Looks like it might be a commemorative coin of Helena (A.D. 324 - 330?), minted by her grandsons (Constantine II, Constantius II and Constans)...
Looks to me like he's strangling his horse.
The problem with collecting casseroles is that they are difficult to find with metal detectors. Thus, most of them remain undiscovered, or at...
In case it's helpful to anyone trying to identify this object, here's a close up: [ATTACH] Asclepius holds a similar object in This Statue, too....
Wow! Thank you for this. According to wikimedia, that statue is a copy of a 2nd century Greek original. It seems likely that the reverse on my...
Interesting. I hadn't noticed this before. Surely there must have been some reason for this. I wonder if the average citizen handling these coins...
Non-archival paper will destroy itself long before it will do any damage to your bronze coins. It will cause silver coins to tone, though.
It would not surprise me if he were holding the same thing on both coins--pointed upward with his left hand on my coin and downward with his right...
Right now the only other thing he is selling is modern paper currency. It could be a case of: 1) Someone just trying to draw people's attention to...
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I should probably upgrade this some day, but I haven't seen a Salus yet, so I'll post it: [ATTACH] Florian Augustus, A.D. 276 Billon Antoninianus...
For no particular reason, a Gallus with a nice desert patina: [ATTACH] Constantius Gallus Caesar, A.D. 351-354 (Bronze) AE2 Constantinople mint,...
There are many who argue that portraits were engraved by master celators while the inscriptions were added later by less skilled trainees. Your...
Welcome to the dark side. The coin you posted might be scarce with that particular mint mark, but the GLORIA RO-MANORVM (the 2nd coin posted by...
I received two coins in a bulk lot that looked like someone tried to strip them down to bare metal and then gave up halfway through the process....
I don't know much about Sassanid coins, but that coin is amazing. I would certainly welcome it into my collection. Did someone offer to sell it...
Nice coin! I think the reverse image is upside down.
A lot depends on where you live. In general, shipping coins within a country is less hassle than shipping internationally. So first, start with...
“This is an opportunity to call on any members of the public who have found coins or any other ancient artifacts to report them to the Israel...
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