It's not AP. I'm leaning towards Marcus Aurelius, but could be Commodus or even Varus. In the absence of a legible legend on the reverse, it's...
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The B officina mint mark is "s." Most of the RIC scarcity ratings for officina do not reflect availability, however, in the marketplace.
RIC vii, p. 553, 87.
Like Father, Like Son Higgledy-Piggledy Philip of Macedon Formed up the phalanx and Harried the Greeks; Murdered, he missed out on Mesopotamia,...
Artemis: [IMG] Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Roman provincial Æ 32.5 mm, 18.74 g, 6 h. Cilicia, Tarsus, AD 249-251. Obv: ΑV ΚΑΙ Γ ΜЄϹ ΚVΙΝ ΔЄΚΙΟϹ...
I'll bet the third one is from Tyre in Phoenicia because it is in the Latin language and its reverse likely ends in "METRO."
Post a larger photo of the obverse of the one with the two dolphins (a tripod with delphinoform legs?) and I'll see if I can read the inscription.
The troll took the moniker "DonnaFF" and posted f-bomb laced, vituperative diatribes in several threads. I think it was probably someone who had...
That's really cool, @JayAg47!
Welcome to the latest edition of T-Bone Tuesday, where we celebrate the coinage of Trebonianus (T-Bone) Gallus and/or his son and co-emperor,...
I'll join the party! [IMG] Justin II and wife Sophia, AD 565-578. Byzantine Æ follis, 31.2 mm, 14.52 g, 12 h. Nicomedia, AD 570/71. Obv: DN...
I actually think the misspelling was purposeful, as a joke. There are at least three different reverse dies of Salonina with VINO REGINA. (Images...
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The biggest deal-breaker for me is a rough surface, followed by centering problems. I'll put up with quite a bit of wear otherwise.
Great addition to your collection, @Claudius_Gothicus! This is my favorite spelling error -- VINO REGINA (wine the queen): [IMG] Salonina, AD...
Here's a Trajan from Antioch, quite like @Marsyas Mike's example, with a laurel branch countermark and everything! [IMG] Trajan, AD 98-117....
That one IS rare. I only have the dupondius version of that one. [ATTACH]
AD 158 was the 20th anniversary of Antoninus' reign, and was an opportunity for indicating that new vows had been made and old vows had been...
Of course not! I have only put one member on ignore and I'm pretty sure he got banned shortly thereafter anyway.
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