Your Marcus Aurelius is a very special type. The reverse legend at the left is RELIG AVG and the figure shows Mercury who only rarely appears on...
Postumus ae antoninianus Milan mint / FIDES EQVIT Usually sold as 'Aureolus' [ATTACH] Next: A non-Postumus coin with reverse legend referring...
The bronze version of Mikey's coin has an altar under the mountain. [ATTACH]
$41-65 all in 2017 Antoninus Pius, Alexandria AE drachm Athena coin show $62 [ATTACH] Trebonianus Gallus tetradrachm Serapis coin show $41...
I only have about 30 Old Style of any date with half being II - I have always had a preference for COS dated coins over IMP dated but I can not...
There are quite a few different styles of these with different head gear and style. I do not feel qualified to say yes or no on authenticity. I...
The type was used at both Rome and Laodicea. I am not 100% sure that yours is not a silver coin that was buried in harsh conditions making the...
I forgot Florian was in their period. I submitted it.
It is a nice middle period denarius. You will have more trouble finding that age portrait on a sestertius. Caracalla sestertii in the sole reign...
My favorite Nero issues are the Temple of Janus coins that showed Peace everywhere in the Empire for a very few days before the Judean revolt...
As I understood the matter the only reason that pagan Magnentius issued the type was to curry favor with the radical element of Roman Christians...
My only Florian is similar but spells out Annius on the obverse and is officina B. [ATTACH] Of course the common references omit this one and I...
Septimius Severus and Julia Domna, Stratonicaea, Caria, AE35 / Hecate Countermark removed [ATTACH] Next: Roman provincial with countermark...
Oh? The Trier mint failed to understand the theology involved and issued the type for the Arian Constantius II after he retook the city. The...
LA was the date on the Alexandrian coin of Galba meaning year one. I regret I do not have a lion with that date but I'm too late anyway.
I believe most of the font characteristics can be attributed to the use of punches used in making the dies. Some wee aligned better than others....
The photo of that Chinese find makes the point well that the coins were not traded individually but in large strings tied together. If...
Post it and we will tell you. Coins under Caracalla use the obverse legend IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG. An as is much larger than a limes denarius so...
Building on the excellent post by benhur767: You can even buy duplicates closer related than that. The two coins of Septimius Severus below were...
Thanks to red-spork for mentioning my site. I suggest a place to start is my set of 'Vocabulary' pages where I show a sampling of coins in a half...
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