Oooh nice. You going to break him out?
Yes, I agree with everyone above. Leave it as-is even if it's darker than in the photo. There are plenty of sparkle bright Hadrians out there.......
Very cool! I think I remember in Caesar's Gallic Wars where it's mentioned that they make these in preparation for being sieged while sieging.
It's quiet here these days... but I'd like to keep "Saturday Night Free For All" a thing. I made a post a few years ago about late 3rd century...
I know nothing about this coin or what type it may be imitating. However, nobody has responded yet, so take what I say for what it is… an opinion....
I have a Gordian of this type that is very brassy too and looks gold. It’s interesting that the metal type used for Gordian seems to have changed...
Could be that or a struck over another type… hard to tell.
Great coins all and congrats @Inspector43 on the great grandchild! 23? That’s amazing! As for coins, I have a few of these in good condition but...
Hey all, haven't been around as much but still here and appreciating everyone's coins. Anyway, life has been hard lately and buying coins hasn't...
Oooh, cool! I have one of those with the “S” in the normal location. Nice coin! [ATTACH]
I’d use it as a fishing weight in a lake or slow current stream!
Yeah it was pretty obvious we were missing some people. I stayed out of the fray last week as others were saying what I would have, and I don’t...
Nice coin! I love seeing later empire coins posted as they don’t get the love they deserve. Here’s a similar Arcadius with less detail but a...
Nice coin! Coins of Valentinian don’t get the appreciation they deserve. Here’s one of my favorites… Valentinian from Alexandria. Even all these...
It looks like you can just see the furthest right-side shadow of the "P" in the mintmark. The centering of the "L" under Sol makes it certain that...
Just seeing your message, thank you! It's my old coin assistant. He's since passed but his brother has taken his place.
In my haste to post my coin and get a quick answer from those more familiar with these than myself... @DonnaML I missed your excellent resource...
I have one and had the same struggles determining any certain mint from references. I just have this one cataloged as uncertain mint RIC V 75/315....
Haha, yeah every time I see a provincial coin with what looks like gibberish legends I think of Antioch of Pisidia. Creeping up my list of things...
This acsearch search result may be helpful (wolf twins Pisidia):...
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