I love Faustina I's coins. She was the first empress for whom a very extensive posthumous coinage was issued -- quite literally hundreds of issues...
Some great stuff there! Nice ones of Marcus Aurelius, a couple nice Severus Alexander provincials, a Gallienus zoo antoninianus, a MB of Hadrian,...
There's the Cunetio hoard, the Frome hoard, The Seaton Down hoard ... and the maridvnvm hoard!
[ATTACH] Valentinian II, AD 375-392. Roman Æ4 (1.16g) of Siscia. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; BSIS in exergue. RIC-9, 39a.2;...
That Etruscilla looks very nice, too! I wonder what reverse type it is.
Yes, Trajan Decius.
Like @dougsmit said, it depends on the ruler and the demand. A budget Gordian III antoninianus (weakly struck reverse), being readily available in...
I love it when a package from an auction house comes in the mail! Post your recent auction winnings! [ATTACH]
An Orbiana and a Balbinus -- in a group lot?!!! [ATTACH]
Thank you, @TIF . That took a lot of work and I appreciate it.
I think--but am not sure--this sestertius of Julia Mamaea is a reverse die-match to a coin sold by Roma, E-sale 22, lot 711, November 28, 2015....
That's interesting. I know little about this area of collecting, but here's my speculation. I don't think it's a modern fake; why would a modern...
There's a difference between rare and valuable. Value has much more to do with demand than with supply. Every collector of Roman provincial coins...
No, they aren't easy to find. Nice examples. I note different officinas and mintmarks with and without dots.
In the case of the Antioch mint, there is a change in hairstyle and obverse legend that occurs between the 6th emission (early 275 – September...
As in the case of her husband Aurelian, several mints struck coins in the name of Severina. Her portrait varies from mint to mint and occasionally...
Nice! And a a solid 5, maybe 6, on @TIF 's Alexandrian Nero Noodle Scale!
A well-preserved example from CNG: [ATTACH] CNG notes: "SNG Levante 761 (same obverse die); SNG Levante Suppl. 195 (this coin); SNG France 1009...
Thank you so much! That's very helpful!
Found some more info. It's in Lindgren III with the same countermark (Howgego 670): [ATTACH] Lindgren notes the following references: SNG...
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