I was just thinking about this thread and wondering if Hadrian did not favor decorated or bejeweled sword belts, if he carried a typical soldier's...
Very nice and very interesting Z. I never thought to look for the sword belt, but will from now on. Unfortunately, none of my Hadrians seem to...
I don't see anything wrong, but don't take my word for it. It's a nice looking coin. Hopefully it's authentic. I only have a fouree example of...
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Yuk!
Forgive me. Even though I've been collecting for a few decades, there are some things I just am not knowledgeable. If I read the number of dies...
So, out of curiosity, are any of these more rare than the others? All I can find is that the issue itself is scarce, but it seems I've seen a lot...
The reason I asked is that I just purchased one with the obverse legend "L . COSCO . M . F around, X behind". In my catalog, I generally list my...
There seems to be several varieties of this series with different names on the obverse: C•MALLE•C•F L POMPONI CNF L . COSCO . M . F Who were...
Yep. Feels good too.
How about some gold? [ATTACH] VALENS AV Solidus OBVERSE: DN VALENS PER F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right REVERSE: RESTITVTOR...
+1 from he Sunshine State - Florida
Thanks. I think you mean the first coin? If so, it's from Alexandria.
Hormones smashing into one another, eh?
What do you think I do on Sundays. And Saturdays for that matter. Yeah, I miss Joe too. One of the very best. There are some teams I could...
Nice example Mat. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Aren't we all? I would love to see a better image when you get the chance. I can't tell if the carnyx is visible on your coin.
Wonderful portraits Mikey.
Love the pedigree. Doug has at least one JQA and here is my JQA: [ATTACH] VESPASIAN Æ Dupondius OBVERSE: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V CENS,...
I generally don't like cleaning coins, but I feel safer cleaning silver over bronze. I haven't the patience or expertise to clean coins like some...
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