Just a beautiful coin @AncientJoe and one that would be a fantastic addition to a collection irregardless of price. Congratulations.
This article is from Feb. 6th 2020 - not sure if this is a new find or not. Most of the coins are from the time of Maximian and Constantine....
I don't read too much historical fiction (enjoyed Graves' books I Claudius, Claudius the God, Count Belisarius, and so on). I have read the Latro...
It's not as hard as it seems. Pick an area of focus you are interested in historically and go from there.
Great coin @Al Kowsky !
Hope you are feeling better and glad that you are back. Nice coin.
It is not the same die, as you can tell from the shape of the letters (they are slightly different) and if the other one is a forgery than yours...
Pretty cool. I did once find a worn buffalo/sitting bull nickel in my change years ago.
Gordian III, A.D. 238-244 AR Antoninianus, 24mm, 4.9 grams Rome mint, A.D. 241-243 Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; Radiate, draped, and...
Nice coins - the sestertius was a good deal! I usually see them going for $150-250 these days.
Next: another adoptive emperor, this time in silver
In my new collection, Nerva.... Type: Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 12.7 grams, mint of Alexandria year 96-97 A.D. Obverse: Bust of Nerva facing...
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A real smiley face/emoji! :)
[ATTACH] Too bad. It would have been a great coin type if authentic. But them's the breaks...I'll stick with my humble Tacitus.
I said "no" and voted no but it appears like I am in the minority here. I suppose if it didn't hurt the resale value too much (not exactly the...
I haven't watched it yet but will do so.
If it is the temple of Honos would not the figure inside be the goddess Virtus?
Some great coins there.
The lettering on this coin reminds me a bit of this rare aureus of Gallienus with the legend GALLIENAE AVGVSTAE, in this instance an example of...
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