Good grief! Look at the size of Gordian III's nose on this one! [IMG] Gordian III, with Tranquillina Roman provincial Ӕ Tetrassarion; 12.97 g,...
Fun thread! We get the word "governor" from gubernator, a cognate of gubernaculum. I have several dozen coins with rudders. Here various...
What a varied and interesting mix! Hope 2020 is good to you.
Cool coins, @arnoldoe ! I think the Trajan Decius overstrike is very interesting. I LOVE the toning on that Lucilla sestertius, too!
You had a great year, not only as a collector, but in your personal life! Hope 2020 is good to you.
In the past couple of months alone I purchased these. Each was less than $25 US: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Pegasus: [IMG] Caligula, AD 37-41. Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 6.74 g. Peloponnese, Corinthia, Corinth, Ae. P. Vipsanius Agrippa and M. Bellius...
Neat coin, @David Atherton ! I think it's interesting how the draped bust -- not a radiate head -- may indicate the dupondius denomination. As...
Lovely! I like the Larissa; the artistry on the horse is amazing!
My favorite it #5 because of the way the snakes are rendered on Minerva's aegis. The look like they are still alive!
What an interesting and hefty coin!!
Wow! What a fun group and a lot of enjoyment and education for the money! Way to go, @Marsyas Mike ! I love it!
That as has a lot of eye-appeal, @David Atherton ! Nice one! 75 years later, Spes is still walking left, holding a flower and raising the hem of...
Congratulations, @TypeCoin971793 , on your academic achievement. You deserve that coin!
With less than a week to go until Saturnalia, I thought I'd post a coin featuring Saturn. Io Saturnalia to all! Let's see your coins depicting the...
I can complement that Constantine with a Fausta! [ATTACH]Fausta, AD 324-326. Roman billon centenionalis, 2.65 g, 20.2 mm, 6 h. Sirmius, AD...
The letter C is a Greek letter. It's called a lunate sigma and it was in widespread use during the Hellenistic and Roman eras.
At that diameter and thickness -- and without any letters in front of the ruler's face on the obverse, too, I'd think of provincials, such as...
That was a fun read until it veered off into horse racing and buying hockey teams. I'd much rather read about ancient coin wheeling and dealing!
Nice one. This is my most inexpensive Victorinus. It was in a group lot that worked out to $8.83 a coin. [ATTACH] Victorinus, AD 269-271. Roman...
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