Great examples of Maximianus everyone! I've been reading a bit more history about him this morning and he can be described as the tetrarch that...
Very nice solidus. Beard is very well rendered and the portraits are attractive. Sometimes Byzantine coins are cartoonish in how the portraits appear.
Nice Gordie example. With all of the reverse types he issued, that should keep you busy for a long time.
I'm pretty sure it's Gallienus based on that last photo, a tiny bit of the lettering indicates that. You can see I E N
Fascinating coins @jamesicus ! And excellent examples all!
Also, feel free to post your Maximian's here!
Back in July @jamesicus announced that he would be giving away some of his coins in his thread on the Roman mint of London during the tetrarchy....
Congrats on the adventure. I've bopped around Europe a few times and spent a semester abroad in Egypt studying hieroglyphics (Am. University of...
Very cool Martin. Nice Lugdunum examples and the silvered ant is a real beauty.
Nice examples everyone! Thanks for sharing such wonderful coins, including the gold mounted in a bezel. Mine is somewhat humble by comparison.
This one was $90 before shipping...Vabalathus/Aurelian [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Cool. Don't have any overstrikes yet. It makes me wonder about Roman coin overstrikes. These seem to be rare, if extant at all. How long did Roman...
Fascinating coin and history...thanks so much!
Interesting story Doug. Yeah, it seems like these can vary a lot in price. Some people just want them for the "Jesus" obverse I guess. The one I...
I just received this in @John Anthony 's recent auction. It's a coin I really like and was able to procure for $25 + shipping. Similar coins are...
Very cool articles! Thanks for sharing.
Here's my Pinochio coin of Trebonianus Gallus - not sure what happened with the dies. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Who could forget the Name of the Rose?
I have Marcus Aurelius' Meditations and I frequently read it just before bed. I'm not a stoic, but admire his approach to life and its challenges.
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