I agree with Martin' views on the coin. I'm not sure at what point we stop calling such coin barbarous and start considering a previously...
That is a very good Vitellius portrait showing flab rather than the muscle of Vespasian. Nice coin!
LIZ would be year 17. I would love to see a LIA year 11 which would be her first year. We really should always state 'under Pius' or 'under...
Much of the time there were several cutters at Alexandria with differing styles. For Philip, I prefer the year 2 shown by Pellinore. Another may...
We make the point all the time. We each have a choice when we find a rare coin that fits our collecting interest in less than perfect condition....
https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=180161 Compare yours to the above link.
This is a bronze of Caesarea showing Mt. Argaeus on an altar. My example is similar with Geta's father Septimius Severus. Oddly my coin has a...
Your coin is most definitely post-reform. All folles are post reform. The difference between pre-reform and post-reform refers to the smaller,...
How do you tell the officina number?
I'm not suggesting your coin is fourree. I thought the photo had a strange look in the cut.
There are times it is better to mispronounce a name just to avoid the problem. Don't emphasize the E and it sounds better.
Is there any spot on the coin showing gray? The photo looks like there might be some down in the cut but it is hard to tell from a photo and it...
I'll offer the poor man's Manlia Scantilla better known as Julia Domna with the Juno reverse. I was told (truth not guaranteed) that my coin was...
I always wanted an example of wappenmünzen but I'm too cheap. I don't even have an archaic tet yet but have not given up on that one. Who has...
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