Very nice coins! Difficult to wish someone a happy birthday with such a bad reputation unless it is untrue. lol I'm sure the soldiers would...
That coin definitely has a nice engraving style. I like it!
[ATTACH] Claudius II Gothicus AE Antoninianus, 268-270 AD, Antioch, 3.8g, 20mm OBV: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, Radiate head left. REV: AEQVITAS AVG,...
The authors of RIC may have lumped it together with all the different types and considered all Claudius II coins as common.
That's a Roman Provincial coin. I don't know the emperor because I don't know how to identify them yet. Perhaps around Alexandria.
I like a lot of common ancient coins. A lot of those I can afford as well.
[ATTACH] Salonina AE Antoninianus. Rome mint, AD 260-268 (sole reign). 3.4g, 24mm OBV: CORNEL SALONINA AVG, Diademed draped bust right on a...
[ATTACH] Gallienus Billon Antoninianus. Mint of Asia. 267 AD, 3.9g, 21.53mm OBV: GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right. REV:...
[ATTACH] Valerian I BI Antoninianus. 253-260 AD, 2.1g, 20mm OBV: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG, Radiate, draped bust right. REV: ORIENS AVGG,...
[ATTACH] Valerian I AR Antoninianus. 253-260 AD, 3.3g, 23mm OBV: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG, Radiate, draped cuirassed bust right. REV:...
[ATTACH] Valerian I Billon Antoninianus. 2.6g, 23mm OBV: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG. Radiate, draped bust right. REV: VICTORIA AVGG....
Bing, that's your place and pool?
Yes, olive oil can turn the coins dark. Also, you don't want to strip the patina from coins unless it is absolutely necessary.
I'm totally done with winter period. After being really sick with pneumonia, I'm ready for good weather. It can still snow in April.
[ATTACH] Theodosius I AE3. 2.2g, 15.13mm OBV: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed bust right. REV: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on horseback,...
[ATTACH] Theodosius I AE4. 379-383 AD, Siscia, 1.7g, 14.82mm OBV: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right. REV:...
Now it's officially April 1st.
Very nice Trajan Decius coins. This is one emperor I do not have yet.
Very nice Constantius I coin. I have one as well. [ATTACH] Constantius I. AE Follis. 303-305 AD. 6.4g, 27.68mm OBV: CONSTANTIVS NOB C,...
[ATTACH] Postumus AE Antoninianus. Lugdunum mint. 2.9g, 23.3mm OBV: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate bust right. REV: PROVIDENTIA AVG,...
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