Wow! That's a lot of work! Thanks for demonstrating the die matches and showing this "northern dot" is an irregularity. The only explanation is...
Thanks, Jochen. So far, every example seems to have been struck with a single obverse die.
A new purchase. This one was formerly attributed to Emesa, but the exact location of the eastern mint has been called into question, and the...
I know. It's really weird. Unfortunately, the Varbanov image isn't clear enough to see any compass dot but it's a double-die match to my coin and...
[ATTACH] Vespasian, AD 69-79. Roman AR denarius, 3.18 g, 18.4 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 73. Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII CEN, laureate head, right....
No. They are ABSOLUTELY identical otherwise. A perfect die-match. Moreover, on the CNG coin, the compass dot is NOT in the geometric center of the...
Hi, Brittany. The coin is about the size of a penny and was struck during the reign of Marcus Aurelius sometime between 161 - 180 CE. When this...
Artemis/Diana brandishing weapons: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Ken Dorney was kind enough to send me the image from Varbanov. It's clear enough to see my coin is a double die-match to it as well: [ATTACH]...
I like these dual-portrait coins from Marcianopolis and this is a new purchase. I have been able to find only two other examples of this coin...
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Abbondanza! [MEDIA] Here's a Gallienus ABVNDANTIA reverse type: [ATTACH]
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Congratulations on acquiring Bastien 313. I think it's a fine example of the coin and you shouldn't apologize for its state of preservation. As...
I had to post this week's "Franklin's World" comic here! [ATTACH]
350 is GORGEOUS. I wonder if anyone at this forum bought it.
Nice tetradrachm. L is a symbol for "year." A is alpha, the Greek numeral one. So, year one of Claudius Gothicus' reign.
I won three lots at Frank Robinson's latest! I'll post 'em when I get 'em!
That's a very attractive coin, @Orfew ! I, too, like "flyspecking," as you can see. One thing I find interesting about these Flavian coins is how...
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