Nobody seems to want the Nabataean tesserae. I'm having a field day.
And I thought I was being greedy when I marked my eBay coins up by 30%. :rolleyes:
Wow. Talk about a markup, lol.
Just make another thread in this forum with pics and dimensions.
Here's an example of the coin selling for $450, but I think it's way too much. Dealers can ask whatever they want for a coin - that doesn't mean...
There's something for everyone in this hobby. :rolleyes:
It looks like mineral deposits to me, but if not, I'll give it a nice home until it dies. :)
The denomination of the coin is an "as" rather than a sestertius. Here is the full attribution: Antoninus Pius AE As, 13.66g, 26mm; Rome mint, AD...
They do make a lovely couple... [img] [img]
You're right of course. How about deplatification?
It appears to be a bronze of Antoninus Pius with crossed cornucopiae/caduceus reverse. The style looks authentic, and it could be valuable, but I...
I don't know but it sounds good to me. Delaminated it is.
Tiberius, 14-37 A.D. Fouree Denarius, silver plated bronze, dimensions TBA Obv.: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS; Laureate head right. Rev.: PONTIF...
Have you read this brief but interesting paper? http://www.academia.edu/3734917/Boys_to_Men_Procopius_Digression_on_Athalarics_Education
Regardless of the variety, I imagine the monogram is the key when looking for these coins. The major elements of yours are quite clear.
Are you sure the backward S at the top of the monogram isn't a regular S? I'm just looking at your diagram and those two features don't match up.
I've got the opposite problem. I've got a coin that I know I own but I can't find it. :mad:
War sometimes has the opposite effect though - soldiers need to get paid in coin as they don't necessarily have the commodities to participate in...
Wow, that's a beautiful set, TIF.
We always knew you were a person of great culture.
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