I had a nice time in Alexandria a few years back, it's a great place to shake off the heat of the Nile Valley in the summertime. Happened to see...
Yep, hard to tell which Ptolemy issued it, the usual case.
Wow this is a great thread! I'll post something when we get to N. Nikopolis ad istrum.
Look like Macrinus to me. Here's another Macrinus provincial bronze: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Don't have a Carausius yet. Those are some fine coins @jamesicus. It seems like Carausius' attempt to curry favor with Diocletian and Maximian...
Oh, I hadn't thought of that.
Yep it seems kind of crude.
Why would someone make a Gordie iii fake?
Don't have any of these, I'll have to keep my eye peeled to try to pick one up. Right now I only have a bunch of folles and half-folles of Justinian.
Thank you @jamesicus for a wonderful thread. I'm suggesting that Peter make it a featured article.
Nice coins all!
I had a legion vi but sold it. So sad. Just think what it would be worth today!
Here's a fairly rare Constantine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice coins all, I like the staring up to heaven examples, as well as the very interesting reverse types.
Super nice coin!
Very cool coin!
Neato!
Great pics!
Nice coin @Pellinore ! I don't have an MM example in my collection yet.
Nice coins all! Love those big folles.
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