I lost track. Did anyone show the Philip I Eastern mint antoninianus with SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS? [ATTACH] Septimius Severus issued Spes in...
I believe the interesting point made by the Wikipedia article is that Postumus was unable to assist against Gallienus/Claudius because he was...
There is some disagreement as to whether this coin belongs with the Madurai Nayaks or Perunjiya Pallavas of Sendamangalam (13th century AD?). Bull...
Mine retains little legend but fortunately does show it is the reverse ending in IMP. I bought it over 30 years mostly for the NCAPR countermark...
My views on Aureolus have not changed since my 1998 page: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac75aur.html I do believe that these are...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roman-provincial-caesarea-bronze-%C3%8628-of-severus-alexander-ca-222-235-ad-mount-argaeus.364763/ I thought...
There is something to be said for avoiding rash mistakes that would have been fatal. People hold it against him that he left his father in Persia...
Neither Galba nor Otho would have been familiar faces at Antioch. I find it interesting how recognizable Galba is here while Otho really looks...
This is because the Phoenix type was the smallest of the three original FTR denominations and was soon discontinued as unnecessary. A bit...
My interest in Imperial Macrinus never grew past having a short beard and a long beard. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] However, for some reason I grew fond of...
Research all the coins of your type you can find. How many have matching numbers? Research all of the coins of the type I showed. How many of...
As with Valentinian's coin with no C, Aurelian spent a lot of time at the gym working on his neck. [ATTACH] This one with the C is not as...
There are many worse. I know a fellow whose cat walked on his keyboard and placed a bid. Small animals, and small people, can be dangerous at...
A problem with fire damaged coins is some people torch a fake to make it look old. In this case, my feeling is someone torched a real coin trying...
Check your facts. The Temple tax was a half shekel and paid to the priests at the temple in Jerusalem, not to the Romans....
Specialists care about chair legs but I wish my lowly examples had better portraits. My first has quite a forehead. [ATTACH] Next is the pinched...
I agree those are hard to find with two sides nice. I bought mine for the reverse. While my obverse is terrible, I prefer the coin to mint state...
Gordian III Nicopolis / Hermes with cadeuceus [ATTACH] Next: another Hermes
It was pointed out to me by a friend several years ago that many reverse types show art (statue, fresco???) owned by the city that could be seen...
The photo makes the edge irregularity look like it might be ancient from the mint rather than damage when dug up. Correct?
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