Thanks Victor! The seller said the reverse was Mars so I was looking for a Mars legend (MARS VLTOR, etc.) but obviously that was not the case....
Here is a new acquisition (seller's photo). I've been looking for one of these and found one at a good price. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I am currently...
Very nice new coin for your collection. I need a Laelianus and Marius to round out my collection of the Gallic emperors.
Here's my Delmatius - it's got a nice dark patina... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks @Bart9349 - quite a nice explanation!
I just read today that Roman Imperial coins were not accepted as legal currency in Egypt. Visitors coming into the province had to exchange all of...
Clodius Albinus, the man who was tricked into a false sense of security by Septimius Severus. Heir apparent, then feckless enemy. Nice coin.
Sounds good @Justin Lee - thanks for sharing your photos of the great mixture of coins. I really like the elephant piece.
I also have a Julian double majorina, yes a common coin but I find the patina quite pleasing. I also like the reverse with the APIS bull....
Here's my Balbinus and Pupienus sestertii acquired earlier in the year from JAZ numismatics...thanks for confirming @Julius Germanicus that the...
I agree with @Deacon Ray - a much bigger threat these days to world heritage sites and other archaeological treasures is extremism, which promotes...
I agree with the sentiments of the poem. I believe coin collecting promotes knowledge of ancient history widely and that the coins themselves are...
Some great coins there. It sure would be nice to get one with a Pompeii provenance.
Great coins everybody. I now have ten Alexandrian tets in my collection as I am starting to pick up the pace a bit in acquiring them. The next...
Nice coin - with al-Rashid the positives probably outweigh the negatives...
Very nice @Deacon Ray !
Here's my Victorinus...ex the Dr. W. Wruck collection, Berlin. Cost about $25 so a good deal [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great coins all. Don't have a Mamaea yet.
Nice coin @Pellinore !
I noticed the tooling on the Trajan as well. The Caesar denarius also gave me pause. That one if unaltered would command a high price. Hint: I...
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