I is unlike any that I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot of them. That is not a good sign. I agree with Bing - not authentic.
This plate illustrates the beautiful example of the Coliseum sestertius sold at this auction in June 1934. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks to the kind help of TIF and Meander I was able to find the complete copy of the Münzhandlung Basel sale catalog #1, of June 1934 of the...
Hostilianus Antoninianus, Mars Propugnator, Rome. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Severus Alexander sestertius, Rome. Mars Ultor. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Antonius Pius AE As, Rome. Mars descending upon Rhea Silvia. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius denarius, Rome. Mars standing. [ATTACH]
Mars? I have a few........ Mars walking, standing, or even flying. Vitellius denarius, Mars, Concensus Exercituum. Tarraco or Lugdunum. Somewhat...
Thank you very much, Meander and TIF for your invaluable help! Very much appreciated:). I never thought myself much of a 'provenance' person,...
Great opportunity then to visit both the Feldbergkastell (this one), and the much larger Römerkastell Salburg by taking the L. 455 off the A3 as...
Thanks everybody for your comments. Much appreciated:). You all are right - best leave it alone, this is the best advice. The deposits cannot be...
You are correct, Andres. The votive stone found in this fortification referred to an 'Exploratio Halicanemsium Alexandriana'. Archeologists...
A nice sestertius of Severus Alexander, Roman Collector! Here are some of mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] On a relevant subject,...
This is a fairly nice example of this type which incorporates both architectural and ritual motifs. While the obverse is relatively evenly toned...
My straight-out, honest opinion..... That is not a nice coin, even if genuine and tooled. It has been worked on beyond recognition and lost all...
Congratulations on that beautiful coin, TIF! beautiful and historical. I am not a collector of Greek coins, but can certainly appreciate the...
I'd love to find a Sabina denarius with the high hairdo, like steve's, those are quite special, or, an example with a left facing portrait - both...
Never been to any of this exotic places you have been to. But I have travelled extensively (and lived) in various countries in Latin America -...
This is what I call a 'modest' start with ancients:). Congratulations! Great selection, well chosen, each and every one - my favorite is the...
My sincere apologies - it was not my intention:) But rest assured, that is one coin for which I really overpaid.
Galba sestertius - Libertas Publica [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are some more. Vitellius denarius - Libertas Restituta [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Galba Ae AS, Libertas Publica [ATTACH][ATTACH]
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