Nice coins all. @chrsmat71 Very nice. It also comes with the spelling error ORIES. [IMG] @Nathan401 Your obverse is incorrect on the first...
I used to specialise in the coins of Probus. In fact it could have been considered hoarding as I seemed to but just about any probus coin that I...
I haven't studied the type in detail but cannot find anything similar in any of my books or any of the online resources I have looked at in the...
I agree that cast is the only logical conclusion.
Oh wow. I have seen nice coins in museums etc. but to have them on my desk.... I have said for many years that I am in the wrong job....
The bare right breast would certainly indicate Virtus.
I have only bought a couple of Gordies in recent years. Both these were in part lots. I'm sure the rest are still infesting my trays somewhere. I...
You got them all. On some issues I am also working slowly on an officina set but that is more of an incidental chase than a focus.
I have had a very dry period with buying over the last two months. The postman did finally pay me a visit yesterday with a few deliveries for me...
Doug, That die certainly was of interest but I am not chasing after every COS I-I, COS -II that I stumble across. [IMG] The COS I-I was only a...
Here is a non fancy haired Trier [IMG] A non fancy Constantinople [IMG]
I have resigned myself to chasing after IMP II, IMP VIII, odd COS legends, malformed COS II legends (I have my own theories here that I am working...
A nice example of the AETERNITAS sold in the recent NAC auction for Chf 1600 which is about £1200 or about $1600 plus fees...
I may undervalue the IVST AVS because I am very familiar with the reverse die. Same die pair as yours? Just much worse condition. [IMG] Same...
I would give all 5 a home in a heartbeat. I have given up the thought of owning a B they all go too high for my lowly means. I would rank them in...
I only have 7 Cyzicus horsemen so that almost makes me seem normal.....
I know that I will generally value some of the eastern Septimius Severus coins higher than many. This can be a good thing in that I often buy them...
B) I only have a dozen or so of the die pairs known. Of the pairs that I have that turn out to be previously unknown I have not paid a premium....
Doug, You are right. I mis-read it as an A.
I suspect that the cost to produce these in Bulgaria was quite nominal. These were being distributed in "premium uncleaned" lots and occasionally...
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