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Welcome. I fear I am right with Pishpath in being unfamiliar with that reverse but the style of the face strikes me as within reason for the...
The anchor was the sign of the Seleucid kings. I assume the coin was accepted as good in their lands but there are different meanings for...
I like this VICTORIA CARPICA for the unusual mention of a specific enemy tribe. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Few are the ancient coin types with no variations. They even come in a bronze fraction.
I envy and pity simultaneously those of you for whom money is the limiting factor on your collecting activities. It is equally troubling to have...
I love overstrikes, too. My favorite is still my Anonymous A3 on Gordian III as (Laetitia). [ATTACH]
Just like iamtiberius' but only 0.1g. These come in many sizes. [ATTACH] Mylassa, 0.1g lion forepart reverted/bird [ATTACH]
I believe only 7 of the 13 mints that struck huts for Constans also struck them for Constantius. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I consider my Domna Juno Regina a rarity because the reverse type is a lot like the common reverse for Manlia Scantilla and the urge to tool a...
We have seen the later Domna Diana type but she had a nice one from Laodicea while Septimius was alive as well. [ATTACH]
What we need now is someone to post the other two quarters to assemble our pie. I find it interesting that both our coins show the reverse as...
I see nothing wrong with the idea of a leftover die being used of a day or two making a combination that would be easy to overlook. 'Mule'...
No capital but my coin has the Stannard scoop on the obverse. [ATTACH]
It is transitional. Note the three separate tail feathers which show much better on tetradrachms but those always seem too round for this thread....
Good job. I forgot what camera you use but it certainly is true that some do better wwith very small coins than others. There are things you can...
I don't have that reverse and I have not tried it but do think this one might benefit from the ring light. On silver, be careful not to...
I always wanted one of these but really want a sestertius with LXXXIII cut. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2980140
Hostilian. Cleaning a bit might make the ID more obvious but it will not make a good looking coin. These later ones are not as large or...
All I have to say on the coin type is on this page: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html
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