Wow! That's a sharply-struck and well-preserved beauty, @Michael Stolt ! You're justifiably proud to add that one! Here's a similar issue ......
Commodus sort of has the same 70s vibe going on here ... [ATTACH]
Entertaining and informative post, @DonnaML, and a lovely acquisition for your collection, too! Here are some of my Dionysus/Liber with panther...
Thanks for tracking down another example of my coin. Just curious, how much did the one at the iNumis Mail Bid sale sell for? Same obverse die as...
Gorgeous!
I had a similar problem when the COVID-19 shut-down affected mail delivery from Spain. This one arrived nearly four months after the Jesus Vico...
That's what happens when there are no dictionaries to standardize orthography and all words are spelled phonetically.
While browsing online for coins of Faustina II and her mother, I was struck by the bust type on this sestertius, for it depicted the empress in...
A couple of my Nomos purchases: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Always a joy to expand one's collection, @ominus1! Way to go! Florian: [IMG] Florian, AD 276. Roman billon Aurelianus, 3.28 g, 21.2 mm, 12 h....
5th century Roman: [IMG] Leo I, AD 457-474. Roman Æ Half Centenionalis, 0.82 gm, 10 mm, 6 h. Constantinople, AD 457-474. Obv: DN LEO, diademed...
It's not a contest. It's not about monetary value. It's about the joy of adding to your collection.
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I really enjoy reading these posts from my fellow collectors. I've been thinking about my top 10 lately and it's hard to winnow it down!
Nice one from the mint at Antioch. Mine is from the first officina: [IMG] Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 3.54 g, 20.7 mm,...
Here's a fake Caligula provincial ... [ATTACH] ... that looks better than the real thing: [ATTACH] Next: Caligula.
What a cool little coin!
I do love a nice she-wolf and twins. This one is from Constantia/Arles and has a branch in the upper field: [IMG] Constantine I, AD 307-337....
Well, if you're going to have Phil Collins, you need his fellow Genesis-member, Peter Gabriel: [MEDIA] An old one, purchased from Pegasi in...
It has been proposed that coins with this reverse type were issued in AD 162 to commemorate the birth of Marcus Annius Verus: [ATTACH]
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