My first thought was Hadrian, too, but it could be Antoninus Pius. It's an as denomination based upon the size and the laureate bust. Imperial...
Tragic. What a shame.
My wife was good to me! Like @Ryro , I received ERIC II! It came wrapped in a poster of Roman Imperial coins and my copy was numbered and signed...
Looks like it's time for Theodora, seeing as she was the daughter of Maximian and the second wife of Constantius I: [ATTACH] And we need...
Still waiting on my night-owl wife to get out of bed this morning. Haven't exchanged gifts yet. :(
What a cool area to collect! Be sure to get a copy of Howgego!
That's such a cool reverse type, I had to gift one to myself for Christmas and I bought one from @Victor_Clark at his V-Coins store!
Ha! The river god, Rhinus, does look rather Krampus-esque, doesn't he?
Here's mine! [ATTACH]
I'm guessing that's Leo I, whose monogram looked like this. [ATTACH] Or Zeno, whose monogram looked like this. [ATTACH]
Lovely coin. The peace of the season to you.
Thank you all so much!
Phony as a Milli Vanilli song!
That's my main motivation! [ATTACH]
Thanks!
Hi -- Ancients collector here and have been out of the US coin scene for decades. I have a few commemorative halves from when I collected US...
Diocletian and Maximian -- same mint (Cyzicus), same officina, same design: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A very merry Christmas to all of you! Your companionship means more to me than you know. Best wishes for success in growing your collections and...
Great start!
My story is very similar. I collected US coins in the early 70s -- mostly from circulation but also from coin shops and Christmas gifts. But I was...
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