I'm often on the lookout for these small variations when they're cheap. I'll post better images as I see others share my interest too. Wasn't...
This is one of those coins only a specialist would bother with. It's small, it's a LRB, it's a usual enough type and the ruling figure is a...
Yes, it was one of those instances when crappy seller's pictures work in your favor.
I'm actually curious if someone else has other examples from Aquileia. There were a few different types minted for Magnentius there. The twin...
It could happen to the best of us... pink eye is no joke. I also hear that ancient aliens had a cure for it but it involved going into battle with...
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Now when I look at it without preconceptions, you are most likely right @zumbly. My observation came from me being used to 3rd century canons,...
Not a Denarius, but here is an As of Domitian with the nice aegis. Although many dealers and some collectors consider the small figure on the...
Yes, I was lucky enough to secure it at their last auction.
This one was sold by a reputed European dealer and is quite an extraordinary coin: AURELIAN AE25x22mm 3.27g pre-reform Antoninian (aVF,...
I wish it were mine. I was watching it but it ended for a whooping 1800CHF, way way above my budget :)
My favorite biga must be this one pulled by serpents: [ATTACH]
You're spot on, JA! This one was probably struck soon after the proclamation of Constans as Caesar and someone didn't know how to title him. I...
Now would anyone like to take a chance on why is this one a relevant rarity? [ATTACH]
Close but it's a bit more than that, it's an unrecorded issue that should have its own RIC number were it to be recorded, between RIC VIII Cyzicus...
This is my favorite Constantine II with soldiers and standard reverse: [ATTACH] Anyone care to guess why?
... And always factor the buyer's premium on auctions.
The Constantinian age has some of the most interesting coins ever: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ... And maybe some of the dullest too :/
Not everybody can be interested in the same things and that's ok. I post mainly because I'm curious if others share my interest or might draw some...
We all have and that is exactly the beauty of numismatics :)
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