I like Rudnik and have purchased several rare Faustina coins from Radmilo for my specialty subcollection.
I keep this one in a Cointain for extra protection. Despite the gnarly flan crack, it's structurally sound ... for now. [ATTACH]
One for T-Bone Tuesday! [IMG] Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 3.82 g, 19.7 mm, 11 h. Antioch, third emission, AD 252-253....
Attractive coin, @Orielensis, and an educational write-up! Here's my very pedestrian specimen with a left-facing bust. [IMG] Germanicus, 15 BC...
Wow, some gorgeous sestertii in this thread! Real eye-popping! :wideyed: I found a very interesting article about the role of imperial women in...
Genuine coin. Probably fake desert patina. Way overpriced. Look elsewhere.
Your dad was too old and you were too young. You had to be a 12-year-old boy at the time to understand.
I am sad to report that Joanna Cameron, who played Isis on the Saturday morning childrens' program, "The Secrets of Isis," has died of a stroke at...
And here's Severina wearing a hairstyle unique to the Serdica mint. [IMG] Severina, AD 270-275. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.01 g, 24.2 mm....
I only have a few from this mint. This Probus quadriga is a favorite. [IMG] Probus, AD 276-282. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.15 g, 22.05 mm, 6...
Here's a more typical Valerian: [IMG] Valerian I, AD 253-260. Roman AR antoninianus, 2.75 g, 20 mm, 7 h. Uncertain Eastern mint, 2nd emission,...
There are various approaches to collecting. One is to "invest," with your goal being to make money, not for completeness or other traditional...
What an interesting article, @Sulla80! I knew nothing about crusader imitations and I'm just a little more knowledgeable about them thanks to your...
Lovely coin, @johnmilton, an upgrade, indeed. I like the Mars reverse. My favorite Marcus: [IMG] Marcus Aurelius, Augustus AD 161-180. Roman AR...
I have many quandrantes, but only two semisses in my collection, both from Hadrian. I never pass up an opportunity to show them. These two coins...
Wow! That's some library, @Andrew McCabe!
I found another example of this coin with the type 3 hairstyle at NumisCorner's shop on V-Coins. It is not a die-match to mine. Because it...
Check out this anguipedal monster in a scene from the gigantomachy?! Cool, huh?! [IMG] Volusian, AD 251-253. Roman provincial Æ 29.1 mm, 11.2 g,...
Great example, @Mat, with particularly nice reverse detail. Thank you for the kind words, @happy_collector! Lovely coins, @Curtisimo, which...
Take heed, Achilles! [ATTACH]
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