The coin arrived today!!! Tony my USPS mail carrier apparently didn't scan the delivery as it didn't show up in the USPS tracking system at all...
The change in portraiture introduced by Diocletian was amazing, along with the sculptures of the time. A complete sea-change from the "realistic"...
Here's a T. Decius Abundantia type...and a Gordie III, as I am a member of the fraternal order of roach collectors. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Some great coins there Al. The helmeted Diocletian is really special.
Congrats on reaching the 10,000 posts milestone! I'll post a Septimius Severus denarius with an unusually fine portrait. [ATTACH]
Great coin and an excellent find. I'm tempted to buy a MD and see if I can find any ancient coins in my backyard. ;)
Amazing coins in this thread including @TIF and @SeptimusT 's coins. Don't have any coins depicting a sacred stone yet, but I'll keep my eyes open...
I expand, crop, and rotate using google photos. I take my pics with my google pixel phone. I generally edit the photos using my laptop, save them...
Now up to 10 days in customs - need to stay patient!o_O
That's pretty cool. That's kind of a two-for-one with the coins pictured on the (collectible) stamps.
Fantastic haul at a great price. I need to start attending coin shows.
I have a fel temp reparatio type of Constantius II that broke on me during cleaning. I also used a bit of super glue to connect the pieces...
To be honest I am uncertain on this one. I don't see casting bubbles which would be a telltale sign that it is cast. On the other hand it is...
Great coin @Mat - I'll post one from Elagabalus... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is one I need to re-photograph one of these days as the obverse is...
Another thing that bugs me is misattribution by dealers on ebay, even some of the reputable ones. For example - I purchased a coin the seller...
Too bad. I hope no more folks will be duped.
Nice coin @benhur767 !
Great coin and interesting write-up @Justin Lee - thanks!
Fortunately it is a $56 coin so not so bad...
20 nummi piece, or half follis of Justin II...not sure about the rarity
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