I give up. I've tried to identify this 16mm bronze for over a week and haven't found anything even close. It should be easy except I just brushed...
This piece looks like it was struck in his younger (and thinner days): Ox: IMP CAE MAGN-NENTIVS AVG Rx: VICTORIA AVG LIB ROMANORVM; Victory and...
Here are a couple of later Romans ... one's tough to find the other is just odd Basiliscus: [ATTACH] Obv: ...BASLC AV.. (tiny coin and a name...
Here's an interesting Diva type Ae As for Faustina Jr that passed through my hands some years ago: [ATTACH] Diva Faustina Junior (died AD 175/6)...
I've been reading all the posts and I get both sides. Understanding that the mores of the ancient world are not the same as today is certainly...
Macrinus has some interesting and unusual Provincial types. Here's a somewhat more common type from Parium: [ATTACH]
Nice coins and some tougher mints, particularly the ROMA type. I looked through some of my stuff and I did find two other mints, Thessalonika and...
Mike, looks like an ae4 of Theodosius I with the SALVS REIPVBLICAE reverse, Victory and Captive, from Thessalonika.
I agree with you. I think Emmett calls these "Nomes" dichalkon issues. What gives it away is the reverse which includes not only the date but a...
Just picked up this hemidrachm of Ptolemy IV yesterday. Liked it because it has the cornucopia c/m and the odd PI-Y-E monogram. I guess the new...
I bought a small lot of Termessos Major coins and I found that many of them had these centration marks. Doesn't bother me a bit, it was perfectly...
Without a doubt. It was particularly helpful when I went to coin shows; it's kind of tough to lug around the 10 volume set of RIC. I still have it...
Erin, Years ago my brother and I didn't speak for six months over some stupid argument, even though neither of us really remembers how it even...
Probably why I didn't find the coin using this online resource, although I did find a couple of others on it. Unfortunately it's not very...
That's it. Thanks again Ed. I tried ISEGRIM but didn't see it. Probably put in an incorrect search word. I really like provincials but they are...
Recently came across this large, 33mm, provincial which is obviously Severus Alexander. I'm pretty sure it is from Philomelium Phrygia but just...
Bought a small group of Parium, Mysia Provincials at the FUN show. They all had either the Capricorn or wolf/twins reverse. Most were no problem...
Here's an interesting little (15mm) pick bin coin I picked up at the show: [ATTACH] Cappadocia, Caesarea; Pseudo-autonomous, Time of Claudius...
@Aidan_() : How was the show? Find anything interesting?
I'm planning to drive over from Orlando on Friday, maybe I will finally get to meet some of you. Sorry you can't make it @ValiantKnight, was...
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