If you turn the coin 90 degrees I think it may be a ships prow.
I'm surprised you were able to attribute it. Good detective work.
I think Berytos, Phoenicia is correct, but I can't tell whose portrait. I have one with this reverse, but I have it identified as Nerva: [ATTACH]...
A falling out between Neo-Platonist philosophers, specifically Iamblichus and Porphyry, lit the spark that fueled the Great Persecution. In the...
I believe you are correct.
Great shape and good patina/details. There is more to the story behind these little coins, but I will have to wait to post it. I have business...
I don't get the simulator, but for the record, this coin is in honor of our friendship little brother. Glad you made it back from Flin Flon.
I'm thinking it is Vesta standing left holding simpulum & palladium
The weight and size seem to light and small to be a Semis and too heavy and large to be a quadran. If I had to make a guess, I would say Quadran
Please list weight and size. Here is an example of a quadran RIC 685: http://wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s3701.html#RIC_0688,Quadrans Hadrian...
It's Hadrian and the reverse is upside down. It's a Lyre. Let me see if I can find it in the references.
Interesting articles. Thanks iPen
I'm stubborn enough at my age so that I refuse to use CE/BCE. For me it will always be BC/AD.
I dunno, I think I'm pretty smart. [ATTACH]
Interesting, but outside my collecting habits.
I've lived all over the world and many places eat goat. I can honestly say I've never smelt or tasted goat meat that I liked. YUK!
It is genuine and normal for Tetricus II
Welcome Jay
You are correct. AE reflects the base medal used.
[ATTACH] NERO AR Drachm OBVERSE: NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERM, laureate head of Nero right. REVERSE: DIVOS CLAVD AVGVST GERMANIC...
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