Fantastic additions to your collection, Scoob!!! My top pick is the Koinon of Vespasian with the bottle-green patina.
Really interesting Roman Provincials in the group, @ancientone! I like the Celtic imitation of the issues of Parium in Mysia, the Domna...
Here are my dream coins for 2021: posthumously issued coins of Diva Faustina I and Diva Faustina II with the elephant carpentum reverse type:...
Titus' restitution of this reverse type is certainly less commonly encountered than the original, which is among the most common coins found from...
Here's my most recent Byzantine acquisition: [IMG] Justin I, AD 518-527. Byzantine Æ follis, 17.03 g, 34.3 mm, 7 h. Constantinople, 4th officina,...
I'd say Joseph Eckhel (13 January 1737 – 16 May 1798), professor of classics at the University of Vienna and director of the ancient coin cabinet...
You had a great year, I'd say. Of course, the owl is very special and well-preserved. It's a lovely example. I like the Tripolis mint Probus --...
You have a great eye for the unusual and interesting. My favorites are the Levon/Leopards, the Antoninus Pius AE drachm, and the Julia Domna from...
My goodness, what gorgeous coins! Museum quality, all of them!
Bumping this thread with a photo of the Secret Saturnalia gift I received last year :happy: : [IMG] Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Roman AR...
Fantastic acquisitions, @Orfew! All worthy of a #1 spot and the envy of any collector of Roman imperial coinage. My favorites are the...
Historically important coins, @hotwheelsearl. Glad you were able to add one to your collection. Aurelian revived the denomination as part of his...
The authors of articles like this are not typically versed in numismatics. Since the find dates to the third century, I suspect they are...
Cool, @hotwheelsearl! This Leo is identifiable not by the obverse inscription, but by the figure of Verina on the reverse. [IMG] Leo I, AD...
Interesting story here. [ATTACH] Buried under a Serbian cornfield close to a coalmine, the well-preserved remains of a Roman legion's...
CONSECRATIO Sestertius: [ATTACH]
Lovely acquisitions! The toning on that drachm of Mithradates II is exquisite!
It's seen from the back. The object you see on the coin below Constantine II's chin holding his clothes together is NOT a button on a collar in...
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Julia Mamaea certainly qualifies. [IMG] Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235. Roman AR denarius, 3.15 g, 18.3 mm, 5 h. Rome mint, 7th emission, AD 227....
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