I believe that between Gallienus and Claudius II, the coinage output of Rome was mostly outsourced to provincial mints. I imagine that local...
Beautiful new adds Donna! I have been attempting to complete all ancient Roman dynasties to the best of my ability, including women. Some of my...
Skipped over Pescennius Niger [ATTACH] Clodius Albinus [ATTACH]
That Croesus 1/6 stater is incredible. I got a few of those Celtic tets in large lots; I think they consistently sold for about $80 on ebay,...
Didius Julianus [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think the clean shaven look was popularized by Alexander the Great. It was how the civilized people distinguished themselves from the...
Otho [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That lot was from Leu. I learned a hard lesson about bidding on any of their Roman lots - usually any super nice Roman you find in their Large...
One of my biggest regrets was paying something like $3k for this lot [ATTACH] Seems like a pretty solid deal, right? Well, the auction house...
I'm not normally one to brag, but I believe that very few collections in the world can top my Indo-Sassanians. These I believe are unique Malwa...
I may be one of the only members here crazy enough to take a stab at 1st century BC/AD Roman governor portrait coinage Cn. Statilius Libo,...
I need to get a new image just of these, but I am perpetually terrified that I will somehow drop them in the carpet and never find them....
Nice! I need to get her in imperial one of these days. Mine was extremely budget-friendly, but nice for the type Aezanis, Phrygia Caligula for...
Got this one a while back in a lot of Elymais drachms that I'm just starting to go through. It's certainly no Elymaean, although it took me a...
My personal theory - [ATTACH] Lucius Marcius Philippus was one of several Roman moneyers to claim descent from the quasi-legendary kings of...
I'll second barbarous Claudius II although a very intriguing one.
@Marsyas Mike Nice first Gadhaiya! 1.4.3 is correct - yours is a nice and well-loved example, and looks like it may have been a full reverse...
What a purdy coin! I wish I could find an affordable Celtic coin in such excellent condition, but anything nicer than this seems to go for well...
Nice! I also made a completely unplanned Phocas purchase as well a couple years ago - couldn't pass up the slightly-more-realistic-than-usual...
Fun idea for a thread! I never could really get into medieval coins, so I have no idea on yours. A few of my favorite mysteries- Unknown AE10...
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