One of my favorite coin categories! Funny, I've actually cleaned a couple, feeling like I saved them in some way. [IMG] Divus Augustus, Died 14...
It looks double struck and the A/N/N on the reverse is what is remaining in high relief as part of the big I in a decanummium (at least that is my...
And now we enter a very troubling time for the empire in the middle of 68 AD that continues until the end of 69 AD... Civil war. -- Galba...
Hey, interesting realization about your coin of Volusian and mine of Trajan Decius, both are AN V, year 5 of Provincia Dacia and that equates to...
I was just gonna say, "I think I see Turiaso"... Nice, fun pick up!
Very cool idea, and way to balance out the universe! Trajan Decius on this coin looks like a blob. Maybe Jeff Goldblum in The Fly? Or Odo from...
Very nice, Charles!
I recently watched a documentary about the discoverer (amateur antiquarian) and the troubles he went through getting people to believe him and get...
Nothing to be embarrassed about :) I think it is a Class A2 Anonymous Follis... VERY NICE, Randy! Here is mine, though more worn, barely any...
In my first month collecting, I found an ebay seller that wasn't known for selling ancients and snapped up 3 coins from him on the cheap, and this...
"Nero Claudius of the House Gens Julia and Gens Claudia, First of His Name (maybe not), Burner of Rome, Imperial Artist-in-Residence, Breaker of...
Great coins of 2019 so far, Sallent and ACH! Here are my top 3 so far: I just got this last week and have been looking for an opportunity to...
[ATTACH] Otacilia Severa AR Antoninianus, Struck 248-249 AD Obverse: OTACIL SEVERA AVG, bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, on crescent,...
Before: [IMG] After: [IMG] Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD AE As, Struck 65 AD, Rome mint Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, Laureate head of Nero right....
I did now notice that linked coin has both 1252 & 1268 (but I don't know German and abbreviations) "C. -, vgl. 1007 f. R.I.C. A.P. -, vgl. 1252...
Like that acsearch example, yes, but based on the different obv legend on the OP coin (AVRELIVS CAES - AVG PII F) than 1268 and the RIC entry, I...
Nice new Ant! I recently picked up this Sestertius of Volusian (was mislabeled as Severus Alexander, so got it for a steal) to go with my As:...
Your's looks maybe more winged (?; or just a regular ol' ancient thunderbolt of the gods) than filleted, but it works :)
I believe it means it is strapped together, or to have a strap, or similar? I've seen "fillet" used as hanging straps off of cornucopia and spears.
[IMG] Trajan, Ruled 98-117 AD AE26, Syria, Seleucis, Seleucia Pieria Obverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΑΡΙСΤ СΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head right....
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