Great write up, @Justin Lee !
Say what?! That's not what the mysterious poet with the pseudonym of Senex Caecilius has to say about it! The Artemision Higgledy-Piggledy...
My most historically-themed Trajan is this one: [IMG] Trajan, AD 98-117. Roman AR Denarius, 3.39 g, 18.4 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 112-117 (likely AD...
I find no reason to believe the coin isn't genuine. I think it is likely recently cleaned. It's undoubtedly difficult to photograph and probably...
I don't wanna toot my own horn ... But who am I kidding? [MEDIA] Two of my threads were featured today, the one about the imitation Faustina...
Thank you so much for your input, @curtislclay !
There is BMC 1544, which has a bare-headed bust of Hadrian with drapery on the left shoulder. [ATTACH]
Well, you ARE the Restitutor!
Fascinating post and very interesting coin. I had been unfamiliar with Khazar history and want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and coin!
For the countermark, you might look in Manasaryan's Sylloge Nummorum Commagenum. It lists two countermark types: [ATTACH]
Circumstances have allowed me to buy a lot of coins this year. Fortunately for my marriage, they have been inexpensive. It was hard to narrow down...
A favorite: [IMG] Cleopatra Thea, Queen of Syria, with son Antiochus VIII. AR tetradrachm; 15.85 gm, 27 mm. Antioch mint, 125-121 BC. Obv: Jugate...
"Chocolate brown patina with brassy highlights."
I'm glad you had a chance to settle down with your coins. I've been cataloging coins and participating in auctions. Here's my latest auction win:...
At first, this denarius of Faustina I seems unremarkable, but its existence is fascinating and raises more questions than it answers. I'd love to...
That's a very cool coin, @Pavlos !
The Faustina middle bronze -- probably an as -- is unusual in style, particularly in the lettering of the obverse inscription. It is catalogued as...
I'll offer my comments on the MB of Faustina later today when I get home from work.
[MEDIA] Fortuna, the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Tyche, was the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion....
My most photogenic example: [IMG] Delmatius, as Caesar, AD 335-337. Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 1.47g, 16.4 mm, 1 h. Siscia, AD 336-337....
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