Lovely coins. Both are types I hope to luck into some day. The issue of T. Carisius is an interesting one, as I believe it was issued for...
Nice examples, Roman Collector. The information on the various titles used on these lifetime Faustina's is useful. I have but one AE lifetime...
Nice lookin' coin. I'd agree that it looks more like Zeus than Roma. There are quite a few of this time for Marcus Aurelius - it ought to be...
I just got 2 Roman Provincials, and I am not exactly sure where to start. I thought they might be Arabia Bostra, at first, but what I can make...
Very interesting - I see mostly bronze Provincials with countermarks, not silver. I'd be interested to see what this is.
RC, Congratulations on finding a second "British Association" in your collection - I didn't find any others in my own, but am still pretty...
Back in September 2017 I needed help with a Faustina II as I picked up at my local dealer for ten bucks. Roman Collector helped me out with...
Thank you all for your assistance with this odd-ball coin. I think the "unofficial" issue approach to this one is probably correct.
That was a well-spent $1.25. Nice coin.
A worn denarius with Faustina I veiled - my only silver with this portrait: [ATTACH] Faustina I Denarius (141-161 A.D.) Rome Mint DIVA...
Great coins and write-up, RC. I just got a veiled Faustina I and Faustina II - both sestertii, budget examples. I'd wanted this portrait on a...
I like those bare-headed Antoninus Pius examples. Interesting to know why is shown that way when he was Augustus - the early Caesar issues and...
I really like your new Faustina AE - that is a lovely younger portrait. The problems wouldn't bother me at all. In regards to "sestertius die"...
I got a tiny - but not as tiny as the OP - palm a while back in a lot of stuff. Despite being bigger, mine looks a lot like the OP. It took me a...
Interesting discussion - I like the "what I like" theme. Faustina (I or II) is of particular interest because the style of the portraits can vary...
Great write-up, Jochen. Marsyas is pretty much my favorite myth - a drunken bald guy taking on Apollo in a flute slam, only to be horribly...
I like broken coins - they are usually cheap. Not that I seek them out, but sometimes it is the only way I can get an otherwise unaffordable...
Many thanks, jamesicus - visual guides like this are very helpful to me. Sometimes I get a bit boggled trying to read through the verbal...
Interesting coin and write-up, David. I have a crusty MVNIFICENTA as of Antoninus Pius that was issued for the 700th anniversary of the founding...
Great post - I really enjoyed all the examples. Valerian's portrait is not done at the best time for Roman art, but almost all of them, even the...
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