I am told (not) that an Egyptian collector of these, who frequented the shops in Cairo said authenticity of scarabs was easily determined: Squeeze...
@Curtisimo: That Trajan/Danube is especially beautiful.
Painless and quick!!!
Arcadius...barely: [ATTACH] Honorius. 393-423 AD. Æ 15mm. Alexandria mint. Struck 406-408 AD. Obv: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust...
WOW!!!!!!!!! A treasure!!
Not a head, but..... [ATTACH] Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, 249-251 AD. AR Antoninianus (23x20mm; 3.74 gm; 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 3rd...
Beautiful.
Do you mean @DonnaML ?
Well, I have always thought: To take great pictures, start with a great coin. :happy:
So, who was Prosperina? Here is an excerpt from the Wikipedia link: "Just as Persephone was thought to be a daughter of Demeter, Romans made...
Spectacular photography, Nvb!!!!
Not as nice as yours, though: [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. Æ (25mm, 9.70 gm, 12h). Dated...
Does this image of mine help in identification? [ATTACH] Indonesia, Java, Kingdom Majopahit, ca. 1200 - 1500 AD. Silver; 13 mm, 1.83 gm. NIS...
Augustus' heir and successor: [ATTACH] "Tiberius Portrayed as Heir." Augustus, with Tiberius as Caesar. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm; 3.49 gm;...
[ATTACH] Etruria, Arretium(?). The Chiana Valley, circa 208-207 BC. Æ quartunica (18x20 mm, 4.9 gm, 5h). Obv: Head of African, right; border of...
This one is not too shabby....except the head is partially off the flan: [ATTACH] Aegina. c. 380-360 BC. Stater, 12.1 gm., 22mm. Obv: Land...
A Salonina Provincial with temple: [ATTACH] Salonina. Augusta, 254-268 AD. Side, Pamphylia. AE (31mm, 18.62 gm, 7h). 10 Assaria. Obv: Draped...
Thanks folks!
For our several Septimius Severus experts here, do I have this coin correctly attributed as an ancient imitation or could it be from an eastern...
I thought I would show my only SS Emesa: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (19x17mm; 3.08 gm; 6h). Emesa mint. Struck 194 AD....
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