Thanks! That's the exact article I had in mind! And the Coinboy magazine parody is too funny!!
That is a denarius of the Roman Empress, Faustina Senior, the wife of Antoninus Pius, one of the so-called "five good emperors." She was the...
There are a number of coins that depict Venus in this fashion, presumably copied from a statue of Venus Victrix that was well-known and widely...
[ATTACH] AUGUSTUS AND LIVIA Roman provincial AE 31 Spain, Hispalis, Colonia Romula, AD 14-29 21.48 g, 31 mm Obv: PERM DIVI AVG COL ROM, radiate...
[ATTACH] Geta as Caesar AR denarius Rome, AD 202 3.24 gm, 18.3 mm Obv: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed and draped bust, r. Rev: SECVRIT...
That coin has a lot of eye appeal. Love the patina and the overall style.
I think that one from Alexandria actually reads SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE. For this reason, I think it's Helena, not Fausta.
It's not the highest grade example, but here's one with the SALVS REIPVBLICAE reverse, Treveri mint. STR(dot within crescent) in exergue. RIC-483;...
Lovely desert patina. Very nice. Here's mine: [ATTACH] Siscia, AD 324-26 2.92 gm, 19 mm Obv: FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust,...
I used to collect US coins as a kid, but then became more interested in collecting stamps as a teenager and young adult. I sold my US coins, in...
Almost all Alexandrian tetradrachms and some other Greek language coins use an L-shaped symbol to mean "year." Such as this inscription on a...
Here's one I think is interesting because the reverse legend spells out the regnal year in full. The color and toning in the photo is actually...
So says the headline on AOL this morning: [ATTACH] Yes, because I get 1792 silver center cents and 1792 birch cents in my pocket change....
No reason to think any are fake.
Hieroglyphs (Egyptian, anyway) are an alphabet. Some of the glyphs represent single consonants, some represent consonant clusters, and others...
Nice one, @Mat ! Mine has the star in the left field (It didn't photograph well but it's above the patera): [ATTACH] 3.18 gm, 19 mm RIC 225;...
I love the toning on that, though!
Very nice! It's serpents a-go-go!!
Gorgeous acquisitions!
I purchased this one years ago from Henry Lindgren of Antioch Associates. It's still one of my favorite coins. I'd love to see your cistophori!...
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