This is one of my better buys, I liked the brown tone and put a tongue in cheek bid that worked and far less than you would pay for a denarius....
[ATTACH] 139 AD. Rome mint. Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG [PII P P] legend with draped bust right. Rev: [IVNONI] REGINAE legend with Juna...
Hi @Andres2 tbh I'm not educated enough to know but it was sold as such by a dealer and the comments accompanied the notes that came with it....
[ATTACH][ATTACH] ROMAN. AUGUSTUS (27 B.C.-14 A.D). BRASS DUPONDIUS . Moneyers# Series. Rome mint, 15 B.C. obverse. AVGVSTVS / TRIBVNIC / POTEST...
Thank you so much @thejewk that is very helpful. I don't have Askew's book although I should given my interests. In Sam Moorhead's "A history of...
This is one that I can attribute! [ATTACH] Carausius, 287-293 Antoninianus Londinium circa 290-292, billon 22mm., 3.08g. Radiate, draped and...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] 22.33 mm 3.55 gm, I cannot discern the mintmark it looks like a single "X" to me and I cannot find it in Sear.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] And here is mine, 20.3 mm 2.52 gm I've attributed this to Sear RCV 13648 but would welcome advice.
[ATTACH] VITELLIUS (69). Denarius. Rome. Obv: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P. Laureate head right. Rev: XV VIR SACR FAC. Tripod surmounted by...
I found this information very interesting Jochen, thank you. I was unaware of this deity and have learned something new. Your historical...
Welcome Adcono! You'll find most folks here a friendly and eclectic bunch. I have learned so much from the sidelines over the years and everyone...
[IMG] This package turned up today from Bertolami who appear to front ACR Auctions in Munich. Shipped by DHL from Germany on Thursday and left...
This was handy as it actually turned up today so couldn't be better for Medieval Monday. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Until I saw this coin on a German...
Ok well this is my contribution. Not taste but smell so an olfactory observation. I also collect antique guns. In the gun community refinished...
Sorry was writing my post as you listed so a crossover. You take precedence.
[ATTACH] These are a multiple lot I bought several years ago. I had a conversation with a family friend and it turned out that he had read some...
I was very lucky some years ago and paid nothing like that for it. It was a complicated trade and I was concerned that it might not be real but...
There was one struck and can be seen in Sear RCV III as 9391. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 18.11 mm 3.15 g Ex Michael Trenerry. These are all excellent...
[ATTACH] 2 at once! I kept one and gave one away. Claudius, 41-54 2 Asses circa 41-54, Æ 30mm., 16.71g. Bare head l. Rev. Minerva, wearing...
That is a beautiful coin @johnmilton and I can appreciate why you were attracted to it. I am possibly the worlds expert on underbidding on these...
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