Gorgeous!
Nice if genuine! At 36 mm, that's a HUGE coin!
The pointy nose is a stylistic feature of the "Mediolanum" mint. This is additional evidence that it was a separate mint.
I showed this coin to my wife, who described its reverse as "the victorious Venus brandishing vacuum and duster"! Now I cannot see a shield set on...
[ATTACH] Sabina, AD 117-137. Roman AE as or dupondius, 27 mm, 12.28 g. Rome, AD 128-137. Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and...
I know that Besly and Bland argued that the existence of such hybrids proves that what they termed "special issue" coins were either minted by the...
What an informative write-up, @Pavlos -- definitely worthy of being featured! I have no coins to show off here, though.
This coin had been misidentified by the auction firm as being RIC 59 from the Rome mint. It is properly attributed as RIC 75, from what was...
A couple of different reverse types: [ATTACH] Crispus, AD 316-326. Roman AE centenionalis, 2.93 g, 18.2 mm, 6 h. Siscia, AD 320-321 Obv: IVL...
[MEDIA] [ATTACH] Macrinus, AD 217-218. Roman provincial Æ pentassarion, 12.60 g, 27.2 mm, 1 h. Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis, Legate Marcus...
The only Alexandrian I have of this time period is this one of Faustina II: [ATTACH] Faustina Jr, AD 161-175. Billon Tetradrachm, 13.82 g, 23.2...
I have several of these VRBS ROMA coins. Here's one from the same mint but a different officina: [IMG] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon...
Here's one from my collection: [IMG] Porcius Festus, Procurator under Nero, AD 59-62. Judean Æ Prutah, 2.51 g, 16.2 mm. Caesarea mint, AD 58-59....
My avatar notwithstanding ... [ATTACH] ... the archaeological evidence demonstrates that little Roman imperial coinage circulated in Judea...
Love the detail on that reverse!!
Stunning coin, @1934 Wreath Crown !
Cool!
Wow! Lovely patina on that one, @Marsyas Mike ! That one has indeed been around the block a few times! ;)
That's a very helpful explanation! Thanks!
Insightful! Thanks!
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