Obol of Commodus year 23 / lion [ATTACH] Next: Keep going with Roman Alexandria but not Tetradrachm, Drachm, Obol or Dichalkon
I agree with the above quote except I wrapped the slab in a dish towel which cut down slipping and accidental movement when the crack was heard....
[ATTACH] I believe 'both'.
I believe my earliest Apollo is this AR stater of Kaulonia from the 5th century. [ATTACH] I wish I had one to show but the same city issued the...
Of the Greek ones shown, this unidentified one seems the only one with what I would call the heraldic pose (breast facing, head to one side). It...
That is quite a reduction since most asses seem to fall in the 6-9g range. I have not seen a semis completely cleaned to bare metal to show if...
I could argue that mine is only half a good as yours but I could also make the point that it allows looking in a way that makes up for only being...
Truth is, I guess, many of us need one of each of the three types since they play well together.
Tsk, tsk! Posting your joke without a smiley face might fool the beginners among us but why do we want to confuse them? I am a strong fan of...
I love this coin. To my eye, the legends and SC are normal but the temple was cut upside down. Which was done first?
I find the 'history' and 'historical fiction' of this period too hard to separate and suspect Decius' disfavor with the Christian historians was...
I'm not sure I consider overstrikes to be errors but I do collect them actively. Double strikes are errors and particularly neat when the coin...
I took his statement to mean this eagle pose was copied for the first US coinage with eagles??? I believe my earliest eagle is the Akragas...
My first Trier was barbarous. [ATTACH] The updrade was from the Bridgnorth hoard and cost waaaay too much. [ATTACH] My Gallus could have...
A severe case of buyer's remorse caused me to return this one for a trade of another type with better surfaces. [ATTACH] Hadrian Restitutor...
If you don't mind small Germans, the Gallienus is the easiest to find. [ATTACH] The other Septimius Africa type has no lion but I still like...
The mullet bands is a give-away. I cheated and paid extra for the AMB [ATTACH] Now go find a sleeper Gallus from this mint. This is my favorite...
My favorite is this Septimius Severus with INVICTO IMP - trophy of arms reverse. "Emesa" mint - quite common - I have two dozen with various die...
Consider the fact that technology is improving in many ways. Coin conservattion is one of them. There is money in turning ugly billon lumps into...
I find it hard to accept a ruler allowing PONT when he was entitled to PM. My coins are Severan. Many spell out Pontif. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This...
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