Hirsch is, in my opinion, not one of the better known auction houses when it comes to ancients. That may have been part of the reason. I have...
I certainly hope the seller is fair about pricing the coin for sale to you. After all, if it had not been for your diligence he probably would...
Interesting portrait on IamT's denarius. Unlike most Vitellius portraits one sees. He almost looks normal on that coin, unlike the more typical...
Nice Nero, Mat!
Well thanks you all very much for your opinions. I guess Paddy is right - it will be difficult to pin this one down definitely. I guess I would...
I agree, a nice portrait and coin Iamtiberius. To further illustrate the many bust types for Trajan denarii, here is one I found a few years ago....
Calling on Anglo Saxon coin enthusiasts and experts in CT to please give me their opinions on this penny. I have had it for a while, and it was...
I second Derick on this: they are very beautiful coins. Congratulations, Gallienus, on your having acquired them. It is a charming design. I have...
Following the chiefs wishes (read wife's commands) I had to take most of the coins I keep at home back to the bank. While doing so I...
Here is a siliqua of Constantinus III, struck in Lugdunum. This coin seems to have a slightly different legend than examples I have found in...
I think you have yourself an S-103 which is the scarcer of the two LIHERTY varieties an rated R4+ in CQR. S-103 has a distinct double leaf at...
Nice coin, VK, and happy birthday. The more I kook at Frankish coins, the more I am tempted. Frankish territories included parts of the area in...
Domitian (AD 81-96). Æ as. Rome, AD 88. Laureate head right / Domitian standing left, sacrificing with patera over lighted and garlanded altar; to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Nero Sestertius, Roma seated.
Nero As, Victoria holding shield.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Germanicus. Died AD 19. AE Dupondius. Rome, under Gaius Caligula, AD 37-41. GERMANICVS/ CAESAR in two lines above, Germanicus, holding...
Trajan. AD 98-117. AE Sestertius. Rome, ca. AD 107-110. (IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS ….), Legend indictinct. Laureate bust of...
Domitian, Sestertius, 86 or 87 AD. Laureate head right, aegis at neck, rev. sc, Domitian on horseback right, about to spear fallen German warrior...
A sestertius of Galba. green patina [ATTACH] [ATTACH] with tinges of tan.
Trajan Decius, 249 – 251 Semis 249-251, Æ. Laureate and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Mars standing l., resting r. hand on shield and holding vertical...
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