Cool coin. I don't have any English pennies but it seems like a fascinating sphere of things to collect, what with all of the history involved.
Great coin OP and you should have no reservations about buying it at that price. It will likely only increase in value. My rule of thumb is to not...
I believe it would sell for around $50 if authentic. Your's does appear to be a cast.
OK, Dalmatius, I stand corrected.
Don't worry, Constantine was fully exonerated on his death bed when he received baptism. Even though he boiled his wife Fausta to death and...
Thanks for posting the auction photo @Pishpash - it's a little brighter than mine. The coin is interesting in that it is a dark black patina on...
Flavius Dalmatius (died 337), also known as Dalmatius Caesar (his name is often spelled Delmatius on contemporary coins), was a Caesar (335–337)...
I wouldn't clean it as it looks great!
Thanks @Severus Alexander. I'll poke around some more for current auctions. I'd like to get a Quietus as well and also an Aemilianus, but the...
Nice score there. I've poked around and his ants are selling for $500-$600 or more, from what I could find online. I've got a severely worn one...
Thanks for posting this thread @jamesicus - fascinating to read the post-mortem diagnosis, as gruesome as it is. I agree with @John Anthony that...
I'll pile on with my Aurelian/Vabalathus antoninianus: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Something along the lines of I Claudius but based in the period of the tetrachy. All of the scheming and machination would make for interesting...
I have a Severus II Quarter Folle, Siscia mint, not a perfect example as it is a bit pitted. Anyway, interesting and historical thread @jamesicus...
Here is my holed Constantine. Not totally ugly because the helmet is kind of nice, but still basically ruined. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Got lots of these, more than I can say - about half are really crappy little ones, some are completely worn, some are OK, and a few are nice. I...
All I do is rub down the coin with my fingers to remove any dust/lint and examine the coin carefully before I take the picture. Usually I use a...
Very nice reverse! Haven't seen that type before. Great Constantinian bronze.
Claudius Ptolemy wrote the astronomical treatise The Almagest, which was translated into Arabic and used by Arab astronomers during the middle...
Fascinating stuff @Sallent - there is all sorts of speculation about genetic problems inherent in marrying one's sister, and with the Ptolemies...
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