Yes, he does. And he already knows I drool over them!
With this attitude--which most of us into ancients share--you'd love ancient coin collecting. For less than a slabbed Morgan dollar, you could...
LOL! I switched to ancients because modern coins were too expensive! But I'm glad you found it interesting.
That's in unusually high-grade for the issue. These denarii circulated for decades and are not-infrequently worn down to barely recognizable slugs.
In ancients, this is considered a weird denomination and only used by a single city: [ATTACH] Gordian III, with Tranquillina. A.D. 238-244....
It's the 12th of August and we move on to M. M is for Marcianopolis! [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 Roman provincial AE 27.38 mm, 12.46...
Die clash: [ATTACH] Julia Maesa, AD 218-225 Roman AR denarius, 19.70 mm, 2.70 g, 12h Rome, AD 218-220 Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bare-headed and...
You know who's missing from this thread? Julia Titi! [ATTACH] Julia Titi Rome, AD 79-81 3.2 gm, 20.0 mm Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA TITI AVGVSTI F,...
Laetitia is appropriately happy on this denarius of Faustina Junior: [ATTACH] Faustina II under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-175 Roman AR denarius;...
Almost certainly fake.
Time to move on to L. L is for Libertas: [ATTACH] Gordian III, AD 238-244 Roman Æ sestertius; 24.30 gm, 28.7 mm Rome, AD 240 Obv: IMP...
Great little bio you've written about her, @Parthicus This is my only Antonia coin, just like yours but with a mottled patina: [ATTACH]...
I'm not sure that's even Hadrian. It might be a female portrait (Artemis, Kore, etc) -- you can see the hair in a bun at the nape of the neck.
Thank you!
There is a shipping issue with a lot I won at her most recent auction and all my e-mails are returned as spam. I need to get in touch with...
Nice!!
That's about all the J deities. Shall we move on to K? K is for Kabeiros. This coin isn't a real looker, to be sure, but it has an interesting...
It's time to move on to J J is for Juno [ATTACH] Julia Maesa, AD 218-225 Roman AR denarius, 19.70 mm, 2.70 g, 12h Rome, AD 218-220 Obv: IVLIA...
So you're saying that TO THE ANCIENTS, rabbits were rodents. I say give Mike Margolis credit and let him choose a new theme. And @dougsmit --...
Great thread, guys!! Lots of interesting coins! Let's move on to I, shall we? I is for Isis: [ATTACH] Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 205 BC-180 BC AE...
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