Common coins are important, because those are the ones issued to pay the troops and used by the common people and not just special issues given...
AU=About Uncirculated.
Two gods: [IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman provincial Æ 22.7 mm, 6.54 g, 7 h. Thrace, Hadrianopolis, AD 161-176. Obv: ·I·AVCTEINA CEBACTH,...
Very nice, @maridvnvm ! Tacitus is overlooked in pop culture. He's old and boring compared to the Caligulas and Commoduses that sell tickets to...
Many think of Antoninus Pius as boring. In some ways, he is -- his reign was free of scandal and his personal life was devoid of the sort of...
Celebrate Faustina Friday -- post anything you feel is relevant! These coins were among the first issued in honor of the Diva Faustina I...
That's a lovely coin, @David Atherton , and with an artistically rendered portrait, indeed. Your coin proves that condition cranks miss out on...
This little coin has been neglected. I purchased it more than two years ago from @John Anthony , but never got around to photographing it until...
Provincial Ionia: [IMG] Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249. Roman provincial Æ 27.3 mm, 10.85 g, 5 h. Ionia, Metropolis, AD 244-249. Obv: ΜΑΡ ΩΤΑ...
I loved @TIF 's write-up about the chicken and waffles coin and I see you did, too! Fun acquisition for your collection. I like that crystallized...
Must have been this same dyslexic die-engraver that forgot a letter on the obverse inscription of this Domitian denarius: [IMG] Domitian, AD...
Nice example, @Valentinian ! There's a full-named legend on this coin of Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus as Nobilissimus Caesar: [IMG]...
I bid on four coins -- lots 214, 235, 239, and 272 -- and got outbid on all of them. Of these, the one I most desired was 235 (Faustina II SALVTI...
Here's a genuine one -- from the British Museum: [ATTACH]
Congratulations, @Clavdivs ! Completing a set always gives one a sense of accomplishment. Here's the first of the twelve I ever acquired. Bet you...
Entertaining and informative write-up, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix ! Of course, we need a CONSTANTINOPOLIS commemorative or two in this thread....
Nerva: [IMG] Nerva, AD 96-98. Roman Æ as, 11.96 g, 26.3 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 97. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, radiate head, right....
Here's a flan split for you! [ATTACH] Next: another split flan.
An old tune but a NEW version released just today. Bet you can't help singing along! [MEDIA] And an old coin -- had this one since the 80s:...
That's cool, @JayAg47 ! Here's a Liberalitas coin in my collection depicting a counting board. [IMG] Commodus, AD 177-192. Roman AR denarius,...
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