Theme: Cleopatra VII [ATTACH] 26 mm. 80 drachma Minted at Alexandria, Egypt. This type is famous for showing her nose which does not make it...
Yes, that's always a problem when bidding in auctions, especially those in Europe when shipping can be 15 GPB or 18 euros to the US on a small...
That is an interesting and useful page. I added a link and recommendation to it on my page.
@lucag123 , if you take photos of dark coins on a white background you may have difficulty getting the details of the coins to show--the coins...
I have a web site on these anonymous coins: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/MaximinusII/ Here is one from my page: [ATTACH] 17 mm. No legend,...
[ATTACH] Gordian II, 238-244, struck 241 for his marriage to Tranquillina. VENVS VICTRIX "Venus Victrix, the triumphant queen of love, is...
If you haven't had the Julian II bull type in hand you might not realize it is 4 mm larger than a US quarter. It is a big coin. [ATTACH] Julian...
@dlhill132 has an excellent Valerian II, IOVI CRESCENTI. It is hard to find one that nice. I settled for a much weaker one that arrived today:...
I'll go out on a limb and say I think the coin is wonderful and virtually without tooling--not enough (if any) to require disclosure. If you begin...
@David@PCC noted the reverse legend naming Manuel I: MANOVHΛ ΔECΠOTHC (Manuel, Despot = Manuel, Emperor) On the OP coin you can see the "HΛ" at...
That one has an interesting half-and-half hairstyle. The top is in horizontal waves like the first one of mine above and the bottom is vertical...
Herennia's portraits are often not flattering. (See the coins in the previous posts.) However it is possible to find a coin on which she is...
I found the OP photos pretty dark so I brightened them: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Maybe @ancient coin hunter can tell us if these look more, or less,...
Here is my page on portraits of the four emperors of the first tetrarchy on GENIO POPVLI ROMANI coins, organized by mint:...
Thinking? What's that? No, I just figured from the dates he was the next guy. I guess I should not have said "calif." I know some things about...
My invite link: transferwise.com/u/warrene10 I guess you don't need to PM me. That will take you there, just like Severus Alexander's will take...
@Ancient Aussie , nice writeup. Here is my example of the OP coin: [ATTACH] 27 mm. RIC 639. BMC 1012. Sear II 3226. Foss 54 [109 AD]
I can't believe a collector paid $1475 for that. It must be a shill bidding scam. That type is common and inexpensive in nice shape. [ATTACH]...
@Erhan, that's an interesting writeup. I have SIC Ashmolean volume 1 and the OP coin seems to be 245-6 with "frozen year 43" even though it was...
I subscribe to acsearch and pay the 85 euros a year to get the prices. They informed me my subscription was about to expire in a few days. Payment...
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