It seems like after the 7th century the coins become increasingly textual due to the Muslim ban on graven images. And there is standardization...
More and thanks for brightening up the coin. It has a black patina so the color is rather dark!
From an Art History perspective the stylistic change between the 260's and the 280's was unprecedented in Roman history. Instead of realistic...
Very depressing to see this. That's all I can say at this point. I'm going to put a FEL TEMP REPARATIO on Ebay for $999. You guys will bid on it,...
Great coin @Ancient Aussie - a nice road commemorative. In contrast to the Roman roads, our roads here in the states are filled with pot holes...
Nice coin. I studied the early caliphate extensively in my Islamic History class in college taught by the period expert Ira Lapidus. I don't have...
They are pretty common but very collectible due to the story of the widow in the bible. You should be able to find a good one for $10-$20....
I like Frank Robinson, some of the Vauctions, and a few others. I also buy fixed price coins from time to time from M-A shops and others. They...
The coins in the middle row and bottom row in your 2nd photo are late roman bronzes. The middle one looks like Valens (364-378 A.D.) to me and the...
You can tell from the flow lines in the metal on the obverse lettering that it was a struck coin, the reverse is a bit soft but that is typical...
My mailman always scans U.S. origin coins at the mailbox, indicating that they are "delivered" when you track them. On foreign dealer shipments he...
Postumus getting some love from Serapis, the Greco-Egyptian deity. SERAPI COMITI AVG means that Serapis was a companion of the emperor. [ATTACH]...
My philosophy is to collect coins that reflect inflection points in history, along with the goal of collecting at least one coin of each...
A lot of the JOVI CRESCENTI types have weak strikes/worn dies so they must have been cranking these out at a pretty good pace. One of the reasons...
Just noticed an email from Frank Robinson regarding his next auction, I am really looking forward to it since I have gone about a month since...
Another vote for that evil man, Commodus.
What a joke. I mostly avoid ebay unless I can attribute a coin fully and the price is fair. Fakes are also a big concern.
Cool coin, I'll bet you are very happy.
Hard to tell exactly. I'd see if I could get some of the crust off first. Try a soak in distilled water followed by a toothbrush and toothpick.
Really nice examples all. The zodiac ones are killer - got to get one of those. My drachms at this point are limited to Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius...
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