Good job .It can be difficult to id uncleans but it is always a learning experience.
It IS Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.) However I cannot tell if it is a sestertius (orichalcum) or as (copper).
Thanks for the article @jamesicus - highly interesting and informative.
Great medallion - thanks for sharing it.
Cool coin. I love architectural types.
Nice coin! Bawbee? Learn something new every day.
Great chi-rho coin, and looking at it, is it rare because it has the mark 72 to the Roman pound? Looking more at the notitia dignitatum I've found...
Now I need to find one of those Dioscouri pieces and a Divus Romulus coin!
Nice coin @Pavlos - welcome to the wonderful world of Constantine's coinage.
Nice coins! The Cappadocian drachm I assume was tariffed at the rate of 1 denarius to 1 drachm.
A similar example is on sale at vcoins now for $240 (discounted from $300) so I guess I got a good deal.
This Arcadius is my smallest attributable coin. I have a few culls that are even smaller but unidentifiable. Type: AE4 1.1 grams, Antioch mint -...
Not too bad considering what happened to you. I'm glad that you came out of it safe. Nice coins, if that is a consolation.
Interesting dialog folks and some great hockey-pucks there. I recently picked up this Marcus Aurelius as Caesar drachm: [ATTACH] Type: AE...
I just received the coin in the mail and snapped a couple of photos. The coin is 26mm and 6.8 grams... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow @Justin Lee those are some nice heavy provincials with very interesting reverses, may even be heavier than sestertii of the period.
Great coins all and an interesting link - thanks!
Nice coin and a good pick up many years ago. As posted above these usually go for $10-$20 bucks apiece. I'd keep it as you are holding a bit of...
Slugs. Often times they show up in uncleaned hoards. I'm afraid these ones are too far gone to be identified. However, you can probably date them...
I've got one of those Gallienus SOLI CONS AVG types - not sure if it is Pegasus or one of Sol's horses...but here it is, and it has kind of a nice...
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