I had actually forgotten about this coin and one other denarius for almost a year until I was looking for something else. Luckily, she was still...
Looks like I've got 3 coins with ravens - Cr. 489/2, 489/3 & 489/4 - here's the fairly rara avis, Cr. 489/2 denarius (the others are quinarii):...
Bad pic, but this is an Elis hemidrachm. Obv.: Head of Hera right Rev.: FA - Eagle standing right on rock, wings closed, head left; thunderbolt...
This thread needs Rory Gallagher - here's a coin-related one, Bad Penny. [MEDIA] And another - Shadow Play. [MEDIA] Right - here's a recent...
It's a Provincial denomination, so the name isn't even known. The dupondius was an Imperial coin worth two asses. In the early Imperial period,...
Here's Augustus facing the other way :D Obv.: CAESAR AVGVSTVS - Bare head right Rev.: OB CIVIS SERVATOS - Legend in three lines within oak wreath...
Here's a denarius of Octavian/Augustus on horseback - or at least a statue of him on horseback. It needs a new photo'. Obv.: C CAESAR IMP - Bare...
Here's a denarius with an elephant skin headdress. Moneyer: Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Obv.: Q. METELL / SCIPIO IMP - Head of Africa right,...
Congrats on the win! I threw in a lot of pre-bids and ended up with Arma et Nummi, a book on the RR collection in Warsaw and an old sale...
Very nice! Here are a few photos from Dublin's National Museum's collection of Egyptian stuff. There are some interesting later Roman era...
I bought this coin because of its old provenance - it was in the Duke Of Northumberland Collection, catalogued by Admiral Smyth in 1856. Moneyer:...
Here's a denarius with an ass's head on the obverse. Moneyer: M. Junius Silanus Obv.: X - Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, ass's head Rev.:...
Here's another Lucius Verus sestertius. Obv.: IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG - Bare-headed draped and cuirassed bust right Rev.: TR POT III COS II...
Yes - there are a few varieties, of which I have two: Moneyer: Q. Titius Obv.: Laureate head of Janus Rev.: Q. TITI - Prow of galley right Mint:...
I think you did well. ATB, Aidan.
Did you end up with the girl from the Drive In? :D I've bought quite a few coins at the Savoca auctions too, and been happy with them. The Blue...
Thanks, all!
Here's mine - it mostly fits. Moneyer: M. Aemilius Scaurus Obv.: M. SCAVR / AED CVR / EX S C; REX ARETAS in exergue - King Aretas kneeling beside...
I managed to post the reverse twice and didn't notice until now. This is the obverse of mine. [IMG] ATB, Aidan.
Here's another ROMA monogram - quinarius. Obv.: V - Helmeted head of Roma right Rev.: ROMA (monogram) - The Dioscuri galloping right Exergue:...
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