Fantastic! Gorgeous coin! [ATTACH]
What I suggest you do is go to various ancient coin auction databases and search for similar coins. The most helpful require a paid subscription,...
Cool! I like the thin-legged Theodosius and buddy. I really like that Gallienus ant! Those legionary issues of Gallienus are hard to come by and...
I must have a dozen different VIRTVS AVG types of Gallienus, but I'm showing off my favorite one. I like the military figure* on the reverse,...
That's a big ol' Domna provincial! Cool countermarks, too. I was going to suggest you ask @TIF about the countermarks because I know she has...
Looks like Є to me!
It's weird to think we've been using the term "roach" for only a little more than a year. It seems like it's been part of this forum's culture for...
That's an ugly one, alright! Here's my most roachy roach, never before posted at CT because it's an embarrassment. From an uncleaned lot:...
I have one of those posthumous PAX PVBLICA reduced centenionales of Trier, like @Bing , but it has a different hairstyle from his: [ATTACH]...
Gorgeous coins, both of them!
That's an interesting coin, @gsimonel . I have one too and I suspect the letters on ours were engraved by the same celator because they both use...
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Cool brockage!
I know the Gallic Empire has some quality-control issues, but I think nothing compares to the reign of Gallienus for slipshod workmanship on the...
And wow! High-grade, well-patinated Matidia sestertius from the same dealer for less than $200! SMH (and that's not a Heraclea mint mark, either!).
Thanks so much; that's the only explanation that makes sense. What makes RIC 3b different from 5b?
Perhaps. I definitely need some help with this one.
One does not expect genuine examples of this coin to be selling on eBay for such a low price. But what do I know? I'm sure he's an honest seller...
I know; that's the freaky thing. And I don't think I'm imagining the NOB C or mistaking it for something else.
This coin was struck on a rather thick flan with a diameter much smaller than the dies and the legends are largely off the flan: 2.67 g, 13.5 mm,...
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