@Jochen1 , that is a wonderful writeup. Since Elagabalus used the name "Antoninus Pius" on his coins, it is desirable to have one with...
So, 31 BC is year 1, 30 is year 2, 29 is year 3, etc. In each case the total is 32. So, year 29 is 3 BC.
I am sorry to hear of your medical situation. A lot depends upon the quality of the coins. Coins that list retail over $200 each (say, using...
I added five coins of Persis to the "Greek" page my site: http://augustuscoins.com/Greek.html I recently posted an educational page about coins...
Scott vanHorn who works at CNG.
I am announcing a minor educational web site on the coins of Persis: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Persis/ Numerous coins are illustrated there....
I have one of the OP type. I don't think we can know who the four children are unless some ancient source referenced this type and named the...
Here is another type of Aurelian with SERD for a mintmark: [ATTACH] Aurelian, 270-275. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG IOVI CONSERVATORI S in left field...
A Survey of American Trade Tokens: An Anthology (Gleanings from the Numismatist) Hardcover – January 1, 1975 Excellent condition with good DJ....
Ah! Now I see their are six examples there, total. The fifth is distinctly better, but the other five are not. Thanks, Victor, for pointing out...
It looks like a "Q". Maybe for quintus, "fifth" (officina)? Maybe the "R" is for Rome and the "S" for secunda (second officina). That's a nice...
This is about Roman imperial mint marks. Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish which mint coins are from when there is more than one imperial...
I enjoyed it a great deal. It was interesting to read how an extremely intelligent man (McNall) dealing with major money belonging to other people...
War brings peace (according to this coin): [ATTACH] Severus Alexander, 222-235 Struck late 222 in his first year. Denarius. 18 mm. 2.66 grams....
Thanks for pointing out that article. I read it and found if convincing. It is extremely detailed and scholarly and if some of you are interested...
Nice coin! I agree that having the dog on the flan is critical. [ATTACH] Same as the OP type, but with letter A. Next is a Republican type...
Yesterday I added 11 ancient coins to my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html and today I added another 14. So, I added 25 in the last two...
Take a look at the website. The reverse legend and obverse title are unique to abdication types....
I am a big fan of the retirement issues of Diocletian and Maximian. I got a remarkably small one in the mail. We have discussed retirement issues...
Nice abs! (And, nice coin.)
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