AE tetradrachm of Diocletian from Alexandria, Egypt.
Excellent coins and historical notes, Cherd! Thanks for adding more perspective. Somehow I forgot to post my own portrait denarius of Caesar's...
Beautiful! He makes great replicas. I got the mintage number from Landis's website, but I think mine came from a later re-run with sharpened dies...
Yes, of course! :facepalm: Thanks for pointing that out. And a beautiful coin, by the way!
It's been 2,067 years since Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated by his supposed friends in the Roman Senate, but the drama of that event,...
Great job, and a beautiful coin!
I was recently able to acquire this coin for my ongoing Roman Imperial denarii collection. [ATTACH] MARCUS AURELIUS, AD 161-180 AR Denarius...
The bust style looks rather odd for Gordian III. Could it be a replica?
Hmm. I'd also guess Caracalla. I'll see what I can dig up later tonight after work.
Nice orichalcum color.
Glad I could be of help. :)
This? RPC II, 1298 (ox.ac.uk) [ATTACH]
That is an incredible set-up. Your own?
Here is another one of my more recent 'quality' denarii purchases - and one of my favorites: [ATTACH] NERO, AD 54-68 AR Denarius (17.24mm,...
The pattern vaguely reminds me of some of the images counterstamped into ancient Indian coinage. Size and weight?
Great find!
A very nice specimen!
To complete the Flavian Dynasty, I needed a good Vespasian denarius. But even though I came across a number of possible candidates, none of them...
Good thing he's using those nice soft steel tweezers to hold the coin. I'd hate for it to get scratched!
Thanks! I use a tripod-mounted Nikon D3200, standard lens with extension tubes, and a couple desk lamps with daylight-spectrum bulbs. The...
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