Very interesting coin and nice write-up @Parthicus. I'm familiar with the history since I took a course on Central Asian history while in college....
Marcus Portius Cato: "After I'm dead, I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one."
Grading ancient coins and modern coins is somewhat of a different animal. Probably with ancients it is more of a subjective art. For that matter,...
Here is an example... [ATTACH]
Oh really? Fascinating.
Gladiator was obviously highly flawed for numerous reasons, yet it was an entertaining film with just enough things they got right to make it one...
That proves that dragons existed!
That Decius guy. I don't have a draco example yet. I believe there is also a reference to draco standards in Maurice's Strategikon from the...
My Nerva tet also has some Verdigris on the reverse, a tiny patch. The dealer I bought it from only had a black and white photo so it was not...
Nice! Who is the emperor? Elagabalus?
Some nice finds at crazy low prices - congrats on those coins guys.
I'll do some research over the weekend. Just dropping by the forum for a few minutes as I finish up the workday.
Oops. I should have said it was distinguishable because of MAXIMINVS as opposed to MAXIMIANVS, otherwise, the same GAL VAL prenomen.
Don't have one yet (if I ever will) - a good selection of Vitellius' bronzes there @Eduard
My Tetricus II...as Caesar [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A bit crude, but that is OK I guess
Yeah 19 years later. Russell Crowe will have to lose a few pounds.
Great coins everybody - now I am looking for a good example of Hostilian, which I seem to have found. Will probably pull the trigger today.
Didn't know about this series. I already have Netflix, so I'll check it out. Thanks for the heads-up.
Great coin - congrats on picking up a rarity.
Nice coin and welcome to the marvelous world of ancients.
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