My Sabina VENERI GENETRICI is a little off-center: [ATTACH]
I heard back from Sergey and he says that is indeed the same coin and that he forgot to update the V-coins listing to reflect that it had been sold.
@Ajax -- Apparently, the company that does the billing/payment system notifies them by e-mail. They don't answer e-mail (or mine). I suspect Agora...
There are three books I recommend you purchase ASAP, all by the same author. The first is one that all ancient coin collectors should read,...
@Ajax -- My coins from Agora wer slow in coming, so I called Alfredo there last week and he said that there was some sort of problem with the...
I sent an inquiry though V-coins to Sergey, but haven't heard back yet (not enough time). I'll let you know what Sergey says.
What gives? Sergey Nechayev is selling this coin at V-coins, a denarius of Julia Maesa with the IVNO reverse type with a die-clash on the reverse....
I don't know what this thing is (from India?) but it's as thick as 6 Lincoln cents. [ATTACH]
Weights in grains (but converted to grams) of Marc Antony legionary denarii sampled by John Yonge Akerman: 3.43, 3.82, 3.50, 3.63, 3.43, 3.63,...
Let's see. A couple of tetradrachms. One from Antioch, Otacilia Severa: [ATTACH] And one from Alexandria, Cornelia Salonina: [ATTACH]
The Julia Maesa IVNO denarius with the die clash I won at Agora's 12/20/2016 auction arrived today! Just waiting on a package from England from Roma.
Nice coins, all! Here's a couple with reverse types that haven't been posted. [ATTACH] Rome, AD 245-247 Obv: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed...
That cuirass is cool!
Dig the six-pack on the emperor on the reverse of this one. He wanted the empire to think he was ripped! [ATTACH] Uncertain eastern mint...
There are coins from the Greek-speaking provinces of the Roman empire: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] There are silver coins: [ATTACH] Bronze...
What should a new ancient coin collector avoid? E-bay. Until you have an experienced eye for fakes and bad deals, avoid it like the plague. It's...
This reverse type: [ATTACH] I know what you're thinking--you're thinking Ol' Roman Collector has gone off the deep end--but basically, the three...
This was my first Nero: [ATTACH] Nero and Poppaea Sabina, his third wife Billon Tetradrachm Alexandria, AD 64/65 Obv: ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑV ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑV,...
One of my Leos: [ATTACH] Roman AE-4 Half Centenionalis Constantinople, AD 457-474 0.82 gm; 10 mm Obv: DN LEO, diademed and draped bust,...
I only have two such coins and attribution is difficult for me because it's out of my collecting area. If anyone could attribute these with...
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