It reads it was acquired at the "Bayreuth coin bourse" on 3 March, 1979. Bayreuth is a medium-sized town in northern Bavaria.
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What an entertaining and informative thread, @Ryro! I see the coin has made such an impression on you that it has become your avatar! Cool!!! I...
[IMG] Greek Æ 12.5 mm, 3.37 g, 3 h. Boeotia, Thespiae, late 3rd century BC? Obv: Female head, right, wearing kalathos and veil. Rev: ΘEΣΠI/EΩN...
Not unreasonable, I guess, but after buying the left-facing bust denarius of Faustina I, a diademed bust denarius of Faustina II (to be shown in...
It's common for ancient fourrée forgeries to have the reverse of one ruler muled to the obverse of another. This fourrée of Orbiana, for example,...
This one went for more than 7-fold the starting price and more than I was willing to pay: 360 CHF. It's scarce, but by no means unobtainable...
I love it when a long-sought-after coin slips under the radar and, as a specialist collector, I'm able to appreciate it for its rarity and pick it...
If I rotate the reverse 90 degrees counterclockwise, you can see a throne and what is likely a cornucopiae beneath it. Coming down from Fortuna's...
Thank you so much, @curtislclay, for weighing in on this coin. Your comment about the identity of the specimen cited by Cohen is very helpful.
[IMG] Faustina Sr, AD 138-141 Roman AR denarius; 3.83 g, 18.2 mm Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust, right Rev: AETERNITAS, Fortuna standing left,...
Update! I do now -- I was the successful bidder in yesterday's Artemide Aste auction. Mine differs slightly from @svessien's and @Marsyas Mike's...
My favorite from Pergamon: [IMG] Mysia, Pergamon, 200-133 BC. Bronze Æ 15.7 mm, 3.55 g, 12 h. Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet...
[IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217 Roman provincial Æ 29.3 mm, 13.67 g, 6 h. Ionia, Ephesus, AD 193-217. Obv: CЄBACTH IOY ΔOMNA, bare-headed and...
How about this Framptastic new version of an OLD TUNE? [MEDIA] It'll go nicely with this new photo of an OLD COIN. [ATTACH] Tacitus, AD...
Ruzicka, Pautalia 190: [ATTACH]
Measuring its specific gravity would be a nondestructive method to see if it was gold.
Time for Fulvia! [IMG] L. Mussidius Longus. Roman Republican AR denarius, 3.5 gm, 17.0 mm. Rome mint, 42 BC. Obv: Bust of Marc Antony's 3rd wife,...
[IMG] Elagabalus or Caracalla Roman provincial Æ (diassarion?); 2.41 g, 14.5 mm, 1 h Obv: [...] ANTΩNIN, laureate and draped bust, right Rev:...
Interesting detail I've never learned about before, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix. I have only a few from this emperor. No hieroglyphs in the fields,...
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