Beautiful new addition, Curtis! And an ex Beast coin at that!! I accept that challenge! But I only have this one humble campgate... [IMG]...
Just picked up this little Larissa chalkous, ex BCD with tag, (my first ex BCD) and I'm curious what the back means... I assume it's referring to...
Just got this fun, little quadrans of Augustus delivered yesterday... [ATTACH] Augustus, Ruled 27 BC - 14 AD AE Quadrans, Struck 9 BC, Rome...
Roman London was "Londinium" I believe.
[IMG] Philip I, Ruled 244-249 AD AR Antoninianus, Struck 246 AD, Rome mint Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, bust right, radiate, draped,...
Congrats on the purchase! [IMG] Trajan, Ruled 98-117 AD AE As, Struck 99-100 AD Obverse: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, Head of Trajan,...
You've got me on the edge of my seat now, John! :wideyed::nailbiting: Can't wait!
It appears there aren't many from the -CONST mint. This example sold for $151+BP, though the provenance could've increased it slightly. It is also...
[IMG] [IMG] Faustina II, Wife of Marcus Aurelius AR Denarius, Struck under Antioninus Pius 145-161 AD, Rome mint Obverse: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG...
I'd go with rarity (or historical significance) over state... It also usually saves my pocket book. :happy:
It looks, based on thumb and nail size , to be about 23 or 24mm wide. I'm not an expert but the wear pattern looks odd (worn mouth/lips but intact...
This one? [IMG] FOR FEL P M TR P XIIII COS V DES VI http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.com.186 (Obv die match?)
I agree, the sodium sesq here would probably impact the non-BD patina. As SeptimiusT suggested, start with DW treatments as it will slowly leach...
In a Google search about the topic, there was a Forvm DB post that in which someone didn't believe the Romans word expend so much effort in...
That is a very nice, new sestertius! And agree, that the write up was superb as a companion to your coin. I don't have a similar sestertius, but...
Oh, um... you need to change one letter in the word "sea" to make it "see". I can only assume that's the word you meant, anyways... :rolleyes:...
:jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop: Wowwww!! NICE!
I'm just figuring it out too, so I'm not a master at all... it DOES take practice and exposure. Here's my basics as to what I do to help myself:...
Thanks!! We certainly did some beach-sitting and searching, but nothing to write home about... got some worn sea glass which is equally as...
I see "ΔIOKΛ" in the obverse legend (11-1 on the clock), Greek lettering that translates to "DIOCL". And the reverse is the Alexandrian version...
Separate names with a comma.
