Thanks @arashpour - I bought them from an outlet in England that didn't provide a specific provenance, but said they had numerous contacts around...
Sounds like fun and reminiscent to me of getting back into collecting in 2014. I bought a number of uncleaned hoards and had fun attributing them...
What you are doing for the show is pretty cool - thanks for sharing.
Hey, I also have a Titus... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Not quite as nice as Nero. Should I fill out my 12 Caesars with tets of Alexandria?
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Nice coin @Lawtoad ! And Welcome to the forum! Here's a billon tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt struck under Diocletian. As some people know,...
I believe the mint is Siscia and you are on the right track. You can check out wildwinds.com under Constantine to obtain the RIC number for...
Here's my eagle (well, one of a few) Alexandria tet of Maximianus Herculis, 22mm 8.2 grams. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yeah, it is pretty amazing @NLL ! Just think of what is laying underneath the city's streets - perhaps the tomb of Alexander the Great.
I like that @Deacon Ray - always something new with your avatar!!!
A problem in Alexandria is the fact that the old city is buried entirely under the new city, meaning excavation is difficult to conduct. Who knows...
Nice drachm @Okidoki !
While digging for new construction, a giant black sarcophagus was discovered in Egypt....
And in even in the Western provinces, witness Postumus' Serapis type...SERAPI COMITI AVG (Serapis companion of the Augustus) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
There are numerous outlets on the web for both auction and fixed price sales. Maybe pick out a time period to focus on to get started or you can...
A great collection of Domnas @Roman Collector - most impressive.
A Romanus anonymous folle, facing bust of Christ, reverse, Jesus Christ, King of Kings. Quite a large and chunky coin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A sad state of affairs, all around.
Very nice coins @Deacon Ray - thanks for sharing. It's also interesting to compare the sculpted busts to the coin portraits.
So my tet is about .5 on the noodly scale @TIF ?
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