Here is another neat coin that I just got. It sure looks like Constantius II is wearing an earring; but I'm not convinced that it was maybe just...
I am the proud new owner of a Diocletian from London with the LON mintmark. This issue was the first struck by the Tetrarchs after the defeat of...
I have added several coins this month and here are most of them-- I have a few examples of the hut coinage; but I am thinking about getting one...
The reverse of this coin has a small circular punch in the right field. It was struck hard enough that it made a raised area on the obverse to the...
I just won this fairly rare type that will probably be my last big purchase of the year. The reverse legend TEMPORVM FELICITAS translates as...
I just got this coin from the Ostrogothic ruler Athalaric (A.D. 526- 534). He became ruler of the Ostrogoths at age 10, after the death of his...
Everyone wore a cloak back in the day; but I believe that Mars wore it best. Out of my collection, Maximinus II also has the most variety of Mars...
This is not an ancient coin; but was listed on eBay in the ancients category. The description sounds like it was written by AI. "The Lincon Gel...
I just won this fairly rare type only issued for Maximinus II. Antioch was the principal residence of Maximinus and, not surprisingly, issued some...
I recently got this coin; which is my smallest Constantinopolis minimi. It is unofficial meaning that it was not struck by the Roman government....
I have added several coins this week to my collection; which is always a good thing. First up is this scarce Maximinus II with a very martial...
Sorting out a large pile of coins and I just found a Vestal Virigin. :D you can see the coin in the picture-- [ATTACH] Aquilia Severa was a...
I just got this "mule" or hybrid. [ATTACH] Diocletian A.D. 300- 301 28mm 11.4g IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right. SACRA MON...
...of five lots in the latest Leu auction :rolleyes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I just had a blast from the past when I saw this on eBay-- [ATTACH] This type and other similarly crude coins began turning up in uncleaned...
This unassuming Claudius II posthumous coin issued by Constantine I has an interesting story. [ATTACH] ex Numismatic Fine Arts XXXI (March 18,...
I live in Nashville, TN; so I found this interesting. From an 1887 article-- American Journal of Numismatics, and Bulletin of the American...
The Palmyrene Empire, which incorporated a large area including modern Syria and Egypt; broke away from the Roman Empire in A.D. 270 under Queen...
The COMITI AVGG N N (companion of our Emperors) is different from the regular coinage with Sol; because this reverse has Sol with a cool whip. You...
I got this coin because of the fancy pteruges (Greek for feathers); which are the strips on the shoulders. They are added defense and decoration...
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