This is a 28 mm AE "medallion" of Gratian. 8.68 grams. [ATTACH] RIC IX has it listed as "Medallic coins and AE1" 42a "R4" on page 125, with one...
No, it is just a regular Alexandrian tetradrachm with an unusual reverse. However, that series is littered with many unusual reverses. It is...
Some of the most common Greek silver coins of fractional denominations are from Kyzikos (Cyzicus) with the forepart of boar with tunny behind /...
[ATTACH] Hieron II, 274-216 (There were no term limits in those days) 27 mm. 18.72 grams. Sear Greek 1221. Rutter says this may belong to the...
I have added ancient coins to my main page and other pages: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Here are two of the tetrarchy, the rarest (not in...
Another FIL AVG [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Constantine, with FIL AVG(G) on both sides! Only from Antioch. If you want to know about FIL AVG coins, see:...
Coins of Antiochus I and Antiochus II can be extremely similar. Both issued the OP type with the same portrait of Antiochus I. Somehow the experts...
It is very hard to tool silver without obvious marks. I don't see the tooling. Where is it?
Send him to "Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Ancient Coins" at this URL: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/ If you have a lousy...
True. Search on "aureus" and "solidus" at one of the auction consolidators. Some are listed here part way down the page:...
Yes, followed by an officina letter (number), for Antioch. [ATTACH] Here is a similar coin with mintmark SMANI [the "I" may be followed by...
While most members will show a denarius or sestertius, I'll show a dupondius. RIC admits that whether it is a dupondius or an as is uncertain....
For your dues you get the American Journal of Numismatics which is a top scholarly journal, but most yearly issues have about a dozen specialized...
Caracalla gets a bad rap. Anyone can tell from his portrait that he was a sweet kid: [ATTACH] Caracalla. Denarius. 18 mm. RECTOR ORBIS RIC 287....
In August 2018 I started a thread https://www.cointalk.com/threads/byzantine-anonymous-folles.322682/ announcing my web site on Byzantine...
Alan Walker of the firm Nomos in Switzerland wrote an e-mail advertising their upcoming auction. At the end he mused about cultural property...
P.S. I hope you have a sense of humor!
Your ID says "Flavian Fanatic." Can a true fanatic let an "R3" coin in good shape go? Maybe you could change it to "I have a mild interest in...
@Orfew , I conjecture that since @David Atherton sold them to you, he has even better examples. @David Atherton , am I right? That makes me...
I have Peus 363. That coin is not in it, although that auction had an extensive collection of coins of Persis and it can serve as a reference work...
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