I think that's because it's very difficult or impossible, at least in the photo, to distinguish the eyeball from the area below the eye, and the...
That's pretty much exactly how I feel about mine!
The obverse of the first one has probably been cleaned rather harshly. Lots of scratches.
It should be a whole lot easier to find a Clodius Albinus than a Gordian I or II. At any given time, there are probably between 50 and 100...
Thank you. I take all my photos with my LG Android cellphone's camera -- it's just not worth it to me to spend money on any kind of fancier camera...
The reverse is very nice on the first coin, but I greatly prefer the obverse portraits on the two CNG coins. In fact, I prefer the portrait on my...
In the few months I've been a member here, I haven't noticed any threads devoted to the coins of Clodius Albinus. So I thought I'd post my one...
I have the Kindle version. It's pretty good; a fun read.
Given that the syncretistic cult of Serapis was first introduced by Ptolemy I Soter less than 100 years before this coin was issued, it must be...
And another new addition to my Roman Republic zoo. Oddly enough, it's my first eagle. (The footnote at the end of my description gives the...
A beautiful coin, @Only a Poor Old Man. Here's my Corinth stater. Like you, I admired that coin-type for a long time as one of the most beautiful...
Thank you, @Roman Collector. I found the linked thread extremely interesting. I have some thoughts and comments. First, regarding your...
Thanks. I wonder why OCRE hasn't updated its information, instead of simply repeating what's in RIC.
@Victor_Clark, I think my first question is answered -- at least as to the absence from RIC itself of almost all of these 4th century coins with...
@dougsmit, thanks. I was rather annoyed myself that the CNG link to the details of the individual coins in Lot 614 is dead, but the seller was...
The Horus stone is very nice. I trust that it was sold to you as a reproduction?
No I haven't. Thank you. Edited to add: I have just started reading the article, but given that it was published in 1937, and most of the coins...
Great coin. Is it in RIC? OCRE lists seven coins with Anubis reverses, issued under Constantius II, Julian II, and Jovian, but I don't see this one.
Not depicting any deities -- just with hieroglyphs. I really like that first coin of yours. I guess that even though it's the same catalogue...
Yours must be one of these two: RIC VIII Rome 512 Date AD 363 - AD 364 Denomination Medallion Mint Rome Obverse D N IOVIA-NVS P F AVG: Bust of...
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