Nice addition to your numophylacium, @David Atherton! And it's icing on the cake for it to be a rarity. I find a chocolate patina with brassy...
It's common knowledge that "High Rating - Low Price" is Ilya Zlobin.
I stand corrected.
It's VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing left, holding purse and cornucopiae.
Man, that's freaky-looking, @Mat! What a cool coin! [IMG] This is my most dramatic double strike. This sestertius was double struck on the...
Gorgeous! That's a fine example of the Aeternitas on globe issue. They are hard to find with well-struck and well-preserved reverses. And that's a...
That mug would be AWESOME, @Deacon Ray! I never get tired of your Faustina II from Gadara. I have one, too: [ATTACH] Very nice bronze issues of...
Cool coin, Warren!! And that's a great write-up about these on your website! Here's my most photogenic coin of the man. [IMG] Numerian,...
Fantastic, @John Conduitt! That's a great example of the Britannia type of Antoninus Pius (RIC 934) that I discuss in the last paragraph of...
Nobody else has an Atargatis, I guess, so I'm invoking the 12-hour rule. How about a different deity riding on a different big cat? [IMG]...
What a historically important coin, @red_spork! And kudos to you and @Valentinian for tracking down its provenance!
[IMG] Happy Friday, everyone! After a three-week foray into the coins of Faustina II, it's time to discuss a coin issued for her mother. This one...
Wonderful additions to your collection, @Shea19! I especially like the Antiochene tet -- Caracalla really looks like a thug!! This is my favorite...
This particular issue is not particularly scarce, with 148 examples in the Reka Devnia hoard. Here's a genuine one. [ATTACH] Faustina Sr, AD...
Yes, $65 was a good deal.
This one was sold twice by CNG (2002 and 2006); it's the only other example I was able to find online. It appears to be a double die match to your...
That's a scarce one. It is probably AMNG I-1, 1076, which is so worn that Pick was unsure of the identity of the reverse figure but notes it could...
Plautilla provincial. This one was sold at auction as "Faustina II"! :yuck: [IMG] Plautilla, AD 202-205. Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 4.1 g....
My most Santa-esque Posty. [ATTACH]
I hope @Andrew McCabe swings by this thread to help you. He LITERALLY wrote the book on this. Fun thread, @ambr0zie! Here's my smallest...
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