That is a common Claudius as of the Minerva type. It is very commonly found in England and certainly not a coin that could push that lot up to $300.
Thank you all every much for initiating or contributing to this interesting thread. Which Roman coin types have the best letterforms? Here is a...
Here is a coin of the famous Claudius (AD 41-54) struck at Roman Alexandria in year 12 (51/2): [ATTACH] 26 mm. 10.04 grams. Emmett 80. A diobol....
The god Dionysos favored the panther, a big cat normally depicted with spots. Here is one on a mosaic in the Archaeological Museum of Pella:...
@Ed Snible, that's it! Thank you!
@John Anthony, the coin you posted has a "T" that look like a "T". One of the Stancomb coins looks very much like mine (not like a "T"), and the...
Slabs take up a lot of space. If the coins you have are worth a lot each and you have a limited number, fine. However, if you have hundreds or...
A while ago we had a good thread on helmets: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-helmet-types.297306/ Of course, very many ancient coin...
Extremely rare denomination. "IA" means 10 to 1 in place of the usual 20 to 1 (parts copper to silver). [ATTACH] Tacitus, 275-276. The previous...
The Caracalla/radiate lion design also comes on an antoninianus: [ATTACH] 22 mm. Stuck 215 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate bust right PM TRP...
Dan Clark was a dealer who bought thousands of lousy Byzantine copper coins and sorted through them. He developed a classification scheme that...
Keep #1. The surface on #2 is not so pleasing.
We have had many good threads on the attractive and common AE FEL TEMP REPARATIO coins, including this one recently:...
OP = Original Post refers to the first one in the thread.
[ATTACH] Caracalla, denarius PROFECTIO AVG Departure for eastern wars.
I think most third century emperors are very interesting and collectible. It is hard to pick a favorite. Some emperors issued very many types and...
Yes, it is a spectacular book. It is hard to want to read the words when the pictures are so beautiful, but the text is really quite good and...
Good point. With long experience we can sometimes know a coin is special and nevertheless fail to buy it thinking it would, or should, go for...
It is possible to regret passing on a special piece, but coins cost money--usually in limited supply-- and the money not spent can be used to buy...
That is a wonderful coin and writeup. Thanks for illuminating us.
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