That's an outstanding example, @Clavdivs ! Here are a couple of Diocletian folles I recently acquired: [IMG] Diocletian, AD 284-305. Roman billon...
Fantastic write-up, @ancient coin hunter ! Entertaining and informative. I hope it's chosen to be a feature. I have one of these year one coins...
That's a nice example of the Heraclea-style bust. The style of the portraits varies considerably from mint to mint on these issues. These folles...
Try soaking it in acetone.
Yours is a nice example, @DonnaML , with a pleasing portrait. Finding a decent example of ANY of his coins is challenging. This one has a weakly...
Of the three, the tetradrachm has the finest style, in my opinion. It's a bit like arguing about who is prettier, Ginger or Maryanne.
That's a very nice coin. The reverse detail on Minerva is exquisite! Compare it to the British Museum plate coin: [ATTACH] BMCRE2-178; RIC2.1-719.
I put in competitive bids on four lots, but I got blown out of the water, too. No sleepers in that one!
Don't forget poor ol' Claudia Octavia who had the misfortune to marry Nero in AD 53. He tried to strangle her several times. :( [IMG] Nero and...
A Quintillus, acquired from AMCC: [IMG] Quintillus, AD 270. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.95 g, 20 mm. Rome, 11th officina, issue 1, end AD 270....
Much more likely the countermark is a pomegranate because Side means pomegranate in Greek.
Bottom has Marsyas with a wineskin over his shoulder on the reverse.
I have only one: [IMG] Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman provincial Æ 19.0 mm, 4.90 g, 1 h. Cilicia, Flaviopolis, CY 94 = AD 166/7. Obv: ΦΑΥСΤЄΙΝΑ...
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I gave my mom a call this morning because I can't go visit her due to COVID-19 risks. She was hard-working, devoted, indulgent, and slow to anger....
It's a fun read! I can't wait until volume 2 comes out, with all the Roman folks!
Thanks! I thought so, too. It's an obverse die match to the British Museum specimen: [ATTACH]
I'm sorry I can't help you with a reference for one with that bust type. If you're not able to find anything, I would just catalog it as "RPC 3000...
That's too bad; you can't join @Marsyas Mike and me in the Faustina I lifetime sestertius club! ;)
Update -- I have added a few more examples to the collection. The sestertii have rough surfaces, to be sure, but they are hard to come by!...
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