Nice subcollection, @Marsyas Mike! I can't get enough of Faustina! Yep! Antoninus Pius was all about piety! Despite the lack of the altar, the...
Poor Arcadius and his wife, Aelia Eudoxia. She died in childbirth at an unknown age -- probably in her late 20s -- and Arcadius died of "natural...
That's lovely, @Clavdivs ! I love my little owl from Sigeion: [IMG] Troas, Sigeion, c. 335 BC. Greek Æ 12.2 mm, 2.37 g, 5 h. Obv: Head of Athena...
This one's a new arrival. We know from die-linkage studies of the corresponding aureii that these coins with the PIETAS reverse inscription and...
Great additions to your growing collection, @furryfrog02 ! I have only three Alexandrian tets from this dynasty, even though I have a lot of...
This one arrived just yesterday: [ATTACH] Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman AR denarius, 3.19 g, 18.2 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 143. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA,...
Yes. My error. This one, specifically.
A shout out to that Lucius Verus as ARMENIACVS denarius with the Felicitas reverse type. Let me know if you need further help with the attribution.
Here's a bovine: [IMG] Illyria, Dyrrhachium. AR drachm, 2.95 g, 17.4 mm, 11 h. Magistrate Zopyros, 80-70 BC. Obv: Cow suckling calf, owl in...
Very neat, @David Atherton ! I like that reverse type! Lovely! I am still looking for a nice example of this coin. Every time I see this reverse...
I'm very glad that worked out for you@David@PCC! Here's one I lost -- not lost in an auction, but lost lost. Some time ago, I purchased this...
There is, of course, Antiochia ad Orontem, whose river god Orontes is often depicted on its coinage: [IMG] Anonymous issue under Maximinus II....
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Good thinking, @lordmarcovan. Here's an example in my collection: [ATTACH] But that might not be it. The OP coin appears to have letters across...
Here's a big bronze(?) fake in my collection (knowingly acquired as such) that is similar. I suspect this -- and the one your sister is interested...
I used to collect US coins as a kid, but then became more interested in collecting stamps as a teenager and young adult. I sold almost all my US...
:wideyed::wideyed::wideyed::wideyed::wideyed: Thank you so much, @dougsmit, for contributing to this thread, particularly in demonstrating the...
That coin is WAY COOL, @AncientJoe! This coin depicts a zodiac circle as well. See this thread. [IMG] Faustina I, AD 138-141. Roman AR...
I'm pleased as punch to have been the successful bidder on this denarius from today's Naumann auction. Happily there was little competition. I,...
That's lovely, @ValientKnight. Here's one of Augustus. [IMG] Divus Augustus, 27 BC - 14 AD. Roman Æ as, 9.30 g, 28.4 mm, 7 h. Rome, issued...
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