Nice Fausta there @galba68 !
Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III, AE 26 of Singara, 10.7 grams, 12h MESOPOTAMIA, Singara Obverse: SAB TRANQVILLINA AVG, diademed and draped...
I would wager that the issues post Constantine are the most numerous.
Nice coin @Valentinian !
Really good stuff!
Ah yes, the winged type. One could start a collection just focusing on the various types of the deified Claudius II.
Cool selfie with Domitian. Did he have any words of wisdom for you? That L. Verus bust is nice as well.
I suppose if one bought coins in the 1960's they would have appreciated quite nicely in value since then.
Sounds fun. Sounds like you are an Astros fan. I am an A's fan and we are 8 games back with 8 more games against the Astros. I hope we can catch...
It looks like a prutah of Judaea but I'm not sure it's authentic. I'll let others chime in.
Here's a Victorinus ant with old envelope. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Dr. W. Wruck, either ex his collection or the dealer in Berlin
Nice one @tenbobbit - looks like there are no dots.
Nice coins for the type everyone. I suppose great quantities were struck under the emperor Quintillus. Of course since Claudius was dead, he...
Does anyone have the types without the four dots? RIC has styles without four dots and instead of dots garlands.
I think I can make out CONSECRATIO in full. Anyway, thanks Doug as I am enjoying my new coin.
Here is a coin from @John Anthony 's recent auction and received in the mail today, ex the Doug Smith collection. Attribution of these types is a...
So in Doug's view of inflation a sestertius was worth about $10 if a denarius was $40. In Egypt the last time I was there you could get 5 loaves...
Looks Visigothic to me. (Though I am not knowledgeable in the area). Also, it is fine to post Byzantine coins in the Ancients forum.
Since learning about FSR auctions a couple of years ago I have participated in each auction save for the last one (had spent my coin budget for...
The coin arrived and I snapped a couple of photos a few minutes ago. Here you go: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Nice bright metal!!!
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