[ATTACH] Denarius. 20-19 mm. 3.42 grams. XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod-lebes with dolphin above and raven below. "quindecimvir sacris faciundis"...
Good observation! I like them too. Nice coin!
I used an example of the OP type on my page explaining how Republican coins are dated. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Repub/TimelineTable.html is a...
The 2018 American Journal of Numismatics has a long article by Lyce Jankowski, "History of the Chinese Collection," which explains how the ANS...
I just added these to my web site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html There are many more interesting coins there. Please take a look....
Thee are many ancient imitations of that type. You have one that is unusually nice. Don't expect to find it in a comprehensive reference (like...
I got it from Hoover's book.
[ATTACH] 12-10 mm. 1.13 grams. Thrace. Thasos. c. 510-480 BC. no legend. Archaic style ithyphallic Silenos "running" right quadripartite incuse...
@dougsmit , I don't think he excludes statues that are still extant. Most are lost, so the title is dramatic, but not fully descriptive.
Nero was young in 55 AD. [ATTACH] Nero at Laodicea, Asia. 19 mm. 6.14 grams. Struck c. 55 AD and signed by Gaius Postomos. Nero was born in 39,...
I suppose I could have made a site of types that are remarkably unusual at first glance. Then your first three qualify and the Claudius, which has...
My criterion for the "unique" page was this: If you had the coin in hand (so you knew the size and fabric) and were looking at the reverse, could...
Some types are not unique to a particular emperor, but the great majority of coins with that reverse belong to a particular emperor. I have linked...
Thanks for the help. I just fixed them and they should work now. I found a few other broken links as well. I hope they are all fixed, but I am not...
Here is a 24 mm tetradrachm of Antioch, struck year 114 which is 65/66. [ATTACH] RPC I 4191 [18 coins, 6 obverse dies]. Prier 91 [30 coins]....
@chrsmat71 , thank you very much for finding those two errors. I fixed them. I hope in anyone finds any other errors, they will let me know.
Is the reverse type alone issued only by Septimius Severus, or do you have to know it was issued by Septimius Severus to know it refers to his...
For the last few years high-income people have been doing extremely well and many of them want only the best. If a well-struck MS66 is the best,...
Long ago I made a web page with reverse types issued by only one emperor. The main page showed the reverse only and allowed you to click on the...
Yes. Also, that particular replica is very common and well-known. The rounded lack of details in the hair is a sign of a poor cast replica.
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