[ATTACH] 28-27 mm. 8.45 grams. Diocletian, retired May 1, 305 DN DIOCLETIANO FELICISSMO SEN AVG Laureate bust right in imperial mantle, holding...
Not many of us can say that! What a wonderful group! Splendid!
[ATTACH] Panticapaeum MacDonald 69 "c. 310 - 304/3 BC" 22 mm. 6.73 grams. Bearded Pan right with narrow pointed ear Forepart of griffin left with...
Here is a site on late Roman AE from the period of Valentinian (note my username) and later: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/ It has over a...
Allectus has two so-called "quinarius" types with ships: [ATTACH] 20 mm. 2.66 grams. IMP C ALLECTVS AVG LAETITIA AVG Q C in exergue RIC V.II...
Different cards may have significantly different conversion rates. I use a different card when in Canada because its rate is 2% better than my...
A BIG charge. I'll write about this below. Yes, I, too, highly recommend Wise.com. Actually, it is closer to 8%, whereas Wise charges about...
Philosophy! Fun! What does the owner of a painting (or coin) have that the rest of us don't have? What does the owner of a NFT image have that...
Ancient-coin collectors seems to be close to unanimous in recommending "Collect what you like." I completely agree. Here is a website for...
Thank you. It is now fixed.
Here is the other FEL TEMP REPARATIO type of Constantius II that is not common: [ATTACH] 24 mm. 5.78 grams. Emperor standing left, holding...
"@Valentinian, I think this was intended for the "An uncommon coin of a very common emperor" thread." EDIT: @gsimonel is right. There are perils...
No, it has not been posted yet. It is a FEL TEMP REPARATIO type with the emperor standing and only one captive (and no "Hut").
Nowadays Chrome (maybe other browsers too) wants site URLs to begin: https:// which is a securer version of the former standard http:// When I...
I had all five volumes of Roman Silver Coins and found volumes 2, 3, and 4, to be of almost no use and passed them along. Volume 1 has Republican...
Here is the rarest FEL TEMP REPARATIO type, emperor, nimbate, riding right spearing two kneeling foes. Constantius II RIC VIII Rome 184 (= Rome...
If you buy from respected dealers your chances of buying a fake are low (not zero, but low). Here is a list of very many good dealers:...
But, there are only ten of that spinning picture available! Get your order in before they are all gone! I thought the tulip-bulb craze was a...
During the early Byzantine period the Thessalonica mint did not mint copper for Anastasius and did not mint the follis ("M", for 40-nummus)...
Here is a wolf and twins from a city far from Rome: [ATTACH] 29-28 mm. 9.21 grams. At Laodiceia ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria (Syria) IMP C M...
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