This one arrived in the mail today. It's a middle bronze struck exclusively for use in Britain. Hoard data from Bath indicates it was struck AD...
That's quite a find, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, and a fun idea for a thread. This is perhaps the best misattributed-by-the-auction-house coin...
[IMG] Vespasian, AD 69-79. Roman AR denarius, 3.18 g, 18.4 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 73. Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII CEN, laureate head, right....
Engraving the letters backwards onto a die is hard. ƧABINA AVGVSTA -- this is "Sabina-1" in my collection, purchased at a brick and mortar coin...
Alpha and omicron here signify more than phonemes. They mark the first and second declensions as well as serve as markers of grammatical gender....
That appears to be RIC 1127; BMCRE 1525, Pietas standing left with altar at her feet. [ATTACH]
I think that's a lookalike, too. It is Ceres standing l., holding short torch and scepter, RIC 1173, not 1177. Compare this specimen to yours,...
That's a very well rendered Pudicitia on the reverse, despite missing part of her palla. Here's my specimen of that coin. I don't know what...
Alexandrian bronzes are cool! I completely understand why Dattari was fascinated by them. That coin has a lot of eye appeal, @David Atherton! I...
[IMG] You know what that means! It's not just Friday; it's Faustina Friday! And -- HOLY SMOKE! -- this is the 52nd weekly installment of...
[IMG] Mysia, Pergamon, 200-133 BC. Bronze Æ 15.7 mm, 3.55 g, 12 h. Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with star. Rev:...
Were that genuine, I'm sure it would be a five-figure coin. All genuine examples would have a well-documented provenance. I suspect you are...
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Thanks for posting this information about Dr. Neussel, @Curtisimo. I'm resurrecting the thread because I acquired my first Ex-Neussel coin. This...
This one arrived just today from Naumann's auction on 1 August. Researching its provenance online led me to the Busso Peus sale of the Walter...
What an interesting reverse type!
Gorgeous example, @kazuma78!
You can't expect me to ignore a call for a Faustina II coin, can you? [IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman AR denarius, 3.10 g, 17.7 mm, 5 h....
Flyspecking is fun! I have only about half of the various varieties of this peacock and pulvinar issue of Faustina I. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Today's Franklin's World cartoon references Ovid. edited - copyright Ovid was banished in 8 AD from Rome to Tomis by Augustus. Ovid wrote that...
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