I think that the identity of Tiberius' SALVS as Livia is a bit more widely accepted [ATTACH] Compare the shape of the head to known provincials...
I was trying to figure out if it was the Athena type, but I think you might be on to something! Will have to double check diameter and weight to...
What a stunner! I picked up an ex-BCD collection hemidrachm from them a couple years ago - they offered small lots of 4-8 fractional silvers from...
Nice examples! @Severus Alexander were it not for the fingers, I would have thought that was an officially-produced Limes made from genuine dies!...
Auctiones lot arrived today! As suspected - Cleopatra AE 80 Drachmae - beat to hell, but the portrait is unmistakable - a desirable coin in any...
Scratching my head trying to think how this one was even made? Type is a Constantine the Great / VOT X MVLT XX but all of the lettering seems to...
Missed this thread the first time around - some real nice ones! I'll chip in now with some of my coins of hers from the "Pia Felix" era A...
Genuine, but harshly overcleaned. The whole thing was likely black, and they tried to scrub it all off My example of the type [ATTACH]
I have two Greek electrum coins Lesbos, Mytilene EL Hecte Right on the cusp of the transition from Archaic to Classical style, 478-455 BC...
Superb pick-up! Looking at it, I wonder if yours isn't the same hand that engraved my new Titus as Caesar denarius - mine definitely isn't as...
Now that is cool! Three coins, three different reverses, but all struck from the same obverse die! This will definitely be a treasured addition...
Just in from the latest Savoca - Trebonianus Gallus AE Antoninianus Irregular mint? IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, Radiate draped and cuirassed...
Great writeup! I chose the type as my "main" Faustina II for my collection - I saw her bust and just had to have it! [ATTACH]
Nice one! Denarii of Verus are common, but command significant premiums I'm high grade compared to the more famous dynasty members. I have two: A...
Beautiful! Recently sold my old one [ATTACH] To upgrade to this one [ATTACH]
Back before the boom in coin prices, I used to pick up large lots of Greek AR fractions, and would usually keep the best ones for my collection....
Great discussion points all! 1) I'm surprised at how many people here have Manlia Scantilla and Didia Clara but no Julianus - I hadn't realized...
Figured it's a good time to make a thread, seeing as I now own what will probably be the maximum number of Didius Julianus coins that will ever...
Cool pickups! I'd bet that if the second had a complete obverse legend, that's where the difference lies. I've had a soft spot for Quintillus...
Looked up their website - I rolled my eye at the whole "invest in rare coins" pitch - if you have to be told to invest in something like coins,...
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