The other Philip II, son of Philip the Arab. Today I received four new additions to my subset of Roman Egyptian provincials. This one can also...
That's one hefty bronze coin and the details seem to be very good for the type!
I'm in the "it's authentic" camp. Red_spork's explanation is particularly cogent.
Have we converted another one? :D
I found a nice upgrade this month and it should arrive next week :). If I hadn't just found one, I'd be very tempted to buy JA's, assuming he is...
Wow!! Nice set :)
I didn't know that denomination was struck that late in the empire. Nice coin!
I love these little griffin fractionals. Getting one is perpetually on "the list".
Go to Vcoins, CNG's archives, CoinArchives, and ACsearch and look for comparisons for this and the others you have posted. That is what we do...
I'd love to have all three of the coins shown here! @Valentinian, that is such a remarkable and fun Claudius II!
I agree that these seem prone to BD but see nothing especially worrisome about your coin. I would not leave it on your desktop though. Why...
That a very nice one! Great centering for the type, great strike, good flan, all elements clear.
It's fantastic!
Just a homey term for a very large coin :) Pondskipper = flat rock which, when thrown at low angle with adequate spin and velocity, will skip...
There are some wonderful online resources and apps for exploring Trajan's column. Stop-motion video of how it may have been built, National...
Yay!! Don't be discouraged if it takes quite a while to be able to shoot and edit the pictures, but the effort will be worth it in the long run :)
Welcome to CoinTalk, Blake! Let's see some of those provincials of Gallienus :)
You're welcome, TC! It was fun and I learned a lot. :)
I'd like to have a sestertius of Elagabalus. They aren't plentiful.
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