Nice OP coin. Sure it has some wear but a very nice strike, well-centered, and the reverse devices all are easily visible.
Serapis on an antoninianus of Postumus: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Type III I believe, right arm raised, left arm holding sceptre...
Well, the day is finally here for an end to the sojourn across the timescape of the empire. Romulus Augustus AV Solidus, A.D. 475-476 Rome mint....
I suppose Romulus Augustulus is next! Does anyone have one? Counting down....
Eagle. Elagabalus - AR Tetradrachm of Antioch... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I thought I'd keep the ball rolling. Next up is Basiliscus...(Wildwinds) Basiliscus AV Solidus, 475-476 AD. 4.44 g. Constantinople mint. DN...
Can't believe all of the town names (and villages) are plotted, along with major roads, rivers, and other landforms. Pretty cool!
Gordian III, antoninianus, Apollo with Lyre [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
So he's the Gallic Empire's Domitianus - not the usurper in Egypt.
Great shot of an excellent coin @akeady
Great coins @Cucumbor ! Those examples are among the best I've seen. I should add that I am specifically looking for a CONSECRATIO type.
I'm looking for a Saloninus and Valerian II with good silver, good strike, full flan, nicely executed reverse. So far what I have seen at auction...
I've had FedEX lose a coin and three weeks ago I ordered a copy of my doctoral dissertation (which I completed in 2000) and it went missing for...
Here's my Commodus billon Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Roman Egypt. Reverse: Zeus seated holding thunderbolt [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great coins and nice write-up @Jochen !
Great coin @Orfew
Great coin @BenSi and a fine example of the type. Also, a steal at that price!
That opens the question about what was the purchasing power of the siliqua...
Nice coin @seth77 - a very worthy addition to your collection.
Here's a denarius of Daddy. I still don't have a Maximus - so there is one hole in my collection. Very nice sestertii. FIDES MILITVM was in place...
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