That's a nice example of the barbarian and hut type, @hotwheelsearl . A lot of people collect the falling horseman type of FEL TEMP REPARATIO...
That's interesting, @hotwheelsearl . I like when coins shed light on the technical aspects of their manufacture. This post-abdication follis of...
The city of Flaviopolis in Cilicia, also known as Flavias, is shrouded in mystery. The city was founded by Vespasian, as part of an imperial...
The chronology of the hairstyles on the ones issued under Antoninus Pius is easier to establish, because we have a decent idea of when the various...
Great deal, @hotwheelsearl ! I'll bet you had fun researching them in order to attribute them. Here's a trio of Postumus antoniniani I haven't...
Very cool, @Julius Germanicus ! I am always amazed at your Lego skills! Here's a Maxentius with less complex architecture. [IMG] Maxentius as...
I find it interesting that the two variants of this sestertius are given separate numbers in RIC but the denarius versions are given the same...
I'm at work but am excited to research this when I get home!
The reverse features a die-clash, resulting in a ghost-like, incuse mirror image of the obverse portrait. [IMG] Julia Maesa, AD 218-225.. Roman...
Here's a year 2 of Diocletian. The last half of the obverse inscription is quite legible. Note the little o in ΔΙoΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC: [IMG] Diocletian, AD...
Excellent! What a historically significant coin! I'm glad you're enjoying your new hobby! It stands for Auro, Argento, Aere, Flando, and...
I think this Antiochene tetradrachm is attractive: [IMG] Otacilia Severa, 244-249. Roman provincial AR tetradrachm, 12.23 g, 25.1 mm, 7 h. Syria,...
My deepest condolences, Erin. I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope this one would have brought a smile to your grandfather's face. Nerva's big...
Wow, @Julius Germanicus , that's a rare one in any grade! And, given the well-preserved examples of the ancient and the Paduan fantasy piece, I'm...
That's interesting and it looks purposeful, though, of course, it could be a chip in the die. The British Museum has four examples of RIC 750...
I don't know why it would be countermarked twice, but that is a fascinating coin!
Off the wall hypothesis, but these raggedy, oblong flans make me wonder if they were made by some sort of rolling machine or rolling pin before...
That is indeed rare! Paul Dinsdale (@paulus_dinius) assigns it catalog number 009540 and illustrates it with this specimen: [ATTACH]
That is a nice-looking coin, @David Atherton , in addition to being a rara avis! It's a great feeling to recognize and obtain a rarity when the...
My latest moon. Of course it's a Faustina! This coin comes in both bare-headed and veiled bust types, as is typical for the coins of Faustina I...
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