Interesting coin and great historical write-up!
Lovely coins!
Philip I and II. Junior was about 8 or 9 years old when his coin was minted. Post your father-son combos! [ATTACH] Philip I The Arab, AD...
Very nice! Great write-up, too!
Thanks so much! You are a fountain of knowledge!
New purchase today. I am going to need help from @dougsmit to attribute it though. This is either RIC 608 (Alexandria) or RIC 616 (Emesa). Oddly...
How fun!!!
Durotriges staters (billon or AR) of Celtic Britain have clustered dots and would be the right size. Where was this coin found?
[ATTACH] Faustina Jr., under Antoninus Pius Samaria, Neapolis Æ 26.85 mm, 13.64 g AD 159/160 Obv: ΦΑVCΤЄΙΝΑ CЄΒ ЄVCЄ CЄΒΑ ΘVΓ, diademed and...
Antoninianus version: [ATTACH]
That's pretty cool. Here's a lion walking left on a little bronze provincial from Philippopolis: [ATTACH]
This sestertius with a glossy black patina: [ATTACH] Maximinus I 235-238 Roman AE Sestertius; 26.7 mm, 18.01 gm Rome, AD 236-238 Obv:...
Nothing wrong with that. I have 17 coins of Lucilla!
Here's my example of the coin. Not a die match. Purchased from Pegasi in 2001. [ATTACH]
Flow lines. Good sign.
Here's my HILARITAS sestertius: [ATTACH]
Looks okay to me.
The reverse of your coin is easy to confuse with the reverse on this type. [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 Roman AR Denarius; 3.26 g,...
Here's the listing in RIC; it says one captive is sitting and one is standing. [ATTACH]
Can't beat the price! Here's a year one tet, Curtis-1670, Emmett-3878: [ATTACH]
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