Lucky him, that's a beauty.
Very cool, thanks for the article link and sharing.
A long lost cousin of Jimmy Durante I see.
That's a handsome coin, and the detail of Minerva is lovely too. Congrats/=.
Great post & coin, David.
A few weeks ago I picked up this Commodus Tetradrachm from a seller in France & was glad to see it finally arrived. It's a scarce reverse type...
[img] Vitellius (69 A.D.) AR Denarius O: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head right. R: S P Q R / OB / C S in three lines within wreath....
Got an Antioch mint of his son. [img] Volusian (251 - 253 A.D.) AR Antoninianus O: IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust...
Those are all fantastic first coins. I really like the Domna best. Congrats.
That's neat, reminds me of my michelin man fallen horseman, but kinda looks mummy too. [img] Constantius II (337 - 361 A.D.) Æ3 O: D N...
That's what I fear, things added that are B.S.
I've seen many of these on PBS over the years, are they any better than PBS versions? I've had netflix for years, I just never got around to...
Gordian III is a good starter coin to acquire. A nice addition.
I don't make generic question posts much, but going through my coins, ancients and some world moderns, I have many with labels & tags that are...
A nice little addition.
[img] Clodius Albinus (193 - 195 A.D.) AR Denarius O: D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right. R: MINER PACIF COS II, Minerva standing front, head...
Those would be some nice coins to get. Good luck.
Roman republic coins can get pricey quickly, that's why I own so few. There are many common ones that can be affordable though. But the ones...
I'd say the coin that means the most to me is the Septimius Severus below. It's the very first ancient I acquired, here on coin talk no less, and...
I should mention this was done with the remove link too. But I used photopea.com to do the editing for the black background, merging and so on. [img]
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