Great coin David! Wow, and 14 years is a long time to wait. I'm glad that you pounced on this one when it became available.
Paper envelopes. I have too many coins to store them in a three ringed binder.
Nice coin @Sallent and excellent write-up of the history of the time. Indeed, his words are appropriate for the times we live in today.
Beautiful coin Erin! I was fortunate in that @jamesicus sent me a great Maximian Herculius. Love that Galerius!
Here's my Probus: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I've also got this challenged ant: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
AETERNITATI AVG, S-C on the reverse (Sol standing left), probably an AS, though the same type is available on the sestertius. Appears to be RIC...
Arabs also chewed myrrh and frankincense, in addition to qaat. Whatever floats your boat I guess...
What did they smoke John? I know tobacco was unknown at the time - hashish?
I'd love to get an ancient oil lamp in my collection, especially one that is still functional. I'd love to try it out when writing at night.
Fascinating coin and a good pick-up. The Vikings also used Arabic silver dirhems and Byzantine solidi in their trading, based on the large numbers...
I hope it works. I tried liquid descaler on some late roman bronze coins based upon the recommendation of a site selling uncleaned coins and it...
I have a couple of roman rings that came in an uncleaned hoard plus an arrowhead from a roman era archer. It's about three inches long and barbed,...
So I guess carausius was trying to curry favor with Diocletian and maximian. A strategy that didn't really work.
Excellent coin @Deacon Ray - congrats!
Thanks I am aware of the pitfalls of Maximinus (Daia) being confused with Galerius!
Awesome coins all! Love those aurei! My suggestion for those that are more budget challenged are Byzantine solidi which can be had for much more...
Great coin @Parthicus ! I have a very similar type from singara featuring tranquillina.
Just to clarify - so any MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES coins are Galerius because Maximianus was never Caesar? Also, once Galerius was elevated to Augustus...
Great pick-up. Beautiful portrayal of Poseidon.
Great coins all!
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