What is the deal with left-facing busts of Gallienus? Are they special presentation issues? I found the coin below in a batch of uncleaned...
Here's another "Emperor on Galley" type: [IMG] (Bronze) AE II Constantinople mint, A.D. 383-388 Obv: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG Rev: GLORIA...
In this case, the obvious answer is to say that, although it is possible to condemn a fake coin from a photo, it is not possible to certify an...
Check out some of Doug Smith's web pages. He's a member of this forum. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/
Once I discovered ancients, I started buying uncleaned coins. This proved to be a great way to begin collecting. They usually cost between $.80 -...
I started collecting US coins back in the 1960s. I was probably 8 or 9 when my grandfather gave me my first Indian Head penny. I started filling...
Here's another reverse type of Constantius I: [IMG] Bronze Nummus Siscia mint, A.D. 300-301 Obv: CONSTANTIUS NOB CAES Rev: SACRA MONETA AVGG ET...
I find the portrait on the OP coin interesting. It looks very different from any other Tacitus I've seen. My first thought was that the celator...
Drone warfare.
Both patinas look fine to me. There is a lot of variation in how the patinas look after 1,600 years.
What? No Olbia? [IMG]
Actually, eBay is not a bad place for beginners if you follow a few simple rules: 1) Stick with bronze coins under $15 or so; 2) Avoid sellers...
The rightmost three in the top row and the one on the bottom right are all ancient Roman imperial coins. I do recognize the other three.
If nothing else works, electrolysis can sometimes yield great results, especially if the coin is heavily encrusted. However, if the encrustation...
[IMG] Bronze Sestertius Rome mint, after A.D. 141 Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA Rev: AVGVSTA - Ceres, standing, facing left, holding corn ears and long...
Okay, so this is really getting off topic. But I'm curious. Why didn't you just keep one of your bulls intact rather than renting?
Well, it seems reasonable that "horny" refers to a bull. The bull has long been associated with virility. Although I wonder why bulls are so...
I don't read German, either, but the article does include some pretty convincing coin photos. It does not, however, say how many bulls, if any,...
Are you saying that a bull penis was the symbol of the Baal cult? I was not aware of this. If true, then I might have to reconsider my position.
I don't think I want to meet this author. My guess is that if you tried hard enough you could find many things that would match the horn; the tip...
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