This coin also arrived today and is much more within my collecting focus than the fallen horseman that arrived with it. I posted a thread on a...
This is one of two coins that arrived today. This one is an example of an impulse purchase. I don't actively have a focus on LRB or fallen...
Glorious.
I don't like it either. It looks soft with buubles and therefore cast to my eyes. The edge would be interesting to see.
Maximinus II Daia - Follis Obv:– IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius, naked but for chlamys fastened...
Probus, Billon tetradrachm Obv:– A K M AVR PROBOC CEB, Laureate draped bust right Rev:– None, Bust of Serapis right Minted in Alexandria Egypt. L...
Remember that whenever a technique was put in place to deter or detect forgeries then the forgers would adapt. Producing a fouree Athenian owl...
I do keep my eyes open for this obverse die as it is one of those oddities that appears to be COS and little or no evidence of any trailing I or...
I will break this into two responses. The first on the Fortuna - Pietas reverse. The coin illustrated by Doug (which I allocate to COS II which...
Very nice indeed. Scarce and sought after.
A highly desirable type in any grade. Wonderful to see it along side the other denominations.
I have a liking for Mars types in general and spotted this one. Aurelian Ant. Obv:- IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right...
I accepted a hole in this one because I have been looking for an Alexandrian Commodus for many years and would likely have accepted one in any...
Or perhaps a scarcer reverse type? Numerian Obv:– IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right...
Some lovely coins here as usual... Here are a couple of my Numerian Lugdunum coins. Numerian Obv:– IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed...
Here is a selection of the range of busts available from Lugdunum other then the plain cuirassed bust above Cuirassed from behind [IMG] Draped...
A very small sample of my earlier Probus Lugdunum coins... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I will resist from sharing several hundred Lugdunum and or Probus coins.
Here are some of mine.... Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right Rev:– ORIENS AVG, Sol walking left between two captives,...
Happy Birthday Bing.
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