I think it is an antoninianus where the base metal content has corroded and ruined the coin. I have a Septimius Severus denarius that is literally...
Weird coin, but cool.
I have a few of these left over from my travels. With one of these you can buy a morning breakfast of fuul and eggs wrapped in pita bread for the...
Here's one of Macrianus. Can't exactly recall the price but I think it was around $250. Macrianus, A.D. 260-261 Type: AE antoninianus, 22 mm 3.1...
Herennius Etruscus (250-251 A.D.) AR Antoninianus, 23mm 3.0 grams Obverse: Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, Bare-headed and draped bust right...
We are in an age of digital dollars. Paper money and coin usage is decreasing, and the ease at which new money is created by the Federal Reserve...
Great coins AC. You are making a lot of headway with Republican coins.
Really like that first coin!
Nice coin, well struck on a larger than normal flan with very clear devices.
It seems authentic to me, just very rough after harsh cleaning or 1800 years in a very acidic soil condition.
Well I've already been outbid - I guess I'm off the hook.
I started out in collecting with a $30 Gordian III antoninianus in 1980. I bought it from a coin store in Hawaii where the proprietor kept a tray...
Very interesting coin. Thanks for posting.
Probably more than a month's pay. Nice grouping of coins.
Nice examples folks. I don't have a coin of this emperor yet.
I suppose if one really wants an example of a specific coin and knows it is authentic (but tooled and this is disclosed up front) then it is OK....
I just bid on a Julio-Claudian sestertius in an upcoming auction (I won't name which one). Perplexing to me is that after making my bid (I am...
Nice new coins Erin! I hope you are having a great day as well.
Here is a Verus coin featuring the harbor at Alexandria. (Not my coin) [IMG]
I've posted this Nerva from Alexandria before...but here it is again. Type: Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 12.7 grams, mint of Alexandria year 96-97...
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