Replica widow's mites - they are made by a company that makes various religious items and are sold in bulk to be handed out to kids in Sunday...
Superb write-up! I picked up an example of the type earlier in the year, which I think I have posted a couple times- coinage of Sabina in general...
Very nice! Mixed-lot garbage aside, the type was one of the first RR coins that I bought - still a favorite to this day [ATTACH]
Thanks! @The Eidolon, yours is indeed a nice example of 1.5 - my attribution to the Vaghelas is of course guesswork only, as there are actual...
Nice selections! The Florian is a real beauty; he's easy enough to find, but not in good quality, and even tougher with such a pleasing portrait....
Thanks all! @spirityoda - the coins are actually Indian imitations of Persian Sassanian coins, specifically Peroz I - there are a few eBay...
I ordered this lot of Indo Sassanian coins on ebay back in early March, right before the world came to a screeching halt; I had totally lost hope...
Very nice! I briefly owned (and promptly sold for a nice price) two AE quadrans of Trajan of the Dardanici mines Anonymous ROMA / DARDANICI...
Some ancient coins (especially the high relief Greek ones) were probably struck more than one time in the die. Die shift means that it wasn't...
Great write up and coins! And thanks for the call-out Here's my well-circulated example of the rare Pergamum type [ATTACH]
Incredible! I never would have guessed it from the before pic!
European metal detectorists: "Look at my coins that I found on my private property!" European governments: "You mean Our property?" [ATTACH]
A favorite coin that actually should not exist Maxentius, as Caesar AE follis from Carthage [ATTACH] Problem is - Maxentius was never Caesar...
Julia (The Elder) the daughter of Augustus / second wife of Tiberius was 1) Dead by the time Tiberius took power 2) Despised by Tiberius and...
Glad to hear it arrived safely! That is indeed a magnificent coin, although to be honest my focus has been shifting away from "a little of...
Blue patina is beautiful but can be rare. This is one of my favorites, a vibrant turquoise Philip II AE [ATTACH] Several years back, I got this...
Are you asking when was the last time a new denarius type was discovered? New types and varieties are discovered all the time - I believe...
Very nice! A Claudius II consecration issue was among the first coins I ever purchased, too! I particularly like these issues because they are...
Beautiful coins! I'll never pass on an opportunity to show this off again! [ATTACH]
Well, yeah, but my point was to ponder how many people within the Imperial set would actually be possible to compile such a set for. And yeah,...
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