That's a lovely coin. The second century -- until the death of Commodus, anyway -- was a stable and prosperous period and there was a LOT of...
That's probably a provincial coin. It's small and underweight to be an as and its reverse doesn't have an SC such as would be found on an imperial...
Maximian has an upturned nose.
Time to move on to Tacitus! Post 'em if you got 'em!
My Ptolemaics: [ATTACH] Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 205 BC-180 BC AE hemidrachm, 18.84 g; 28.4 mm Alexandria, ca. 197-183/2 BC Obv: Corn-wreathed...
I would never sell my very first ancient coin: [ATTACH]
Yes! Keep Saturn in Saturnalia! [ATTACH] "Saturnus," from a set of eight plates by Goltzius. After the monochrome paintings by Polidoro for the...
There is a coin portraying that statue! [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius from Augusta Traiana, Varbanov 847
Gallienus before his coins went downhill in terms of quality control: [ATTACH] Gallienus in the era of "what quality control?" [ATTACH]...
On to Aurelian, Severina, and Vabalathus and Zenobia! Post 'em if you got 'em!
Fantastic write-up and so worthy of a featured article! Congrats!
Aemilian is a hard one to obtain in decent condition. Yours has good eye-appeal. Here's his better half, Cornelia Supera, who is very difficult to...
Sweet coins! And yes, you don't see a portrait of Valerian rendered in such fine style.
UPDATE: I just got an e-mail from Marcy, who contacted me through Frank Robinson. She tells me that she had her collection stolen during a...
I love the reverse on the Elagabalus from Laodicaea!
Yes, indeed! I, too, find Gallienus to be a fascinating historical figure with interesting coins. Here's one from my collection which also...
I have only one brockage, this Faustina Junior provincial bronze with rather rough surfaces. It doesn't photograph well at all: [ATTACH]
Nice!! Here's mine: [ATTACH]
Ha! Dead ringer!
On to Claudius II and Quintillus. Post 'em if you got 'em!
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