Like everything else, it all comes down to supply and demand. The demand for high-grade sestertii is extreme, but the demand for common,...
Snakes flanking a cista mystica: [ATTACH] The snake god Glykon: [ATTACH] Hygieia feeding a snake: [ATTACH]
I haven't posted this Alexandrian tet in a while: [IMG] Diocletian, AD 284-305. Roman billon tetradrachm, 19.2 mm, 7.24 g, 12 h. Egypt,...
Reminds me of the temple of Diva Faustina with the little seated figure between the columns: [ATTACH]
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If you hang around here with any regularity, you'll notice we call the denarii and antoniniani of Gordian III "roaches" because they are as...
I'm an ancient coin collector and am not impressed by a coin's age. I'm not asking if this is some sort of double-die error or something that's...
It really depends on what you're selling. If you're selling high-grade coins in the three-figure range, you'll want to go with different firms...
This is strong evidence of linguistic change. In Lyon, by the reign of Probus, people apparently pronounced "pietas" with a diphthong: pee-ai-tas...
Father-daughter greenies! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next: Parent-child pair.
Let's see your coins featuring Uberitas! Uberitas personifies agricultural fertility in general. As such, she resembles Abundantia, but is more...
LOL!! Unknown to the Romans because they only live in subsaharan Africa and the new world.
Here's page 252 in RIC vii. It's a double crescent mint mark. Coins for Constantius are listed with the delta and epsilon officina marks....
Littleton Coin Co. notoriously prices their coins at 2-3 times retail. I think the flea market dealer is trying to recoup the price of these by...
I never let an opportunity pass to show my avatar coin! It was my first ancient, purchased some time around 1987 or 88 (before I started saving...
That's a lovely coin, @lordmarcovan! I see why you felt compelled to acquire it. I love the city commemoratives of this era! I don't focus on...
Absolutely lovely! Here's mine: [IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175/6. Roman copper alloy as or dupondius, 12.24 g, 26.1 mm, 1 h. Rome, AD ca....
My latest Marcus Sestertius: [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.15 g, 31.0 mm, 11 h. Rome, AD 166-167. Obv: M...
Only a few. I wrote this thread about them.
This is where Roman Provincial coins come it! Big, beautiful, and affordable! [IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman provincial Æ Pentassarion,...
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