Lion! [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 Roman Provincial AE 17.7 mm; 4.06 g Thrace, Philippopolis Obv: [ΑV Κ Λ] CΕVΗΡΟC, laureate and...
Here's a Max Thrax sestertius from my collection: [ATTACH] Maximinus I, AD 235-238 Roman AE Sestertius, 26.7 mm, 18.01 gm Rome, AD 236-238...
Anyone have a Moneta?
Marsyas [ATTACH] Alexandria Troas, time of Gallienus, c. AD 253-268 Autonomous civic issue, Æ23, 5.9g, 6h Obv: ALEX TRO CO, turreted and...
Here's Dionysos and a panther: [ATTACH] Faustina Jr., 147-175 Roman provincial AE 9.06 gm, 24.7 mm Thrace, Anchialus, AD 147-175 Obv:...
M is for Minerva [ATTACH] Diocletian, AD 284-304 Roman billon antoninianus, 4.21 gm, 24.6 mm Lugdunum, AD 291 Obv: IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG,...
[ATTACH] Tetricus I, AD 271-274 Roman billon antoninianus, 2.55 g, 18.4 mm Mainz or Trier, AD 273-274 Obv: IMP TETRICVS PF AVG, radiate and...
Jupiter/Zeus: [ATTACH] Cleopatra Thea, Queen of Syria, with son Antiochus VIII. AR tetradrachm. 15.85 gm. 27 mm. Antioch mint, 125-121 B.C.E....
No posts in > 24 hours, so let's move on to M. M is for Mars! [ATTACH] Trajan, AD 98-117 Roman AR denarius; 2.95 gm, 20 mm Rome, AD 114-117...
That's insane.
I'm looking forward to the sequel, Mariniana! [ATTACH]
Wow! That is one of the finest examples of that coin I've seen!
Oh, yeah! Mesembria! I have one of those: [ATTACH] Gordian III and Tranquillina Roman provincial AE 25.8 mm, 11.44 g Thrace, Mesembria, AD 241...
Wow, what an artistic and expressive depiction of Serapis!
I know I'm posting frequently on this thread today, but it's so much fun! Here's a mythological creature! [ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268 Roman...
Confessions of a Numismatic Fanatic: How to Get the Most Out of Coin Collecting by Frank Robinson is also a fun read.
Coin Stories by Jasper Burns is a fun read and it's available for a great price in an e-book edition on Amazon.
Shouldn't a die-clash result in an incuse, mirror image of Abe Lincoln to appear on the reverse? Here's an example from my collection of a die...
These tables are from Kent, Hirmer & Hirmer, Roman Coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Caligula AD 37-41 Roman provincial Æ 28 mm, 11.17 gm Carthago Nova, Spain, AD 37-38 Obv: C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. P.M. TR.P....
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