The great thing about Probus is the vast variety of obverse variations including some that are way beyond rare (e.g. the ones with Vota...
There are two factors to consider: Condition and authenticity. $3000 is not out of line for a very nice example of this coin. $3 is about right...
Coin collectors can be divided into two groups: Ancient - Modern no World - US no Rich - Poor no The difference that I...
I have seen quite a few of the big coins offered that don't seem to fit the size/weight tables too closely but we always have to allow for...
Constantine may have been a Christian but recall he withheld baptism until his deathbed so he was not, technically when any coins were struck....
Look forward to your post of the "ordinary" coins. My earlier post of Republican denarii I got at the Baltimore show threatened a follow up of...
Oops. Place mind in gear before typing. Corrected.
RIC says my new coin is common but it is not a reverse of Salonina I have seen often so I'll post it here. It came from a dealer at Baltimore who...
Another minor point worth mentioning is that the tetradrachms are struck in a more debased silver than the drachms. I really doubt there were...
Cataloged as winged animal and used with BE places the coin as from Beroea. Many cities in Syria used this type and each had a small add on to...
Some may recall I went to a show at Baltimore and wrote up the experience: http://dougsmith.ancients.info/coinshow2011.html This past weekend was...
This is an example of the Parthian month/year date type (Vologases IV). The year is 464 of the Seleucid era (152 AD) and is shown in Greek...
Nice coin. It is interesting how we usually prefer Republican coin types that are not the ordinary Roma heads and victories riding in chariots...
I agree the style is not quite right and suggest the coin be shown in person to a dealer if there is one near you (location?). The color in the...
PR = Populi Romanorum "of the Roman People"
Question: Who would be your choice if someone were to offer to give you a female coin? Candidates: Titiana Dyrantilla Zenobia Constantia...
Since it was my thread to begin with, I don't feel too bad hijacking it: I like counterstamps, too. These are some of my favorites. The...
Roughly 850-1000 AD. The minor distinctions between types have not been made clear in the literature I have seen so I am not able to narrow it...
A very common medieval coin of Central Asia is the silver jital of Samanta Deva showing a bull and horseman type. I have posted on these before...
Messalina wife of Claudius I Poppaea wife of Nero Both are provincial billon tetradrachms of Alexandria
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