For the past several e-sales, Roma has been auctioning coins from the Antonio Carmona collection. According to Coins Weekly, he has been an active...
This one was issued for the 1000th anniversary of Rome. [IMG] Philip I, AD 244-249. Roman AR Antoninianus, 23mm, 3.93 g, 7h. Rome mint, 5th...
That's a fascinating coin, @Shea19, and that's clearly Caracalla's visage. I have a coin of Faustina II that was engraved by someone who had no...
I guess someone with more money than sense thought that a slightly bigger flan and slightly sharper details was worth a $1800 premium. :eek:
That's a bizarre but VERY interesting coin, @dougsmit. It does resemble this Clodius Albinus in my collection. [ATTACH]
Here's one from a group lot. A little assarion with a weird flan. [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Roman provincial Æ assarion, 16.0 mm,...
That's an interesting design, @David Atherton. Mars looks like he's doing a Monty Python silly walk. [IMG] Here's Mars advancing a traditional...
Lovely coin, @Ryro, freed from its plastic tomb! WTG!! Here's one I haven't posted in a while: [IMG] Claudius II, AD 268-270. Roman billon...
"The Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP) aims to provide URIs for each obverse and reverse die connected to Michael Crawford's Roman Republican...
Hey, everybody! It's ... [IMG] And you know what that means! It's Faustina Friday!! And this Friday, we're gonna get provincial. The city of...
Well ... that's a perfect segue to this one! Ovid was banished to Tomis. Here's one of Septimius Severus from Tomis!! [ATTACH] Septimius Severus,...
That's a very good example of that reverse design, @dougsmit. It clearly has two handles, as you note. There's always the Encyclopaedia...
A thyros was a staff made out of the stalk of the giant fennel plant. It is an attribute of the god Dionysus, as on this coin: [IMG] Septimius...
GERN ... LOL! Reminds me of this old gag: [MEDIA]
Now I can't unsee that!
Here's a lion on a fun little provincial from Philippopolis. [IMG] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Roman Provincial Æ (diassarion?) 17.7 mm; 4.06...
From Leu's auction, which closed on 15 August. I paid for it the same day, too. I know that Leu had to get an export permit, which took a few...
Stunning coins, @Cicero12! Well done!
Husband and wife doe pair: [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.63 g, 21.4 mm, 7 h. Rome, officina 5, AD 267-268. Obv: IMP...
Nice coins and fun idea for a thread! The children's arms are doing different things on each coin -- not that it matters to anyone. [ATTACH]...
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