Some Roman Republican silver denarii are actually ancient counterfeits. I just added one at the very top of my educational site:...
I strongly recommend the Failmezger book Doug mentioned. I use mine regularly. However, I also agree it should not cost a fortune.
Martin, your third one has the officina number spelled out "R.QVARTA" (R for Rome). That is pretty unusual and desirable. Here is a page on...
When you are seeking Roman coins to buy, would you rather the site have coins organized chronologically by emperor with Roman provincial coins...
"FIL" AVG(G) refers to "son" of the Augustus (Augusti), whereas "FL" refers to Flavius, a name. See my site for the story of "FIL":...
Many collectors post their recent acquisitions here and enjoy the appreciative responses they get. Reading and seeing what others buy can...
For the last week the eBay links to "Seller's other items" often fails to work. It brings up a nearly blank page with nothing at all below "Items...
Mat, your coin is nicely centered and the type is clear, with good legends. That makes it a nice coin. Good for you!
Dilly, Doug's pages are the best introduction to ancient coins and they interesting even to very experienced collectors. Here is another site...
stevex6 has expanded "Trajan" to cover Trajan Decius too. I like the tetradrachms of Trajan Decius from Antioch. They are hefty coins.
I have a web site on ancient imitations: http://esty.ancients.info/imit/ The pages on Republican, 12 Caesars, and second century imitations have...
The Tiberius "tribute penny" (with PONTIF MAXIM) is the most common of only three types of silver denarii of Tiberius. The other two are very...
VK, that is a great writeup. Coins mean so much more when the story is told.
JA, I like your Alexandria CONSTANTINOPOLIS. Here is a short article on the type: http://esty.ancients.info/CON/CONSTANTINOPOLIS.html
It is a Commodus, and a very bad one.
JA, your Arcadius is very nice. I don't think there are any varieties that are more valuable, so the low price paid is just a very good deal. They...
I have a web site on the earliest references to Christianity on Roman coins. http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html Today I...
I don't think it is plated and I don't think the denomination ever was. The photos don't suggest it, to my eye. There are silver provincials...
RIC lists it as an AE2 (page 232, bottom, in Roman numerals), not AE3. It is an AE2.
[ATTACH] Septimius Severus at Antioch in Pisidia/Men standing right with foot on tiny prow, holding vertical scepter in right, resting left elbow...
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