Back again. These old habits die hard I just keep finding Fallen Horsemen that appealto me and I keep buying them. One more Alexandrian....
Because of the way I collect I have many, many only known examples of certain coins but in general these are things that only a handful of people...
Maximinus II Daia Obv:– GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C, Laureate head right Rev:– VIRTVTI EXERCITVS, Mars advancing right, naked but for floating...
Very nice. There is also the longer legend variety under Gordian. Gordian III, Sestertius Obv:– IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate bust right,...
Carus Obv:– IMP C M AVR CARVS AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust right Rev:– VICTORIA AVGG, Victory, standing left on globe, holding wreath,...
As Steve pointed out in another thread. I "seem to collect in "bunches" ". Here are a few more examples from my Bunch of Mars the Preserver.......
Q, Your coins must be Mars rather than Virtus. Virtus is female and depicted with right breast exposed. Fantastic coins.
Doug, That one is an absolute gem and far better than my own example of the type. MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI has a parallel type of MARTI PATRI...
Do you have the coin in hand? The images have me thinking it looks base metal rather than silver but that could just be the photography. The edges...
I have several sub-collection themes. These are essentially a great excuse for me to buy coins when I haven't found anything from my primary...
I stumbled across a couple of Magnentius coins and had to buy them as they both come from Lugdunum. They are both relatively common but I thought...
Doug, In this case I am able to find one die with AVS yet there are dozens of dies with AVG. Would the engraver have been given the latitute to...
I know that spelling errors are only of vague interest to many but I have a liking for them and pick the odd one up now and then. In this case the...
The picture isn't quite as clear cut as looking at a ruler by ruler or even mint by mint basis. If I take one ruler as an example e.g. Probus. I...
What makes you think I stopped at 2? Magnia Urbica Obv:– MAGNIA VRBICA AVG, Draped bust right on crescent, hair brushed in straight lines, plait...
Here are a couple of my Urbicas... Magnia Urbica, Antoninianus Obv:– MAGN VRBICA AVG, Draped bust right on crescent, hair brushed in straight...
They do put Roma on a shield too. Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP - SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– ROMAE AE-TERNAE, Roma...
One of my first Elagabalus coins:- Elagabalus Antoninianus Obv:– IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, Radiate, draped bust right Rev:– MARS VICTOR,...
I also apply a visual filter to ingnore the mass of yellow and orange coins from VCoins. There are not many dealers on my blacklist but I do keep...
More Sept. Sev. from Emesa.... The first with a reverse akin to the Domitian denarius above Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SE -...
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