Seem to be casts, unfortunately.
Sounds really interesting @Clavdivs and I hope you can arrange something. I live on the west coast but occasionally travel to NYC on business so I...
Thanks for sharing the article. One of the great things about ancients is that we never know whose hands they have been in. Soldiers, merchants,...
Here's the coin I picked up yesterday (seller's photo). Herennius Etruscus AR Antoninianus as Caesar PRINCIPI JVVENTVTIS I'm looking forward to...
My Antioch Domitian is similar: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
After missing out on the Etruscus antoninianus I ended up buying one anyway today from a dealer in Switzerland, EF condition. I'll show it when it...
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Happy Pi Day everyone.
Thanks!
Small croc under a reclining Nilos. Hadrian (117-138 A.D.) Year 127-128 Type: AE Drachm, 32mm 24.42 grams Obverse: AVT KAI TPAI AAPIA CEB,...
A bit later on (after I started this thread) I picked this one up. FAUSTINA SR., Den, AETERNITAS, Aeternitas veiled, F+, sl off-ctr, some lgnd...
I almost pulled the trigger on the Neanderthal piece. ;) I've taken the 23andme DNA analysis and there is quite a bit of Neanderthal markers in my...
I picked up this one... HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA Viminacium, Æ28, Moesia betw lion & bull, F, olive green patina, basically full lgnds, minor...
Great addition to the collection @Mat ! Also, Happy 40th.
Great coins @TIF !
Yeah I want to get one of those coins with the black stone in the chariot. Is there a version on the denarii? Or is it just on the aureus?
He was definitely a weird kid coming out of Syria...
Elagabalus - Antioch tet. Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria AR Tetradrachm, struck 218-220 A.D., 25mm 12.02 grams Obverse:...
It's provenance is probably pretty interesting - and nice coin there.
Great coin @David Atherton and thanks for the informative write-up. I believe this is the first time a son directly succeeded his father in the...
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