[ATTACH] Mine is similar but RIC 586 assigns it to Siscia. It makes the point that there is a difference between a backwards Z and an S. In...
The type here was significant since the city was a retirement site for many veterans of the wars with Cleopatra who were proud of defeating the...
[ATTACH] I once had one of these but gave it to a student I hoped would appreciate the added interest of serrate fourrees.
I do not believe it is as simple as whether or not someone was intending to be emperor or not. If you are in charge of a large group of soldiers...
Usually when someone shows a super nice horseman it will be an Antioch of the large series with gamma in the reverse field. That mint in that...
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You will find that the method that works best for 30 coins is clumsy for 300 and ridiculous for 3000. Bing is right on when he says whatever...
There is a tendency of people selling coins to add value to their wares by linking them to names from history that can be associated with the...
In my life in collecting I have known one couple that collected together. He had some knockout sestertii while she had Greek including the worlds...
I'll add three 'different' Domitians not in great condition but that I found appealing. COS VII DES VIII with more frontal pose [ATTACH] The...
The obvious answer is Pautalia, Thrace, which used the type but I can not justify the remains of the reverse legend as seen in the photo.
That already happened to me (almost). I have bought very few since about 2003. Just curious, when did you start collecting them? I thought it...
What people new to the hobby generally fail to realize is that these things (ancient coins) exist in a million variations with anywhere from one...
If you have a real copy of RIC vol VI, an owner of this coin should read the long notes on page 459f where it explains the thinking that assigns...
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