Nice write-up - thank you.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Julian/star on reverse. I got up at 4:45 today and looked to the east. Unfortunately there is a hill in that direction and...
Nice wins @panzerman - all good coins and the focas reverse (unique?) is pretty cool.
Nice coin. Good catch.
Here's one: [ATTACH]
Another from Alexandria: Diocletian (A.D. 284-305) AE Follis Weight: 6.90 grams Diameter: 23 mm Mint: Follis struck at Alexandria (ALE...
Geta, Nikopolis-ad-Istrum, Nemesis and wheel [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next: another Nemesis reverse
That was generous of him. Nice coin and artifact there.
Very nice clean-up job. You must have the patience of Job.
Nice coin Donna. Thanks for the interesting background info on panthers/leopards. Have to look out for one of those.
Nice video I've seen folks doing that in the Facebook Ancient and Medieval Group more frequently. Very attractive coin with a near flawless strike...
Great coins @John Wright !
Mint of Alexandria, Egypt. Commodus (180-192. A.D.) Type: Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 11.06 grams Obverse: M AVΡ KOMMO ANTΩNINOC CE, Laureate...
That's great and one of the exciting aspects of collecting ancient coins. They provide historical clues which in some cases are either lost or...
Haha. That would have been interesting indeed!
To see my Nerva, one must travel to Egypt. Still, the nose was known to be prominent by the mint. Type: Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 12.7 grams,...
There was a wholesale move on the coinage and also how the tetrarchs were portrayed on statuary. Art history suggests that this was a sea change....
Glad that they finally showed up. My last purchase took 31 days shipped from France to California.
I think you scored a good one @furryfrog02
You make a good point about the Roman economy/prevalence of silver to strike coins. Gordian cranked them out to the extent that we call them...
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