Here's my only Dioscuri and pileus caps coin: [ATTACH] Mn. Fonteius C.f., 85 BC. Roman AR Denarius, 3.97 g, 21.0 mm, 5h. Rome mint. Obv: MN....
As the Tetrarchy fell apart, Constantine I began to publicly assert that he was descended from Claudius Gothicus. This illustrious ancestry formed...
It is unwise to buy ancient coins from Littleton -- they are typically low-grade, overpriced and sometimes misattributed. This one, for example,...
That's a lovely sestertius of Titus, @David Atherton ! It has a lot of eye-appeal and I like the toning. One doesn't come across a Titus...
Here's another non-hair-dragger design used with the legend GLORIA ROMANORVM. This is from an uncleaned lot and it's tiny! [ATTACH] Honorius, AD...
Very good deal! That coin has great eye-appeal! [ATTACH]
I'm late to the Apollo party! [ATTACH] Severus Alexander AD 222-235. Roman provincial Æ 24 mm, 9.19 g. Cilicia, Seleukeia ad Kalykadnon. Obv: AV...
The only difference I can find between 111 and 113 in the catalog description is that Victory cradles the palm in her left arm in 111 and holds it...
Totally a die match! Great technique for determining that!
Little girls wading around, pulling ancient swords from muddy lakes is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a...
I'd be more inclined to say altar, rather than modius. Altar: [ATTACH] Modius: [ATTACH]
What a bargain! You might be interested in this piece I wrote about the temple on its reverse.
My tiniest Roman is this little one from Leo I: [ATTACH] Leo I, AD 457-474. Roman Æ Half Centenionalis, 0.82 gm; 10 mm. Constantinople, AD...
Hmmm. Which Probus shall I post today? I guess this one, because I like the bust type: [ATTACH] Probus, AD 276-282. Roman billon Antoninianus,...
Beautiful coins!
There can be a lot of variation in weight among quadrantes. That does seem lighter than average though. This one is just shy of 4 gm: [ATTACH]...
That's a lovely coin, @dougsmit , and you are absolutely correct when you state, "most of the reasoning was based on the theory that Antioch was...
And I couldn't resist the sestertius version of your coin, either: [ATTACH]
When a coin speaks, you listen. I collect Roman imperial coins. In auction listings, I typically bypass all the Greek, Parthian, Sasanian and...
Yes, I have more than 700 coins, about 95% of which are Roman. Some here have collections with thousands of coins.
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