The Caligula is the more scarce version with obverse legend naming him as grandson of Augustus.
2.57g. When I see a thin smashed coin like this I wonder if it was overstruck on a flattened flan. Perhaps it was previously a drachm of some...
my choice for the TV series that will never be made would be entitled "Maesa" and told by Julia Maesa. The first season would have her watching...
My coin has a few differences. It was struck harder than many which transferred the mintmark (YO on the side?). Many coins I have seen with this...
To answer this question, I'd first want to see other coins. How certain is the reading H? Are there any other coins of the period from this mint...
fire altar showing the bust of Ahura Mazda in the flames. Shapur II [ATTACH] A Sasanian coin with clear mint and date but not by Khusru II
Trajan as /crossed shields [ATTACH]
I thought I was going to agree with Valentinian when he noted that we have the same name for a Caracalla and a Claudius so why rename a post...
Previous emperor works better when they served only one at a time but I will go for Carus who was before Carinus and Numerian. [ATTACH] Next:...
Septimius Severus, Alexandria tetradrachm eagle year 9 [ATTACH] Next: another year nine or other use of nine on the coin
For the record: Libertas is not the same as Liberalitas.
I guess the question is whether these are worth $140. I have bought lots before that were extremely satisfactory and placed low bids on others...
Isn't that a lot like saying that I'm healthy other than being dead? If that edge does have a seam as it appears in the photo, the chances of the...
On coins of high enough grade to tell, do all show the bump?
too late
Mine is not as clear but the left cornucopia seems to be fancier. [ATTACH]
Perhaps Percy Jackson would be a better beginner movie but it may be a bit intense for eight. Are there any elementary friendly ancient history...
IMHO, the Provincials of Macrinus include a far greater than average number of exceptional portraits from several mints considering how short a...
The question that remains unanswered is if the buyer was influenced by XVI in a mistaken belief that it showed the value as did some earlier...
I am glad you did not bid against me in Triton XX where I got the one below as part of a lot of a couple dozen tets. Mine may not be what you...
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