It's hit or miss with Gallienus. Here are a couple of my crusties: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow! This one is neck and neck, and rightly so! Both wonderful and desirable in their own right!
Smaller than I realized. Then @randygeki is right.
I'm going with the miniature poodle theory: [ATTACH]
@hmamla -- that is supposed to be a sestertius of Hadrian. I cannot say whether it is real or a fake from a photo. It also looks like it has...
A Gordy III sestertius can be a beautiful sight: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Quite common. That's why it's so surprising!
This is kind of cool. In the course of photographing this one and cataloging it for my collection, I notice it's a reverse die match to the...
Yes, the Faustina Jr denarius came from Frank. I always know the photo will UNDERESTIMATE the quality of the coin.
Seller's photo of a Faustina II denarius: [ATTACH] What it really looks like: [ATTACH]
The seller's photo made this Gordian III provincial from Hadrianopolis look bluish-gray and rather lusterless: [ATTACH] But it's actually...
RIC 67 it is.
It looks like there's a star in the field at left. I can't tell whether there is a dot after the officina marking in the exergue, though. It...
I see D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG as well, but the mint mark looks like SMKΓ to me. So Cyzicus mint, I think.
Cool! That is RIC 18, Cohen 101 with the IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P legend. For the sake of completeness, here's RIC 6, Cohen 99...
The style is absolutely right for that issue, as is the weight and size. It appears to be struck and not cast. The toning is a little weird, to be...
Go on, do it, @Alegandron ! Why do you think it's not in a slab?!
That didrachm/heavy denarius is really nice, @Alegandron ! It's cool how we have half a millennium of denarii represented here in one thread!...
Nice coins, Q! I know. It's unfortunate that the deeper patina tends to be black and when the lighter-colored surface patina is removed from the...
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