The Severus Alexander is not an as, rather a sestertius.
Yes. They are both fun and educational. Should it be one long thread or each "challenge" coin start a new thread? If the latter, maybe they...
The galley is going to the left. The oarsmen have their backs to the left. As they pull and the tips of the oars dig into the water, the oars...
Here are a few ancients for sale. If you are interested, please compare prices elsewhere and you will find that for these types is these...
Here is a denarius of Aquilia Severa, the second wife of Elagabalus (218-22). It has a clear name and nice portrait with nice reverse detail. It...
@red_spork , you may not see my review for some time. First, the book is not out yet. Second, after I mentioned to my wife that I had ordered it,...
I am a member of the ANS and today they sent me an e-mail advertising a publication that will be out in a month (that usually means two months):...
Thank you! I was looking on sixbid which I used to bid and they don't have it. Maybe I should switch to numisbids. It makes me think the firms...
I had one with REXARETAS on the flan but the camel's head off the flan. I upgraded to this one: [ATTACH] Everyone says it is hard to find an...
Books on Commodus say he was the natural son of Marcus.
Auction on Oct. 19. It is late night Oct 31 over in Europe. No PR posted on sixbid or their web site. I have no word from them, which makes me...
Here are several inexpensive ancient coins. [ATTACH] Trajan, 98-117. Dupondius. 25 mm. [$10] [ATTACH] Macrinus 217-218. (only 16 months) 26 mm....
I just searched "Tiberius aureus" on acsearch and many examples come up, but yours has unusually fine portrait style. You have good taste.
73! Wow! Here is one: [ATTACH] Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Struck c. 147-150 [RIC] under Antoninus Pius. LAETITIAE PVBLICAE RIC 506b....
"Tomorrow" was Friday. It is Sunday. Neither sixbid (which I used to bid) nor the iBelgica site has the PR from the auction which closed on the...
I can't imagine why you would want to. Why let them rub metal on metal? If you can afford gold and silver, you can afford enough trays to put one...
Most articles on imitations say they copied types but did not introduce new ones. Furthermore, copies tend to be of common types in proportion to...
I recently got this Alexander AE: [ATTACH] 17 mm. 4.31 grams. Head of young Herakles right bow and case above ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΟΥ above club, K below...
EDIT: I posted an Alexander the Great coin in this thread. I moved it to an Alexander thread:...
Here is a sestertius-size Antoninus Pius at Hadrianopolis, Thrace. [ATTACH] 34-32 mm. Tyche seated left on rocks, holding rudder. River god...
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