The sandy follis looks great. In fact, I think that these folles look best without silvering and without green patina. This is why I like my...
Thanks a lot for the reply and the link. This is a great resource! I couldn't stop reading. I got a whole new perspective on my rather unorganized...
I have the following 4 folles of Constantine I in my collection. They are all from the mint of Constantinople and the types were only issued by...
Here is an unusual depiction of Elagabalus. He was about 14 or 15 years old when the coin was struck, but he looks much older, more like a clean...
Hm, those prices really are crazy. I paid GBP 28 for the first coin below about 15 years ago and EUR 34 for the second coin from a French seller 6...
And a left facing bust Ant.: [ATTACH]
Another Aurelian from my collection. A common type, but in nice condition and with a particularly expressive bust: [ATTACH]
Here is one of my favorite Aurelian Antoninian from my collection: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG // DACIA FELIX I like the early portrait and the reference...
That a Germanic god would appear on a coin of Postumus is in fact not quite as outlandish as it might seem. Postumus had coins made for Hercules...
Thanks a lot, the type seems to be quite rare and not in RIC.
I'm wondering a bit about this coin below IMP PHILIPPVS AVG // FELICITAS TEMP It should be RIC 31, but the obverse legend is different. I could...
Great coin with a fantastic history. Congratulations.
The Maximian follis is fantastic. I didn't even know it existed. The portrait is great.
Here is a link to the coin with the earliest depiction of Jesus on a coin. It is the marriage solidus of Marcian and Pulcheria, minted in AD 450....
I think the first depiction of Jesus on a coin is on a Solidus of Marcian, which shows Jesus standing between Marcian and Pulcheria. The coin...
This Philip I Arabs Antoninian is of a scarcer type. Or if it is not scarce it is at least popular, because it typically fetches quite high prices...
Here is a Trebonianus Gallus from that group. Note the beautiful portrait. I think this is RIC 50 in great condition. IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS...
Apart from the Otacilia Ant at the beginning, this coin is one of the reasons why I bought the group of 20 coins. The portrait of Philip is...
I got this Constantine I follis from the mint of Ticinum recently. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG // CONSERV-VRB SVAE - S T I think the coin was...
Here is another Antoninian from this group: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG // SALVS AVG I have it down as RIC 46. I think that this reverse is...
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