Really cool coin @Victor_Clark !
Gallienus (253-268) AE Sestertius 28 mm 14.8 grams, squared flan, struck between 253 and 260. Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust...
I'd also vote for Valentinian II
I set rational parameters for how much I am willing to bid on a particular coin. I try keep my bids below the prices the fixed price dealers...
Nice coin @Roman Collector - and it has some heft to it, unlike the later pieces.
Very interesting coin @The Trachy Enjoyer - as I am not an expert in trachys I can't provide much assistance.
I think your coin @Mat looks like the Galba issues.
That may be due to the fact that the celators had yet to receive their busts of Otho in time to impact the design of the coinage. So they had to...
Interesting website, with many examples. I looked up Romulus Augustus and there were 17 examples (a few fakes, which were pointed out). How...
I've noticed "grade inflation" as well since I re-started in the hobby back in 2017. I did have one FDC coin in my earlier collection (ant of...
Nice goal. I have eight of the Caesars - missing Tiberius, Caligula, Otho, and Vitellius. Tiberius will be a tribute penny, Caligula a sestertius,...
My theory is that the late roman bronzes (AE4s) may have been used as a "nummus" in Byzantine times, where 40 of the small coins equals one of the...
Yes, from time to time dots were used to separate different terms in the lettering.
It is Gallienus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallienus [ATTACH]
I've got a couple that showed up in an uncleaned coin lot along with a brooch/fibula (shoulder clasp) kind of cool. I tried to wear the rings but...
He promised 25k sesterces per man to the Praetorians. But he had trouble delivering on that promise, and the Guard was cowed by the approaching...
Neat coin @Orielensis ! It does not appear to be a spear to me, either. Also, I agree that the headdress is not a radiate crown. Therefore...
Nice coin Donna and a superb addition to your collection. I don't have a gold Arcadius but I do have this 3/4 facing bronze...that I have yet to...
Wow, very interesting coins Victor.
Nice cleaning job @galba68
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