Fantastic, @Ryro! Glad you had some success at Artemide today! [IMG] [IMG] I had some success, too, but I'm saving news about it for ......
[IMG] Philistis, wife of Hieron II. Greek AR 5 litrae. Syracuse 270-230 BCE, 4.46 gm, 18.1 mm. Obv: Diademed and veiled head, l., palm branch...
Important acquisitions for your Numophylacium Victorini, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix! I don't think it's an exaggeration to say they are rare. I...
Nice acquisition for your Numophylacium Flaviorum, @David Atherton! I love fly-specking! Headgear varieties: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's mine. It's not the most well-centered example. [IMG] Mysia, Pergamon, 133 BC - 27 BC. Greek Æ 19.2 mm, 6.43 g, 11 h. Obv: Helmeted head...
I bought a few I really like, but I'd have to say the goat biga is my favorite! [IMG] C. Renius, 138 BC. Roman AR denarius, 3.84 g, 16.3 mm, 1...
Victory: [IMG] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 2.51 g, 17.1 mm, 6 h. Trier, AD 330-331. Obv: CONSTANTINOPOLIS,...
How about a crisp Crispus? This one was a Secret Saturnalia gift from 2018! [IMG] Crispus, AD 316-326. Roman billon centenionalis, 3.07 g, 19.3...
Leu is a very reputable firm but you might not have time to be approved as a bidder.
Very early in my coin collecting "career" when eBay was a new thing and the Celator was still in print, I bought this one from an eBay dealer as a...
TGIFF!! [IMG] I recently acquired a provincial coin of Faustina I because of its similarity to a coin of Faustina II I already had in my...
LOL, @hotwheelsearl, it DOES look like the box on that game! I have a Mount Argaeus! It doesn't have the smoothest surfaces, though: [IMG]...
Fun thread, @Ryro! I'll contribute today's Franklin's World comic: [ATTACH] And, of course, a Glykon: [IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman...
What I hear in my head during the live portion of an auction as the lot number for my coveted Faustina coin approaches: [MEDIA]
Denarius of Nerva minted only during a few months of his reign when his coins carried the obverse inscription IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS...
London Ancient Coins is another good dealer.
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Me too. It must be something that some members can do and others can't.
Yes, but you were talking about bible verses with the word denarius.
I could not agree more with Warren here. Mine has a chi-rho, too. It was $18.10, including shipping. It's every bit as historically interesting...
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