The seventh bust was Antoninus Pius. Now for the eighth bust. The rules remain the same. Here is the eighth bust from the Palatine Museum....
How much does it weigh, in grams? Can you hazard a date for it?
Everyone who replied got the sixth bust right. It was Nero. Now for the seventh bust. The rules remain the same. Here is the seventh bust from...
Wonderful! Not just your coin type, but your coin! When I've exhausted my photos for this Palatine Museum thread, I have others from the...
Numbered legion not Marc Antony: [ATTACH] Gallienus, Legion II LEG II ADI VI P VI V, bridled Pegasus right Adiutrux, from Pannonia Inferior RIC...
@Brian Bucklan just posted one he sold to me, so I will not repeat it. I have a site on coins of Byzantine Cherson:...
Okay. Everyone who replied got that one right. It was Trajan (98-117). Now for the sixth bust. The rules remain the same. Here is the sixth bust...
You can look at what they cost retail (which is not quite the same as what they are "worth") at many sites such as:...
Surely it is modern, not ancient.
Here is another two-Pannoniae of Trajan Decius, much like the OP coin but with the two facing each other and shaking hands. [ATTACH] 22 mm....
Here is my Sear 2015 of Alexius III: [ATTACH] 20-19 mm. 4.01 grams. 6:00 die axis. St. George facing Θ Γ I ΓЄ OC <Pω> Alexius...
The fourth bust was identified as this young man: [ATTACH] The young Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. This coin has legend IVVENTAS (referring to the...
The third bust was identified as Julia Domna. It is much like the bust on this coin: [ATTACH] Now for the fourth bust. The rules remain the...
This is going pretty quickly. I expect some of you are not following CT both mornings and evenings, but I think a few responses is enough, so I am...
Well, I agree the bust is not very distinctive, but they thought it was Gordian III. Remember, most ancient busts lack the original nose because...
The story of the OP type is told here: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Byz/ConVII.html Read it and you will see why coins of Romanus I are sometimes...
When in Rome collectors will want to see the Coliseum and the Forum. Near, but not in, the Forum is the Capitoline museum with its hall of...
It sure is. Two people wanted the best and only one of them got it. Two figures on the reverse is common; three with Victory in the middle is...
My local US-coin dealer rarely gets any ancients, even though he evaluates many estate collections. My area of the world is more interested in...
Sometimes it is useful to distinguish between coin and type when calling coins "the same."
Separate names with a comma.
