This thread has 27 posts and these two reverses of Fausta have not yet been shown: [ATTACH] 18 mm. FAVSTA N F 8-pointed star in wreath RIC...
Trajan, Roman emperor 98-117, issued many coin types that referred to particular historical events. Here is an educational page that discusses his...
Coin with Arabia: [ATTACH] Trajan, laureate bust right with slight drapery on far shoulder Denarius. 19 mm. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI ARAB ADQV in...
How much does it weigh?
Those are magnificent coins! The three-sisters coin is a treasure, as are the others. I'm seriously impressed!
Coins attributable to Palmyra are rare. Here is one: [ATTACH] 15 mm. 2.65 grams. Three busts, sometimes identified as "Serapis facing, Sol on...
Are those all yours?
Here is a web page on ADVENTVS types: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/PROFECTIO/ADVENTVS.html It has a list of the emperors who issued ADVENTVS...
Years ago I corresponded by postal mail with a collector who collected coins from cities that St. Paul visited. I don't collect that theme, but I...
Happy birthday, @jamesicus ! I like your web pages and wonder if you have figured out a way to make sure they endure forever. I have web pages and...
Every ancient coin has two sides, and often they are not in the same condition. Even the OP coin is better on the obverse than the reverse. It...
@rrdenarius , I know only a bit about weights (I have Bendall's book on them). I do not think Byzantine coins have occasion to put an indication...
That one is 43 mm and 22.37 grams. It seems to me the large ones from Nikomedia tend to be a bit larger than the large ones from other mints.
This is true. I bought one of the OP type in 1978 for $350 from a dealer near Cleveland, Ohio. That was a lot of money, by far my most expensive...
I have enjoyed Byzantine coins since 1972. There is a lot of information available about Greek and Roman coins, but many people don't know much...
That vcoins Julius Caesar coin is not just "tooled," it is very extensively tooled. Every letter has been deeply outlined. The eye (look at it...
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A centaur with a bow and arrow is a sign of Sagittarius, as wikipedia notes: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_(astrology) There is...
I have seen many plated coins and even wrote a web site about ancient imitations: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/ The OP photo does not give...
I guess I'll be the first to say the coin looks cast. The right side of the reverse shows many small depressions that look like casting bubbles to...
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