Herennius Etruscus Caesar (son of Trajan Decius), AR Antoninianus, 250 AD. Obv. Radiate & draped bust right, Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C / Rev....
Are there any theories as to the meaning of the "ΔЄ"?
The specific gravity wasn't really what convinced me it's a fourree (although, as I said, the fact that it was so much lower each time I tested it...
It's a very interesting-looking portrait, but I'm not sure I would recognize it as Hadrian if I didn't already know! Aside from the nose, he...
See this thread from 2018, revived just the other day: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/safe-place-to-get-unsearched-uncleaned-roman-coin-lots.328126/
By the way, I am strongly leaning today towards returning the coin for a refund. As attractive as I find it, and as interesting and mysterious as...
The coin shows no signs whatsoever of having been cast. Nor have I seen any suggestions that the three other known examples of the identical...
Time to post my own "angry Caracalla" again, with not only a scowl but a piercing glare. He's probably thinking about his brother: Caracalla AR...
Here's the previous thread raising the exact same question, back in June:...
Philip I AR Antoninianus, ca. 247 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right, IMP PHILIPPVS AVG/ Rev. Elephant walking left,...
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