Many of us will have some form of reson for choosing their avatar. Here is mine:- I have a real soft spot for the eastern denarii of Septimius...
They are weigth adjustments, often called Stannard Scoops. Clive Stannard published an article on them in 1993 that can be found here:-...
Here is my Papius wits adjustment scoop on the reverse. [IMG]
A nice find. I too looked for one for a long time and was luck enough to obtain one to add to my Papius, gryphon sub-collection.
A very interesting reverse type....
Reviving this relatively old thread with a some new additions relevant to this thread and this sub-series obsession of mine.... Obv:– IM-P CA L...
Great result with a wonderful coin.
Better condition all round. Better detail and nice silver. A nice coin.
Obv:– L SEPT SEV PE[RT AVG IMP] II, Laureate head right FORT RDEVC, Fortuna, seated left, holding cornucopia and sceptre Minted in...
Obv:– L SEPT SEV P-ERTE AVG IMP II, Laureate head right Rev:– FORT R-DEVC, Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopiae Minted in...
I have a couple of hundred Eastern mint denarii that deserve to be taken out and their photos retaken. Just to illustrate that it isn't just the...
Trajan Denarius Obv:– IMP TRAIANVS AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, Laureate head right, drapery over left shoulder Rev:– DIVVS PATER TRAIAN,...
Constantius I Chlorus AE Follis Obverse Legend – DIVO CONSTANTIO PIO. Laureate, veiled and cuirassed head right Reverse Legend – MEMORIA FELIX....
For those who are interested the following is a link to the database entry for this coin on the best resource (online or otherwise) for coins of...
I don't actively collect Aurelian but have a penchant for Mars types. I have the opportunity to purchase the following coin which isn't...
All three are wonderful examples of Emesa blundered legends. I haven't seen that third obverse die before (I actively collect these blundered...
Probus, Billon tetradrachm, Alexandria, Year 5, Bust of Serapis Obv:– A K M AVR PROBOC CEB, Laureate draped bust right Rev:– None, Bust of...
Nice coin folks. The AE type is on my wants list. I do have a couple of silvers though.... Lysimachos, silver drachm Obv:– Head of Herakles...
Generally coins that are R4 or R5 will likely be a challenge for most collectors to obtain with the R5 coins being even more of a challenge than...
Hmmmm. I missed that the split had happened and my links have been taking me to the World forum. I was thinking things had gone quiet or that...
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