I doubt you were counting Clodius Albinus in the 193 group but he does have coins issued that year as Caesar under Septimius Severus. These have...
This is a problem you might want to consider as the collection grows. If your style requires you to own only 100 perfect coins and sell a coin...
"Roman Imperials" is the term for the regular coins of the Empire - denarii, antoniniani, sestertii etc. Some were struck at branch mints rather...
I am very fond of the Phillips father and son. Some of the portraits, especially from Antioch, leave room for opinions as to which was intended....
My example is not as nice but shows what I consider an interesting difference in dating ten years later. Instead of year 26 of the Actian era,...
Nero's temple of Janus bronzes have some attrmpy at a corner view but his gold (which I don't have) are straight on. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
When I saw this thread I though 'Great, I'll get to show my Fonteius galley!' No that is what you were showing. It is a bit more than...
My show Saturday provided me with two new Septimius denarii and one Domna. Ladies first: Julia Domna Emesa Venus from rear. I pick these up...
Alexandria also struck a Roma reverse for Galba in year one LA. [ATTACH]
Mine is the ordinary Bacchus version but has the same horse. I was taught in college that many times when something is presented unclearly as to...
I always wanted one of these. Why does no one see fit to mention this reads XIIL rather than XLII? I doubt the meaning was any different from 42...
I have way too many Republican denarii and way too few bronzes from a proportional standpoint so I have been looking for low grade but attractive...
200 years after the battle of Actium, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus issued a Restitution commemorative based on the Legionary type of Antony....
Thanks for the input. I do not know the correct answer. These are found on many coins of Stratoniceia in Caria. Some are said to be Caracalla...
Not wishing to corrupt neutrality by suggesting anything, could I get anyone to offer an opinion on the subject of this countermark? The host...
http://www.classicalcoins.com/flans1.html Every time this question comes up we suggest that you read the above page and those that follow it. It...
Yeah, that was my theory but you can only attach ten to a post. There are many styles and die variations. I do not have this new one. [ATTACH]...
http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/Bruttium_map/Rhegion_map/Rhegion.html Looking again, the breaks show this is the same coin just labeled as a...
The Aegina is a fine example of what happens when you take a globular flan and don't hit it hard enough to spread the flan completely. As such, I...
I became aware of the subject in the Kelly sale in 1997 but bid on none because I spent more than I want to on Septimius Easterns there. Since...
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