Lovely! Yours is Cohen 219 and mine is 221. It all comes down to the difference between dessous and dessus! [ATTACH]
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I suspect mine is, too, but the coin hasn't arrived yet in the mail and I'm using the seller's photo. All similarly toned and double...
Nice! As always, Gallienus comes through for me. Milwaukee Bucks, part 2: [ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon Antoninianus, 3.53 g,...
Excellent! A double-die match to my coin and @Mat 's coin!
How cool is that!? Well, you just got a free die-study of your coin!
Questions that remain to be studied: Do the obverse dies used for this coin match any used to strike the similar RIC 339, indicating they were...
Specialists know to snatch up a rare coin when they see one because they may never have another opportunity to buy one in the foreseeable future,...
Cool! I like the countermarks!
That's quite a find. The issues with two standards before the currency reform and reissue at a lower weight standard are scarce for Delmatius. I...
I was wondering what triggered your mind to post about the Packers.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Mysia, Pergamon, 200-133 BC? 133-27 BC? Bronze Æ 15.7 mm, 3.55 g, 12 h. Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet...
This issue represents the fourth and last issue of the year beginning Dec 10, 165 - December 9, 166. What distinguishes this issue from those...
The Senate has wild, unkempt hair on this issue from Smyrna, struck during the time of Commodus. [ATTACH] Time of Commodus Quasi-autonomous AE...
There are only a few coins in my collection depicting river gods. This is my favorite and I even purchased it from @Victor_Clark . So, I'm going...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon Antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.5 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 267-268, 4th officina, 10th emission. Obv:...
It's a very attractive coin -- it's well-centered and with complete legends; it has nice surfaces and nice toning. Definitely a keeper!
Very cool history-themed reverse! Nice addition to your collection!
Nice! Here's a Septimius Severus with a similar reverse and with a couple of POWs for good measure: [IMG] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Roman AR...
Those stand for reference books/catalogs: Sydenham's The Coinage of the Roman Republic, Sear's Roman Coins and Their Values, and Crawford's Roman...
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