That's a lovely example of that coin type, @DonnaML . I'm glad you found my thread about the horse type of Alexandria Troas entertaining and...
Then there's this -- about Tony Bennett's daughter Antonia ... [MEDIA]
This is the most off-center coin in my collection: [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 1.89 g, 18.5 mm, 11 h. Rome or...
This is my only coin with Phocas. It has the "big little m." [IMG] Phocas, AD 602-610 and wife Leontia. Byzantine Æ Follis,28.4 mm, 13.35 g, 7...
Yes, he had a daughter named Claudia Antonia by his wife, Aelia Paetina. She is the half-sister of Claudia Octavia and Britannicus. All coins...
Let's see your Antonia Minor coins or anything you feel is relevant! Antonia was a central figure in the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty....
That's just where that particular engraver broke the legend on that particular die. It does not affect the RIC number or value during the Antonine...
I'd say that the coin is likely genuine. It has been struck and the dots on the reverse were to guide the engraver for the lettering. The toning...
The obverse inscription reads Philip, I think.
Likely an as of Lucius Verus. RIC 1448, BMCRE 1307. What's its weight and diameter? [ATTACH]
Empress Provincial. [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...
Well over 12 hours without an Islamic coin from a mint in Egypt, so I'll post this one. [ATTACH] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman Æ as, 9.38 g,...
That's terrible, @tenbobbit . So sorry.
Cool! That looks like the "Laodicea" mint version of that coin (RIC 101; BMCRE 724). Compare it to the British Museum specimen: [ATTACH] I only...
I dunno! [ATTACH]
Just a couple of 'em myself! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I would keep the old one; it has nicer surfaces and the PVDICITIA reverse has more details. Here's my (patinated) example of your first coin:...
Maybe this one, which was also issued with a lion walking right version. [IMG] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Roman Provincial Æ (diassarion?)...
I have two examples of a middle bronze of Faustina Jr in my collection of the same reverse type. Nonetheless, they couldn't be more different. The...
It wasn't unusual for Roman die engravers to put dots between elements in inscriptions. See this thread, for example. I am always disappointed...
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