Nice coin ro and nice dark patina. And that's a beautiful coin IdesOfMarch01!
This was one of my first coins and feel lucky to have gotten it just simply from how little i knew of anything to do with roman coins at the time....
The purple dye that came from the murex shell was extremely expensive and banned from use by anyone except the emperor during the imperial period....
This is the oldest coin in my collection, though my collection is still very small. Furius Purpurio AR Denarius 169-158 BC Rome mint 18mm...
That's very enlightening. I wouldn't have known what that was. Now if or when I come across one marked in that way I'll know what it is. That's a...
Not a bad idea zumbly.
I really like those Perseus and medusa decapitation coins and what they are meant to represent as well! Gotta say I'm slightly jealous! Lol
Wow those are all some nice coins!
This is my only non-Roman ancient coin. Mithridates VI Eupator (of n[ATTACH] oble father) 134-63 BC of Pontus was the King of Pontus from 120-63...
Wow! Very nice!
Gonna take me a bit to figure out how to use some of these tools when posting. Tried to tag in that last post but not sure if it worked out very...
Thank you valentinian for that link. which also even mentions the confusion that can be caused between maximinus and galerius coins which is what...
Nice!!
Really a fantastic coin!
Thank you for the welcomes everyone! Glad I've found this site.
Aidan, lord of the rings, mithrandir is another name for Gandalf if I'm correct? One of my favorite historical figures is Mithridates VI of...
[ATTACH] Here is the full image of the coin in case that is the better way to post them. Also I should add that its 26mm and 6.6g.
I'm a new coin talk member and first time posting any of my coins here. This is my first coin of the new year. A Maximinvs II follis from...
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