Sure, glad to help out. As far as a possible date for your specimen, I can't say for sure and I don't know if anyone else could beyond a guess....
It's important to know diameter and weight when considering questions of identity or authenticity. That said, this certainly looks like a cast...
I've also got a soft spot for C-C-Claudius, ever since reading Robert Graves' novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God years ago. Accordingly, I've...
Here is a fun one: a sestertius of Vespasian which was misidentified by the dealer as a COS III issue when it is actually COS VI (as you can see...
Here is a new one I got recently: [ATTACH] PISIDIA, ANTIOCH Time of Antoninus Pius AE (14.26mm, 1.30g, 6h) Struck AD 138-161 Obverse: ANTIOCH,...
Yes, thanks for posting! The book of Acts is rich in small details like that, and is partly why I find the book so interesting. I read an article...
Too funny! :D:D
Today I am thrilled to present one of my latest acquisitions – a type I’ve been wanting for years, not only for its artistry but also for its...
Haha! :D
Beautiful coin @Amit Vyas !
Neat type!
Salve, my fellow forum members! I hope you all had a great week. Today I'd like to present one of my latest coins - a very rare half-follis of...
Fantastic coins - you did very well!
From what I've observed, slabs don't really increase the resale value on medium- or lower-grade coins. It's when the coin can be labeled "MS* 5/5"...
Great coins and happy anniversary!
I would absolutely break them out! One of the nice things about ancients is that the "problems" you speak of don't matter nearly as much to us as...
I recently upgraded my Fausta portrait coin. The old one had a provenance to the Dattari Collection, but this one features a better portrait IMO,...
What a great find!
Beautiful coin, especially the reverse! I'd have freed it, too.
Clemency and Moderation: The Forgotten Virtues of Tiberius “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones” -...
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