIC and no serious Ancient Roman coin collector should be without. That being said, however, I find using them to be laborious. Perhaps...
A better place to look for these LRBs is on Helvetica Pages. You can downloadthe different PDF files and keep for future reference....
That turned out better than I would have thought, especially since you electructed the poor thing. Most times, this type of cleaning will take...
I agree on both. The first appears to be cast and that does look like a seam.
CHORTIS as in CHORTIS SPECVLATORVM (a coin I really want badly)
Wow. Tis a beautiful coin @IdesOfMarch01
OK. Count me in
Another hippo type. Excellent.
I didn't answer because I had no idea.
I already have more than I particularly want, but if an interesting type were to come around.......
Nice detail. [ATTACH] GRATIAN AE2 OBVERSE: DN GRATIA-NVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right REVERSE: REPARATIO REIPVB, Gratian...
Just like one of them pet turtles my kids wanted when they were young [ATTACH]
Buying opportunities abound.
Now that's a nice coin well within my budget.
I was thinking of an all inclusive round trip to Europe and some Roman archaeological digs, but I'll settle for a JC Aureus:cigar:
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