First time I've posted this, but one of my first ancients. 1 of 2 Emesa mints I own; Like OP coin, mine also minted 194-195 [ATTACH] IMP CAE L SEP...
Awesome countermark - haven't seen one like that before.
That's the baked liver of sulfur used to give them an "antique look." Pretty smelly stuff after being in the oven for a bit.
It could have been a lot worse than 60 pounds. I met a guy at the local coin shop who showed me a gold aureus of Tiberius that he purchased in...
Looks like fresh dies
For those of you who don't like viruses - OP coin [ATTACH]
Beautiful piece. (I opened the PDF :sorry:) May sound strange, but I like the spread on your olive branch. I haven't seen many that wide. What...
Great pickup. My only "father and son" (adoptive) roman pair: [ATTACH]
Thanks for the comments, everyone.
I couldn't touch anything in "steve" quality for less than 1K. Decent condition with devices off flan will have to do for now. Good luck. I'm sure...
Looking for one that's "steve" quality?
Yours and Ancient Joe's (of course) are the two nicest I have seen on here. Always a pleasure to look at it. I didn't notice until now, but yours...
Pretty. Like Eng posted, yours reminds me of something that would hail from Arados. One of my favorites from Cilicia: [ATTACH]Stater 425-380 BC...
How does one pluralize "nomos;" nomosii? Whatever it is, that's what I have. Below is my Pod of dolphins or Troop of horses. (@stevex6 , I hope...
Does this mean I have to send my monthly denarius to Bing this month, oh beloved coin leader?
I have had it in my questionable folder for about 6 years now. But, there seems to be some others just as heavy/heavier...
I've only seen 1 other example that has the same coloring. It was in a forum member's gallery. I bought this at a coin show in Oceanside from an...
Here's the coin in question. Nice brassy surfaces and a little on the heavy side [ATTACH] 8.77g 23.9mm
Happy Birthday. 2 of my concurrent coins from Jesus's first lifetime. Tiberius Denarii 14-37 AD Plain Legs [ATTACH] 3.57g 18.72mm Ornate Legs...
True. Info added. All hail the Dr. Gordon collection.
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