I think these odd denomination coins of Tomis on the Black Sea are interesting, so I pick them up when I can. The first of these examples is a new...
This is a new purchase. I wanted it not only because I like the dual portrait coinage on the large bronzes of Moesia Inferior and Thrace, but...
Some collect these Constantinopolis commemoratives by mint. This one is from the Trier mint. [IMG] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon...
Very cool, @Marsyas Mike !
Crown (on the throne on the reverse): [ATTACH] Next: elaborate coiffure.
Nerva died of natural causes: [ATTACH] Edit: too late ...
Markl (Numismatische Zeitschrift v. 16, p. 439) attributes coins with this obverse legend to the Serdica mint, but does not note this reverse type.
Frank never intends these values to be actual price guides. He notes them in a sense of astonishment that people paid what they did for them.
Sounds like something @Jochen1 might be able to answer.
Bold enough? [ATTACH] Next: Star in left field
LB dated Alexandrian: [IMG] Diocletian, AD 284-305. Roman billon tetradrachm, 19.2 mm, 7.24 g, 12 h. Egypt, Alexandria, AD 285-6. Obv: Α Κ Γ ΟVΑΛ...
That Fecunditas has an incredible amount of detail!
Not fake, just struck with one of several dozen reverse dies.
Hey, @dougsmit , I think my Faustina ... [ATTACH] ... is a double die-match to yours! [ATTACH]
Nice! Here are a couple in my collection. [ATTACH] Constantine I, AD 307-337 Roman Æ Centenionalis; 2.59 g, 18.4 mm Aquileia, AD 321 Obv:...
Interesting observation! The British Museum has four examples (two of the five shown in the link have a different obverse legend and one is...
That's absolutely lovely, @Pishpash , demonstrating one of her earliest hairstyles. Not only that, but Docimeium isn't one of the more commonly...
I really like the portrait of Gallienus on this Alexandrian tet. It's just a shame the reverse hasn't fared as well: [ATTACH]
Before buying any sestertius of Didius Julianus or his family, it's important to identify which dies were used to strike the coin. Woodward's...
This one has been passed around like a doobie at a Phish concert! Formerly owned by @dougsmit and purchased from @John Anthony , it now resides in...
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