I can actually see facial features on that Justinian follis! It's a Byzantine Christmas miracle! :joyful:
I can think of only a handful of scenes on coins that can be directly related to ancient literature; that denarius depicting Ulysses coming home...
I love story coins. Hard to beat that Enrico Dandolo denario. A piccolo coin with grosso significance.
That Lucius Verus portrait is about as good as Antonine die engraving gets.
A wonderful list. My favorite is the Mars the Avenger coin— great historical context, as Augustus vows to avenge “daddy“ Julius.
That would be a collector’s lifetime highlight list, not a single year top 10. How does one pick out a single coin to celebrate? For me, the...
That same Elagabalus coin is making my Top 10 list, coming soon. The toning on that coin sets off the features of the obverse quite nicely,...
I’ll bite. Can anyone educate me on the significance of Michael Kelly? I assume he isn’t the mandolin maker...
I’m going to show that Val III campgate some love. I wrote a piece on campgates earlier this year and looked an awful lot at late/fifth-century...
I came home from work today and was shocked—SHOCKED, I SAY!—to find my AMCC coins in the mail. From Canada to Tennessee in just a few days? Only...
My recent purchases from Canada have taken nearly a month to reach me in Tennessee. So I wouldn't be too impatient...
If you are looking for serious feedback on this coin, you will have better luck cropping and combining better photos and posting it in a...
That’s a lovely coin. I have the denarius equivalent, but nothing imperial in bronze. It’s on the list of “coins I would love to have one day but...
Yes. These are very common and could be in pick bins. [DV [Divus] CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG], “Divine Constantine, father [pater] of the Augusti” (-GG...
1. Yes. 4th c. coins were struck in the millions; those with wear often end up in "pick bins." 2. See:...
So you may have had an AE3 or AE4 of Constantine or his sons, of which there are literally hundreds (thousands?) of variations. You may just have...
"About the size of your ring finger fingernail..." Sounds like an AE4 (small size) LRB (late Roman Bronze). I'd search VCoins for "AE4" and see...
Man, that Herennia Etruscilla portrait is really special.
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Perfectly centered with full, clear legends and good detail. Those strengths compensate for the surface porosity. Very nice addition.
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