Definitely! It's popularly known as the Rocking Horse crown; I still have mine.
Greetings from the Ancient Coins forum, where I usually post. I spent many years collecting British coins and historical medals, the majority of...
I'm semi-retired myself, and live primarily on Social Security payments plus a certain amount of savings. The hourly work I try to do on the side...
A very interesting-looking coin! I didn't know that John Jencek was still around. He was the dealer from whom I bought my own Athens Owl...
I posted a photo not long ago of my Constantine I VRBS ROMA coin, but here's another one of Constantine I that I haven't posted before:...
Roman bronze figures of eagles standing on the heads (or the entire bodies) of stags, rams, and other ungulates are quite common. Last year, I...
Welcome, Herodotus! I'm a relatively new member here myself: I joined on January 29, but already have 236 posts and comments, so, yes, it's...
What, you don't like the expression on his face?! If you had been a junior Roman Emperor when you were 9 years old, you probably would have...
I have one coin of Constantius II: Constantius II Caesar, silvered reduced AE Follis, Trier Mint 326 AD. Obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust...
He was 16 or 17, so not as young as he looks on the coin. The over-sized crown definitely creates the impression that he was a young child.
Here's one: Saloninus Caesar, Billon Antoninianus, 258-260 AD, Cologne Mint. Obv. Radiate draped bust right, SALON VALERIANVS CAES/ Rev....
Yes, in fact I'm quite glad that whoever took a shot at them missed!
Thanks so much for clearing that up! I'm going to put it down as Varbanov 668.
This Valerian I antoninianus, from about halfway through his reign, looks like it still might have some decent amount of silver content underneath...
Mercedes and and Porsches? Somehow I doubt that most professional numismatists make enough money to drive those kinds of cars! All I can say is...
I'm not going to say what I paid for it, but I was surprised at how relatively inexpensive it was. It cost no more than, say, an average common...
Thanks -- that would certainly explain the discrepancy. If there really were two similar coins with different catalog numbers, it doesn't seem...
I recently bought my very first Roman Provincial (a/k/a Greek Imperial) coin, for a reason I'm sure many of you would understand: I realized that...
It looks great! Here's my own glazed faience amulet of Bes, dating to the 26th Dynasty period. It's 44 mm. tall, which is a reasonable size for...
A cheerful report from Italy: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/13/opinion/coronavirus-cautionary-tale-italy-dont-do-what-we-did/ All I can...
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