What a deal, @hotwheelsearl! Well done! Gallienus' crazy neck beard! [IMG] Gallienus, 253-268 AD Roman Æ Antoninianus, 18 mm, 2.27 g Rome...
Very nice, @David Atherton, not just "for the issue," but just plain nice. I've never seen an example of that coin. These Hadrian semisses are...
[IMG] Claudius, AD 41-54. Roman provincial Æ 23.2 mm, 7.13 g, 12 h. Cilicia, Caesarea (formerly Mopsuestia), AD 50/1. Obv: ΤΙΒЄΡΙΟϹ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ...
Congratulations on your new acquisition! I am happy to help and I understand your confusion because this was a very large issue and depending on...
The stephane ... [IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman AR denarius, 3.01 g, 19.6 mm, 1 h. Rome, AD 161-164. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of...
Here's a bronze Philip II! [IMG] Philip II as Caesar under Philip I, AD 244-247. Roman Æ sestertius, 19.61 g, 28.3 mm, 11 h. Rome, AD 245-246....
When you're talking about "civilizations," it's stupid to separate the Roman Republic from the Roman Empire and even from Byzantium. Roman...
Lovely!
Here's my specimen: [IMG] Macrinus and Diadumenian, AD 217-218. Roman provincial Æ Pentassarion, 12.06 g, 26.5 mm, 6 h. Moesia Inferior,...
Here's mine! [IMG] Delmatius, as Caesar, AD 335-337. Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 1.47g, 16.4 mm, 1 h. Siscia, AD 336-337. Obv: FL...
Very attractive specimen, @Sulla80! My Ptolemaics are not exactly FDC: [IMG] Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 205 BC-180 BC AE hemidrachm, 18.84 g; 28.4...
I got 'em confronted: [IMG] Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235. Roman provincial Æ pentassarion, 10.1 g, 25.7 mm, 5 h. Moesia...
Thanks, @johnmilton , thanks, @physics-fan3.14!
Yep! Me too! My first ancient was this tribute penny, which I purchased for that very reason. It's still one of my favorites -- which you can...
Researching this new acquisition for my numophylacium gave me flight of ideas, a symptom of mania or psychosis! :eek: But the only mania I have is...
Small flan? That it isn't a raggedy flan is unusual for Victorinus! [IMG] Victorinus, AD 269-271. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.11 g, 19.0 mm, 5...
I've had this coin since the early 70s, when I was a kid. I know it's one of the most common and least pricey of the series, but I would like your...
Julia Domna fits the bill! And it's an excuse to show off my lion quadriga!! [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 3.30 g, 19 mm, 6...
Wow, @David Atherton! Nice addition to your collection. I'd rush out and get the Prieur catalog in which it was featured, too! Do you know...
Wow, that IS a stunning Æ drachm, to be sure, @rrdenarius, but I hope you'll write up the two new Republican denarii you added to your...
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