Is he holding a dolphin in R hand? It looks kind of like those barbarous Claudius pieces with Neptune holding a little dolphin (I think). Not the...
Beast has some good info & charts. https://www.beastcoins.com/Sasanian/Sasanian.htm
Kind of depends on the price. Re Leg is sharp too
Thanks, much appreciated. That is amazing. My current method of holding real still & using my phone needs an upgrade, I think I'm gonna get one.
I am really bad at photographing coins; can I ask about this coin scope/camera? What is that? Thanks, any info appreciated.
A lot of the names for ancient coins we use now are modern, the real name lost to time. There is usually a mass range for a specific coin, yes,...
The more I look... Heart of a mountain. Ahh the Roman Empire's famous Phoenician era. Why can I pick it up for free in Texas but otherwise it...
One of my fav types too, though it was Victory with wr. & palm that drew me in. I got a mess of em, I'll post soon-ish. Cool thread
The only real explanation I can come up with for this coin is something issued by Val. III in the West in honor of Marcian in the East. It's a...
Ok, so, I tried making this post a little earlier & it all went wrong (tiiiny buttons/gnarled old fingers). I can't figure out how to delete the...
Coming soon, accidentally hit post before done & having trouble with edit
Above & beyond, you rock
Looks nice, congrats. It'd be good enough for me. A Bee is on my want list too; they're cool.
Yup, Constantius II FTR, horseman. They look nice, especially for what you were working with; good job. The Decentius especially, nice color.
I got my first Ostrogothic silver coin the other day, Inasta, auction 105. It's a 1/4 Siliqua of Athalaric in the name of either Justin or...
Cool. You got a Decentius in there. That's a great find! Last pic. I'll look you up a Ref. & post in a bit. Top left in the 1st group is a 1/4...
Nice! What did the SPES PVBLIC, serpent set you back?
If you want to try your hand at cleaning coins (& you should! It's a lot of fun), please do not start with those. You will almost certainly not...
Much appreciated
I went to the Baltimore Whitman Spring Expo Friday. Took the day off work. Had a great time. I haven't been to a lot of such things & it was...
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