I have a question about this reverse. Ara Salutis Augusti:an altar for the emperor's health and safety. Were coins with this reverse minted in...
Mat suggested I give this a try, and after much enjoyment of his I figured I'd go for it :D This first one is one of my favorite Greek coins. I...
Traded in for this today, it has a pretty high relief but doesn't show it in the pic. Was a bit shinny to snap a good shot with my set up. Looks...
anyone know where these are from?
lets see your denarii edit: oh well :)
I was wondering how often ancient cast forgeries had been condemned as a modern cast forgery and thought I'd see what some of you think.
This one is just barley 19mm (listed as AE18 BMC429) I was thinking its 430, but wildwinds doesn't list the inscription so I couldn't confirm it....
Heres a couple additions I thought I;d share [IMG] Constantius II, 22 May 337 - 3 November 361 A.D. Bronze AE 2, desert patina, mint:...
Its a little rough and I got it thinking it was Julia Mamaea but a nice surprise that it was Tranquillina. :) Tranquillina, Augusta 241-244...
Just curious of who has unexpectedly found ancient coins they forgot about in the house? Found a Very rough tetradrachm of Antoninus Pius in a...
I'm sure a some of you have seen this. Pretty sweet find! Bit harsh of language for some though. http://youtu.be/0q-65uZqTbo
:hail: [IMG] I'm sure your all bored of this type, but this ones a little more special than others ;) Its a little rough, not looks worse...
Note:This is more of an abridged and incomplete version rather than a critique or analysis of the article. Edit: I should add that this about the...
This was a neat one that came today. A bit of a weak strike on the reverse, and a bit harder to photograph but has a nice bearded portrait of the...
Can I get your opinions on it? Worth getting, or is there another book worth buying like Aorta or one of Sear's books?
Just opened this in the mail today :) Its not spectacular, but for its size (15.2mm) it has pretty nice detail compared to some of the others of...
Finally got a B-day present :D Well, I used b-day money to get it. Its rough but has a nice reverse that I really like and its of an emperor I've...
My first denarius was of Vespasian, and I finally upgraded it :D The picture is a little bright, but I was trying something new and the results...
Commodus 177-192 AD Denarius 186-189 AD ROME M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right ROMAE AE TERNAE, Roma seated left holding Victory...
Anyone into tiny Greek silver :) My friend gave it to me for Christmas. He didnt think it was going to be as tiny as it is though. I almost got it...
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