According to Historia Augusta, Valens Thessalonicus was raised to the rank of Augustus in 261 AD. His uncle, let's call him Valens Senior, usurped...
The history Autumn of 316 AD. We are right in the middle of a civil war in the Roman empire. After Verona, in September, Constantinus had just...
I don't have a coin for you, but instead I give you Katy Perry...: [MEDIA]
This board is really missing you. For example, there was a thread lately about big coins...and we did not see your Reese's specimen...Be careful...
I bought many times from them without any problems. Their buyers fees are very reasonable (14%) as well as shipping cost. As said previously, some...
I quick look at acsearch shows that at least 887 coins of his collection were sold by CNG lately. He had a large field of interest : Greek, Roman...
There is no better place than CT for finding great generous guys. I'll show off a little souvenir from a trip in Italy. I was so proud of my...
UK Treasure act (1996) :When you find coins, an inquest led by the coroner then determines whether the find constitutes treasure or not. If it is...
About the first coin :"Adventus issues were minted in a particular city to celebrate the arrival of the emperor there. In this case, it was issued...
Hummmm...some examples VERY similar to yours were sold not so long ago as "Museum quality historical replicas". [ATTACH] [ATTACH] FORVM fake...
Can I attend your history courses?:writer:
Thanks for the precision. It is in fact the truth in "modern"mythology, but it was not the case at the beginning of the legend. The story had...
This time It's a confrontation between to asses in my collection; in the right corner weighting 9.7g, Antoninus the Pius. In the left corner,...
I'd be the first to buy it. If you only knew how many times I got help on Coin Talk to identify coins...
Hi Claudius. There are so many coins on this thread it's a real mix up... About the coin with Tyche on the reverse, please give us weight and...
This is a good start : https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Greek%20Alphabet
Can you also trim my beard? -Lucius Verus quote- [ATTACH]
Pretty nice examples @cmezner . Thanks for sharing. Having one with a countermark is one of my target. I'd like to add a little brother to the family.
Patina 101 here : https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Patina
You have half of the answer on it. Maximinus Thrax, the reverse is probably PAX AVGVSTI. Size and weight will help tou for the exact attribution....
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