Salus with die crack on portrait [ATTACH] Gordian on horseback [ATTACH] Venus Victrix [ATTACH] The legend says Pax but the figure is...
In this period it is quite possible for a dupondius to be lighter than an as since the red copper in the as was valued at less than the yellow...
Since it was mentioned, here is the Aurelius Mercury associated with the Miracle of the Rain in 173 AD. If you look online, you will find...
Just to prove that we are a bad influence on each other, I decided I needed one with 'your' reverse but mine is the solo Albinus. There are over...
Likely? I might point out that my Caracalla is a die match with a better one I saw offered a few years back. I probably should have bought it...
That does make it sound correct. I can't vouch for everything in Eusebius but this does make sense unless it was inspired by Alexander the Great...
These vary in style as appropriate for a beast not seen everyday on the street. [ATTACH]
At some point some numismatic scholar decided that these coins were 'eyes to heaven'. Rotating the coin a bit clockwise puts the eyes forward but...
This question brings up a matter of opinion. I am making an attempt to stop giving opinions here but it is a fact that some of us consider a coin...
The Wildwinds list takes 55 pages to print out. That is quite a checklist.
The idea of Geographical arrangement dates back to an 8 volume book by Eckhel in 1792. Head is easier to follow than the Latin of Eckhel but...
This thread has turned into the best showing of Alexandrians I recall. The Emmitt books is great but has rather few photos. The crowd here...
Anyone who collects Alexandrian coins (or ancients of any kind) might want to own the NFA catalog quoted above. I bought five coins from that...
I trust we will see it soon. This one is 7mm 0.24gand a bit triangular. The coin was purchased when the SteveX6 collection first became...
I agree with that sentiment. I catalog all my Provincials by ruler and date except I have a code for all the Alexandrians together because I...
http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Antoninus/Pius_Coinage.html Paul Dinsdale, 2018
I feel terrible not having any new Alexandrian tets to post here and am sure most people have seen my ten favorites and ten next favorites...
I'm with DonnaML on this one. Dealers and students apply names like Cistophoric to make them sound better. The coin is a tetradrachm and a very...
Educate me. What distinguishes this from a 'later leftie' type? I assume it is just the B * in the field. Do you see some significant style...
My experience, however limited it might be, with crystallized coins is that they are finer silver than was used by this time. More pure coins...
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