http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/thrace/cherronesos/t.html
It may be hard to tell with my terrible photo skills, but this Probus Tetradrachm is about as close to "from the mint" as these get. [ATTACH]...
Here's a mint mark Lion from Aurelian: [ATTACH] Aurelian Rome mint, 5th officina. 8th emission, spring-summer AD 274. OB: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG,...
[ATTACH] Kingdom of Thrace; Lysimachos OB: helmeted head of Athena right R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, lion leaping right, spear head below SNG Cop...
In honor of finishing the "Tiger King" series on Netflix, I thought it may be fun to show off our coins featuring big cats. Tigers, Lions,...
Oooh I love that Titus portrait. Very realistic! Somehow I have nearly 1500 coins and not yet a single Titus coin. I'll have to change that!
Here's a rarer one from Commodus: [ATTACH] RPC Volume IV Number 1178 (temporary) Province Asia: Conventus of Pergamum Region Lydia City Attalea...
I like that Pegasus, it's great!
I took this photo awhile ago... but found it on my phone tonight. Nothing special, just having some fun with some natural light and coins some...
The spreadsheets found at the links below are infinitely helpful for attributing later Roman coins....
What coin was the one to get you to this milestone? I’d like to see it and hear a bit about it!
Constantine II CONSTANTI-NVS IVN NC RDC left BEATA TRA-NQVILLITAS VOT - IS - XX 3 Stars above Left - P Right - A PLON London RIC VII London 216;...
[ATTACH] Claudius II Gothicus. Cyzicus. IMP CLAVDIVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right, two dots beneath bust VICTORIAE GOTHIC,...
Constantius II FEL TEMP REPARATIO TES(something) = Thessalonica
Here's a couple of my favorites: [ATTACH] Gallienus 265, Sole Reign, Asia (RIC) Antioch (Göbl) GALLIENVS AVG Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust...
This one is actually Valentinian II! Valentinian II DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG PDC bust GLORIA RO-MANORVM Left Field: V Right Field: star over...
Another new coin... I like coins of Crispus. He's an interesting historical figure. I think a HBO drama based on his life would be fun to watch....
Here's a new on for me this week: [ATTACH] Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck under Marcus Aurelius. Rome, after AD 161. DIVVS ANTONINVS,...
I’ve always had a fun imagined theory that these coins with concurrent issues with no star and stars signify day shift vs night shift at the mint....
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