[ATTACH] Elagabalus. 218-222 AD. AR Denarius (18mm; 2.62 gm; 12h). Rome mint. Struck 221-222 AD. Obv: Laureate and draped bust right, with “horn”...
Deacon Ray: Using rubber bands around your coin flips may not be a wise thing. Rubber bands have sulphur in them, I think. And definitely not if...
Yes. DW soak and a stiff tooth brush.....to begin with.
[ATTACH] INDO-SCYTHIANS. Azes II(?), 35 BC - 5 AD. AR Drachm (1.7 gm, 11h, 14mm). Obv: Mounted king, right. Rev: Zeus standing holding Nike and...
[ATTACH] Salonina. Augusta, 254-268 AD. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.10 gm, 7h). Rome mint. 1st-5th emission, circa 254-260 AD. Obv: Draped bust...
[ATTACH] Valerian I. 253-260 AD. AR Antoninianus (25x20 mm, 3.64 gm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 253-254 AD. Obv: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG,...
Doug, on an earlier post here, you showed a reverse that had a small figure brandishing a spear toward, you said, a lion or a dog, and asked for...
Kyzikos?
[ATTACH] MACEDON. Koinon. Pseudo-autonomous. Time of Gordian III (238-244 AD). Æ (28mm, 13.79 gm, 12h). Obv: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Diademed head of...
CRIS on the top left and PVS on the top right. Letters on ancient coins are not always clear.
Crispus, Siscia mint.
[ATTACH] Geta, as Caesar. 198-209 AD. AR Denarius (18mm; 2.22 gm; 6h). Struck 209 AD. Obv: P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare head right, bearded. Rev:...
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Vespasian says "Hmmm." [ATTACH] Vespasian. 69-79 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.60 gm; 2h). Ephesos(?) mint. Struck circa 69-70 AD. Obv: IMP CAES...
Well done!
Yes, welcome to CT! I have no knowledge or books on these coins, but it is a pleasure to see someone trying hard to do his own homework before...
I have a very lightweight denarius of Commodus, too: Commodus 177/180-192 AD. AR Denarius (17-18mm; 1.73 gm; 12h), Rome 186-189 AD. Obv: M COMM...
Interesting over strike or double strike.
From what I see, you could save yourself a lot of work and risk by simply wrapping the Manlia Scantilla in a small piece of aluminum foil (with...
It looks like someone tried to "clean" it with a wire brush. If it were mine, I would soak it in distilled water for a few days, then try to pick...
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