I've always thought that Gallienus was a decent ruler who was dealt a bad hand. He certainly seemed to be on top of things early in his reign, but...
Very nice and informative thread! My first serious numismatic undertaking was a type set of non-gold, no-rarities Japanese coins - the end result...
Very nice! I have an Ardashir I drachm that has a similar unusual artefact in the field; I thought it might be the traces of an undertype...
The city commemoratives are linked to the two groups of GLORIA EXERCITVS soldiers and standard(s) coins - from time to time you will see a Roma or...
Very nice! My Julian II bull could probably get an upgrade, but I got such a deal ($10/pc lot) that I haven't pulled the trigger on a ~$100 "eye...
Eucratides is the first thing to come to mind. The local imitations of basically everything that isn't Roman, Greek, or Sassanian are woefully...
The reverse reads Year 5, and Aurelian is the only candidate for tetradrachms in this style who also ruled 5 years. Very nice coin; I recently...
I have had dealings with them several times in the past. IMO, a C-grade seller. Not terrible, not great. All packages have arrived, usually in a...
Very nice coins, all! I've dabbled a bit in almost every corner of India from 600 BC to the 21st century, but PMC isn't an area I have collected...
Stunning coin! There's nothing quite like a big, chunky second century sestertius with full details and a smooth patina. This was not my first...
Oh man - I dont think I could part with a Priscus Attalus! Hopefully you made a solid profit on both sales? I like to think of myself as a...
It does seem to be getting more popular, mostly thanks to the internet; in particular: - More and better avenues to collect ancients at any budget...
Had to go grab the image for this one Sassanian Empire Yazdegerd III Sakastan mint, RY20 (651) [ATTACH] Taking the Sassanian throne as a boy...
I have a soft spot for ancient coins that were either used during a crucial moment in history, or minted to commemorate a recent event. Some that...
Yup, barbarous copy. There are a lot of barbarous VLPP types, ranging from official-looking to comically bad. Yours is about in the middle.
Next shipment came in earlier this week - not as exciting as the first ones, but the bidding had seriously died down - I won most of these for...
Very nice with even, honest wear and not too much corrosion. My Hadrian is an earlier denarius, minted around 123, or at least after his third...
There was a thread on another forum where a member bought one of these coins that was purchased from Hamburg and consigned to another auction...
First is Hungary, Bela III. He tried to make imitations of Byzantine and Islamic coins for his crusaders, but they mostly refused to use them....
Nice! I had bee eyeing one of those, but haven't managed to snag one yet. Byzantine bronze isn't an area I see myself getting serious about, but...
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