Fascinating coins Victor and something I've certainly never seen. Cool.
Thanks!
Just curious RC but do female issues of dupondii have a crescent under the bust like the antoninianus?
Good point. Just think about all of the sestertii, dupondii, and ases that were melted down or oftentimes just overstruck by the Byzantines. I...
I'd trade one AE3 of Constantine for 100 sestertii any day!!!
Nice coins @Ryro and thanks for the interesting thread.
Nice group of coins and many should clean up well. You should be happy with the lot.
Still a pretty nice coin. Lesson learned. I have had my ups and downs cleaning coins. I tried a chemical approach one time (which I found on the...
I agree that it is largely about the artistical pallet and room for more interesting reverse devices. As you may know, in ancient times a sesterce...
Very cool miliaresion. I don't have any examples in my collection yet, but I've seen them priced at around $250-300, so less than a solidus.
I suppose the improved embalming techniques included the use of more natron salt and wrapping up the organs individually. (Hmmm...) Here's a good...
FYI they all appear to be authentic. Some nice reverse types, too. I don't want to spill the beans on attribution so I suggest you visit the roman...
I hope so. The problem with the city is that the new city is built directly on top of the old city, so just imagine the wonders that could be...
In case anyone wants to know Alexandria is an interesting place to visit, though there are surprisingly few monuments and ruins to be found. There...
Here's an authentic example of Michael II The Amorian and Theophilus, 821-829 A.D. from my collection. Dark patina, actually it needs to be...
A couple of Hadrians: Hadrian, AE drachm, Nilos reclining. Egypt, Alexandria - Hadrian. (117-138) Year 127-128 Type: AE Drachm, 32mm 24.42...
That one is really nice @Roman Collector...
Oh gosh that's not good. I hope it shows up. I once had a coin show "out for delivery" on USPS tracking but it mysteriously returned to the...
This one took 5 weeks to arrive from Belgium. When I got the mailer, it had "COVID-19" scrawled on it so I am assuming that had something to do...
Wow what a lighthouse! Most of the attributions of your Panormos coin call it a lighthouse. Also, Modern day Sicily has many lighthouses, so I...
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