Nice coin. And what a pleasure to dig and find the exact attribution! It made me think about the first provincial I ever bought : Caracalla...
Nice selection @Cucumbor . My apologies to all : I forgot the Ladies in my list...:(
Monogram : a motif of two or more letters, typically a person's initials, usually interwoven or otherwise combined in a decorative design, used as...
Why is it so long at the US customs since last year ? The answer : “Cannabis seizures by DEA in the USA are up 3300% since legalization in...
What an instructive write-up. Hoping it’s gonna be “featured” !
Of course Gary Miller and Svetolik were there. Haven’t seen so many high grades coins for a long times. If I had 20,000$ of budget I could have...
Nice find @Orielensis ! I was also happy to discover a Constantius Gallus in the pile. Since he was one of the few who escaped the family...
Just back from a coin show in Montreal. As usual, only 3 or 4 guys with ancient stuff. But you tell me my friends, what is better than searching...
Depending on how much you plan to spend, here are some statue currently in auctions at Christies : [IMG] Julius Caesar marble head, circa late...
The hoard had been bought by the Museum of Normandie in Caen. Mr. and Miss Ledanois (the discoverers) wanted the treasure to bear their name, but...
More details about the hoard : To date, the numismatic study has cataloged and identified 3501 coins, a quarter of the total of the hoard. The...
It is used today as a symbol on the Peru, Wisconsin and Idaho flags. I wonder if we have CT member’s in these areas ??
Checking in RPC online, it was minted in Caesarea Cappadocia. Many specimen shown there are from the hoard found in 1983 in Caesarea.
My two favorite hobbys, astronomy and numismatic, in one thread ! Two coins I’ve never posted here : Gordian III Sol raising right hand in salute...
We all have in our collections coins featuring the famous recurring symbol : the cornucopia. It is a representation of abundance, fecundity,...
3 wins for me : One ex Doug Smith Another ex Doug Smith Another ex Doug Smith ex Ken Dorney Am I becoming CoinTalkoolic or what ? :woot:
3 wins 3 lost so far... [ATTACH]
I’m back from vacations. No internet for ten days....the only thing I missed was COIN TALK ! Here is a little riddle : What is better than the...
July was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. In 8 BC, August was renamed in honor...
And one from Lyon : Galerius GENIO POPVLI ROMANI PL(not PLC!) [ATTACH]
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