My favorite is the third with the bold die number 41 but all are quite nice.
I'm not 100% sure but first guess is Maximianus / Homonoia, year 3, Emmett 4141. Anyone have a better idea?
When I think of African ancients, I like Aksum. I wish I could show the gold and silver but the bronzes are steep enough for me. This is about...
Domitian with Minerva is a common item issued for several years in several varieties. I consider the owl at feet a better type and this has a...
I hate to be the one.... The new Carisius is a cast fake. I bought one a couple years ago and returned it when a duplicate showed up. Search all...
I see the OP coin as better than many and quite collectible but it still has the common faults of its type. The letters that appear are clearly...
Tiberius it is. It is also fourree and one of the last Augustus types before Tiberius became emperor. My photo show Tiberius on the left but I...
I will never deny that you can get a great coin in a random lot but the question is what to do with the other 99%. If you buy a group that...
Is there still interest in this thread? This is a common ruler but not his most common coin. [ATTACH]
Aemilian
Wholesale means buying a group as a large lot. If you sell your 1000 coin collection to a dealer for $25,000, that is wholesale at $25 a coin...
You seem to be the only one here who finds the coin offensive. I like it. 'Waxy' sometimes means that the coin spent some time in a soft flip...
Valerian II was the son of Gallienus and grandson of Valerian I.
I wanted an archaic owl when they were $1000 but I didn't have $1000 so I didn't get one. The series is so popular that people with no interest...
While it is a wonderful observation, the Pi on helmet matter really only separates various later styles. If you want an overview of the owls, you...
http://www.coinweek.com/commentary/museums-hate-ancient-coins/ The above was linked here not long ago. Read the last two paragraphs. It is a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Beginning Latin teachers often mention that the Romans did not break between words but in this period at Rome there...
Search in Venice. I do not know these one from another but St. Mark and the Virgin suggest looking there.
[ATTACH] I believe my AE22 was a litra. How many litra were in a tetradrachm? 20? Mine is unevenly struck losing the last part of Agathocles'...
[ATTACH] No image, zumbly. Is there another below? [ATTACH] My Dalmatius above was posted as a link to the online image on my Delmatius page....
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