Interesting thread here just pointed out by @TIF - deserves a reading by those interested in the coinage of Roman Egypt and the function of lead...
Hi @TIF - great Mamaea there, also I'm curious as to what Tesserae were used for - weights and measures? I guess they didn't really circulate as...
I particularly like Serapis themed coins. This is one of Maximinus Daia with Genius holding the head of Serapis. Maximinus as Augustus, Type...
Those look OK, I mean authentic. But as always, be wary with ebay stuff.
Nice ones @galba68 !
You are correct. As always, there's Wikipedia... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistrum I thought I had one of a snake playing a sistrum (nerva...
In other words, high net worth investors who wouldn't ask any questions and expected 30% APR returns, without regard to possessing the coins...
Very interesting story and shows the potential dark side of coin collecting. Like the article states, people are often forced into behaviors they...
Very interesting coin and possibly almost unique. Great find!
Gordian III/Apollo who may be resting hand on a lyre - hard to tell... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Pretty interesting type. Now I need to comb through all my FTR types that I keep in a mayonnaise jar.
I have a wary eye towards anything on Ebay, however, I have found some good coins there at fair prices. Just watch out for the $400 Constantinian...
Here are a couple from November... Commodus billon tet of Alexandria and Vespasian as well... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The difference in color...
Very nice coin @gsimonel
Very nice @Mat - I'm not even sure how many coins I have bought this year, somewhere in the neighborhood of 25-30 I would guess. Will share them...
I don't have an Orbiana yet, so here is Severus Alexander, A.D. 222-235, an emperor who unfortunately was killed in the uprising of Maximinus...
I'll have to pick up a copy of that book @TIF
Very cool coin. I have a couple of these types that are very worn...
I did find an image of it....not sure about the name! [ATTACH]
Hero of Alexandria (10 A.D. - 70 A.D.) was a native of his home city and a mathematician and engineer. One of his inventions was the aeliopile, a...
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