Finally have some quality time this weekend to get some organization done on my collection, and found this one that I had completely forgotten...
Not the best condition, but that's one of the better style busts I've seen of Rhoemetalkes. As for the color, maybe it's been given a coat of wax?...
One of the cooler pieces of lot by catch this year! Commodus, as Caesar and Imperator AE 43mm medallion, 41.38g Silandus, Lydia Ca. 177 AD ΛVTO...
Portrait doesn't look like him - I would start searching under Claudius first.
Thanks all! @Plumbata, I'd love to see them if you can find any images! @medoraman, there is no dragging left to do; I actually seldom buy...
#22 Elephant! [ATTACH] #23 Youth galloping on a gryphon? [ATTACH] #24 More grapes [ATTACH] #25 Head right with flowing hair - Maybe Apollo?...
#11 Another very archaic looking female bust with almond-shaped eye [ATTACH] #12 Female bust left [ATTACH] #13 River god! [ATTACH] #14 Maybe...
Just arrived from Ares - not a planned purchase, but at only $7-8 per piece, I thought it would be fun to go through them and maybe keep a couple...
Nice one, and the reverse is scarcer as a denarius than as an antoninianus. It's listed as rare, although I would say scarce is more accurate....
Thanks all! And a nice DIVO ANTONINO MAGNO there, Doug! To elaborate on the missing coins: - Divus Pertinax is on my "maybe eventually" list,...
Nice coins all! He's a historically fascinating man who minted beautiful, varied, and affordable coins. Collecting just one Max Thrax is like...
A couple weeks ago I filled a hole that I truthfully never expected to be able to fill. She arrived earlier this morning, and my Severan dynasty...
Nice one! Mine has that funny glossy black patina that looks lovely in hand, but is darn near impossible to photograph properly - the patina...
Thanks all! @curtislclay - Thanks for the help with the legend - I see now that I was counting the C for Caius twice, and I guess that's a K at...
After what felt like an eternity, my Roma winnings are finally safe and sound! The highlight for me is one of the white whales for my collection -...
Superb selection! It certainly checks all of the boxes - that is one to be proud of. This current hoard seems endless - I wonder how long before...
Once you go into India and Central Asia, obscure becomes the norm, not the exception. Bukhara, king "Hirkod" 1st century BC/AD - not attested in...
The Crisis years were rife with obscure rulers Pupienus and Balbinus were seasoned politicians with decades under their belts, and both had...
Nice coins! Here is my Romulus, full follis, Rome mint[ATTACH] That's a fascinating medallion, @Suarez. Any idea if it's a unique find? Curious...
Nice coins! I consider this T-bone to be one of the crown jewels of my Roman collection [ATTACH] Here is also a sestertius, sadly most of the...
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