Wow! That's impressive!!
Nicely centered and with a lot of eye-appeal! Here's one with the Salus reverse: [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180 Æ Sestertius , 23.16 g;...
Moushmov 921 bull walking? I'm not sure.
These dimples were probably put in the flan by the spindle of a rotary sander used to smooth the blanks before striking. You can read all about...
Nice! I have a Tranquillina from Deultum, too. I think it may even be an obverse die-match to yours! It portrays Marsyas on the reverse:...
You're welcome! Isn't that an interesting article? I wish I had the money and time to pursue such a collection.
Nice! That one in the middle, though ... a "horse grazing right"?? Looks more like a rhino or something!
I like that denarius--particularly because of the curly hair! Yep, these small Severan dynasty provincials (1 or 1-1/2 assarion) from northern...
Speaking of ancient athletic contests, there is a really cool article in the July 2006 issue of the Celator about coins portraying the contests of...
I love that one with the temple!
That says AΓΧΙΑΛΕ/ΩΝ right on the reverse--Anchialus. Is this really struck in Hadrianopolis? I think it's Moushmov 2948; Varbanov 764
Very nice. RIC 85; Cohen 429
That's from the city of Philippopolis, like mine with the lion.
I do too. Too bad the "centration dimple" took out Gordian's cheek!
I have coins with that tooth-paste blue patina. It's natural. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A couple of dime-sized provincials of Septimius Severus from an auction lot of provincials from Thrace and Moesia Inferior. [ATTACH] Septimius...
I got these three Gordian III and Tranquillina marriage commemoratives from an auction lot of provincials from Thrace and Moesia Inferior. I love...
I love Salonina--her coins are plentiful, varied, inexpensive, and interesting. I have a couple dozen of them. Here are a few various ones:...
Julia Domna. She joined her husband, Septimius Severus, and her son, Caracalla, and their armies in their travels and was on hand for most of...
[ATTACH] Cologne, AD 269/70 2.63 g; 20.1 mm IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped bust right FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding...
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