I added seven ancients to my "inexpensive, $5-$15" page, including a Domitian Rhino, Delmatius, Constantius II with cross,...
There are many coins somewhat like it. What is the part that makes it rare?
Picking a single favorite is very difficult, but when I think of this one it is hard to think of another that would eclipse it. [ATTACH] It is...
There are a number of architectural types from Nicopolis. This one came from the recent Triskeles auction associated with vcoins. [ATTACH] The...
Here is another fun listing. It offers a large collection of world coins for only $425. https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/123072557461 [ATTACH]...
This one is a better deal. It is certified genuine and only $1 million. http://ebayitem.com/183169839891 Plus, free shipping!
Another page with the names and dates of governors and legates on coins of Moesia is at Forum:...
The coin of Maxentius, foe of Constantine, is a "half-follis" which is scarcer than the follis. [ATTACH] Maxentius. 306-312 half-follis. 20 mm....
Just to be clear, the portrait on the Sejanus coin above is the portrait of Tiberius. The contribution of Sejanus is his name from 3:00 to 1:00 on...
I agree. Think of how a flan might be picked up. It would be impossible to actually pick up any flan with tongs like those.
@dougsmit , I reread your two coin show pages and they are lots of fun. You captured the feeling of a show perfectly. If I were close to a big...
Imperial coins of Marcinus (217-218) are scarce, but his coins from Marcianopolis and Nicopolis are common. Here is one with a nice green patina....
Unlike imperial coins that explicitly name an emperor, few Roman Republican coins have types that indicate the date of the coin. Nevertheless,...
Here is a coin with two heads I got last month: [ATTACH] Hadrian (117-138) and Sabina, struck at Roman Alexandria, Egypt. Tetradrachm. 25-23 mm....
Here is a nice AE2 of Decentius, AD 351-353. Below is the finest auction catalog of Greek coins ever produced. It is a fun read! [ATTACH] VOT V...
All radiates with XXI are pre-reform. The follis with XXI you showed is not radiate. All folles are post-reform (The reform introduced the follis...
Perhaps B NE is for two (B) times Neocorate (NE), two temples to the imperial cult. That honor is not infrequently mentioned on provincial coins.
I added some Magnentius and Gallus pieces to my page, including some remarkable full-sized ancient imitations:...
That coin is a follis (aka nummis) and is post-reform. In fact, it is the new reform denomination that did have some silver in the alloy. The new...
The post-reform radiate denomination had no intentional silver. If someone has a "silvered" example, it must have been silvered in modern times....
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