This is one of my favorite Marcus Aureus bronzes. Italy could sure use some restoration right now! [IMG] Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. Roman...
Informative write-up, @Sulla80 , and worthy of being featured! Coin-gratulations! I have only one Mount Argaeus coin in my collection :(...
Double die match.
How did I miss this thread?! Too busy working from home yesterday, I guess! It has the earliest obverse legend, FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, so...
Cool coin, @FitzNigel ! In light of the fact that apples were awarded as prizes, those five "balls" are probably supposed to be apples.
Wow! What an opportunity to immerse yourself in the ancient world! Great photos, @Shea19 .
Indeed -- the town is never mentioned in the Bible because it seems to have been founded by Philip I (the Arab) in the mid third century CE. I...
The semis is tied to the delta in the lower right corner of its triangle. Here is a close-up of your coin, @Sulla80 : [ATTACH] And on mine:...
We wouldn't know if they weren't explicitly marked with the denomination, Δ<. The semis sign, <, means 1/2. The Δ and the < may appear separately...
This Faustina I dupondius with a veiled and stephaned bust type doesn't look like much, but like @David Atherton and @dougsmit , I jumped on it...
Here's a "bored at home -- I think I'll have a snack off eBay" purchase: [ATTACH] Valerian I, AD 253-260. Roman AR antoninianus, 2.75 g, 20 mm, 7...
That's a cool coin, @Sulla80 ! It's not a tetrassarion, though. It's the 4-1/2 assaria denomination, minted only in Tomis. The denomination is...
Yes, I did! And it's NOT a donkey head!
The iconography on the reverse of this Roman provincial coin of Gordian III minted in Thessalonica perfectly epitomizes the Pythian games, for it...
Very nice example of that antoninianus, @Al Kowsky ! My @John Anthony winnings came today -- couple of Gordian III provinicials of Thessalonica...
Gallienus! Part of the zoo series.
The abduction of Persephone (Sadly, much of it off the dumpy little flan typical of the issue): [IMG] Julia Soaemias, AD 218-222 Roman provincial...
I've got a lot of coins with dark gray "cabinet" toning, such as this one: [ATTACH] But I only have one that has any sort of bluish tone to it:...
The difference between 398 and 399 is the obverse inscription. Here are the listings: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 398 has obverse inscription 9, with...
Yes, RSC 17, BMCRE 319. The grading system in ancients is different than in modern, with "AU" not being a grade that has been traditionally used....
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