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A real beauty!! LOVE the sharp details!!
This rather rough but cool bronze caught my eye because of the reverse---that chunky, robust image of Hercules just said.... 'Take me home'!! It...
Great job Ed !!!!
I couldn't say it any better. Good luck on a specific 'focus'....The best I can do is limit the field to ancients;):)
Super examples guys!! Well, I guess I'll post one of my favorite LRB's. Struck circa 328 AD. Constantinople mint. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG,...
I'd guess Rome:p
The mintmark???
Unusual to say the least..... ugly and mean!! He looks less than thrilled about things---probably just received his newest tax bill LOL
For all the reasons mentioned (especially budgetary), I find I can have quite a tolerance for off-centered coins.
VERY NICE!! That's a wonderful portrait!!! I've been trying to grab a few nice coins of her--- especially with that Venus reverse. One of these...
Terrific photos!!!
Super posts guys!! A coin with the lighthouse is definitely high on my 'want list'!!!
WOW!! That's a fabulous coin!! And one I'd be interested in......assuming I could ever afford it LOL
I have to agree Kevin, especially since 'historians/numismatists refer to this period as "The Recovery of the Empire".
Simply GORGEOUS!!!! My 'budget' example from a FAC auction: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The reverse is tough to make sense of.....but I'm sure a few of the 'LRB' specialists will chime in soon.:)
Wonderful posts!!! I'll add a sestertius and a antoninianus... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm guessing Constantius and not Constantine....Perhaps like this example:...
I LOVE this 'feel good' thread!! A huge thumbs up to you Erin and all those wonderfully generous folks out there!!
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